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Wednesday, 5 November 2025
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Mental health advocates welcome funding but raise concerns
5 Nov 2025Mental health advocates are welcoming a funding boost for crisis care but are concerned there's no national plan and decisions are being made based on decades old data. The government has detailed a… Read more Audio
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Govt confirms considerations to move homeless out of Auckland CBD
5 Nov 2025Government ministers have confirmed they are considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre, but the details remain unclear. Representatives from Auckland City Mission, and… Read more Audio
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Vaccination efforts ramp up as measles outbreak concerns experts
5 Nov 2025Vaccination efforts are ramping up as part of a nationwide Measles Immunisation Week campaign amid an outbreak that's got experts concerned. There are now 17 known cases of the highly-infectious… Read more Audio
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Unemployment hits a nine year high
5 Nov 2025Unemployment has hit a near nine year high, at 5.3% in the three months ended September. That's 160,000 people out of work, the highest since early 1994. The percentage of unemployed young people… Read more Audio
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New Blenheim dialysis unit to save patients hours long trip
5 Nov 2025The opening of a new dialysis unit in Blenheim will save patients with kidney failure a four-hour return trip to Nelson for treatment. The four-chair unit, called Tātari Toto, will initially open for… Read more Audio
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Watercare in negotiations with oyster farmers
5 Nov 2025Watercare and negotiators for oyster farmers north of Auckland have spent a second day in compensation talks after their farms were contaminated after a sewage leak, but they have yet to reach an… Read more Audio
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Heartbreak at lion park as seven big cats to be put down
5 Nov 2025There's heartbreak among former staff of a Whangarei lion park at news that the seven surviving big cats are due to be put down this week. Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary operator Janette Vallance says the… Read more Audio
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Over $60m of funding announced for mental health services
5 Nov 2025More than $60 million of funding has been announced for mental health services across the country, to bolster what's been called a fragmented and inconsistent system. Mental Health Minister Matt… Read more Audio
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Venus Williams to continue tennis comeback in Auckland
5 Nov 2025US tennis legend Venus Williams will continue her comeback in Auckland. Williams returned to compete in the US Open this year, at the age of 45, after a 16-month hiatus from the game. The seven-time… Read more Audio
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New York City elects youngest mayor in over a century
5 Nov 2025New York City has elected its youngest mayor in over a century. Democratic-socialist Zohran Mamdani overcame former governor Andrew Cuomo in an election that saw the city's biggest turnout since 2001… Read more Audio
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Philippines typhoon causes devastating flooding, killing dozens
5 Nov 2025Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about a typhoon sweeping through the Philippines, causing devastating flooding and killing dozens, as well as a father and son's trip to Laos that… Read more Audio
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Restrictions on Eden Park could cost more than $430M - report
The minister for concert regulations has stage dived right into the mosh pit floating major changes to rules around events at Auckland's Eden Park. A new report estimates restrictions on Eden Park… 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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