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Checkpoint for Friday 2 June 2023
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Luxon's 'back on track' tour draws many older voters in New Plymouth
6:14 PM.Christopher Luxon hastily added a second session to National's "Get New Zealand Back on Track" roadshow in New Plymouth today as party faithfull spilled out into the car park of the Plymouth Hotel.
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Far North Mayor speaks on Kaikohe pensioner's death
6:07 PM.Far North Mayor Moko Tepania describes the shock of the home invasion in Kaikohe which killed an elderly kuia.
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Udder Way milk kegs cut down cafe's plastic waste
5:51 PM.There's an udder way for cafes wanting to do away with single use plastic milk bottles. An Aussie company has joined forces with a Waikato milk supplier which is filling resuable milk kegs.
The 18… Read more Video, Audio
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Police reveal new electric patrol car to trial on frontline
5:43 PM.The police have revealed their new electric patrol car to be trialed on the frontline.
Police vehicles make up 20 percent of the government's light vehicle fleet and this move is part of a wider… Read more Video, Audio
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Latest from Kaikohe after elderly woman killed
5:38 PM.Let's return to Kaikohe now where police have just held a media briefing after an elderly woman died after a home invasion last night.
Our reporter Emma Stanford is there.
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Prime Minister grilled by Otago University students
5:34 PM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti today.
Students, staff and community members have been fighting against the university's… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 June 2023
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6328643596112 Video, Audio
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Auckland deputy mayor on mayor's forwarded emails calling councillors 'dip shits'
5:24 PM.The government's at-least $1 billion buyout scheme for flood ruined homes has left councils scratching their heads about how much of tab they'll be picking up, and where the cash is coming from.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Sports chat: Final Super Rugby Pacific season round kicks off
5:20 PM.The final round of the Super Rugby Pacific season kicks off tonight in Auckland with plenty to play for. The Blues host the 8th placed Highlanders who are clinging on to the last playoff spot. We're… Read more Video, Audio
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Missing John Beckenridge 'brain-washed' step-son - mother
5:15 PM.A man who is controlling, calculating and determined. That's how Fiona Lu described her former partner John Beckenridge, who she is convinced brainwashed her son Mike and staged a murder-suicide to… Read more Audio
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Police target swarming dirt bikers on Auckland roads
5:10 PM.Swarming dirt bike riders causing havoc on Auckland roads will be a target of police this long weekend.
A special squad will be using the Eagle helicopter as well as traffic and surveillance cameras… Read more Video, Audio
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Elderly woman killed in Kaikohe home invasion
5:07 PM.An elderly woman on a dialysis machine has been killed in a home invasion in Kaikohe overnight.
Residents of the small Northland town of Kaikohe today woke to news the woman, who was well known in… Read more Audio