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Monday, 3 May 2021
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Vax to the Max: Waipareira Trust opens Covid-19 vaccine centre
3 May 2021Antivaxxers are being warned not to sabotage the hard work of westies as Auckland's latest mass vaccination clinic opens.
Te Whānau o Waipareira is running the new clinic, in Henderson, for the… Read more Audio
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Faafoi on NZ's future immigration policy
3 May 2021The government has asked the Productivity Commission to dig deeper into what immigration policy settings would best help New Zealand's economic growth.
That includes looking at the effect immigration… Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds of Christchurch households lose bins over contaminated recycling
3 May 2021The recycling report card for more than 650 Christchurch households could be classed as 'absolute rubbish'.
In the last nine months the council has been forced to confiscate 664 yellow recycle bins… Read more Video, Audio
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Declining Mongrel Mob would be 'dereliction of duty' - Chief Human Rights Commissioner
3 May 2021"If I had the opportunity to do that again, I'd be pleased to accept." The Chief Human Rights Commissioner has stood by his decision to meet with a Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob, despite heavy… Read more Video, Audio
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Children's Commissioner warns Pharmac over cancer drugs
The Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft is warning Pharmac not to play one group of children with a life threatening illness off against another.
His comments come after RNZ revealed that… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 3 March 2021
3 May 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6251993156001 Video, Audio
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NZer returning from India describes cost, stress of travelling
3 May 2021A New Zealand citizen who has recently returned from India has recounted the massive cost and stress of getting home.
Pushpindar Singh left New Zealand for India on March 29 to be with his dying… Read more Audio
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NZ's India High Commission Covid-19 oxygen tweet an error
3 May 2021The High Commission in India has revealed "several" of its local staff have been infected with Covid-19.
After making a plea on Twitter for oxygen, the High Commission then apologised to the Indian… Read more Audio
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MSD spends $5.5m on IT to charge for emergency housing
3 May 2021The government's being criticised for spending $5.5 million on IT changes so it can charge people who would otherwise be homeless for their motel stays.
In October the Ministry for Social Development… Read more Audio
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China Business Summit: Ardern firm on NZ values, interests
3 May 2021There's been a blunt exchange between New Zealand and China today, with each country positioning itself for increasing diplomatic disagreements.
A major China Business Summit was held today… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands travel deal: Quarantine-free flights from May 17
New Zealand finally has a start date for the long-awaited Cook Islands bubble - May 17 - but conditions apply.
Both the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cook Islands counterpart Mark Brown… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 30 April 2021
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Parker confident of heavyweight title contention after Manchester
30 Apr 2021Joseph Parker is confident he'll be back in the heavyweight title conversation after his fight in Manchester on Sunday.
The New Zealand boxer has four straight wins to his name ahead of the bout with… Read more Audio
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About this programme
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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