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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 October 2019
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Isolated Raetihi welcomes new highway, but how long to build?
5:10 PM.A crowd of about 200 worried Raetihi locals cheered this afternoon when they were told State highway 4, which has been blocked by a massive slip to the town's south, will be repaired.
A 400-metre… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ First MP denies claims of bad behaviour at bar
5:18 PM.New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell has described reports he behaved badly at a bar on Saturday night as 'fake news' and politically motivated.
It's been reported that the second term list MP and a… Read more Audio
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Rugby World Cup: All Blacks name team to play Ireland
5:22 PM.The All Blacks have made a couple of surprise selections in the team to play Ireland in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Tokyo.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has left Ryan Crotty out of the… Read more Video, Audio
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A poverty 'crisis': New figures show demand for food, housing
5:26 PM.Record numbers of people are asking the government for help to pay for their food and accommodation, with frontline community workers labelling the situation a 'crisis'.
New figures from the Ministry… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 17 October 2019
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Anti-terror law change: Justice Minister to talk with National
5:36 PM.The Justice Minister will meet with the National Party early next week to see if they can thrash out a consensus on new counter terrorism legislation.
But the two parties continue to trade blows… Read more Audio
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Climate change, overfishing, cruise ships behind bleak state of marine life
5:40 PM.The latest snapshot of the state of our oceans paints - yet again - a bleak picture of what's happening beneath the waves.
The Environment Ministry's second marine report shows the human activity on… Read more Video, Audio
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Ihumātao occupiers shut out of talks, no word from govt
5:50 PM.Occupiers of the disputed land at Ihumātao have been shut out of talks with the government about finding a resolution, saying they haven't had any direct contact with ministers in over a month.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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New $100m Waikato mental health facility welcomed
6:11 PM.The family of a man who took his own life after walking out of Waikato Hospital's mental health unit supports plans for a new centre at the hospital, but wants more to be done in the community.
The… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of New Zealanders down with Big Shake Out
6:20 PM.Hundreds of thousands of people signed up to take part in the country's earthquake drill - the Big ShakeOut.
The annual event, took place in homes, businesses and schools across the country at 1.30… Read more Video, Audio
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Wheel Blacks in Japan gear up for Tokyo Paralympics
6:25 PM.The Wheel Blacks are currently in Tokyo for the World Wheel Chair Rugby Challenge.
They took on Australia yesterday, with the New Zealanders going down 60-46 in their opening game.
The team though… Read more Video, Audio