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

  • 1In Hollywood the Academy Awards have begun. Peter Jacksons 'Lord of the Rings' has been nominated for thirteen Awards, with so far winning four.

    Speakers
    • voxpop (New Zealanders at a live showing of the Academy's in Wellington)
    • Patrick Lane (RNZ)
    • Nathan Mills (RNZ)
    • voxpop (Various)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Business News

    Speakers
    • John Drayper (Business Correspondent)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3In what is being descibed as an environmental milestone, a hundred and thirty thousand hectres of native forest on the West Coast have been added to Conservation Land.

    Speakers
    • Gerry McSweeny (President of Forest and Bird)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The meeting to discuss what to do about the problem of Waitara Street kids has been abandoned half way through.

    Speakers
    • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
    • Frances Farmer (Active Service Unit Delivery Manager For CYPS in New Plymouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Researchers at Otago University are advising the Department of Conservation not to permitt new Whale watching operations in Kaikora.

    Speakers
    • Stephan Dawson (Reports Author)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Oscars Announcement.

  • 7News and Sport

    Speakers
    • Katrina McLeod (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8The fighting continues in the Middle East with Israeli troups killing at least one Palestinian and wounding at least two others in a Gaza strip refugee camp.

    Speakers
    • Vicky Ford (Washington Correspondent)
    • Dick Chainey (Vice President of the U.S.)
    • Siab Ericate (Chief Palestinian Negotiator)
    • Mark Regag (Israeli Embassey in U.S.)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9In Australian a Senate inquiry has begun into the children overboard contravery which has seen the Howard Government which has seen accused of lying about illegal immigrants throwing their children off a ship during last years election campaign.

    Speakers
    • Eric Freickberg (Australian Correpsondent)
    • Tony Abbot (Employment Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10A power line accross the Torres Channel will not be market for low flying pilots.

    Speakers
    • Antony Byers (RNZ)
    • Bill Summer (CAA)
    • Wayne Eagelson (Transpower)
    • Brian McDonald (Aviation Industry Deputy Chair of Helicopter Division)
    • Ken Forest (Mananging Director of Malborough Lines)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The Bluff Oyster Season began today with trawlers reporting good catches.

    Speakers
    • Brian Hawke (Skipper)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Discussion of the final awards of the Oscars.

    Speakers
    • Tim O'Brian (RNZ)
    • Nathan Mills (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13Greymouth residents are shocked by the loss of the 75 year old rail footbridge.

    Speakers
    • Katie Gosset (RNZ)
    • Grant Olson (Owner of the Railway Hotel)
    • Brian Wood (Historic Place Trust, West Coast)
    • Kevin Brown (Mayor of Greymouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 25 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
  • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
  • Antony Byers (RNZ)
  • Bill Summer (CAA)
  • Brian Hawke (Skipper)
  • Brian McDonald (Aviation Industry Deputy Chair of Helicopter Division)
  • Brian Wood (Historic Place Trust, West Coast)
  • Dick Chainey (Vice President of the U.S.)
  • Eric Freickberg (Australian Correpsondent)
  • Frances Farmer (Active Service Unit Delivery Manager For CYPS in New Plymouth)
  • Gerry McSweeny (President of Forest and Bird)
  • Grant Olson (Owner of the Railway Hotel)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • John Drayper (Business Correspondent)
  • Katie Gosset (RNZ)
  • Katrina McLeod (RNZ)
  • Ken Forest (Mananging Director of Malborough Lines)
  • Kevin Brown (Mayor of Greymouth)
  • Mark Regag (Israeli Embassey in U.S.)
  • Nathan Mills (RNZ)
  • Patrick Lane (RNZ)
  • Siab Ericate (Chief Palestinian Negotiator)
  • Stephan Dawson (Reports Author)
  • Tim O'Brian (RNZ)
  • Tony Abbot (Employment Minister)
  • Vicky Ford (Washington Correspondent)
  • voxpop (New Zealanders at a live showing of the Academy's in Wellington)
  • Wayne Eagelson (Transpower)