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Wednesday, 13 March 2019
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Operation Burnham Inquiry: Lawyer calls for judicial review
13 Mar 2019Human rights lawyer Deborah Manning, who is representing Afghan villagers in the Operation Burnham Inquiry, has launched a legal challenge calling for the inquiry to be completely open to the public.
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28 measles cases confirmed in Canterbury
13 Mar 2019Vaccine supplies are running low in Canterbury, where 28 people are now confirmed to have measles. Reporter Logan Church joins Checkpoint live from a community health facility, shortly after… Read more Video, Audio
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George Pell to spend at least 3 years, 8 months in jail
13 Mar 2019Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years' in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys when he was Catholic archbishop of Melbourne. Foreign Editor Graeme Acton reports. Audio
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IAG limits new Wellington customers
13 Mar 2019Wellington' biggest insurance provider says it is rejecting more applications than it accepts in the capital - but insists it does not have a blanket policy to say no to new home and contents… Read more Video, Audio
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019
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Crime-busting software team among PM’s science winners
12 Mar 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has dished out $1 million in prize-money to scientists, ranging from a bioengineer developing innovative devices to diagnose gut problems to a young physicist. Audio
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Increasing demand for public dental care – ADHB
12 Mar 2019Auckland District Health Board says it's had to make changes to stop patients lining up for hours outside its South Auckland emergency dental clinic as demand for public dental care increases. Audio
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Kiwibuild added homes already under construction - National
12 Mar 2019National Party MP Judith Collins has produced more examples of homes she claims were already under construction when they were brought into the KiwiBuild programme. Audio
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Piha residents ask council to buy flood-damaged homes
12 Mar 2019Auckland Council is resisting calls to buy up flood-damaged homes in Piha, as owners say it's the cheapest option to deal with a disaster that still has some residents out of their homes one year on. Audio
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Date announced for Pike River Mine re-entry
12 Mar 2019Now the Pike River Mine re-entry date has been confirmed, some of the victims' families are wondering what might be found and also what will happen afterwards. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio
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Group marches on Parliament over Ihumatao land dispute
12 Mar 2019A group with ancestral links to land at Ihumatao is calling on the government to revoke consent for a housing development there. About 300 people were at Parliament today to present an 18,000-strong… Read more Video, Audio
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Rotorua residents frustrated by cost of replacing wood burners
12 Mar 2019Rotorua residents are facing having to pay thousands of dollars to install new wood burners in order to comply with the city's new air quality regulations that come into force next year. 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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