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Wednesday, 7 October 2020
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Comancheros gang leader found guilty of money laundering
7 Oct 2020Auckland Comancheros gang leader Pasilika Naufahu has been found guilty of money laundering, along with fellow member Connor Clausen and one other person with name suppression. Naufahu and Clausen… Read more Video, Audio
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Rising waste levy 'anti-recycling', metal recyclers say
7 Oct 2020Metal recyclers fear the government's increasing waste levy will make metal recycling unprofitable - meaning no cash back for scrapping your car or other metal. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 7 October
7 Oct 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Palliative care can’t survive on ‘cakes and op-shops’
Palliative and aged care doctors say the expanding sector is vastly underfunded and can no longer survive on "cakes and op-shops". Specialists say the government must totally re-think end of life and… Read more Audio
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Finding animals alive 'like winning the lotto'
7 Oct 2020A Lake Ōhau couple figured their beloved pets were dead after they had to leave them behind and flee the fire - so were shocked to find the animals alive after returning to the village. Video, Audio
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Accusations political fans are 'plants' on campaign trail
7 Oct 2020New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says all parties but his are using 'plants' on the campaign trail, to make sure they get an enthusiastic reception, and positive media coverage. Audio
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A fight for housing help while caring for dying mother-in-law
7 Oct 2020Friends and whanau of a terminally ill woman who was bounced between nine different motels in the final months of her life believe her case shows how deadly the housing crisis. is. Lisa Diamond died… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
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Firefighters could not have prevented SkyCity fire
6 Oct 2020It's nearly a year since Auckland's convention centre became the scene of a herculean operation involving 150 firefighters.
An intense fire burned for three days, bringing the city centre shuddering… Read more Video, Audio
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'These people are voiceless, we're here to be a voice' - ex-Gloriavale member urges inquiry
6 Oct 2020Former Gloriavale members are picketing the Election 2020 leaders debate in Christchurch, urging the Prime Minister to launch an inquiry into the secretive religious sect on the South Island's West… Read more Video, Audio
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Ex-Gloriavale members urge Ardern to launch inquiry into sect
6 Oct 2020Former Gloriavale members are picketing Tuesday's leaders debate in Christchurch in the hope of forcing the Prime Minister to launch an inquiry into the secretive religious sect on the South Island's… Read more Audio
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First responders describe panic of facing Ōhau fire
6 Oct 2020The people that first raised the alarm - and the firefighters that raced to their rescue - have opened up about how the Lake Ōhau fire took hold.
About 40 houses in the small community were destroyed… Read more Video, Audio
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2021 ASB Classic tennis cancelled due to Covid-19
6 Oct 2020Covid has claimed a key fixture of the New Zealand summer of sport. The 2021 ASB tennis Classic, due to be played in Auckland in January, has been cancelled due to the complexities of running a… 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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