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RNZ: Checkpoint http://www.radionz.co.nz/assets/programmes/icons/11/300_checkpoint-640-2.jpg?1326157165 http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint en-nz (C) Radio New Zealand 2012 Shearer highlights opposition during post-budget day visits Fri, 25 May 2012 18:57:00 +1200 Call to examine cannabis law gathers strength Fri, 25 May 2012 18:55:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:00 +1200 Focus on Politics for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:33:00 +1200 The 'Farmer's Olympics' comes to Dunedin Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:00 +1200 $326m in new spending on science in the Budget Fri, 25 May 2012 18:22:00 +1200 Evening Business for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:19:00 +1200 Donors pledge aid to Yemen Fri, 25 May 2012 18:13:00 +1200 Iwi leader on sentencing in Rena case Fri, 25 May 2012 18:12:00 +1200 Drug firms label Govt medicines funding cut disappointing Fri, 25 May 2012 17:57:00 +1200 KiwiRail could turn to selling assets for cash Fri, 25 May 2012 17:54:00 +1200 Rena captain and officer sent to prison Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:48:00 +1200 Western Australian CEOs pay for exclusive govt access Fri, 25 May 2012 17:44:00 +1200 Surpluses might not be enough for auto Kiwisaver enrolment Fri, 25 May 2012 17:43:00 +1200 PNG leadership tensions rise Fri, 25 May 2012 17:38:00 +1200 No reports of damage or injury after 5.2 quake Fri, 25 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 PM refuses to discuss raids case amidst protests Fri, 25 May 2012 17:24:00 +1200 Evening Business for 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:21:00 +1200 Intermediate schools angry at technology staff cuts Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:00 +1200 AOS officers told not to attend emergencies after drinking Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:00 +1200 Sentencing underway for Rena captain and navigational officer Fri, 25 May 2012 17:11:00 +1200 "Dirty little budget" secret dominates parliamentary debate Fri, 25 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 25 May 2012 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Closing arguments in Gwaze trial Thu, 24 May 2012 18:53:00 +1200 Mt Eden Protestors call for Tame Iti to be freed Thu, 24 May 2012 18:51:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:00 +1200 Christchurch's biggest demolition job proceeds Thu, 24 May 2012 18:43:00 +1200 Dover Samuels says Yan Yong Ming deserves apology Thu, 24 May 2012 18:42:00 +1200 Sports News for 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:35:00 +1200 Business News Update Thu, 24 May 2012 18:28:00 +1200 Tuhoe response to Urewera sentences Thu, 24 May 2012 18:25:00 +1200 Tuhoe activist Tame Iti and his 'lieutenant' to appeal Thu, 24 May 2012 18:21:00 +1200 Budget analysis from RNZ's special correspondents Thu, 24 May 2012 18:12:00 +1200 Reaction to today's budget Thu, 24 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 Doctor convicted for firing crossbow in busy campsite Thu, 24 May 2012 17:54:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:50:00 +1200 Iti's lawyer speaks on the Urewera sentencing Thu, 24 May 2012 17:47:00 +1200 Analysis from RNZ's political editor Thu, 24 May 2012 17:42:00 +1200 Labour's finance spokesperson talks about budget Thu, 24 May 2012 17:38:00 +1200 Sports News for 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 Shearer stands by decision to go to Auditor-General Thu, 24 May 2012 17:29:00 +1200 Evening Business for 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:00 +1200 More from the Police Commissioner Thu, 24 May 2012 17:23:00 +1200 Tuhoe activist Tame Iti and his 'lieutenant' to appeal Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:00 +1200 Finance Minister talks about 2012 Budget Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:00 +1200 2012 zero budget labelled one of zero hope Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 24 May 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Special coverage of Budget 2012 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:00 +1200 Campaign for a Living Wage launched in Auckland Wed, 23 May 2012 18:52:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:00 +1200 More Labour MPs than National accept RWC tickets from SkyCity Wed, 23 May 2012 18:45:00 +1200 Strip search rules not broken - no need to fix Wed, 23 May 2012 18:36:00 +1200 Sports News for 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 18:33:00 +1200 Business News Update Wed, 23 May 2012 18:23:00 +1200 Auckland councillors in heated debate over rates rise Wed, 23 May 2012 18:21:00 +1200 Tracey Marceau's call to monitor judges wins lawyer's backing Wed, 23 May 2012 18:14:00 +1200 Our political editor on Shane Jones being stood down Wed, 23 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 MP Jones on why he welcomes being stood down Wed, 23 May 2012 17:56:00 +1200 Chch homeowners consider legal action against State Insurance Wed, 23 May 2012 17:53:00 +1200 GPs tell committee they're best group to prescribe drugs Wed, 23 May 2012 17:48:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:44:00 +1200 Tax expert speculates about the Budget Wed, 23 May 2012 17:42:00 +1200 Navy helping Police with recovery of helicopter Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:00 +1200 Labour stands down Shane Jones, asks for inquiry Wed, 23 May 2012 17:36:00 +1200 Sports News for 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:33:00 +1200 Mineral survey launched in Northland Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:00 +1200 Evening Business for 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:21:00 +1200 English confirms further tax moves in Budget. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:16:00 +1200 More from Christie Marceau's mother Wed, 23 May 2012 17:11:00 +1200 Previous charges against murder accused are revealed Wed, 23 May 2012 17:09:00 +1200 FBI takes dotcom evidence from NZ without permission Wed, 23 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 23 May 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Parents of murdered teen react to killer's guilty verdict Tue, 22 May 2012 18:56:00 +1200 Police recover body of man who went missing Tue, 22 May 2012 18:53:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:48:00 +1200 Mayor proposes free swimming pool access in Auckland Tue, 22 May 2012 18:45:00 +1200 Dairy farmers braced for lowest income in four years Tue, 22 May 2012 18:43:00 +1200 Video police interviews with George Gwaze shown in court Tue, 22 May 2012 18:39:00 +1200 Sports News for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:36:00 +1200 Workers' health suffers due to Mapua clean-up failings Tue, 22 May 2012 18:26:00 +1200 Evening Business for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:23:00 +1200 Meridian cans Mokihinui dam after DOC won't budge Tue, 22 May 2012 18:20:00 +1200 Unions outline what's in Affco deal Tue, 22 May 2012 18:15:00 +1200 Pragmatism helps end Affco-Union industrial dispute Tue, 22 May 2012 18:12:00 +1200 Child sex abuse traders caught in international investigation Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 New Zealand defence team returning early from Afghanistan Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:50:00 +1200 Dotcom back in court Tue, 22 May 2012 17:46:00 +1200 Shane Jones defends citizenship decision Tue, 22 May 2012 17:45:00 +1200 Minister talks about ban on foreign flagged fishing boats Tue, 22 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 Norman called PM a chicken Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:00 +1200 Evening Business for 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:25:00 +1200 Fonterra says 2012/13 payout could be lowest in 4 years Tue, 22 May 2012 17:22:00 +1200 Iwi crucial in settling industrial dispute Tue, 22 May 2012 17:18:00 +1200 Guards accused of ignoring inmate's pleas for help Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:00 +1200 Lawyer for foreign fishing crew on reflagging chartered ships Tue, 22 May 2012 17:11:00 +1200 Sanford on the changes to foreign flagged fishing boats Tue, 22 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 22 May 2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:47:00 +1200 A big jump in prescriptions for ADHD Mon, 21 May 2012 18:44:00 +1200 The latest news from Latin America Mon, 21 May 2012 18:40:00 +1200 AA - Z profit aspirations unlikely to sit well with motorists Mon, 21 May 2012 18:34:00 +1200 Sports News for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:32:00 +1200 Berl economist explains reasons to oppose state asset sales Mon, 21 May 2012 18:26:00 +1200 Evening Business for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:22:00 +1200 Craig Thomson denies any wrongdoing in speech to Parliament Mon, 21 May 2012 18:19:00 +1200 Boost to services for prisoners Mon, 21 May 2012 18:17:00 +1200 Growing focus on Pakistan at NATO talks Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:00 +1200 Anti-war protestors march in Chicago Mon, 21 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 Mystics gain attention with the introduction of 'the chairlift' Mon, 21 May 2012 17:57:00 +1200 Compensation call for lab test swap Mon, 21 May 2012 17:49:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:46:00 +1200 Chinese accused of immigration fraud to wait till Thursday Mon, 21 May 2012 17:44:00 +1200 Report shows asset sales worsening Government debt Mon, 21 May 2012 17:40:00 +1200 Negotiations underway to settle Affco dispute Mon, 21 May 2012 17:38:00 +1200 Latest on search for helicopter Mon, 21 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 David Shearer backs Shane Jones over Bill Liu case Mon, 21 May 2012 17:24:00 +1200 Evening Business for 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:22:00 +1200 Corrections minister: cut reoffending rate by 25% in 5 years Mon, 21 May 2012 17:14:00 +1200 The latest on search for missing father and son Mon, 21 May 2012 17:12:00 +1200 The latest on search for missing father and son Mon, 21 May 2012 17:09:00 +1200 Whanganui police officer charged with corruption Mon, 21 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 May 2012 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:00 +1200 Focus on Politics for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:38:00 +1200 Sports News for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:32:00 +1200 American driver in court over fatal Turangi crash Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:00 +1200 Evening Business for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:22:00 +1200 Proposal to close schools could increase prison numbers Fri, 18 May 2012 18:16:00 +1200 World leaders meet to try to stem financial crisis Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:00 +1200 Hurring found guilty of stealing Westpac's millions Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 Parklands resident ready to abandon after green zoning decision Fri, 18 May 2012 17:56:00 +1200 Fears for jobs at failed South Canterbury dairy company. Fri, 18 May 2012 17:54:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:51:00 +1200 Funding slashed for Habitat for Humanity Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:00 +1200 Sex offender, Miki sentenced to 4 years Fri, 18 May 2012 17:44:00 +1200 Crown prosecutor comments on guilty verdict Fri, 18 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:33:00 +1200 Evening Business for 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:00 +1200 Dead Whanganui man was violently attacked Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:00 +1200 Police cut 125 back-room jobs Fri, 18 May 2012 17:19:00 +1200 Another former Bridgecorp director jailed Fri, 18 May 2012 17:12:00 +1200 Runaway with bank's millions relieved at guilty verdict Fri, 18 May 2012 17:08:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 18 May 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:50:00 +1200 Are drone attacks in Yemen increasing support for al-Qaeda? Thu, 17 May 2012 18:46:00 +1200 HIV and Aids education in PNG Thu, 17 May 2012 18:41:00 +1200 Calls for another top politician in China to go Thu, 17 May 2012 18:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:34:00 +1200 Capital Connection service hinges on NZTA Thu, 17 May 2012 18:28:00 +1200 Council calls for cathedral demolition halt Thu, 17 May 2012 18:23:00 +1200 Evening Business for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:20:00 +1200 Primary teachers oppose shift to postgraduate teacher training Thu, 17 May 2012 18:17:00 +1200 Special needs schools resist pressure to close Thu, 17 May 2012 18:12:00 +1200 $1 million of cannabis seized by Police in Hawke's Bay Thu, 17 May 2012 17:54:00 +1200 Residents at Wellington airport stunned at sudden move out Thu, 17 May 2012 17:51:00 +1200 Residents at Wellington airport stunned at sudden move out Thu, 17 May 2012 17:50:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:49:00 +1200 $10 million in account put down to Lotto win, jury hears Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +1200 Drug mule stopped at Auckland airport Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 Meth death dangers laid bare by coroner Thu, 17 May 2012 17:28:00 +1200 Evening Business for 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:26:00 +1200 Gwaze defence expert argues injuries were caused by HIV Thu, 17 May 2012 17:22:00 +1200 Tourism bosses decry increase in Australian flight tax Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:00 +1200 MFAT confirms restructuring plan Thu, 17 May 2012 17:09:00 +1200 MFAT chief defends job cut plan Thu, 17 May 2012 17:08:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 May 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Report recommends three Wairarapa councils become one Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:48:00 +1200 Waikato SPCA is calling for overnight kitty curfew Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:00 +1200 A closer look at Greece's Syriza party Wed, 16 May 2012 18:36:00 +1200 Sports News for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:33:00 +1200 Policeman resigns after investigation into sunglasses Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:00 +1200 Evening Business for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:00 +1200 Dollar, dairy dropping further amid Eurozone ructions Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:00 +1200 McCully biggest spender on international travel Wed, 16 May 2012 18:16:00 +1200 Professor says bigger class sizes bad for some Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:00 +1200 Government come up against criticism over education spending Wed, 16 May 2012 18:08:00 +1200 Second false tsunami alarm in 10 days Wed, 16 May 2012 17:55:00 +1200 Teachers and principals say bigger classes will hurt learning Wed, 16 May 2012 17:51:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:48:00 +1200 Christchurch residents concerned about impact of asbestos Wed, 16 May 2012 17:46:00 +1200 Evidence Affco coerced staff to leave the Union Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:00 +1200 We're a scapegoat in murder inquiry - halfway house Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:00 +1200 Sports News for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:32:00 +1200 Christchurch looter jailed for two years Wed, 16 May 2012 17:27:00 +1200 Evening Business for 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:00 +1200 Crisis in Greece hammers dairy prices and dollar Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:00 +1200 Gambling chips could have been used to launder Westpac money Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:00 +1200 More from RNZ's education correspondent Wed, 16 May 2012 17:12:00 +1200 Minister can't promise teachers won't lose their jobs Wed, 16 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 16 May 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 New laws cost about $3.5 million to produce Tue, 15 May 2012 18:54:00 +1200 Al-qaeda promotes bushfires for terrorist attacks Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:47:00 +1200 Pilot says sorry for swallowing memory card of fatal flight Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:00 +1200 Miss World Fiji 2012 judge says whole event was a scam Tue, 15 May 2012 18:40:00 +1200 NZ unprepared for so called silver tsunami Tue, 15 May 2012 18:36:00 +1200 Sports News for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:00 +1200 Skin cancer follow-up care questioned Tue, 15 May 2012 18:27:00 +1200 Research begins into whether coroners are being ignored Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:00 +1200 Evening Business for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:21:00 +1200 Paula Rebstock named to head new welfare board Tue, 15 May 2012 18:11:00 +1200 Corrections to use GPS on former prisoners Tue, 15 May 2012 18:06:00 +1200 Petone development faces opposition Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:47:00 +1200 Pathologist: sexual assault only explanation for Makaza's death Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:00 +1200 Government says it is channeling savings made Tue, 15 May 2012 17:38:00 +1200 Higher prescription charges will be too much Tue, 15 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 Sports News for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:00 +1200 Upsurge in copper wire thefts Tue, 15 May 2012 17:26:00 +1200 Labour reacts to new MSD quango Tue, 15 May 2012 17:23:00 +1200 Evening Business for 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:21:00 +1200 Moerewa senior students ordered off school grounds Tue, 15 May 2012 17:15:00 +1200 GPS tracking of criminals gains momentum Tue, 15 May 2012 17:12:00 +1200 "I'm rich" - Crown describes man's response to overdraft Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 15 May 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200 Why Mexico's war on drugs is failing Mon, 14 May 2012 18:51:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:00 +1200 The stories making headlines in the UK Mon, 14 May 2012 18:41:00 +1200 CTU responds to changes to labour laws Mon, 14 May 2012 18:37:00 +1200 Sports News for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:33:00 +1200 More traps laid despite no more sign of Queensland fruitfly Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:00 +1200 After-party slump in shop sales, but still up for year Mon, 14 May 2012 18:26:00 +1200 Evening Business for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:22:00 +1200 Carers' lawyer dismisses Govt warning over ruling Mon, 14 May 2012 18:17:00 +1200 Jail closure advice flawed - prison officers Mon, 14 May 2012 18:14:00 +1200 Fee hike money to pay for cancer nurses Mon, 14 May 2012 18:11:00 +1200 Prescriptions price hike could be barrier - GPs Mon, 14 May 2012 18:07:00 +1200 17 jobs lost at Christchurch Art Gallery Mon, 14 May 2012 17:50:00 +1200 Mortgage rates hit lowest level since 1960s Mon, 14 May 2012 17:47:00 +1200 Manu Korihi News for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:45:00 +1200 Government announces changes to employment laws Mon, 14 May 2012 17:37:00 +1200 Melanoma patients must insist on follow up care Mon, 14 May 2012 17:34:00 +1200 Sports News for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:31:00 +1200 Yahoo head steps down Mon, 14 May 2012 17:26:00 +1200 Evening Business for 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:20:00 +1200 Legal threats over HIV case Mon, 14 May 2012 17:16:00 +1200 Parents of disabled children discrimminated against Mon, 14 May 2012 17:10:00 +1200 Government almost doubles the cost of prescriptions Mon, 14 May 2012 17:07:00 +1200 Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 14 May 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 +1200