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Checkpoint for Friday 22 October 2010
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Waatea News for 22 Octobern 2010
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 October 2010
6:34 PM.This week our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, takes a closer look at Labour's plans to change the rules around foreign investment. Audio
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Sports News for 22 October 2010
6:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Is a new design an answer to home affordability woes?
6:22 PM.The government's showing off a new house in South Auckland that's part of a project aimed at making owning a home more affordable. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 October 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Political attacks in full force for midterm elections
5:56 PM.Politicians across the US are making their final arguments ahead of the key November 2nd midterm elections. Audio
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Canadian colonel sent to prison for 25 years
5:51 PM.A judge has described one of Canada's top former military commanders as a sick and dangerous man who was the country's bright shining lie. Audio
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Second diabetes kit recall in two months
5:49 PM.Medsafe says two recalls of a diabetes emergency kit in a year is not good enough and it wants to know why. Audio
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Waatea News for 22 October 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Unions told not to hijack the Rugby World Cup
5:43 PM.A major employers' group is urging unions NOT to take industrial action during next year's Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Currency analyst rubbishes claims hobbit derailed the dollar
5:40 PM.Fluctuations in the value of the New Zealand dollar have been linked to all kinds of things, including rugby, but today is the first time a small creature with hairy feet has been blamed. Audio
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More than 1800 Toyota and Lexus vehicles recalled
5:36 PM.More than 18-hundred vehicles have been recalled by the car manufacturer Toyota, after a defect was found with the brake system in some models. Audio
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Sports News for 22 October 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Canterbury homeowners want to be rid of damaged land
5:28 PM.Some Canterbury homeowners battered by last month's quake want to be paid out for their damaged sections, so they can walk away and make a clean start elsewhere. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 October 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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No changes to Black Caps management structure
5:18 PM.The board of New Zealand cricket has decided there'll be no changes to the Black Caps' management for the upcoming tour of India, despite their disastrous series loss in Bangladesh. Audio
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Minister confident Colin Moyle's killer being properly managed
5:16 PM.The Government has been asked to intervene to stop a mental health patient who killed a man from being allowed out in the public, unescorted. Audio
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Kiwis ready for Four Nations opener against England
5:15 PM.The New Zealand rugby league team kicks off their Four Nations campaign against England in Wellington tomorrow night, seeking payback for their unceremonious dumping from last year's tournament, by… Read more Audio
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Mark Hadlow lands part of dwarf
5:12 PM.New Zealand actor Mark Hadlow has been cast in The Hobbit as Dori the dwarf - he got the news earlier today Audio
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Are other movies set to be made in NZ under threat?
5:07 PM.The Screen Production and Development Association says the industrial unrest over The Hobbit has put New Zealand's whole film industry at risk. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 22 October 2010
5:00 PM.Are other movies set to be made in NZ under threat? - Mark Hadlow lands part of dwarf - Minister confident Colin Moyle's killer being properly managed - No changes to Black Caps management structure -… Read more Audio