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Wednesday, 19 May 2021
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Lower Hutt Pasifika Covid-19 vaccination brings festive flavour
A warm welcome at the door, hugs, bright shirts in Pasifika prints. It's more like a festival than a vaccination clinic, and that's the whole point.
Capital and Coast District Health Board has… Read more Video, Audio
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Jury shown CCTV in police manslaughter case
19 May 2021The jury at the trial of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody have been shown CCTV footage of his arrival at Hawera police station.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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'An obscene waste of money' - Orion boss criticises govt's Covid-19 vaccination IT delivery
19 May 2021The boss of a global health information company is calling out the government over its slow delivery of essential IT to scale up the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, saying it should have been finished… Read more Video, Audio
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Cladding company lawyer blames construction for leaky homes
19 May 2021A lawyer for the building materials company James Hardie has blamed bad construction for a leaky home - not the company's product.
The James Hardie group of companies are being sued for more than 200… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 19 May 2021
19 May 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6254936035001 Video, Audio
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Top cop cautions crooks copping copper
19 May 2021"Cut it out before you could kill yourself or someone else." That is the message from police to copper wire thieves clipping live powerlines in the Manawatū.
So far this year thieves have stolen… Read more Video, Audio
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Cook Islanders line up in Rarotonga for Covid-19 vaccine
The Cook Islands' Covid-19 vaccination programme is now in full swing with about 600 people receiving the first Pfizer jab.
It may also be a challenge, with some of the 10,000 eligible Cook Islanders… Read more Video, Audio
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More hackers trying to exploit systems for money - CERT NZ
19 May 2021A government cyber security agency is seeing an increasing number of attacks with hackers attempting to exploit system weaknesses for money.
Nadia Yousef is CERT NZ's manager of Incident Response.
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All hospitals on high alert after Waikato DHB cyber attack
19 May 2021The cyber attack that crashed the Waikato District Health Board's computers and phones has put other DHBs on high alert for any incursions.
Five hospitals in the region have had their second day… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
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Long-serving staffer at NZ High Commission in India dies
18 May 2021A long-serving staff member at the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi has died of Covid-19.
The Indian staff member started working at the Commission in 1986 - when Sir Edmund Hillary was High… Read more Audio
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National divided over Maori co-governance, targeted funding
18 May 2021National MPs are singing from different song sheets - with some now throwing their support behind Māori co-governance and targeted funding.
Leader Judith Collins has been accusing the government of… Read more Audio
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Alleged hammer attack at Tauranga children's netball game
18 May 2021An alleged hammer attack on the sidelines of a kids netball game has one sports centre thinking about extra security.
Police are investigating after the incident at the Tauranga Netball Centre on… 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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