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Monday, 27 July 2020
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Family court system confusing, broken - whānau Māori
27 Jul 2020Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.
The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Read more Audio
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Fight to stop water bottling expansion reaches High Court
27 Jul 2020The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatāne has reached the High Court.
Ngāti Awa is appealing the Bay of… Read more Audio
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Fiordland faces 40 percent unemployment after storms, Covid-19
Fiordland is facing up to 40 percent unemployment with many tourism business saying they're unsure about their future.
This year the region has been hit by severe flooding that cut access to Milford… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 27 July 2020
27 Jul 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Court packed for review of NZ's Covid-19 lockdown legality
The public gallery was packed for the first day of a judicial review about whether the country was put into level four lockdown lawfully.
The lawyer Andrew Borrowdale is bringing a judicial review… Read more Audio
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NZ requests second Covid-19 test for traveller in South Korea
The government has asked South Korea to do a second Covid-19 test on a person who tested positive after arriving from New Zealand last week.
The person arrived last week after transiting via… Read more Audio
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NZ's first convicted slave master sentenced to 11 years in prison
"He has shattered our dreams" - just one of the harrowing victim impact statements read out today as New Zealand's first convicted slave master was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Sixty-six-year-old… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt pledges $51.6m education boost after Covid-19 hit
The government has announced a $51 million recovery plan for international education providers - to help cushion the blow dealt by Covid-19.
The sector's been crying out for help because it's missing… Read more Video, Audio
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Collins dismisses dismal poll for National on campaign trail
27 Jul 2020National leader Judith Collins was on a mission to put the bruising Newshub Reid Research poll behind her today.
She was in campaign mode in Palmerston North - speaking to the public, and… Read more Audio
Friday, 24 July 2020
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Hiking Aotearoa for suicide awareness - the home stretch
24 Jul 2020Jono Hartland has spent the past eight months making his way down the country, on foot.
The 25-year-old is hiking the three-thousand kilometre Te Araroa Trail to raise money for mental health causes… Read more Audio
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Underpaid early childhood teachers leaving 'in droves'
Early childhood teachers say people are leaving the sector in droves because they are so underpaid.
Teachers from 130 centres across the country took part in this morning's first-ever paid stop-work… Read more Audio
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Dedicated nurses for managed isolation 'ideal' - expert
24 Jul 2020An infection prevention and control expert says in a perfect world a dedicated team of nurses would be taking care of people in Covid-19 managed isolation and quarantine facilities.
Dr Sally Roberts… 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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