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Wednesday, 31 January 2018
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Wellington rental shortage will get worse, TradeMe warns
31 Jan 2018Wellington's rental market is being described as the "perfect storm", with landlords receiving dozens of applications within hours of listing their flats and would-be tenants battling rising rents. Video, Audio
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Teachers, principals disturbed by racism complaints
31 Jan 2018Students told researchers for the Office of the Children's Commissioner and the School Trustees Association of problems including discrimination by teachers and abuse from other children. Audio
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Expect droughts to be worse as well as more frequent - NIWA
31 Jan 2018Dr Andrew Taite, a principal scientist with the National Climate Centre at NIWA, says what's been most surprising this summer is how early in the season rain stopped. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: Wednesday 31 January 2018
31 Jan 2018MetService meteorologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 31 January 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Tears flow as Pike River Recovery Agency opens
31 Jan 2018The agency has opened in Greymouth and will be responsible for recovering the bodies of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine. Video, Audio
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Trump lays out vision for US in State of Union address
31 Jan 2018US President Donald Trump has delivered his first State of the Union address - heralding a "New American Moment' for the United States. Video, Audio
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MPs debate Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill
Green MP Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill is being debated in Parliament. She says she's been crunching the numbers and it's likely to come down to a handful of MPs. Video, Audio
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Large fire at Invercargill forest company yard
31 Jan 2018The Invercargill-Bluff Highway is closed to traffic as firefighters battle a large fire in a forest company yard. Sally Chesterfield from the Fire Service speaks to John Campbell. Audio
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National MPs dismiss rumours of leadership rumblings
31 Jan 2018The party is grappling with the best way to recover from its election loss, and much of the discussion is around the way the leadership team handled the failed coalition negotiations. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 31 January 2018
31 Jan 2018Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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Cheviot hits 36.6 degrees as drought declared in Southland
30 Jan 2018The Government has now officially declared a drought for the whole of Southland and parts of Otago including Clutha, Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago. 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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