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Checkpoint for Friday 5 November 2010
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New drug treatment unit opened in Auckland prison
6:56 PM.A new drug treatment unit has opened in the country's only maximum security prison, Paremoremo in Auckland. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 November 2010
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 5 November 2010
6:38 PM.With just two weeks until the Mana by-election, candidates vying for the north Wellington seat have been busy pounding the streets and talking to voters. Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 November 2010
6:22 PM.Telecom's profit for the first three months of this financial year has fallen by more than a third to 103 million dollars, as sales fell 3 per cent amid intense competition and higher regulatory… Read more Audio
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Free E-Day could be the last
6:16 PM.Tomorrow's electronic waste collection E-Day could be your last chance to dispose of an old computer for free, with the user-pays system replacing it set to charge up to 23 dollars. Audio
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Canterbury and Waikato play final of NPC rugby competition
6:13 PM.Canterbury and Waikato square off in the final of the national provincial rugby competition in Christchurch tonight. Audio
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Preventive detention for Liam Ashley's killer
6:07 PM.Baker's been sentenced to preventive detention for holding an elderly prisoner hostage at Auckland Prison at Paremoremo, and a second attack in a prison van where he tried to kidnap a security guard. Audio
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Clinton at War Memorial
5:57 PM.In a moving and sombre ceremony the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, laid a wreath at the National War Memorial this morning. Audio
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Christchurch businesses frustrated inaction on debris
5:54 PM.Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of Sydneham say the city council's lack of action in dealing with debris and damaged buildings has risked their livlihoods. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 November 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The NZ dollar soars again
5:44 PM.The New Zealand dollar has taken a slight breather today, after rampaging to near 80 US cents, and a two-and-a-half year high overnight. Audio
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Grandfather of the Kahui twins admits lying to police
5:41 PM.The paternal grandfather of the Kahui twins has admitted lying to police about seeing one of the twins stop breathing. Audio
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Heavy rain has started to fall in Haiti
5:38 PM.Heavy rain has started to fall in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as Hurricane Tomas approaches. Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Zealand wins three medals at World Rowing Champs
5:28 PM.New Zealand has won three medals at the World Rowing Championships - but none of them are gold. Audio
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High dollar impacts householders and businesses
5:23 PM.The strong New Zealand dollar is good news for travellers heading overseas, and could mean cheaper import goods, but manufacturers and exporters are bracing themselves for pain in the pocket. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 November 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hillary Clinton in Canterbury
5:19 PM.The US Secretary of State, Hilliary Clinton, has paid tribute to quake-struck Canterbury during the second day of her official visit to New Zealand. Audio
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Qantas delays flights and grounds A380s
5:14 PM.Qantas has delayed three Los Angeles flights to Australia and one return flight by a further 24 hours and has grounded its A380 planes following an engine failure which caused an emergency landing in… Read more Audio
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Liam Ashley's father talks about his son's killer
5:10 PM.Mary Wilson talks to Ian Ashley. Audio
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George Baker sentenced to preventive detention
5:07 PM.The man who strangled teenager Liam Ashley in the back of a prison van will probably spend the rest of his life in jail, after admitting he wants to kill again. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 5 November 2010
5:00 PM.George Baker sentenced to preventive detention, Liam Ashley's father talks about his son's killer, Qantas delays flights and grounds A380s, Hillary Clinton in Canterbury, High dollar impacts… Read more Audio