Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 10 February 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2012

More damning evidence about the safety of the Pike River Mine;Families respond to Pike evidence;More homes zoned red in Christchurch;The Government plans a big increase in oil and gas exploration;Boy killed by falling log at school;Lloyd Morrison succumbs to cancer battle;Buildings checked for weak columns after CTV collapse report. (24′36″)

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17:07 More damning evidence about the safety of the Pike River Mine

An Australian mining expert has told the Pike River Royal Commission that regulators in his country would have shut the mine until the ventilation problems were fixed and a second emergency exit put in place. (1′22″)

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17:08 Families respond to Pike evidence

A spokesperson for the Pike River families, Bernie Monk, has been at the Royal Commission hearing this week. (3′52″)

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17:15 More homes zoned red in Christchurch

Two hundred home owners must abandon their properties after being newly red zoned in Christchurch today. (3′02″)

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17:17 The Government plans a big increase in oil and gas exploration

The Government is paving the way for a big increase in oil and gas exploration. (3′04″)

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17:20 Evening Business for 10 February 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′18″)

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17:23 Boy killed by falling log at school

The board chairman of the school where a young boy was killed by a falling log says it was a staff member who'd stacked the logs into a large pile. (3′02″)

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17:25 Lloyd Morrison succumbs to cancer battle

A leading Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison has died, following a long battle with leukaemia. (4′03″)

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17:35 Sports News for 10 February 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′33″)

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17:37 Buildings checked for weak columns after CTV collapse report

Engineers are checking scores of buildings in three cities for the sorts of weaknesses found in the collapsed CTV building. (6′06″)

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17:45 Strong words at Whangarei hui on asset sales

The Government has felt the wrath of Ngapuhi for the second time this week - at a hui on plans to sell shares in State-owned energy companies. (3′35″)

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17:47 Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012

The Taranaki Maori Trust Board says the Trust Board Act isn't working and it's time to look at new ways of serving its beneficiaries more effectively; Ngati Kahungunu iwi hopes a visit to Hawke's Bay this week by a group of Chinese business people, could lead to a long term investment in mussel farming in the region; Waikato-Tainui has joined with Otago University and Ngai Tahu in a study to assess the oral heath of its tribal members. (3′03″)

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17:52 Heated debate at Whanganui meeting

Tempers flared as Whanganui District Health Board members argued over a controversial proposal to restructure the city's maternity care. (4′53″)

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18:06 More on the Pike River Royal Commission

An Australian mining expert, has told the Pike River Royal Commission that regulators in his country would have shut the mine until the ventilation problems were fixed and a second emergency exit put in place. (2′44″)

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18:10 Engineers seek answers about CTV building

A victim's family and engineers are seeking answers from the Christchurch City Council on why the earthquake-devastated CTV building was allowed to be built. (2′36″)

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18:18 Hundreds of birds dying in Christchurch

Hundreds of birds are dying in wetlands and ponds in eastern Christchurch, and vets and scientists are trying to figure out why. (3′05″)

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18:22 Evening Business for 10 February 2012

Business news headlines for Friday 10 February 2012. (2′17″)

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18:25 Labour calls for review of election laws

The Labour Party is calling for a review of election laws and the way they are enforced, in the wake of the police's Radio Live investigation into the Prime Minister's pre-election show. (3′28″)

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18:33 Sports News for 10 February 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′21″)

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18:40 Focus on Politics for 10 February 2012

The National-led Government is facing increasing pressure from Maori over its plans to sell minority stakes in four energy companies. (18′23″)

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18:52 Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012

A Whangarei-based Maori Trust is demanding that the Government doesn't sell any shares in four state-owned energy companies until its heard a Waitangi Tribunal claim on water; Meanwhile, the chair of the Ngati Apa Runanga suspects the government has already drawn up new legislation on the partial asset sales; The Taranaki Maori Trust Board says the Trust Board Act isn't working and it's time to look at new ways of serving its beneficiaries more effectively; Ngati Kahungunu iwi hopes a visit to Hawke's Bay this week by a group of Chinese business people, could lead to a long term investment in mussel farming in the region. (2′53″)

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