Checkpoint
National Radio's one-hour news and current affairs programme.
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1Contact Energy has been to have mislead customers about the origins of price rises.
Speakers
- Patrick Smellie (Contact Energy)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Report on the fallout of the granting of bail to a mentally ill person who went on to kill someone for which he was later acquitted of murder on the grounds of insanity.
Speakers
- John Miller (Lawyer)
- Phil Brendit (Psychiatrist)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Group alleges that it has kidnapped two Australians in Iraq. Australian government says no Australians registered with its embassy are known to be missing.
Speakers
- John Howard (PM of Australia)
- Stephanie Kennedy (ABC)
- Alexander Downer (Australian foreign minister)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Business News.
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5Government abandons plans to seek a judicial review of Maori Land Court decision after new judge appointed.
Speakers
- Claire Paisley (RNZ)
- Joe Williams (Maori Land Court)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6David Irving has announced he will attempt to board a plane for NZ.
Speakers
- Mark Tawley (RNZ)
- David Irving (Historian)
- Peter Issac (National Press Club)
- Michael Cullen (Labour: Deputy PM)
- Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Protestors dressed as Batman and Robin slip through security at Buckingham Palace and spend four hours on palace balcony.
Speakers
- Gavin Hewitt (BBC)
- The protestors
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8Wellington City Council investigate safety of homes following landslide.
Speakers
- Mike Collins (Resident)
- Richard McLean (Wellington City Council)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9Thai activist says NZ and Thailand should not negotiate a bilateral free trade deal.
Speakers
- Brent Edwards (RNZ)
- Thai activist
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10New Plymouth clergy unhappy with district council's proposal to ban brothels from neighbouring churches.
Speakers
- Grant Harris (North Point Baptist Church)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11Minister of Transport discusses draft rail strategy and the expansion of rail services.
Speakers
- Pete Hodgson (Labour: Minister of Transport)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 14 September 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
- Alexander Downer (Australian foreign minister)
- Brent Edwards (RNZ)
- Claire Paisley (RNZ)
- David Irving (Historian)
- Gavin Hewitt (BBC)
- Grant Harris (North Point Baptist Church)
- Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
- Joe Williams (Maori Land Court)
- John Howard (PM of Australia)
- John Miller (Lawyer)
- Mark Tawley (RNZ)
- Michael Cullen (Labour: Deputy PM)
- Mike Collins (Resident)
- Patrick Smellie (Contact Energy)
- Pete Hodgson (Labour: Minister of Transport)
- Peter Issac (National Press Club)
- Phil Brendit (Psychiatrist)
- Richard McLean (Wellington City Council)
- Stephanie Kennedy (ABC)
- Thai activist
- The protestors