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Monday, 5 October 2015
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Tourism video pulled of campervan on wrong side of road
Tourism New Zealand has hastily removed a promotional video posted on YouTube of a campervan driving on the wrong side of the road somewhere in the South Island. Audio
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English says no evidence of 'appalling treatment' in detention
5 Oct 2015The deputy Prime Minister says there's no evidence New Zealanders held in Australian detention centres are living in appalling conditions. Audio
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Forestry widow says WorkSafe's a joke
WorkSafe is considering changes to the way it investigates health and safety breaches, and could lower its threshold for prosecuting employers. Audio
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TPP negotiators go into the night
The outcome of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Atlanta will be known early tomorrow morning New Zealand time. Audio
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Meat Workers employment case begins in Auckland
Small-town meat workers arrived en masse in Auckland today as their almost two-year long employment dispute with Affco headed to the Employment Court. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 5 October 2015
About 120 young people joined forces at Ratana Pa near Whanganui at the weekend to find ways to reduce the high numbers of Maori youth who kill themselves. Their suicide rate in 2011 for example was… Read more Audio
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More than 4,600 VWs in NZ have dodgy diesel engine
It's just been revealed more than 4-and-a-half thousand Volkswagens in New Zealand with diesel engines have been fitted with the emission-cheating software. Audio
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Forest and Bird consider legal challenge to landswap
Meanwhile Forest and Bird are considering a legal challenge to the landswap. Audio
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DoC admits bats in land swap area tagged for flooding
The Department of Conservation has done a deal which could allow land home to the endangered short-tailed bat to be flooded. Audio
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Worksafe eyes up changes to prosecutions
WorkSafe is considering changes to the way it investigates accidents, and could lower its threshold for prosecuting employers. Audio
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Nelson's gas truck fire under investigation
A blaze in a truck laden with gas cylinders led to the evacuation of businesses in Nelson early this morning. 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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