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Checkpoint for Friday 7 October 2011
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Maori Arts Festival showcases the best of the best
6:58 PM.Traditional Maori art and designs are being showcased in a new exhibition in Porirua north of Wellington this weekend, here's Jonathan Mitchell. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 7 October 2011
6:55 PM.A Motiti Islander is asking why officials aren't siphoning leaking fuel from the stranded cargo ship in the Bay of Plenty; The inquiry into the use of foreign fishing vessels in New Zealand waters is… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 7 October 2011
6:37 PM.Last week two ratings agencies downgraded New Zealand's credit rating to double A, citing concerns about the size of the country's debt. Audio
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Sports News for 7 October 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More on Olympic drug ruling
6:27 PM.The way has been cleared for hundreds of previously banned drugs cheats to compete at next year's Olympics in London, by a ruling from the International Court of Arbitration. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 October 2011
6:24 PM.Windflow Technology will hold a special meeting later this month to decide the future of the wind turbine maker, which is fast running out of cash. Audio
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What the Australian nobel winner thinks of his prize
6:18 PM.The Australian astrophysicist, who has won the coveted Nobel prize, admits he only got into astronmy while trying to decide what else to study at university. Audio
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New secure mental health unit opens in Whangarei
6:14 PM.There've been celebrations in Northland today to mark the opening of a new secure mental health unit in Whangarei. Audio
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Rugby World Cup visitors expected to flood in to Wellington
5:57 PM.Rugby fans are flooding into the capital for the World Cup quarterfinals this weekend. Audio
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Former chair of Bridgecorp Bruce Davidson has escaped jail.
5:54 PM.Davidson was sentenced in the high court at Auckland today on 10 charges related to misleading statements to investors. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 7 October 2011
5:51 PM.A man on the nearest land to the cargo ship leaking oil is questioning why authorities haven't siphoned fuel from the stranded ship; Ngati Hine in Northland has failed in an attempt to have its… Read more Audio
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Urgent changes ahead for RMA to plug natural hazards loophole
5:47 PM.The Government is being forced to make urgent changes to plug a major planning loophole, after finding a fifth of the homes wrecked by February's earthquake were built in places known to be highly… Read more Audio
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More on the Rena
5:42 PM.These people on Mount Maunganui beach are getting increasingly frustrated with the delay in getting the oil off the boat. Audio
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Marine science leader on how oil off ship might spread
5:36 PM.More oil is spilling into into the ocean after a fuel tank on the container ship stuck off Tauranga ruptured. Audio
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Sports News for 7 October 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Official reprimand for the Treasury
5:25 PM.The Treasury has been hit with an official reprimand for accepting hundreds of freebies, mostly from banks. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 October 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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20 thousand expected to start Nelson arts festival
5:18 PM.Up to 20 thousand people are expected in the streets of Nelson tonight for a masked parade and the opening of the city's 14th arts festival. Audio
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All Black captain battles foot problems
5:15 PM.That's the question today after All Black coaching staff have admited they're not sure whether captain Richie McCaw will make it through the rest of the World Cup. Audio
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Banned drug cheats could end up competing at Olympics
5:12 PM.Hundreds of previously banned drug cheats could end up competing at the London Olympics after a ruling from the international Court of Arbitration for Sport. Audio
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Oil tank ruptures on board Rena spilling 100 tonnes of fuel
5:08 PM.A fuel tank on the container ship stuck off Tauranga has ruptured, spilling more oil into the sea and deepening the environmental crisis in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 7 October 2011
5:00 PM.An oil tank ruptures on board Rena spilling 100 tonnes of fuel. Banned drug cheats could end up competing at the London Olympics and doubts over Richie McCaw's fitness ahead of the quarter final… Read more Audio