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Wednesday, 22 July 2020
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Palmerston North electorate reacts to Lees-Galloway dismissal
22 Jul 2020So what do people in the Palmerston North electorate think about their soon-to-be former MP and what's come to light today?
RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook and cameraman Dom Thomas visited the area. Read more Video, Audio
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Deceit, integrity problem at core of MPs' affairs - Chester Borrows
22 Jul 2020A staffer for former Prime Minister David Lange says in his time sexual activity in Parliament was rife, and ousted Cabinet minister Iain-Lees Galloway is a victim of the current political climate.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Peters accuses ACT, Morton of superannuation details leak
22 Jul 2020In an explosive display in Parliament this afternoon, Winston Peters has named the people he believes are behind the leak of his superannuation details, describing it as a hit job inspired by the ACT… Read more Audio
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NZ's managed isolation facilities close to exhausted
Options for managed isolation and quarantine facilities are close to being exhausted.
At a media conference this afternoon, it was revealed the government is introducing a quota system for passenger… Read more Audio
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Doctors investigate why there were fewer premature births under lockdown
22 Jul 2020Doctors say there were fewer babies born prematurely in New Zealand's lockdown - following a trend also seen overseas.
They say understanding what's behind the change could help save some babies from… Read more Audio
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Is it fair Iain Lees-Galloway was sacked over affair?
22 Jul 2020A staffer for former Prime Minister David Lange says in his time sexual activity was rife in Parliament and Iain-Lees Galloway is a victim of the current political climate.
Lees-Galloway's affair… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Airport buys Otago land with airport plans
22 Jul 2020Big news for Central Otago today with news Christchurch International Airport Ltd has purchased 750 hectares of land near Tarras with a long-term proposal to build an airport on the site.
The site… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 July 2020
22 Jul 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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One year home detention for selling cage eggs as 'free range'
An Auckland man has been sentenced to a year's home detention for selling millions of cage eggs as free range.
The Commerce Commission opened an investigation in 2017, following a complaint from an… Read more Audio
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Peters lashes out over helping friends' Antarctica trip
22 Jul 2020Wealthy friends of the Foreign Minister Winston Peters were invited to go to Antarctica partly in the hope they may donate private money to the redevelopment of Scott Base, the New Zealand First… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist on 484 new Covid-19 cases in Victoria
22 Jul 2020Professor Tony Blakely is an epidemiologist and public health specialist from the University of Melbourne.
He talks to Lisa Owen about compulsory face masks and the 484 new Covid-19 cases in… Read more Video, Audio
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Australia tense as Victoria sees 484 new Covid-19 cases
22 Jul 2020The eastern states of Australia are on tenterhooks as Victoria recorded it's highest daily number of infections since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.
There were 484 new cases overnight, and two… 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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