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Is the speed limit on some of our open roads too high?
5 Jun 2019A Transport Agency tool, Mega Maps, has found the speed limit on 87 percent of roads is higher than what is deemed the safe travel speed. It suggests the speed should be as low as 60 on some open… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 5th June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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11,000 people, households waiting for public housing
5 Jun 2019As at March this year, more than 11,000 people or households were on the waiting list for public housing. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says will exceed its state house building target in the year… Read more Video, Audio
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Working poor: The long, excruciating wait for a state house
5 Jun 2019An Auckland social worker says the wait for state housing is putting young lives at risk, including a Mangere family of six, who have spent the last four years jammed into a one-bedroom private… Read more Video, Audio
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Lightning, tornadoes, rain lash northern NZ
Lightning strikes, gale-force winds and torrential rain buffeted Northland and Auckland today, but forecasters are warning Wellingtonians to batten down the hatches as the worst of the weather moves… Read more Audio
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Tornado damages more than a dozen homes in Far North
5 Jun 2019A brief but violent tornado tore through Coopers Beach in the Far North this morning, damaging more than a dozen homes. As Lois Williams reports, Civil Defence is marvelling no-one was hurt. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5th June, 2019
5 Jun 2019Watch today's full programme here. Video
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Petition delivered to Parliament calling for more free dental care
The organiser of a petition calling for more free dental care hopes it will persuade the government to make the next budget a true wellbeing one. The 10,000-signature petition has been handed to the… Read more Audio
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Injury report prompts reviews on students’ training
ACC figures released today show a major spike in sports injuries in children over the last decade, with part of the blame being apportioned on more high-intensity training. Audio
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'A culture change is going on in this organisation’ - new TOP leader
4 Jun 2019The new leader of The Opportunities Party, Geoff Simmons, says he's already in talks with "all major political parties" about possible electorate deals that could see TOP win a seat. This follows a… Read more Video, Audio
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Secondary teachers kick off rolling strikes
4 Jun 2019School was out for Year 9 students today as secondary teachers began the first of a series of rolling strikes. The industrial action comes just days before scheduled talks between the teachers union… Read more Audio
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Kohanga reo staff brought to tears following $32m post-budget boost
4 Jun 2019Kohanga reo staff were brought to tears today as the government delivered a $32 million boost to help lift wages and pay voluntary workers. The post-budget announcement was unveiled in Wellington in… Read more Video, Audio
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