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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 February 2011
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Thousands of jobs created out of Canterbury Earthquake.
6:57 PM.Thousands of new jobs will be created this year as the rebuilding of Canterbury begins. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 February 2011
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Egyptian Government hoping protesters will give up
6:43 PM.In Egypt anti-government protesters are calling for another huge turn out today for mass demonstrations against the authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. Audio
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Rebel leader claims responsibility for Moscow airport attack
6:37 PM.A Chechen rebel leader has said he ordered a suicide bomb attack on an airport in Moscow last month, in which thirty-six people were killed. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 February 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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PM signals further tightening of public service
6:25 PM.The Prime Minister has signalled there will be further tightening up of the public service this year - saying the Government will be scaling up what works, and getting rid of what doesn't. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 February 2011
6:21 PM.The Warehouse's chief executive, Ian Morrice, is preparing to leave the company after seven years at the helm. Audio
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Locals say Perth fire warnings came too late
6:11 PM.In Australia, some residents who were forced to flee bushfires south-east of Perth say warnings came too late. Audio
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Harawira vows to remain with Maori Party
6:08 PM.A defiant Hone Harawira has returned to Parliament vowing to remain with the Maori Party, despite his suspension from caucus. Audio
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Clashes along Thai-Cambodian border
5:56 PM.After four days of violent clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, Cambodia's prime minister is calling for a buffer zone to be created in the disputed border region. Audio
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Draft code suggests ban of conventional layer hen cages
5:53 PM.Battery hen cages will be banned in New Zealand under a draft code released today by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Audio
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Terry Serepisos goes to Switzerland to borrow money
5:49 PM.The embattled Wellington property mogul, Terry Serepisos, who owns the Phoenix football team, has lost a High Court bid to stop the Inland Revenue Department from advertising its plans to liquidate… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 8 February 2011
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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17 year old driver pleads guilty to manslaughter charges
5:43 PM.A trial in the High Court in Napier for a 17-year-old girl facing two charges of manslaughter, has ended with a sudden guilty plea. Audio
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Midwife at centre of inquest into baby's death
5:39 PM.The parents of a Hamilton baby who died during birth are hoping an inquest into his death will result in tougher supervision of inexpereinced midwives. Audio
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Auckland Maori statutory board to receive millions in funding
5:35 PM.The new statutory board representing Maori in Auckland is to receive millions of dollars of ratepayer funding. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 February 2011
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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John Key signals further cuts and mergers in public service
5:26 PM.The Prime Minister has set out the Government's plans for 2011, signalling further cuts and mergers in the public service. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 February 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police look for link between vandalism and Scott Guy's death
5:20 PM.The police investigating the killing of Feilding farmer Scott Guy last year are now trying to work out who smashed walls and windows at his house the year before and if the 13 thousand dollars worth… Read more Audio
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New Zealander dies of suspected food poisoning in Thailand
5:16 PM.A youn New Zealand woman holidaying in Thailand has died and two others are in hospital after suffering what is believed to be severe food poisoning. Audio
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Harawira not backing down
5:09 PM.A defiant Hone Harawira has returned to Parliament vowing to remain with the Maori Party, despite his suspension from caucus. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 8 February 2011
5:00 PM.A defiant Hone Harawira fronts up at Parliament. The search for Scott Guy's killer takes an unusual turn and a young New Zealander dies from suspected food poisoning in Thailand. Audio