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

  • 1Health officials say some children have suffered serious reactions from one of this years seasonal flu vaccine. This comes as doctors in Australia are being warned not to give the vaccine to children under the age of five.

    Speakers
    • Dr. Pat Tui (Spokesman, Ministry of Health)
    Live Broadcast
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    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The Minister of Foreign Affairs says a new proposal by the International Whaling Commission is unacceptable and a major step backwards.

    Speakers
    • Liz Banash (Reporter)
    • Bunny McDiarmid (Executive director, Greenpeace New Zealand)
    • Gareth Hughes MP (List MP, Green Party)
    • Chris Carter MP (Foreign affairs spokesman, Labour Party)
    • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
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    • No
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  • 3A polytech student's art project has caused major disruption in Dunedin today, with police calling the bomb squad in and closing a section of motorway.

  • 4Business News

  • 5The number of New Zealanders heading to Australia to live has hit a 12-month high and employers are predicting a severe skills shortage as more workers cross the Tasman.

    Speakers
    • Nigel Sterling (Economics correspondent)
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  • 65:30pm News

  • 7President of the United States, Barack Obama has appealed to Wall Street to back his plans for financial sector reform.

    Speakers
    • Nathan King (BBC reporter)
    • Barak Obama (President, United States of America)
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  • 8Hundreds of Thai riot police have confronted anti-government protesters at a barricade in Bangkok's business district, as a weeks long protest continues to challenge the Thai Government.

    Speakers
    • Rachael Harvey (BBC reporter)
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  • 9The winning design for the new Auckland Council 'super city' logo has been unveiled as a red pohutakawa surrounded by a green koru.

    Speakers
    • Belinda McCammon (Reporter)
    • voxpop (Voxpop)
    • Bob Harvey (Mayor, Waitakere City Council)
    • Jim Dean (Designer, Auckland Council)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 10Waatea News

  • 11The world's largest study examining the impact of mobile phones on people's health has been launched in London.

    Speakers
    • Matt McGrar (BBC reporter)
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  • 12Armed Offender Squad members and detectives raided and seized a Mongrel Mob house in Dunedin early this morning.

  • 13In Australia, researchers are claiming they have fresh evidence of the benefit of a nap when you are studying.

    Speakers
    • Ashley Hall (ABC reporter)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 146:00pm News

  • 15Some children have suffered serious reactions from one of this years seasonal flu vaccines.

    Speakers
    • Dr. Pat Tui (Spokesman, Ministry of Health)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 16Australia has suspended the flu vaccine for children under five fter 23-children in Perth suffered high fevers and seizures after being vaccinated.

    Speakers
    • Lindy Kieran (ABC reporter)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 17A Dunedin student's art project caused a full scale bomb alert in the city today, causing road closures and the evacuation of eleven homes.

    Speakers
    • Emma Lancaster (Reporter)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 18About three hundred people living in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere protested today against Government plans to set up a community probation office near the main shopping centre.

    Speakers
    • Heugh Chappell (Reporter)
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    • No

  • 19Business News

  • 20Auckland's mayors say they have confidence in the region's water supply despite warnings that restrictions could be needed next summer.

    Speakers
    • Todd Niall (Auckland reporter)
    • Bob Harvey (Mayor, Waitakere City Council)
    • Mark Ball (Spokesman, Franklin District Council)
    • Mark Bourne (Spokesman, WaterCare Limited)
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  • 21News from China, including: A tycoon who only recently topped China's rich list has gone on trial on charges of insider trading and bribery.

    Speakers
    • Quentin Sommerville (China correspondent)
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  • 226:30pm News

  • 23Focus on Politics: This week the Maori Affairs Minister and Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, flew to New York to ratify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

    Speakers
    • Brent Edwards (Political editor)
    • Rodney Hide MP (Leader, ACT Party)
    • Phil Goff MP (Leader, Labour Party)
    • John Key MP (Prime Minister
    • Leader, National Party)
    • Tariana Turia MP (Co-leader, Maori Party)
    • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
    • Simon Power MP (Minister of Justice)
    • Rahui Katene MP (Te Tai Tonga MP, Maori Party)
    • Jim Anderton MP (Leader, Progressive Party)
    • Peter Dunne MP (Leader, United Future Party)
    • Nanaia Mahuta MP (Hauraki-Waikato MP, Labour Party)
    • Hone Harawira MP (Te Tai Tokerau MP, Maori Party)
    • Metiria Turei MP (Co-leader, Green Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    • No

  • 24Waatea News

  • 25Heads have rolled at the Melbourne Storm rugby league club, after a massive salary cap rort was made public yesterday.

    Speakers
    • Michael Vincent (ABC reporter)
    Live Broadcast
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 23 April 2010
Start Time
  • 17 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • National Radio's two-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
  • Ashley Hall (ABC reporter)
  • Barak Obama (President, United States of America)
  • Belinda McCammon (Reporter)
  • Bob Harvey (Mayor, Waitakere City Council)
  • Brent Edwards (Political editor)
  • Bunny McDiarmid (Executive director, Greenpeace New Zealand)
  • Chris Carter MP (Foreign affairs spokesman, Labour Party)
  • Dr. Pat Tui (Spokesman, Ministry of Health)
  • Emma Lancaster (Reporter)
  • Gareth Hughes MP (List MP, Green Party)
  • Heugh Chappell (Reporter)
  • Hone Harawira MP (Te Tai Tokerau MP, Maori Party)
  • Jim Anderton MP (Leader, Progressive Party)
  • Jim Dean (Designer, Auckland Council)
  • John Key MP (Prime Minister
  • Leader, National Party)
  • Lindy Kieran (ABC reporter)
  • Liz Banash (Reporter)
  • Mark Ball (Spokesman, Franklin District Council)
  • Mark Bourne (Spokesman, WaterCare Limited)
  • Matt McGrar (BBC reporter)
  • Metiria Turei MP (Co-leader, Green Party)
  • Michael Vincent (ABC reporter)
  • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Nanaia Mahuta MP (Hauraki-Waikato MP, Labour Party)
  • Nathan King (BBC reporter)
  • Nigel Sterling (Economics correspondent)
  • Peter Dunne MP (Leader, United Future Party)
  • Phil Goff MP (Leader, Labour Party)
  • Quentin Sommerville (China correspondent)
  • Rachael Harvey (BBC reporter)
  • Rahui Katene MP (Te Tai Tonga MP, Maori Party)
  • Rodney Hide MP (Leader, ACT Party)
  • Simon Power MP (Minister of Justice)
  • Tariana Turia MP (Co-leader, Maori Party)
  • Todd Niall (Auckland reporter)
  • voxpop (Voxpop)
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