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

  • 1Attempts to rescue a seriously ill man on a yacht off the South Island's West Coast have failed.

  • 2Auckland Police arrest a Chinese man accused of kidnapping a Chinese student and are seeking other people thought be involved.

  • 3Four US contractors are killed in Iraq and their bodies are mutilated and dragged through the streets.

  • 4Court of Appeal hears Donna Awatere-Huata's appeal against a High Court decision that may have led to her expulsion from Parliament.

  • 5Child and youth law conference in Auckland told that children of methamphetamine users must be considered at risk.

  • 6Two US tourists attacked and robbed after altercation at Whangarei Falls.

  • 7Business News.

  • 8Minister of Health says there will be no program to screen men for prostate cancer, as existing screening methods are not satisfactory.

  • 9New statistics show that the NZ population is rapidly aging and that more older people are remaining in the workforce.

  • 10Working group releases study on TV violence and makes a number of recommendations.

  • 11Disciplinary hearing into a doctor involved in the care of Mark Burton continues in Invercargill.

  • 12Transfund will have a surplus at the end of the year. John Banks says Auckland could use the money.

  • 13Statistics for 2001 show a 10% increase over previous year. Expert warns officials to not lose focus on young people while an all-age strategy is launched.

Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 1 April 2004
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
  • Annette King (Labour: Minister of Health)
  • Barry Young (Prostate cancer survivor)
  • Christie McDonald (Lawyer)
  • Craig Ashworth (RNZ)
  • Dave Hamilton (NZ Police)
  • Denise Brown (Statistics NZ)
  • Garth Taylor (Age Concern)
  • Harold Meyerson (American Prospect magazine)
  • Ian Fraser (TVNZ)
  • Jack Hodder (Lawyer)
  • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
  • Jeff Bridgeman (Researcher)
  • Jim Anderton (Progressive Coalition: Associate Minister of Health)
  • John Banks (Mayor of Auckland)
  • John Sutton (NZ Police)
  • Laura Iyama (RNZ)
  • Lucy Taylor (RNZ)
  • Mark Kimmitt (US General)
  • Mark Tawley (RNZ)
  • Michael Barnett (Auckland Chamber of Commerce)
  • Nathan Mills (RNZ)
  • Noel Cocarello (Lawyer)
  • Paul Harrison (National Rescue Coordination Centre)
  • Peter (Suicide Prevention Information NZ)
  • Peter Spring (Lawyer)
  • Rae Lamb (RNZ)
  • Rajan Prasad (Working group chair)
  • Robert Logan (National Health Committee)
  • Sally Wendley (RNZ)
  • Scott McClelland (White House spokesperson)
  • Tom O'Flynn (Doctor)
  • Wayne Donnelly (Transfund)