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Monday, 28 November 2016
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Fake guns force businesses into lock-down
28 Nov 2016A television crew with fake toy guns sparked a police call-out and businesses and a school to go into lock-down today. Audio
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Ngāti Maru signals interest in DOC land
28 Nov 2016A Taranaki iwi has signalled its interest in thousands of hectares of Department of Conservation land at a Treaty settlement hui at Te Upoko o te Whenua marae today. Audio
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More accident investigators sent to Kaipara
A second team of accident investigators have gone to Kaipara to find out how and why a fishing charter sank in the Harbour at the weekend. Audio
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Kaipara fisherman says he warned authorities about Francie's skipper
A Kaipara fisherman says he warned Maritime New Zealand about the skipper of a boat which capsized at the weekend, killing seven people, with another still missing. Audio
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Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff on his proposal to introduce a visitor levy
28 Nov 2016The Auckland mayor Phil Goff is proposing a visitor's levy of $5 a night, in a bid to raise enough money to limit rates rises to 2.5 percent. Video, Audio
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Jury told 16-year-old did not intend to kill
28 Nov 2016The jury in the trial of teenager Taniela Waitokia, charged with murdering 87-year-old Harold Richardson, has been told he did not intend to kill the pensioner. Conan Young reports. Audio
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Daughter who left mother to die in her waste gets 13 years jail
28 Nov 2016Cindy Taylor has been sentenced to 13 years and three months in prison for the manslaughter of her mother Ena Dung, who weighed just 29kgs at the time of her death. Audio
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Paua recovery successful so far after Kaikoura quake
28 Nov 2016Volunteers relocating paua stranded by the Kaikoura earthquake estimate they have moved up to 56 tonnes of the shellfish back into the water. Video, Audio
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Legislation to help govt act faster on Kaikoura rebuild
28 Nov 2016Parliament will pass two bills under urgency this week in a bid to help quake-hit Kaikoura recover faster. Audio
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Evening business for 28 November 2016
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Geyser eruption sends water 30m into the air
28 Nov 2016Geysers erupted in a lake near Rotorua this morning, forcing one witness and her family to flee to higher ground. Video, Audio
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Parliamentary complex to expand with price tag of $100 million
28 Nov 2016Parliament plans to spend $100m building two new office blocks for MPs and staff, including a new press gallery for political journalists. Audio
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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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