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

  • 1A New Zealander is among about 700 activists on board a humanitarian aid flotilla that was stormed by Israeli commandos. At least 9 protestors were killed when Israeli troops boarded the ships in international waters.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 21
    Speakers
    • voxpop (Voxpop)
    • John Key MP (Prime Minister
    • Leader, National Party)
    • Liane Wimhurst (Reporter)
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  • 2The Government has awarded the first exploration permit for oil and gas off East Cape to one of the biggest petrol companies in the world, Petrobras.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 20
    Speakers
    • Ian Telfer (Reporter)
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  • 3Business News

    • Start 00 : 21 : 24
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  • 4The Law Commission says the War Pensions Act should be scrapped and replaced with two separate support schemes for war veterans.

    • Start 00 : 23 : 34
    Speakers
    • Chris Mullane (national vice-president, RSA)
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  • 5The Israeli Ambassador was summoned to Parliament today, for a 'please explain' over the storming of an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip. A New Zealand woman has been caught up in the operation which saw at least 9 pro-Palestinian activists killed by Israeli troops who intercepted the ships.

    • Start 00 : 36 : 23
    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (Parliamentary chief reporter)
    • John Key MP (Prime Minister
    • Leader, National Party)
    • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
    • Phil Goff MP (Leader, Labour Party)
    • Russel Norman MP (co-leader, Green Party)
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  • 6Some of the country's oldest money lenders are considering merging to form a bank they say would stick with so-called "heartland" borrowers through good times and bad. Pine Gould Corporation, the Canterbury Building Society, and the Southern Cross Building Society are holding talks on forming a $2-billion bank.

    • Start 00 : 39 : 16
    Speakers
    • Geoff Greenslake (chief executive, Pine Gould)
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  • 7Farmers look like being the main beneficiaries of a possible free trade deal with Russia.

    • Start 00 : 43 : 34
    Speakers
    • Nigel Sterling (Economics correspondent)
    • Andrew Ferrier (Chief executive, Fonterra)
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  • 8Waatea News

    • Start 00 : 47 : 05
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  • 9The United Nations Security Council has met in emergency session to discuss Israel's storming of a flotilla of aide ships bound for the Gaza Strip.

    • Start 00 : 49 : 39
    Speakers
    • Michael Vincent (ABC reporter)
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  • 10Labour has accused the Government of misleading the public with its on-line tax calculator, because it does not take into account Treasury's latest inflation forecast.

    • Start 00 : 53 : 20
    Speakers
    • Claire Paisley (Political reporter)
    • David Cunliffe MP (Finance spokesman, Labour Party)
    • Bill English MP (Minister of Finance)
    • Lockwood Smith MP (Speaker of the House of Representatives
    • Rodney MP, National Party)
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  • 11The sister of a New Zealander, Nicola Enchmarch, who was on board a humanitarian aid flotilla that was stormed by Israeli commandos, has confirmed she's safe and well. Israel is preparing for the arrival of another aid ship.

    • Start 01 : 06 : 28
    Speakers
    • Katherine Enchmarch (sister of arrested humanitarian worker)
    • John Key MP (Prime Minister
    • Leader, National Party)
    • Hamada Abu-qamar (BBC producer)
    • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
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  • 12A clear picture of what the final Auckland super city will look like is emerging with the appointment of the first senior management roles.

    • Start 01 : 19 : 28
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    • Rowan Quinn (Political reporter)
    • Richard Wagstaff (National Secretary, Public Service Association)
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  • 14Business News

    • Start 01 : 22 : 03
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  • 15A senior Turkish diplomat in New Zealand says it will take some time to repair the damage between her country and Israel, following the raid on an aid flotilla heading for Gaza.

    • Start 01 : 38 : 12
    Speakers
    • Sheree McWilken (Reporter)
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  • 16Australia has launched legal action at the International Court of Justice to stop Japan's whaling programme--a move Japanese officials are calling "extremely regrettable".

    • Start 01 : 40 : 52
    Speakers
    • Mark Willacy (ABC correspondent)
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  • 17Waatea News

    • Start 01 : 45 : 01
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  • 18The United Nations human rights commissioner Navi Pillay has called for an independent inquiry into Thailand's recent violence. The Thai government is currently facing intense criticism for using the army to crush protest movements in Bangkok.

    • Start 01 : 47 : 19
    Speakers
    • Imogen Folks (BBC reporter)
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 1 June 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
  • Andrew Ferrier (Chief executive, Fonterra)
  • Bill English MP (Minister of Finance)
  • Chris Mullane (national vice-president, RSA)
  • Claire Paisley (Political reporter)
  • David Cunliffe MP (Finance spokesman, Labour Party)
  • Geoff Greenslake (chief executive, Pine Gould)
  • Hamada Abu-qamar (BBC producer)
  • Ian Telfer (Reporter)
  • Imogen Folks (BBC reporter)
  • Jane Patterson (Parliamentary chief reporter)
  • John Key MP (Prime Minister
  • Katherine Enchmarch (sister of arrested humanitarian worker)
  • Leader, National Party)
  • Liane Wimhurst (Reporter)
  • Lockwood Smith MP (Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • Mark Willacy (ABC correspondent)
  • Michael Vincent (ABC reporter)
  • Murray McCully MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Nigel Sterling (Economics correspondent)
  • Phil Goff MP (Leader, Labour Party)
  • Richard Wagstaff (National Secretary, Public Service Association)
  • Rodney MP, National Party)
  • Rowan Quinn (Political reporter)
  • Russel Norman MP (co-leader, Green Party)
  • Sheree McWilken (Reporter)
  • voxpop (Voxpop)
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