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

  • 1Greenlane hospital is cancelling non-urgent surgery and clinics as it struggles to deal with the revalations that some children's hearts have been collected and stored without permission.

    Speakers
    • Dr. Kirstin Finukan (Director of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery)
    • Wayne Horribin (Father of a baby who died at Greenland in 1989)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Air New Zealands directors are once again in the firing line over the collapse of ansett across the Tasman.

    Speakers
    • Eric Frickberg (Australian Corrospondent)
    • David Knott (Chairman of the Australian Secrurities and Investment Commission)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3There have been claims today over a cover-up over poisonous zucchinis, which have left over a dozen people sick.

    Speakers
    • Perimnia Berger (RNZ)
    • June Stuart (Individual suffering from sickness)
    • Brian Gardulo (Vegetable and Potato Growers Association)
    • Dr.Mel Breezeman (Canterbury Regional Medical Officer of Health)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Business News.

    Speakers
    • Patrick O'Mahra (Business Correspondent)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Transit NZ is reviewing its whole roading program to make sure that its projects are in line with the new Government directive unveiled yesterday in a multi million dollar transport package.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
    • Allan Bickers (Chairman of Transit New Zealand)
    • Bob Rossiter (Northland Regional Council)
    • Bob Elliot (Chief Executive of Gisborne District Council)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Thousands of secondary school pupils have had their classes disrupted today as teachers staged another strike in support of their pay claim

    Speakers
    • Gail Wood (Education Correspondent)
    • voxpop (Striking teachers)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7News and Sport.

    Speakers
    • Chris Witter (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Queensland where the Ministerial Action Group has been discussing whether to suspend Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth.

    Speakers
    • Al Morrison (Political Editor)
    • John Howard (Australian Prime Minister)
    • Phil Goff (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Meanwhile one of the Bush administrations top diplomats on Africa, is warning that it is now impossible for the upcoming elections in Zimbabwe to be untainted because of President Mugabe's repression.

    Speakers
    • Catherine Drew (Washington Correspondent)
    • Walter Canstina (Under Secretary of State for Africa)
    • Ed Roase (Chairman of the African Sub-Committee in the House of Representatives)
    • Dr. John Macumbe (Transperency International Zimbabwe)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10The Environment Minister has launched a new strategy aimed at reducing the huge quantities of waste generated by New Zealanders every year.

    Speakers
    • Andrew Greenwood (RNZ)
    • Marion Hobbs (Environment Minister)
    • Richard Morely-Halls (Warehouses Environmental Coordinator)
    • Basil Morrison (President of Local Government New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The cultural face of New Zealand is changing with the number of Asian people now outnumbering those from the Pacific.

    Speakers
    • Frank Noland (Statistics New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Issue are facing National Parks and their useage. The Tasman District Council have decided to support cyclists using the Heaphy Track for recreation.

    Speakers
    • Geoff Moffet (RNZ)
    • Mike Herk (Nelson Mountain Bike Club President)
    • Dr. Nick Smith (Nelson National MP)
    • Peter Wise (Nelson Tramping Club Spokesman)
    • Kerry Marshall (Chairman Conservation Authority)
    • Bob Dickenson (Chief Executive Tasman District Council)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 1 March 2002
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 (Political Editor)
  • Allan Bickers (Chairman of Transit New Zealand)
  • Andrew Greenwood (RNZ)
  • Basil Morrison (President of Local Government New Zealand)
  • Bob Dickenson (Chief Executive Tasman District Council)
  • Bob Elliot (Chief Executive of Gisborne District Council)
  • Bob Rossiter (Northland Regional Council)
  • Brian Gardulo (Vegetable and Potato Growers Association)
  • Catherine Drew (Washington Correspondent)
  • Chris Witter (RNZ)
  • David Knott (Chairman of the Australian Secrurities and Investment Commission)
  • Dr. John Macumbe (Transperency International Zimbabwe)
  • Dr. Kirstin Finukan (Director of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery)
  • Dr. Nick Smith (Nelson National MP)
  • Dr.Mel Breezeman (Canterbury Regional Medical Officer of Health)
  • Ed Roase (Chairman of the African Sub-Committee in the House of Representatives)
  • Eric Frickberg (Australian Corrospondent)
  • Frank Noland (Statistics New Zealand)
  • Gail Wood (Education Correspondent)
  • Geoff Moffet (RNZ)
  • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
  • John Howard (Australian Prime Minister)
  • June Stuart (Individual suffering from sickness)
  • Kerry Marshall (Chairman Conservation Authority)
  • Marion Hobbs (Environment Minister)
  • Mike Herk (Nelson Mountain Bike Club President)
  • Patrick O'Mahra (Business Correspondent)
  • Perimnia Berger (RNZ)
  • Peter Wise (Nelson Tramping Club Spokesman)
  • Phil Goff (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
  • Richard Morely-Halls (Warehouses Environmental Coordinator)
  • voxpop (Striking teachers)
  • Walter Canstina (Under Secretary of State for Africa)
  • Wayne Horribin (Father of a baby who died at Greenland in 1989)