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Cook Islands' search for Māori name reignites calls for change
5 Mar 2019Less than two weeks after New Zealand's Poverty Bay adopted its new dual name of Turanganui-a kiwa, the Cook Islands has commissioned a committee to also find an indigenous name. Audio
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PM rules out lowering MMP threshold - for now
5 Mar 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ruled out lowering the MMP threshold in time for next year's election after National challenged her to take the option off the table, following Greens' public push to… Read more Audio
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Fears apprenticeship changes could leave industry in turmoil
5 Mar 2019The building and construction industry says it's concerned that changes to how apprenticeships are run could leave the industry in turmoil. Audio
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Arrow subcontractor can’t access crane after company’s collapse
5 Mar 2019Subcontractor Smith Crane and Construction is out of pocket and short one crane after being caught up in the collapse of construction firm, Arrow International. The firm, which employs 250 people… Read more Audio
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Growing concerns for missing Auckland man
5 Mar 2019Hundreds of family and friends of Denver Chance have taken to the streets of Auckland and further to search for the missing 43-year-old businessman. Police say they have growing concerns something… Read more Video, Audio
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Man charged with murder after woman killed at retirement village
A 75-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman at a retirement village north of Wellington. Reporter Jonathan Mitchell joins Checkpoint live from Raumati Beach on the Kapiti… Read more Video, Audio
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Pacific league teams to star in Oceania Cup
Just as World Rugby is copping flak for its proposal to sideline Pacific teams in a new annual global tournament, Great Britain Rugby League has announced its 2019 tour will include a stopover in… Read more Audio
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NZ Golf previously warned of claiming to use 'korowai'
5 Mar 2019NZ Golf says it didn't wish to cause any offence when it draped a cape over the winner of the NZ Open, calling it a 'korowai', and plans to review this aspect of the ceremony - something weaver Ata Te… Read more Video, Audio
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Remembering Strongman, as experts prepare to enter Pike
5 Mar 2019As mine experts prepare to enter Pike River Mine to recover the bodies of the 29 men who died in 2010, we talk to Harry Bell, a former mines rescue worker and inspector, about the difference between… Read more Video, Audio
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MPs split over school strike for climate change
Green and Labour MPs will give the School Strike for Climate a warm welcome when it marches on Parliament next Friday, but National MPs say pupils shouldn't bunk class for it. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 5 March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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