Checkpoint
National Radio's one-hour news and current affairs programme.
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1Franz Josef Glacier guiding company has its license suspended by the Department of Conservation due to safety concerns.
Speakers
- Bob Dixon (Department of Conservation)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The Government has bought the Westhaven Marina for $52m and plans to sell it to Auckland City Council.
Speakers
- Anna Louise Taylor (RNZ)
- Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
- Ken Shirley (ACT MP)
- John Banks (Mayor of Auckland City)
- Bill Endean (RNZYS)
- Geoff Bazey (Ports of Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Major flooding continues in Fiji.
Speakers
- Verenesi Ravola (Fiji Times)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Business News.
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5South Canterbury DHB admits it did not suspend a surgeon quickly enough following a report into the case by the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Speakers
- Craig Klimo (South Canterbury DHB)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Italian hostage killed in Iraq. More Japanese hostages may have been taken.
Speakers
- Mike Crook (BBC)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7George W Bush announces that the US supports Israel permanently keeping some West Bank settlements, a policy shift.
Speakers
- Laura Iyama (RNZ)
- George W Bush (POTUS)
- Catherine Cook (Middle East Research and Information Project)
- Ariel Sharon (Israeli PM)
- Ahmed Queria (Palestinian PM)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8Thames and Waikato hospitals to be redeveloped at a cost of $215m.
Speakers
- Andrew McCrae (RNZ)
- John Torrance (Waikato Hospital)
- Jan White (Waikato DHB)
- Clyde Wade (Waikato Hospital)
- Matt Robson (Waikato Hospital)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9Age Concern report indicates a large number of elderly people may be being ripped off by those who they have given power of attorney to.
Speakers
- Garth Taylor (Age Concern)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10International conference held in Auckland for sexual offending experts.
Speakers
- Sarah North (RNZ)
- Bill Marshall (Canadian expert)
- Mary Coz (University of Arizona)
- John McCarthy (SAFE)
- Kim McGregor (University of Auckland)
- Dale Toliday (Associate for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11General election held in South Africa. ANC expected to win easily.
Speakers
- Barnaby Philips (BBC)
- Deborah Anglovu (Voter)
- Nelson Mandela (Former ANC leader)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12Two sniffer dogs have been trained to exclusively search for white powder drugs.
Speakers
- Dave Huff (Drug dog trainer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 15 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
- Ahmed Queria (Palestinian PM)
- Andrew McCrae (RNZ)
- Anna Louise Taylor (RNZ)
- Ariel Sharon (Israeli PM)
- Barnaby Philips (BBC)
- Bill Endean (RNZYS)
- Bill Marshall (Canadian expert)
- Bob Dixon (Department of Conservation)
- Catherine Cook (Middle East Research and Information Project)
- Clyde Wade (Waikato Hospital)
- Craig Klimo (South Canterbury DHB)
- Dale Toliday (Associate for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers)
- Dave Huff (Drug dog trainer)
- Deborah Anglovu (Voter)
- Garth Taylor (Age Concern)
- Geoff Bazey (Ports of Auckland)
- George W Bush (POTUS)
- Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
- Jan White (Waikato DHB)
- John Banks (Mayor of Auckland City)
- John McCarthy (SAFE)
- John Torrance (Waikato Hospital)
- Ken Shirley (ACT MP)
- Kim McGregor (University of Auckland)
- Laura Iyama (RNZ)
- Mary Coz (University of Arizona)
- Matt Robson (Waikato Hospital)
- Mike Crook (BBC)
- Nelson Mandela (Former ANC leader)
- Sarah North (RNZ)
- Verenesi Ravola (Fiji Times)