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Tuesday, 3 December 2019
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Charities Minister did not read damning report on Hepatitis Foundation
3 Dec 2019The Community and Voluntary Sector Minister hasn't read a damning report into the Hepatitis Foundation's extravagant spending and wasn't aware of her department's refusal to answer questions.
RNZ… Read more Audio
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Campaigners slam chicken farm where nearly 200,000 birds died
3 Dec 2019A chicken farm in Auckland where 190,000 birds died did not proactively tell the authorities that anything had happened, and only did after they were dobbed in, animal welfare campaigners claim.
The… Read more Audio
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Gun buy-back breach: Police confirm only one login had access
3 Dec 2019The police have confirmed the full details of 34 individuals were compromised in the gun buy back scheme, with about another 500 having their names and addresses accessed.
Personal information about… Read more Audio
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Bill to ban foreign donations pushed through under urgency
3 Dec 2019The government is moving under urgency in the house to ban foreign political donations of more than $50.
The move was only announced on Tuesday, but the government will be looking to hold all three… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 3 December 2019
3 Dec 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cannabis: Govt proposes legalising 14g purchase a day
3 Dec 2019The government is proposing to make it legal to buy a maximum of 14 grams of cannabis a day.
That's one of the proposals in legislation unveiled on Tuesday afternoon by the Justice Minister, Andrew… Read more Video, Audio
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Measles in Samoa: Many still visiting traditional healers
3 Dec 2019As Samoa struggles to deal with the deadly measles epidemic, people are flocking to a traditional healer in desperation.
Last week the government repeatedly shut down a man claiming to have a medical… Read more Video, Audio
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Measles: Health Ministry warns people travelling to Pacific
3 Dec 2019The Health Ministry will be reminding doctors all people under 18 years old can get a free measles jab in New Zealand regardless of their citizenship, after a Samoan toddler was reportedly turned down… Read more Video, Audio
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Unimmunised toddler refused vaccine in NZ, returns to Samoa
3 Dec 2019An unimmunised toddler has landed in Samoa on Tuesday afternoon, after being refused a measles vaccine in New Zealand. The 15-month-old boy had been visiting New Zealand with his family but had been… Read more Audio
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Boy turned down for measles jab before returning to Samoa
3 Dec 2019An unimmunised toddler has landed in Samoa on Tuesday afternoon, after being refused a measles vaccine in New Zealand.
The 15-month-old boy had been visiting New Zealand with his family but had been… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 2 December 2019
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Environmental protest forces OMV staff to stay home
2 Dec 2019Staff at the New Zealand headquarters of oil and gas company OMV were forced work from home today after environmentalists blockaded its New Plymouth offices.
The Austrian firm says it had safety… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Friday second-busiest shopping day
2 Dec 2019The figures are in and Black Friday was the second busiest shopping day of the year so far.
In the United States, the Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally a massive day of discounts and sales -… Read more Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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