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

  • 1It has been a day of fast moving developments in the Middle East. The Israeli army has ended their month long seige of Yasser Arafat headquarters, Bethleham is seen fierce fighting, and the UN has cancelled it fact fighting mission to Jinene.

    Speakers
    • Yasser Arafat (Palestinina Leader)
    • Kofi Annon (UN Secretary General)
    • Steven Gibbs (BBC Jerusalem Correspondent)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Police in Rotorua have received complaints from twelve woman that they were drugged and sexually attacked, and say there many more victims likely.

    Speakers
    • Garth Brian (Detective Senior Sergent)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Business News

  • 4Passengers of a United Airlines plane which was hit by turbulance over Tonga, are about to take to the skies again.

    Speakers
    • Brad Markham (RNZ)
    • Mary Branda (Passenger on plane)
    • Darrel George (Passenger)
    • Jonathan Tudor (United Airlines)
    • Pat Berry (Ambulence Officer)
    • James Travis (Metservice)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5One of Dunedins main bus companies may be closed down by the Land Transport Safety Authority after a snap audit revealed serious safety problems.

    Speakers
    • John Doseberg (LTSA Regional Manager)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Wellington buses could be set for some changes with a new state of the art trolley bus currently under construction.

    Speakers
    • Karen Schubert (RNZ)
    • Alan Canal (Stagecoach Engineering Director)
    • Graham Buttler (New trolley pole inventor)
    • voxpop (Bus passenger)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7News and Sport

  • 8The Prime Minster has just finished more than an hours official talks with the leader of worlds second largest economy, Japan.

    Speakers
    • voxpop (Protestors)
    • Katherine Street (Paliamentary Chief Reporter)
    • Cuzumi (Japans Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Opponents of moves to more closely regulate natural health products say there is growing support for their cause.

    Speakers
    • Craig Dixon (RNZ)
    • Susan Martindale (Ministry of Health Spokesperson)
    • Garey Maybe (Spokesperson Citizens for Health Choices)
    • voxpop (Wellington consumers)
    • Sue Kedgely (Green party health spokesperson)
    • Ken Shirley (Act MP)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Police on Waiheke Island say that they won't be charging two eleven year old boys with wasting police time after the pair went missing and hide from an extensive search that cost about $5,000 dollars.

    Speakers
    • Alf Blair (Constable on Waiheke)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Resident in a quiet suburban street in Hamilton are up in arms over a developer building two blocks of dormitory style accomodation in their street.

    Speakers
    • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
    • Nigel McCarter (Spokesman for Residents in Vine Street)
    • Euan Wilson (Local Ward Councillor)
    • Philip Burton (Spokesman for Hamilton City Council)
    • Sherlly Ransfield (Resident)
    • John Cardess (Designer of the Residential Centre)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 2 May 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
  • Alan Canal (Stagecoach Engineering Director)
  • Alf Blair (Constable on Waiheke)
  • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
  • Brad Markham (RNZ)
  • Craig Dixon (RNZ)
  • Cuzumi (Japans Prime Minister)
  • Darrel George (Passenger)
  • Euan Wilson (Local Ward Councillor)
  • Garey Maybe (Spokesperson Citizens for Health Choices)
  • Garth Brian (Detective Senior Sergent)
  • Graham Buttler (New trolley pole inventor)
  • James Travis (Metservice)
  • John Cardess (Designer of the Residential Centre)
  • John Doseberg (LTSA Regional Manager)
  • Jonathan Tudor (United Airlines)
  • Karen Schubert (RNZ)
  • Katherine Street (Paliamentary Chief Reporter)
  • Ken Shirley (Act MP)
  • Kofi Annon (UN Secretary General)
  • Mary Branda (Passenger on plane)
  • Nigel McCarter (Spokesman for Residents in Vine Street)
  • Pat Berry (Ambulence Officer)
  • Philip Burton (Spokesman for Hamilton City Council)
  • Sherlly Ransfield (Resident)
  • Steven Gibbs (BBC Jerusalem Correspondent)
  • Sue Kedgely (Green party health spokesperson)
  • Susan Martindale (Ministry of Health Spokesperson)
  • voxpop (Bus passenger)
  • Yasser Arafat (Palestinina Leader)