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National Radio's one-hour news and current affairs programme.

  • 1Petrol prices have increased again, with the oil company Caltex increasing petrol by four cents a liter.

  • 2On the eve of East Timors anniversary of the vote for independence, New Zealand peace keepers have been put on alert due to the expectation of violence by the rebel militia.

    Speakers
    • Lou Gardner (Brigader in East Timor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3The new members of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission have elected Shane Jones to be the Chairperson of the Commission.

    Speakers
    • Chris Wikira (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The new members of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission have elected Shane Jones to be the Chairperson of the Commission.

    Speakers
    • Shane Jones (New Chairperson of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5The National Party has entered the debate into mandatery reporting of child abuse and is holding a conference on the topic to be chaired by the Childrens Commissioner, Rodger McCay.

    Speakers
    • Rodger McClay (Commissioner for Children)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Business News.

  • 7The communication firm Motorola has chosen Australia over New Zealand to be the base of its softwear development center.

    Speakers
    • Gile Gergeta (Vice President of the Motorola Pacific Branch)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8News and Sport.

  • 9Petrol prices have increased again, with the oil company Caltex increasing petrol by four cents a liter.

    Speakers
    • Bruce Holet (Caltext General Manager of Sales)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10The Government is negotiating with the Green party in an attempt to pass its electricty reforms through parliament.

    Speakers
    • Jeanette Fitzsimmons (MP, Green Co Leader)
    • Al Morrison (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The negotiations that are occuring to bring the Junior Docotors strike to an end have been occuring in Wellington.

    Speakers
    • Rae Lamb (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12New Zealanders are staying away from the Olympic Games with New Zealand ticket sales at a low.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
    • Malcom Betty (The Managing Director of Sports World International)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13The Court of Appeal has ended the legal battle to keep the name of the American billionaire supressed with the court deciding that the name can be revealed tomorrow.

    Speakers
    • Merle Noland (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 29 August 2000
Start Time
  • 17 : 00
Finish Time
  • 18 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • National Radio
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • National Radio's one-hour news and current affairs programme.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Speakers
  • Al Morrison (RNZ)
  • Bruce Holet (Caltext General Manager of Sales)
  • Chris Wikira (RNZ)
  • Gile Gergeta (Vice President of the Motorola Pacific Branch)
  • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
  • Jeanette Fitzsimmons (MP, Green Co Leader)
  • Lou Gardner (Brigader in East Timor)
  • Malcom Betty (The Managing Director of Sports World International)
  • Merle Noland (RNZ)
  • Rae Lamb (RNZ)
  • Rodger McClay (Commissioner for Children)
  • Shane Jones (New Chairperson of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission)