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Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 February 2012
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Sausage sizzle not a fizzle - DCC
6:54 PM.The Dunedin City Council is backing down on a proposal to charge a 16 dollar fee to not-for-profit groups who want to run sausage sizzles. Audio
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Union says plans to close Dick Smith stores unsettling
6:52 PM.A union representing retail employees says plans to close and sell-off Dick Smith stores is unsettling for staff, who don't know if they'll be out of a job. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 1 February 2012
6:48 PM.An American company has gained approval from the Overseas Investment Office to gain access to Maori owned land near Rotorua, to build a geothermal power plant; The Waikato-Tainui Whanau Ora collective… Read more Audio
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Catherine Isaac set to head charter schools trial
6:38 PM.The former ACT party president, Catherine Isaac, has been put in charge of overseeing the trial of two new Charter schools in Christchurch and South Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 1 February 2012
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland welcomes one-and-a-half-millionth resident
6:28 PM.Patience has paid off for the family of an aptly named new Auckland resident. Audio
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Two week reprieve for Megaupload users
6:25 PM.Megaupload users who feared they'd have their files wiped tomorrow have won a two week reprieve. Audio
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Evening Business for 1 February 2012
6:22 PM.The number of new houses being put on the market dropped further over the past month, failing to keep up with an overall rise in sales. Audio
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Protestors rally in Christchurch calling for the Mayor to go.
6:18 PM.Protesters in Christchurch are upping their demands to include the sacking of mayor Bob Parker as well as the council's chief executive. Audio
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Defence begins closing addresses at Lombard trial
6:15 PM.The lawyer for a former Government Minister on trial for breaching the Securities Act says there are no smoking guns in the case and nothing to indicate his client did anything which could be… Read more Audio
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Maori Development Ministry jobs on the line
6:12 PM.The public sector union says staff at the Ministry of Maori Development have been told 50 jobs will go. Audio
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National and Maori Party in stand off over asset sales
6:07 PM.National and the Maori Party remain at loggerheads over law changes to transfer Treaty obligations to the four State-owned companies tagged for partial sale. Audio
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Sanitarium pulls manufacturing out of Chch
5:54 PM.Santarium is cutting 36 jobs in Christchurch as it pulls out of manufacturing Weetbix in the city. The final engineering report on the site says the factory's tower block is an earthquake risk, and… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 1 February 2012
5:48 PM.A geothermal power plant in the Tikitere area near Rotorua, is a step closer to becoming a reality; The Waikato-Tainui Whanau Ora collective is confident Whanau Ora will survive, despite a suggestion… Read more Audio
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SOE law change bigger than foreshore and seabed
5:45 PM.National and the Maori Party remain at loggerheads over how legal protections for Maori will apply to the four State-owned companies up for partial privatisation. Audio
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Catherine Isaac says her appointment is not political
5:40 PM.The former ACT party president, Catherine Isaac, has been given another Government post - this time she's being put in charge of trialing two charter schools. Audio
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Romney romps to victory in Florida primary
5:37 PM.To the US now, where Mitt Romney has swept to victory in the Republican presidential primary in Florida. Audio
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Sports News for 1 February 2012
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 1 February 2010
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch's mayor responds
5:23 PM.Christchurch mayor Bob Parker responds to the protestors' complaints. Audio
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Protesters demand sacking of mayor Parker too
5:20 PM.Protesters in Christchurch are upping their demands to include the sacking of the mayor, Bob Parker, as well as the council's chief executive. Audio
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Heritage order may have contributed to the deaths
5:15 PM.The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard evidence that a heritage order on a row of dangerous buildings may have contributed to the deaths of a dozen people in the February quake. Audio
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Analysis from RNZ's Political Editor
5:12 PM.National and the Maori Party remain in a standoff over the transfer of Treaty of Waitangi obligations to companies tagged for partial sale. Audio
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Stand-off over transfer of Treaty obligations
5:05 PM.National and the Maori Party remain in a stand-off over the transfer of Treaty of Waitangi obligations to companies tagged for partial sale. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 1 February 2012
5:00 PM.Stand-off over transfer of Treaty obligations;Analysis from RNZ's Political Editor;A heritage order may have contributed to the deaths of 12 people in Chch;Protesters demand sacking of mayor Parker… Read more Audio