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Thursday, 4 February 2021
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Racetrack intruder accused in court after near-miss incident
The man accused of running onto Trentham raceway during a Wellington Cup event on Saturday has appeared in court.
24-year-old Justin Bergman appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court this morning.
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Council, DHB anger over notice of Otago contaminated water
4 Feb 2021Residents in the two east Otago towns affected by the water issue will be offered blood tests from next week.
Authorities are still trying to pin down the source of the elevated lead levels in the… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
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Survivors remember Hawke's Bay quake, 90 years on
3 Feb 2021Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.
The Hawke's Bay earthquake struck the cities of Napier and Hastings, killing 256 people.
The quake's anniversary was marked with… Read more Video, Audio
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Who will face NZ in World Test Championship final?
3 Feb 2021Kiwi cricket fans will focus their attention on India over the next five weeks as they wait to find out who the Black Caps will play in the World Test Championship final.
New Zealand have secured… Read more Audio
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British soldiers acknowledged at Ruapekapeka commemoration
3 Feb 2021175 years on from the battle of Ruapekapeka, hapū in the Far North have acknowledged the British men killed in the conflict, despite suffering losses of their own.
A memorial honouring 12 soldiers… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman charged, caught at border smuggling 947 plants
3 Feb 2021A woman has been sentenced to 100 hours community work and a year's supervision after she got busted at Auckland International Airport in 2019 trying to sneak in hundreds of cacti and succulents that… Read more Video, Audio
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CCTV in more than half MIQ hotels not up to scratch
3 Feb 2021The CCTV systems in more than half our managed isolation and Quarantine Hotels are still not up to scratch despite the government ordering upgrades.
An investigation is underway into how Covid-19… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 3 February
3 Feb 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Video, Audio
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No travel, so NZ boat sellers see skyrocketing demand
3 Feb 2021With international travel off the cards, boat sellers say they are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing demand. And space to keep vessels is now becoming scarce. Louise Ternouth reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Cones on Wellington's Jervois Quay as sinkhole opens
3 Feb 2021A sinkhole has opened up in central Wellington on Wednesday afternoon. Crews are at the site on Jervois Quay near the waterfront.
RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook is there. Read more Video, Audio
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Mana Wāhine speak at Waitangi Tribunal
3 Feb 2021The Waitangi Tribunal has heard Māori women have been marginalised for too long and colonisation denied them rights over their bodies, minds and beliefs.
The first stages of the Mana Wāhine Inquiry… Read more Audio
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Medsafe details approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
3 Feb 2021Medsafe has given provisional approval for the Pfizer Biontech vaccine. The first New Zealanders to get the jab will be MIQ workers and their families.
The Prime Minister says the vaccine will be… Read more Video, 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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