Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday 7 September 2010

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 7 September 2010

Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday, Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children, Christchurch welfare centres start filling up, Independent Australian MPs back Labor, Universities raise fees to maximum, MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury, Prime Minister speaks from Christchurch, and Julia Gillard speaks about the newly formed government. (30′20″)

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17:06 Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday

All schools in the worst-affected parts of quake-hit Canterbury will remain closed until Monday. In central Christchurch, two multi-storey buildings will be demolished because they have been declared unsafe and beyond repair. (5′35″)

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17:09 Julia Gillard gains votes to lead next Aust. Government

Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have announced they'll back Labor. (1′33″)

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17:13 Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children

The days of aftershocks have got too much for the Wingfield family who are getting out of Christchurch in an effort to calm their deeply distressed children aged two and five. (2′49″)

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17:16 Australia poised for new government

Australia is about to find out who will form the new government. (2′19″)

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17:19 Christchurch welfare centres start filling up

Welfare centres in Christchurch are filling up as more and more people seek the security of company following a night of aftershocks. The latest round forced the evacuation of the Burnside High School welfare centre after cracks opened up in the building. (3′31″)

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17:23 Evening Business for 7 September 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′02″)

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17:24 Businesses assess damage after quake

Small businesses are still counting their losses. Tracy Geerin's hair salon in St Albans will have to be demolished. (2′00″)

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17:26 Universities raise fees to maximum

Tertiary institutions are starting to set their fees for 2011 and the first three to do so have gone for the maximum increase allowed by the government. (3′09″)

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17:32 Sports News for 7 September 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′03″)

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17:35 Independent Australian MPs back Labor

The Labor Party have been given the nod to form a Government means, which means Julia Gillard remains Prime Minister. (4′15″)

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17:39 City bus system reopened in Christchurch

Buses are back on the streets of Christchurch, but some of the trips were fraught with problems. Both bus drivers and passengers were left confused, because the changing city cordon meant the buses had to take a variety of detours. (2′25″)

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17:43 Maori Party defends support of new foreshore law

The Maori Party is defending its support of the Government's replacement for the Foreshore and Seabed Act, despite the Greens describing it as land confiscation. (2′59″)

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17:46 MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury

Politicians have praised the courage and resilience shown by Canterbury residents following Saturday's earthquake. MPs from all the parties in Parliament had an opportunity to address the House this afternoon. (3′28″)

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17:50 Waatea News for 7 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′50″)

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17:53 Christchurch workers compensation

Workers who lose their income as a result of the earthquake in Canterbury will be eligible for compensation. (3′08″)

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17:55 'Tokyo Two' to appeal sentence

Greenpeace will appeal the sentence of two Japanese anti-whaling activists who've been convicted of stealing more than 20 kilograms of whale meat. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, known as the 'Tokyo Two', were each given a one-year jail term, suspended for three years. (2′56″)

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18:11 Retailers Association speak about compensation package

The Government is to provide income support to some workers who've lost earnings because of the earthquake in Canterbury. The support package will be offered to businesses with fewer than 20 employees, which are unable to operate or pay their staff. (3′26″)

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18:14 The latest from an earthquake engineer in Christchurch

It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe. (2′50″)

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18:17 MPs express sympathies to families of Fox Glacier victims

MPs have delivered messages of sympathy and condolence to the families and friends of the nine people who died in a plane crash in Fox Glacier. Five workers from Skydive New Zealand and four tourists were killed when their plane crashed on Saturday. (2′39″)

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18:27 Calls for RAMSI immunity to be lifted

There've been calls in Solomon Islands for a change in the law which gives RAMSI soldiers immunity from prosecution. And a former Solomons police commissioner has raised questions about the amount of force used by Regional Assistance Mission forces to deal with a brawl last month, which resulted in the death of a local. (3′13″)

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18:33 Sports News for 7 September 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′11″)

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18:38 Prime Minister speaks from Christchurch

John Key speaks about the Australian Labor Government coming to power, and compensation to Christchurch workers. (5′35″)

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18:42 Julia Gillard speaks about the newly formed government

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has spoken to media in Canberra following the announcement that two independent MPs have chosen to support Labor. (1′35″)

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18:44 Student association blames government for levy increase

The Minister of Tertiary Education is urging universities and polytechs to tread carefully when increasing their levies for student services. The government limits annual increases in course fees, but has no control over levies which pay for things like academic counselling for students who need help. (3′37″)

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18:48 Waatea News for 7 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′51″)

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18:52 Earthquake survivors will suffer range of emotions

A disaster specialist who has worked with earthquake survivors in China says it can take months for people to get over the trauma of what's happened. (4′39″)

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18:56 Barbershop singers descend on Hamilton

Hundreds of barbershop singers gathered in Hamilton over the weekend for the National Barbershop competitions. The event ended with a mass sing by about 300 men in Garden Place, in the centre of the city. (3′03″)

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