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  • 1The Finance Minister's economic management's has come under attack in Parliament.

    Speakers
    • Corin Dann (RNZ)
    • Bill English (National Party Deputy Leader)
    • Michael Cullen (Finance Minister)
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  • 2MP Trevor Mallard is taking a couple of days "time-out" after hitting the National MP Tau Henare in the lobby of Parliament yesterday in response to a personal jibe.

    Speakers
    • Brent Edwards (RNZ)
    • John Key (National Party Leader)
    • Peter Dunne (United Future Leader)
    • Keith Locke (Green Party MP)
    • Tau Henare (National Party MP)
    • Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party Co-Leader)
    • Michael Cullen (Finance Minister)
    • Trevor Mallard (Labour MP)
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  • 3Tokelau has today voted to remain a New Zealand colony.

    Speakers
    • Philippa Tolley (RNZ)
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  • 4A school girl has died following a freak accident in which a gust of wind blew her into the path of a bus.

    Speakers
    • Monique Devereaux (RNZ)
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  • 5Business News.

  • 6Tame Iti and two of his co-accused arrested in the police raids are to have their case moved to Auckland.

    Speakers
    • Matthew Farrell (RNZ)
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  • 75:30 News.

  • 8Gavin Scoles was fishing at Potiki Bay near the Coromandel Peninsula yesterday and was stung by a Stingray.

  • 9Prime Minister Helen Clark discusses Tokelau's decision not to seek independence, as well as Labour MP Trevor Mallard punching National MP Tau Henare.

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    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
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  • 10A group of investors burned by the Bridgecorp collapse is considering taking joint legal action against the company.

    Speakers
    • Rowan Quinn (RNZ)
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  • 11Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the lawyer for Tame Iti saying that other Maori leaders are being targetted by Police as part of the recent anti-terror raids and investigation. Plus Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia has criticised The Maori Party for politicising the issue of the raids, and discussion of Trevor Mallard punching Tau Henare in a Parliament lobby.

    Speakers
    • Annette Sykes (Lawyer)
    • Parekura Horomia (Minister of Maori Affairs)
    • Tau Henare (National Party MP)
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  • 12The developers of a small hydro scheme on the upper Waipa River in King Country have been hit with a massive fine.

    Speakers
    • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
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  • 13Californians are crossing their fingers for a change in the weather to help control large wildfires fires.

    Speakers
    • Karen Curtis (New Zealand Born Los Angeles Resident)
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  • 146pm News.

  • 15US President George W. Bush has branded Cuba a 'tropical gulag' - in a speech strongly attacking the communist island's leadership.

    Speakers
    • Adam Brookes (Reporter)
    • George W. Bush (US President)
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  • 16Government plan for an new ombudsman to investigate prison system complaints has the Opposition claiming that The Green Party is being "duped".

    Speakers
    • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
    • Nando Tanczos (Green Party MP)
    • Mark Burton (Justice Minister)
    • Simon Power (National Party MP)
    • Garth McVicar (Sensible Sentencing Trust)
    • Kim Workman (Prison Fellowship)
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  • 17Founding members of the Whangarei Hearing Association are celebrating a victory of sorts today. The High Court has put the association into liquidation, preventing the free spending council from using any more of the Association's assets.

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    • Lois Williams (RNZ)
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  • 18The Transport Minister, Annette King, and Auckland's regional leaders have been assured that the Harbour Bridge is safe.

    Speakers
    • Andrew Williams (North Shore Mayor)
    • Annette King (Transport Minister)
    • Mike Lee (Chairman, Auckland Regional Council)
    • Rick van Barneveld (Transit)
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  • 19Business News.

  • 20A Massey University School of Psychology has found that it isn't the stupid things you have done, but what you haven't done that hurts the most.

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    • Andy Towers (Massey University Researcher)
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  • 21The world's biggest passenger plane - the A380 Super Jumbo - has finally taken off on its maiden commercial flight.

    Speakers
    • Russell Cross (Reporter)
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  • 226:30 News.

  • 23Firefighters say they're making headway against 18 blazes across Southern California.

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    • George W. Bush (US President)
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  • 24Parents of children suffering from cancer say they're worried over the resignation of Wellington Hospital's last Child Cancer Specialist.

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    • Carla Grey (RNZ)
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  • 25Nato says a number of alliance members have offered more resources for the military campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

    Speakers
    • Alastair Leafhead (Correspondent)
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  • 26The prospects for peace talks on Darfur look increasingly doubtful.

    Speakers
    • Laura Trevalyan (Correspondent)
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  • 27Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

  • 28A major independent report into the use of genetic testings says that newborn babies should be genetically screened for common diseases such as type one diabetes.

    Speakers
    • Professor Mike Hennigan (Otago University)
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  • 29More than eighty oil rig workers have taken to life rafts - after a powerful storm swept across the Gulf of Mexico.

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    • Will Grant (Reporter)
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  • 30It's the most severe slump in house sales in the United States since the desperate days of the Depression of the 1930's..

Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 25 October 2007
Start Time
  • 17 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • National Radio's two-hour news and current affairs programme.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Speakers
  • Adam Brookes (Reporter)
  • Alastair Leafhead (Correspondent)
  • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
  • Andrew Williams (North Shore Mayor)
  • Andy Towers (Massey University Researcher)
  • Annette King (Transport Minister)
  • Annette Sykes (Lawyer)
  • Bill English (National Party Deputy Leader)
  • Brent Edwards (RNZ)
  • Carla Grey (RNZ)
  • Corin Dann (RNZ)
  • Garth McVicar (Sensible Sentencing Trust)
  • George W. Bush (US President)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party Co-Leader)
  • John Key (National Party Leader)
  • Karen Curtis (New Zealand Born Los Angeles Resident)
  • Keith Locke (Green Party MP)
  • Kim Workman (Prison Fellowship)
  • Laura Trevalyan (Correspondent)
  • Lois Williams (RNZ)
  • Mark Burton (Justice Minister)
  • Matthew Farrell (RNZ)
  • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
  • Michael Cullen (Finance Minister)
  • Mike Lee (Chairman, Auckland Regional Council)
  • Monique Devereaux (RNZ)
  • Nando Tanczos (Green Party MP)
  • Parekura Horomia (Minister of Maori Affairs)
  • Peter Dunne (United Future Leader)
  • Philippa Tolley (RNZ)
  • Professor Mike Hennigan (Otago University)
  • Rick van Barneveld (Transit)
  • Rowan Quinn (RNZ)
  • Russell Cross (Reporter)
  • Simon Power (National Party MP)
  • Tau Henare (National Party MP)
  • Trevor Mallard (Labour MP)
  • Will Grant (Reporter)