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Checkpoint for Monday 14 March 2011
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Academic year uncertain for some Canterbury students
6:57 PM.Canterbury University resumes some lectures today, many of which will be held in makeshift marquees after the campus suffered quake damage. Audio
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Preparation work paid off - ex Civil Defence controller
6:52 PM.A former Civil Defence controller for Canterbury says years of planning to reduce the impact of a major earthquake in Christchurch has proven its worth. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 March 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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HB farmers donate over 350 stock to raise $40K for chch
6:47 PM.Sheep and cattle farmers in Hawke's bay have rallied round to help raise over 40 thousand dollars for the Christchurch Earthquake Fund. Audio
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Business owners find their buildings demolished with no warning
6:43 PM.Some people who lived or worked in what's become Christchurch's red zone have been allowed back in to retrieve their belongings. Audio
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UK response to Japan's quake
6:39 PM.To the UK, where we are joined by our correspondent Barney Burnham in London. Audio
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Large fine imposed on Japanese fishing company
6:36 PM.A Japanese fishing company which mislead the ministry of fisheries over where it caught it's fish , has been fined 2-hundred-and-66-thousand dollar in addition to more than 4-million dollars it has… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 March 2011
6:35 PM.The ACT party heads into its annual conference this weekend hoping to put the scandals of the past year behind it. Audio
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Sports News for 14 March 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Part 2: Strengthening US economy boon for exporters
6:26 PM.With the housing market stalled, and the cost of Christchurch quake, export markets are now crucial to getting the New Zealand economy growing again in 2011. Audio
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Wanganui District Council votes for new gang patch bylaw
6:22 PM.The Wanganui District Council has voted to start the process for a new bylaw banning gang patches, just over a week after a High Court ruling that the existing ban is unlawful. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 March 2010
6:19 PM.Motorists are already being hit hard in the wallet with surging fuel prices, and used car prices look likely to rise in the wake of Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami. Audio
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Heated exchange between National MP and doctors
6:16 PM.There was a heated exchange between the National MP, Paul Quinn, and a group of doctors over their use of alochol at a parliament today. Audio
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How will Japan's economy fare?
6:11 PM.As Japan reels from Friday's earthquake and the subsequent deadly tsunami, it's economy is also under scrutiny. Audio
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Catholic school principals oppose national standards
5:56 PM.Catholic school principals have come out against the government's national standards in reading, writing and maths saying they fly in the face of social justice, fairness and equality. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 March 2010
5:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Red Zone reduced
5:50 PM.Our reporter Jessica Maddock was at the media briefing where the heavily restricted red zone covering the city centre was reduced. Audio
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Business owners get to see inside quake red zone
5:46 PM.One Christchurch business owner's discovered his building and store has been demolished without his knowledge. Audio
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An update from the Foreign Affairs Minister
5:35 PM.Efforts to track down New Zealanders in Japan are continuing but so far there are no reports of any casualties. Audio
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Sports News for 14 March 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Demolition crews busy at work in central Christchurch
5:28 PM.Christchurch's central business district is awash with demolition crews as whole blocks of devastated buildings are brought down. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 March 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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PM says everything being done to keep NZ team safe in Japan.
5:21 PM.The Prime Minister says he is confident everything has been done to keep the New Zealand search and rescue team as safe as possible in Japan. Audio
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Correspondent Mariko Oi in Tokyo
5:15 PM.Mariko Oi is a correspondent for the BBC in Tokyo and joins us. Audio
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NZ rescuers in Japan keeping watch on nuclear situation
5:10 PM.More New Zealand search and rescue specialists are due to arrive in Japan tonight, before heading into one of the hardest hit areas. Audio
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A second explosion has rocked the nuclear plant in Fukushima.
5:09 PM.Patrick Fuller from Red Cross has been working in the region. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 14 March 2010
5:00 PM.Another explosion at the nuclear plant in Fukushima. 2000 bodies wash ashore and more than 10 thousand people are missing and a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch quake is announced. Audio