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Checkpoint for Friday 7 February 2014
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Pasifika charter school aims to "slay" underachievement
6:56 PM.The first Pasifika charter school has opened and is confident it can, as the chief executive puts it, "slay and reduce" the long tail of under-achievement by Pasifika students. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 7 February 2014
6:37 PM.Politicians converging on Waitangi Marae this year were given a relatively easy run, with a noisy but respectful protest, and a few fish dropped at the Prime Minister's feet. History was made though -… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 February 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Most drivers think they can get away with using phone while driving
6:26 PM.Despite being illegal for just over a three years, a new survey shows motorists are not scared about getting caught talking and texting while driving. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 February 2014
6:21 PM.A small telecommunications company has become one of the first in the country to accept payment with the virtual currency Bitcoin. Audio
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Researchers predicted genocide in Central African Republic
6:16 PM.It's been revealed Otago university researchers were the first and only group to predict the current atrocities in the Central African Republic. Audio
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NZer says Australia's concession on student loans not enough
6:08 PM.Australia has agreed to extend access to student loans to young New Zealanders who have been in the country for at least ten years. Audio
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Failure to notice blood poisoning in pregnant women
5:55 PM.As many as 40% of pregnant women who end up in intensive care because of blood loss or blood poisoning are there because doctors and midwives failed to pick up signs of trouble early enough. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2014
5:54 PM.Whanau out of touch with cultural customs are to benefit from a Maori project looking into traditional child-rearing; The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, claims there are signs more and more voters… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2014
5:50 PM.Waitangi Day might be over in Aotearoa, but for New Zealanders living on Australia's Gold Coast, they're gearing up to mark the event this weekend; Whanau out of touch with cultural customs are to… Read more Audio
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Call for Dunedin to say where it stands on gas drilling
5:45 PM.A drilling ship that failed to find oil or gas in deep water off Taranaki is now heading to its next exploration spot and another round of action by protest boats. Audio
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Nelson nurse amazed she wasn't badly hurt in sink hole fall
5:42 PM.A Nelson nurse is amazed she got away with nothing worse than six stitches in her knee after falling ten metres down a sink-hole or tomo on Takaka Hill. Audio
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Bar manager who performed CPR blames gangs and drugs
5:39 PM.An Auckland bar manager, who worked to resuscitate a badly beaten man says violence and fights at night are down to gangs and drug dealers, not the pubs or closing hours. Audio
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Sports News for 7 February 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sevens Stadium report
5:27 PM.New Zealand has lost its first Sevens game after being stunned by Fiji. Audio
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Sevens fans in Wellington start the party early
5:25 PM.Fiji has taken the shine of New Zealand's campaign to win the Wellington Sevens crown. The two-day event attracts tens of thousands of people - and many of them started the party early in the city's… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 7 February 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wedding marquee destroyed in Auckland fire
5:21 PM.A fire has razed one home and damaged another in south Auckland, burning down a large wedding marquee in the process. Firefighters are still out at the homes in Mangere, where all the householders are… Read more Audio
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Auckland Councillor Dick Quax discusses Mayor's contribution
5:18 PM.City councillor Dick Quax was one of a group of councillors who made a proposal to Len Brown that he cough up some money towards the inquiry costs. Audio
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Len Brown to pay $40,000 following affair
5:14 PM.The mayor of Auckland Len Brown is to chip in forty thousand dollars of his own money, towards an audit which has cost a quarter of a million dollars in the wake of his extra-martial affair. Audio
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PMs meet in Sydney
5:11 PM.The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has met the Prime Minister John Key in Sydney. Audio
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Australia opens student loans to young New Zealanders
5:07 PM.Australia's made a concession and will partially remove the barrier to student loans for New Zealanders living there, but it is not freeing up any other benefits. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 7 February 2014
5:00 PM.Australia opens student loans to young New Zealanders; PMs meet in Sydney; Len Brown to pay $40,000 following affair; Auckland Councillor Dick Quax discusses Mayor's contribution; Wedding marquee… Read more Audio