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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 May 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 4 May 2011
5:00 PM.North Shores counts cost of freak tornado, People left homeless in Rosebury Avenue, Len Brown talks about the damage caused by Auckland tornado, Fuel companies defend record petrol price, Young… Read more Audio
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North Shores counts cost of freak tornado
5:07 PM.People on the North Shore have spent the day cleaning up and counting the cost of the freak tornado. Audio
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People left homeless in Rosebury Avenue
5:10 PM.Two women living in Birkenhead's Roseberry Avenue have been left homeless by the tornado, both are struggling to find somewhere else to stay and one of them is due to have a baby next month. Audio
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Len Brown talks about the damage caused by Auckland tornado
5:12 PM.The mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, toured through tornado-hit areas earlier today. Audio
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Fuel companies defend record petrol price
5:17 PM.Fuel companies are defending the latest rise in the cost of petrol against claims the record high is unjustified. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 May 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Young beneficiaries get multi-million dollar work push
5:24 PM.Young beneficiaries are being given a multi-million dollar push towards work, though the Government is coy on where the money is coming from. Audio
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Ferry gets a"ding"in Tory Channel
5:27 PM.There's an investigation into what happened to an Interislander cargo ferry which hit something in the Tory Channel this morning. Audio
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Sports News for 4 May 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Shops make repairs, other reopen after tornado
5:36 PM.In Albany some stores are likely to remain closed for weeks because of damage caused by the freak tornado. Audio
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Hide planning to win back Brash's confidence.
5:39 PM.The ACT Party's former leader Rodney Hide is planning to win back the confidence of the party's new leader Don Brash. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 May 2011
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Some Hawke's Bay homes remain off-limits to owners
5:51 PM.A week after Hawke's Bay was battered by severe storms, almost forty homes in Te Awanga, Ocean Beach and Waimarama remain off-limits. Audio
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Double the number of Cantabrians leave for good after quake
5:54 PM.People are leaving Christchurch for good at double the rate than before February's earthquake. Audio
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Home and shop owners begin big tornado clean up
6:08 PM.Some North Shore businesses and home owners face a long task repairing buildings damaged in the freak tornado. Audio
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Wellington moving to make parking country's priciest
6:13 PM.Wellington city's move to raise parking charges will make it the country's most expensive place to park a car. Audio
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The latest news from Russia
6:19 PM.To Russia now, where the Kremlin is calling the killing of Osama bin Laden a serious success for the United States. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 May 2011
6:22 PM.Westpac's profit has improved in New Zealand, as more people took out mortgages and the number of bad loans decreased. Audio
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New business hub calling for applications
6:25 PM.A new centre being set up to help Canterbury businesses struggling after the recent earthquakes says it's getting ready to open its doors and is calling for applications from interested companies. Audio
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Visitor numbers slump
6:28 PM.The Christchurch quake has put off visitors coming to New Zealand with numbers plunging 11 percent in March. Audio
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Sports News for 4 May 2011
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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White House changes story on bin Laden
6:38 PM.The White House has changed its story about how Osama bin Laden was killed, and is under growing pressure to explain why he wasn't taken alive. Audio
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Hide plans to win over Brash
6:42 PM.Rodney Hide is aiming to win over the man who ousted him as Act Party leader and has called his political brand toxic. Audio
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Christchurch residents pick up smoking again after earthquake
6:43 PM.Many people in Christchurch have taken up smoking again or are going through more cigarettes a day since earthquakes began rattling the region. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 May 2011
6:46 PM.Waatea News for 4 May 2011 Audio
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Upgraded Orion handed back to Air Force
6:56 PM.The first revamped Air Force's Orion aircraft has officially been delivered, with five more to come in the next two years. Audio