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Friday, 9 May 2025
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Cooper Legal on govt redress package for abuse in care victims
9 May 2025The government will not be setting up a new compensation scheme for survivors, as it had promised for so long, and as the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry had recommended. Instead, 774… Read more Audio
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Govt not setting up compensation scheme for Abuse in Care survivors
9 May 2025Appalling; insulting; another broken promise; and a total kick in the guts - those are the words of abuse in care survivors, who are united in their view that the government has betrayed them with its… Read more Audio
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Auckland 11-year-old has stitches on leg after dog attack
9 May 2025An eleven-year-old boy has stitches on his leg after he was attacked by a pair of roaming dogs in south Auckland. There have been multiple dog attacks in Mangere Bridge this week. Another resident… Read more Audio
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'Kick in the guts,' Abuse in care survivor on redress package
9 May 2025774 million dollars in this year's budget is earmarked for payments to survivors and making the claims process faster and more effcient. Minister Erica Stanford said it increases the average redress… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns set to kick off journey towards 2025 World Cup
9 May 2025The Black Ferns kick off their journey towards the 2025 World Cup this weekend. That's just a taster from a solid menu of games this weekend to satisfy even the fussiest of rugby connoiseurs. Sports… Read more Audio
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Malborough homeowner's daily power charges jumps 600%
9 May 2025One Malborough Sounds property is facing a particularly steep rise in its power prices - with a 600 percent increase in one aspect of its power bill. The factors driving this increase are quite… Read more Audio
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Youthline on proposed social media ban for under 16s
9 May 2025A youth support service is worried a proposed blanket ban on social media for under sixteens could stop young people accessing much needed mental heath help. National is pushing for a new law that… Read more Audio
Thursday, 8 May 2025
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Two of three major Australian political parties lose leaders
8 May 2025The fallout from Labor's election landslide continues with two of the three major parties losing their leaders. The race is now on to replace the biggest casualty - Peter Dutton who led the Liberal… Read more Audio
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Govt to remove Maori acknowledgment from ECE centres
8 May 2025The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 8 May 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Black Ferns have 4 test matches before World Cup kicks off
8 May 2025The Black Ferns have four test matches before the Rugby World Cup kicks off later this year in England. The first test is against traditional rivals Australia on Saturday in the Pacific Four Series… Read more Audio
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Pakistan's PM vows to 'avenge' deaths of 31 people killed
8 May 2025Pakistan's Prime Minister has vowed to "avenge" the deaths of 31 people killed in missle strike by India's airforce, raising fears of a wider conflict between the two nuclear powers. India hit sites… Read more 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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