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Thursday, 27 July 2017
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Home detention for third man in pokie machine fraud
The final person to be sentenced over a pokie machine fraud has been characterised as a 'bit player' who was unaware of the level of deception carried out by the scheme's leader. Audio
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Gunman was suicidal in recent weeks, sister says
The sister of the man who killed two women near Whangarei yesterday says her brother was suicidal, but she can't believe he killed two people. Video, Audio
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Whangarei killer was imprisoned for attack on policeman
Bruce Howat was on a patrol when he noticed Quinn Patterson, who he suspected was vandalising a property in Hamilton. A minor offence, but what happened next still haunts the former policeman. Video, Audio
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Gunman dies after killing two property inspectors
The man who shot and killed two women in Whangarei was a troublesome, aggressive tenant - and known to the police. Lois Williams reports. Video, Audio
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Crown makes closing arguments in father's manslaughter trial
The Crown says Gustav Otto Sanft cocked a loaded shotgun, pointed it at his two year-old daughter - who was as close as thirty centimetres away - and pulled the trigger. Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Virtual clinic replaces GPs in Patea
27 Jul 2017An iwi-led pop-up virtual medical clinic has begun operating in Patea which has been without a GP for several weeks. Video, Audio
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Pollution reduction must be made legally binding - Environment Commissioner
27 Jul 2017Climate change has been described as the defining inter-generational issue of our time by the environment watchdog, who wants New Zealand's emissions reduction targets put into law. Audio
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Sole parents struggle with poverty and stigma
27 Jul 2017Sole parents on the benefit explain how they survive under a mountain of red tape and punitive obligations. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 July 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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US transgender ban shocks community and Pentagon
27 Jul 2017There has been outrage across the United States following President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people from the military. Video, Audio
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Government waters down planned changes to immigration rules
27 Jul 2017The Government has lowered the $48,000 threshold low-skilled immigrants need to earn to be eligible for a temporary work visa to $41,000, but kept the 12 month stand-down period once they've been in… Read more Video, Audio
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Toddler 'will very likely die' if she has to leave NZ
27 Jul 2017A Tongan family, desperate to gain residency in New Zealand, say their daughter will die if they are forced to return home. 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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