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Wednesday, 18 September 2019
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Petrol prices should drop after Saudi saga - Energy Minister
18 Sep 2019The Energy Minister says she expects petrol prices to come down as quickly as they went up after Saudi Arabia revealed that damage to its production facilities is not as bad as first thought.
On… Read more Video, Audio
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Z defends petrol price hike after Saudi oil saga
18 Sep 2019Z Energy is defending yesterday's six cent price hike, saying that's how much it would have cost to replace the fuel in its tanks.
Z and BP both increased their prices by six cents after drone… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
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Rugby World Cup - An All Black insight into Japan
17 Sep 2019The Rugby World Cup will be held in Asia for the first time this year, and the Japan tournament should be unique, with fans and supporters from around the world set to soak up all the land of the… Read more Audio
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Fire guts classrooms at Christchurch school
17 Sep 2019A fire that destroyed four classrooms in Christchurch this morning has left 120 students without a place to learn.
Firefighters put their lives on the line to protect an administration block at… Read more Audio
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Investment promised after critical Auckland fuel supply report
17 Sep 2019Fuel companies say they're ready to pump big bucks into more storage in the wake of a critical report into the failure of Auckland's fuel supply.
Planes at Auckland Airport were grounded for 10 days… Read more Audio
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Ardern to lobby Trump on aluminium, steel tariffs
17 Sep 2019The Prime Minister says she'll lobby US President Donald Trump to lift aluminium and steel tariffs when she sits down with him next week.
The world leaders will hold official bilateral discussions in… Read more Video, Audio
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Visa changes to help end exploitation - Immigration Minister
17 Sep 2019The Immigration Minister believes a suite of visa changes for overseas workers will help stamp out exploitation.
The government revealed on Tuesday that six temporary work visas are being replaced… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji deaths: Survivor's mother relieved at man's murder charge
The mother of the sole survivor of a mysterious and deadly poisoning tragedy in Fiji says she's relieved that a man known to the family has been charged with murder.
Sangeeta Devi's one year old baby… Read more Audio
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Queenstown locals face homelessness as development begins
17 Sep 2019Residents at a Queenstown campsite are facing homelessness as they're kicked out to make way for a billion dollar development.
The Queenstown Council owned cabins at the former Lakeview Camp Ground… Read more Video, Audio
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Gisborne iwi refuse to hold powhiri for Endeavour replica
17 Sep 2019Four major iwi in Gisborne are refusing to hold a powhiri for a fleet of tall ships, including a replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour, when it arrives in Poverty bay next month.
The vessels are set to… Read more Audio
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Murder accused told police victim was 'like a sister'
WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES DISTURBING CONTENT
A woman accused of murdering Dimetrius Pairama told police she loved the Auckland teenager and tried to save her the night she died.
Miss Pairama's… Read more Audio
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Silver Fern farms welcomes work visa changes
17 Sep 2019The meat industry in New Zealand says it is currently 2000 workers short, and is hoping the government's work visa changes will help fill those gaps with overseas workers.
The latest changes will… 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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