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Checkpoint for Thursday 16 September 2010
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Government unveils plans for digital switchover
6:54 PM.Old analogue TVs will be obselete by November 2013. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 September 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Nurses debate airs the good and bad about NZ health system
6:41 PM.Whether New Zealand's health system is or is not a world leader has been formally debated at the Nurse's annual conference in Wellington. Audio
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Rob Oakeshott now eager to be speaker of the house
6:39 PM.Australia's independent MP Rob Oakeshott is now keen to become speaker of the House of Representatives. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 16 September 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Afghan aid agencies say security is deteriorating
6:28 PM.Aid agencies in Afghanistan say security is deteriorating and their ability to provide humanitarian help is significantly reduced. Audio
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Garrett suppression order details revealed
6:23 PM.The High Court has lifted the suppression order in the case of the ACT MP David Garrett using the identity of a dead baby to get a false passport in 2005. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 September 2010
6:18 PM.The so-called heartland bank is planning to list on the stock exchange early next year, after the boards of the three finance lenders agreed to merge. Audio
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90 day trial extension against NZ's sense of a fair go
6:15 PM.MPs have been told that proposed changes to employment law go against New Zealanders' sense of a fair go - as well as common law principles. Audio
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Christchurch public meeting about heritage building insurance
6:13 PM.A public meeting about insurance for homeowners following the quake is underway in Christchurch. Audio
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Reserve Bank sees little price pressure from quake
6:10 PM.The Reserve Bank says it sees little pressure on inflation from rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake. Audio
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ACT's David Garrett criticised following passport revelations
6:07 PM.David Garrett is expected to answer questions tomorrow about his admission he obtained a passport using a dead child's birth certificate. Audio
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Armed children intimidate Nelson shop owner
5:55 PM.A shop owner in Nelson is worried that a gang of local children who turned up armed with a knife and a metal bar will be back. Audio
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John Key visits Fox Glacier plane crash site
5:53 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has visited Fox Glacier to offer his support, after a plane crash which killed 9 people there earlier this month. Audio
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Wellington taxi turf war accelerating
5:50 PM.Firms in competition with Wellington Combined Taxis are claiming the company is anti-competitive - and is now planning to extend its reach by setting up a national brand. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 September 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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GNS Science on recent aftershocks in Canterbury
5:41 PM.Scientists are describing last night's spate of aftershocks in Canterbury as the worst of the past few days. Audio
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Real estate agent backs lawyers' call for Government help
5:37 PM.Lawyers and real estate agents want the Government to back property sales disrupted by fears of earthquake damage. Audio
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Hide out of favour in electorate after Garrett revelations.
5:35 PM.Some residents in Rodney Hide's Epsom electorate in Auckland, who have previously voted for the MP, say they won't do so again in the wake of the latest scandal. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 16 September 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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State Highway 1 opens after massive slip cleared
5:26 PM.After nearly a week of round-the-clock shifts, workers have managed to clear a path through the massive land slip blocking State Highway 1, south of Kaikoura. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 September 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Minister of Housing asks Canterbury properties to help
5:20 PM.People in Canterbury who own empty houses are being urged to help put a roof over the heads of homeless earthquake victims. Audio
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The Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold
5:15 PM.The Canterbury earthquake could force up the cost of building in the region by five percent but the Reserve Bank says it'll ignore that kind of inflation unless it affects the whole country. Audio
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David Garrett's passport fraud bizarre - Key
5:06 PM.The ACT MP, David Garrett, has remained in hiding today, following yesterday's revelation that he stole the identity of a dead child - behaviour the Prime Minister is describing as bizarre. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 16 September 2010
5:00 PM.Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 16 September 2010. Audio