Checkpoint is a drive-time news and current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National. It broadcasts nationwide every weekday evening for two hours and covers the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news. This recording covers the first hour. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s website:
17:08
Maori did not cede sovereignty in Treaty - landmark finding
The Waitangi Tribunal has found that the northern chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi in February 1840 did not cede sovereignty to the British Crown.
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Duration: 4'04"
17:12
Killer paedophile ripped off taxpayers
The Revenue Minister says fugitive killer Phillip Smith was most unlikely to have used the nearly 50-thousand dollars he stole from taxpayers to fund his escape.
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Duration: 3'15"
17:16
Christopher Finlayson on Waitangi finding
The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson, speaks with Mary Wilson
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Duration: 4'15"
17:20
The German Chancellor backs John Key on how to fight ISIS
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on a whistlestop tour here has backed New Zealand on how to combat Islamic State.
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Duration: 3'49"
17:24
52 defence force jobs cut
The defence force is cutting 52 Auckland jobs and handing the work over to a contractor.
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Duration: 2'50"
17:26
Southland farmer fined 150k for crushing worker to death
A Southland farmer has been ordered to pay more than a 150-thousand dollars in reparation and fines over an employee crushed to death on an Orepuki farm.
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Duration: 4'06"
17:33
Sports News for 14 November 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'31"
17:36
Evening Business for 14 November 2014
News from the business sector including a market report.
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Duration: 1'29"
17:37
Streets around G20 venue close as security tightens
A massive security operation is underway in Brisbane as the central city locks down for the G20 leaders' meeting that starts tomorrow.
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Duration: 5'10"
17:39
British PM outlines a toughening of terror laws
David Cameron told Australian MPs today there is "no opt-out" from dealing with the problem of citizens travelling to fight with terrorist groups.
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Duration: 4'33"
17:50
Te Manu Korihi News for 14 November 2014
The chair of Te Runanga o Te Rarawa says a Waitangi Tribunal ruling that Maori did not sign away sovereignty in the treaty, opens new doors for Maori development. Meanwhile, a Ngati Hine leader, Erima Henare, addressed the crown's representatives, saying they were worthy adversaries. The crew of two double-hulled ocean voyaging canoes from Hawaii will be officially welcomed on to Te Tii Marae near Waitangi tomorrow. Some of the finest contemporary Maori art can be found on display in Wellington this weekend.
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Duration: 3'07"
17:53
Fine day at the show
Canterbury's just wrapped up its 152nd A&P Show, with thousands of locals attending out on a warm sunny anniversary day.
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Duration: 3'38"
17:57
62 manufacturing jobs leaving Wellington
62 people are losing their jobs in Wellington with carton manufacturer deciding to pack up and leave the capital.
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Duration: 2'37"