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Friday, 31 July 2020
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Covid-19: Grave concerns for Melbourne's aged care sector
31 Jul 2020There are grave concerns for Melbourne's aged care sector as Covid-19 cases continue to spread through rest homes in Victoria.
Another 627 coronavirus cases were recorded today, as many Victorians… Read more Video, Audio
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A wintry day with NZ's only public road avalanche inspectors
31 Jul 2020Each winter, a small team of specialist avalanche forecasters begin their vigil to keep people safe while travelling on the Milford Road.
The alpine highway to Milford Sound is home to the country's… Read more Video, Audio
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If ACT got five percent of vote, who would get into Parliament?
31 Jul 2020Last night's One News Colmar Brunton Poll saw the ACT party sitting pretty on five percent. It's the highest poll result in more than a decade.
And with news leader David Seymour could bring five new… Read more Audio
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Govt lockdown purchase brings home the bacon for food banks
The gruesome prospect of mass slaughters of pigs on farms because of over-supply prompted the government to buy 12,000 carcasses during lockdown - and donate them to food banks.
Hundreds more papers… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 31 July
31 Jul 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Victoria faces prospect of full-scale Covid-19 lockdown
31 Jul 2020Authorities in Victoria will assess data over the weekend to determine whether the state goes into a full New Zealand-style lockdown as the number of infections, especially in rest homes, continues to… Read more Video, Audio
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Disgraced financial adviser Barry Kloogh sentenced to jail
31 Jul 2020In Dunedin disgraced financial adviser Barry Kloogh was today jailed for at least five years for running a Ponzi scheme which cost investors more than $15 million.
Victims told the court, in… Read more Audio
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Operation Burnham: 'I failed' to correct record - Wayne Mapp
31 Jul 2020The inquiry also criticised the Defence Minister at the time, Dr Wayne Mapp - saying he failed to correct the public record, even after he was told civilian casualties were possible.
It said that was… Read more Video, Audio
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Damning Operation Burnham report finds child likely killed
31 Jul 2020A damning report into Operation Burnham has found that a child was likely killed during the 2010 raid of an Afghan village, and that the Defence Force misled the public and Ministers.
The… Read more Audio
Thursday, 30 July 2020
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Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams give valedictory speeches in Parliament
30 Jul 2020Long-time National MPs Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams have given their valedictory speeches in Parliament.
Both were elected into Parliament 12 years ago and between them have held a plethora of… Read more Audio
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Privacy Commissioner investigating Boag's, Walker's leak
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards wants to establish whether any of the 18 people whose data was leaked want to pursue a case against those who breached their privacy. Read more Video, Audio
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Heather Roy, Dave Cormack discuss latest political poll
The One News Colmar Brunton poll released tonight has support for Labour at 53 percent, National at 32 percent, NZ First at 2 percent, and the Greens at 5 percent, and ACT is at 5 percent.
To break… Read more Video, 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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