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Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 2 February 2011
5:00 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has announced this year's general election will be on November the 26th and has again ruled out working with Winston Peters if New Zealand First gets into parliament. The… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister announces election date
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has announced this year's general election will be on November the 26th and has again ruled out working with Winston Peters if New Zealand First gets into parliament. Audio
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NZer prepares for cyclone in Cairns
5:12 PM.Cyclone Yasi has begun lashing the north Queensland coast. Audio
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Reporter live in Townsville
5:16 PM.The ABC's Murray Cornish is in Townsville. Audio
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Egyptian President announces he'll step down
5:18 PM.In Egypt thousands of angry protesters stayed on the streets of the capital overnight despite President Hosni Mubarak's announcement he will end his 30 year rule. Audio
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Analysis from Cairo
5:20 PM.The BBC's Middle East analyst Magdi Abdelhadi is in Cairo - He says it's unclear how the public will respond to President Mubarak's September deadline. Audio
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Evening Business News for 2 February 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dairy export prices now higher than in 2008 boom
5:27 PM.Prices for New Zealand's dairy exports have smashed through record levels at Fonterra's latest overnight auction. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 2 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hunter pleads guilty to manslaughter
5:35 PM.The hunter who accidentally shot and killed a woman while she was camping near Turangi at Labour Weekend has been sent to jail for two and a half years. Audio
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Scientists have found part of the 'eigth wonder of the world'
5:38 PM.Scientists say they have found part of the famous Pink and White Terraces which have been buried underwater since Mount Tarawera erupted in 1886. Audio
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Government pressure blamed for deploying unsafe Navy ship
5:42 PM.A Navy commander of 33 years experience says there was government pressure to deploy the HMNZS Canterbury despite the fact it was known to have a number of safety problems. Audio
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Election date set as John Key rules out Winston Peters
5:45 PM.More now on today's announcement that the country will go to the polls on November the 26th. Audio
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Waatea News for 2 February 2011
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Our correspondent in Cairo
5:52 PM.Our correspondent in Cairo is Nathan King. Audio
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Innisfail residents bunker down as Cyclone Larry hits
5:55 PM.More now on the category five Cyclone Yasi, which has begun lashing the north Queensland coast. Audio
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Scene set for November 26th election
6:07 PM.The Prime Minister has broken with tradition and announced a date for the election almost 10 months out from polling day. Audio
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Cyclone Yasi lashes north Queensland coast
6:11 PM.The strongest storm to threaten Australia in living memory has begun lashing the north Queensland coast. Audio
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Radio NZ's CEO speaking from Port Douglas
6:14 PM.Radio New Zealand's chief executive, Peter Cavanagh, is staying at a hotel in Port Douglas, north of Cairns. He joins us. Audio
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Scientists find part of Pink Terraces
6:18 PM.The re-discovery of part of the Pink and White Terraces, lost for more than a century since the eruption of Mount Tarawera, could herald huge development opportunities for local iwi. Audio
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Evening Business News for 2 February 2011
6:21 PM.Prices at Fonterra's global online auction this morning rose 7-point-2 percent, to reach the highest level since the auctions began in July 2008. Audio
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Labour questions figures in report on PPP schools
6:24 PM.The Labour Party is questioning a report on private public partnerships for new schools, saying they would be a lot more expensive than estimated. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 2 February 2011
6:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Unrest in Egypt alarms archaeologists
6:37 PM.The unrest in Egypt is continuing to alarm archaeologists and egyptologists throughout the world. Audio
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Local man worried for family in Egypt
6:43 PM.A group of Egyptians living here is backing protesters in Egypt and their call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down now rather than in September. Audio
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Waatea News for 2 February 2011
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Cairns Mayor on Cyclone Yasi
6:50 PM.Wind gusts of more than 125 kilometres per hour are hitting parts of Cairns, as Cyclone Yasi bears down on north Queensland. Audio
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Sir Edmund Hillary's former home moves to new site
6:54 PM.Sir Edmund Hillary's former house has been relocated to its new home at a South Auckland school that bears his name. Audio