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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 March 2011
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Prince to speak at next week's memorial service
6:55 PM.The Prime Minister says Prince William will speak at next week's national memorial service being held for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Audio
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Canterbury expects small enrolment loss due to quake
6:51 PM.The University of Canterbury estimates only a few hundred students have moved away because of last month's earthquake. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 March 2011
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Grim picture for the Capital if quake hits
6:44 PM.The Christchurch earthquake is prompting Wellington residents to prepare for the possibility that their city could be struck by a major tremor. Audio
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The latest news from Japan
6:41 PM.To Japan now, where a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7-point-2 and a depth of 10 kilometres has hit 160 kilometres off the coast of Japan, shaking buildings in the capital, Tokyo. Audio
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Will Russia reap the benefits of turmoil in Arab world?
6:35 PM.Russia's economy is being tipped as the big winner from the turmoil sweeping the Arab world and the steep rise in the price of oil. Audio
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Sports News for 9 March 2011
6:32 PM.Sports News for 9 March 2011 Audio
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Two people arrested for trying to smuggle jewelled geckos
6:26 PM.Two German people are facing wildlife and theft charges after trying to smuggle four protected jewelled geckos. Audio
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Auckland Cup
6:24 PM.The 137th Auckland Cup has just been run at Ellerslie Raceway, in Auckland, with"Titch"finishing first, taking away the prize of one-million dollars. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 March 2011
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Man accused of police shooting lied because scared of reprisals
6:18 PM.The man accused of attempting to murder a police officer in South Auckland has admitted lying in a police interview about what happened, because he feared reprisals. Audio
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Head of NZX to lead quake appeal
6:14 PM.The head of the stock exchange, Mark Weldon, is leading the Government's fundraising efforts for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. Audio
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Christchurch quake update from Civil Defence
6:09 PM.The search of the 17-storey Forsyth Barr building in central Christchurch has now been completed with no bodies found. Audio
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Man considers laying assault complaint against police
5:55 PM.The lawyer for a man with Asperger's syndrome is accusing two police officers of 'roughing up' his client when they caught him apparently looting a quake damaged building in Christchurch. Audio
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Richmond and Dallington residents still lack toilets
5:51 PM.Civil Defence has told a meeting of hundreds of Richmond and Dallington residents that the last of the world's supply of chemical toilets - one thousand - is due to arrive in Christchurch from the… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 9 March 2011
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Council may prosecute over demolition of historic hotel
5:43 PM.The Auckland Council is blaming the owners of the historic Palace Hotel for its collapse and says it may prosecute them. Audio
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Gangland widow found guilty of murder
5:39 PM.Melbourne gangland widow Judy Moran has been convicted of murdering her brother-in-law Des 'Tuppy' Moran who was shot several times in a cafe in 2009. Audio
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Sports News for 9 March 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Eastern residents get their first chance to offload rubbish
5:25 PM.The Council Refuse Transfer Station at Metro Place in Bromley has reopened for the first time since the earthquake. Audio
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Opposition questions installment plan for radio broadcasters
5:23 PM.Opposition parties are questioning what they call a Government 'bail-out' of private radio broadcasters. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 March 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Speaker warns bickering over quake not a good look
5:17 PM.The Speaker of the House has warned MPs that making politically provocative statements in Parliament is not a good look, while debating the future of Christchurch. Audio
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Commercial property firm comments on rent increases
5:12 PM.Hamish Doig, the managing director of commercial property firm, Colliers International Christchurch. Audio
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Property owners accused of rent gouging in Christchurch
5:09 PM.A Christchurch businessman wants the government to impose a special disaster law to stop landlords doing what he calls legalised looting with huge rent increases. Audio
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No bodies found in Forsyth Barr
5:07 PM.The search of the 17-storey Forsyth Barr building in central Christchurch has now been completed with no bodies found. Audio
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Stories for Wednesday 9 March 2011
5:00 PM.No bodies found in Forsyth Barr, Property owners accused of rent gouging in Christchurch, Commercial property firm comments on rent increases, Speaker warns bickering over quake not a good look… Read more Audio