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Checkpoint for Friday 4 February 2011
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Waatea News for 4 February 2011
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 February 2011
6:35 PM.This week in Focus on Politics, Julian Robins looks at the early exchanges of what is shaping up to be a long year in politics. Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Warriors warm up for charity league match in Greymouth
6:27 PM.The Warriors rugby league team are warming up for a special charity game against the Newcastle Knights in Greymouth tomorrow. Audio
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Whales stranded near Farewell Spit
6:24 PM.Eighty-two pilot whales have been stranded on a beach near Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island. Geoff Moffett reports from the scene. Audio
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Tourism Holdings issues dire earnings downgrade
6:21 PM.Shares in Tourism holdings have fallen by a fifth today after the company warned its books will fall into the red. Audio
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Millions of mussel shells causing a stink on Waiheke Island
6:17 PM.Millions of mussel shells piling up on one of Waiheke Island's most picturesque beaches are causing a stink for some residents. Audio
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More older people migrating from China but less workers
6:14 PM.More than 1200 people aged 50 and over have migrated from China to New Zealand in the past year, while at the same time the number of workers relocating from China has decreased. Audio
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An interview with Human Rights Watch about Cairo
6:11 PM.As violence continues to erupt in Cairo, journalists have been targeted in what appears to be an organised plan to intimidate and stifle the media. Audio
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New Zealand film gets four stars from Empire Magazine
5:50 PM.A New Zealand movie, the Film Commission here decided not to fund, has been given a glowing four star review in one of the U.K's biggest film magazines"Empire". Audio
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Man sent to prison over fatal dose of heroin
5:48 PM.A man who admitted injecting another man with a fatal dose of heroin is tonight beginning a sentence of more than two years in jail, despite his victim's mother asking that he not be put behind bars. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 February 2011
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team Audio
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Tourism operators being hit by lower UK and US visitor numbers
5:41 PM.Tourism Industry bodies says many operators are still finding business extremely tough despite new figures showing overseas visitor numbers grew last year. Audio
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Clean up efforts underway in Queensland
5:38 PM.Hundreds of emergency crews and volunteers in Northern Queensland are out battling the elements as they try to repair the damage wreaked by Cyclone Yasi. Audio
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Support for Hone as preparations begin for Waitangi Day
5:35 PM.There is obvious support for Te Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira as preparations begin at Waitangi for the 171st commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sevens World Series underway in Wellington
5:26 PM.An outrageously dressed, and very enthusiastic crowd, has packed Wellington's Westpac Stadium where the New Zealand leg of the IRB Sevens World Series is underway. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 February 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police are not charging pharmacist over death of intruder
5:19 PM.The police are not charging an Auckland pharmacist over the death of an intruder who died after the two struggled during a burglary. Audio
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Correspondent in Cairo
5:13 PM.One of Natalie Carney's colleagues, Nathan King, is also in Cairo. Audio
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Western reporters targetted in Cairo
5:12 PM.Our correspondent, Natalie Carney, is one of the dozens of journalists who've been targetted in Cairo. Audio
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Clashes in Cairo as protestors try to overthrow the President
5:08 PM.After days of bloody clashes, anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are hoping to be joined by thousands more today for a huge demostration they're calling the"Friday of Departure". Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for 4 Febuary 2011
5:00 PM.Bloody clashes in Cairo as protestors try to overthrow the President, Western reporters targetted in Cairo, Police are not charging pharmacist over death of intruder, Radio New Zealand Business… Read more Audio