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Monday, 9 April 2018
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Evening business for Monday 9 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Teachers paid less than principal's teen daughter
9 Apr 2018New teachers at Birdwood Primary School in Ranui are paid $46,000. Principal Jenny Bernard told John Campbell her daughter was offered a job at a coffee shop earning more than that. Video, Audio
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Auckland too expensive so teacher spends two hours a day in car
Kaveeta Shiri-wastow, who can't afford to live in Auckland, spends fifteen hours a week in her car, and $200 a week on petrol, getting to and from her teaching job. Video, Audio
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Privacy Commissioner suggests deleting Facebook
9 Apr 2018The privacy commissioner says the only way for concerned Facebook users to be certain their data is not being misused is to delete their existing accounts. Video, Audio
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Immigration NZ apologises for controversial overstayer data programme
9 Apr 2018Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has suspended the programme and says he's been assured that race and country of origin weren't criteria used to prioritise deportations. Audio
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Southland Museum closing due to earthquake risk
The distinctive pyramid-shaped Southland Museum and Art Gallery in Invercargill, which employs 41 people and houses more than 100 tuatara, will close to the public on Thursday. Audio
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Friday, 6 April 2018
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Kapiti Coast locals at war with ants
6 Apr 2018Frustrated residents on the Kapiti Coast are waging a war against Argentine ants, which they are finding in their gardens, homes, hair, and constantly crawling up their bodies. Warmer weather has… Read more Video, Audio
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Three years imprisonment for serial Piha arsonist
6 Apr 2018Cory Marson-Wood, 20, lit more than 30 fires in Piha last year. He told police he got an adrenalin rush when he saw emergency services arriving to fight them. Rowan Quinn has the details. Video, Audio
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Immigration programme goes beyond privacy law - Justice Minister
6 Apr 2018Immigration NZ has been running a pilot data modelling programme in the last 18 months, targetting overstayers by using age, gender, and ethnicity to identify troublemakers. Audio
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Government picks Taranaki as tourism hotspot
The Government wants to turn Taranaki into a global tourism hotspot, announcing a $20 million growth package for the struggling region today. Audio
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Fact checking Gerry Brownlee's EQC claims
6 Apr 2018Conan Young put, among other things, the former EQC Minister's claim that Christchurch re-repairs are high due to aftershocks, to experts. 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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