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Wednesday, 19 July 2017
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Labour ditches tax cuts in favour of higher social spending
19 Jul 2017Labour has made its main economic pitch to voters with its alternative Budget, under which billions more would be spent on health, education and boosting family incomes. Audio
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Team NZ releases details of strict conditions for next America's Cup
19 Jul 2017Team New Zealand has released the first details of the next America's Cup, indicating it is likely to be held in Auckland in 2021 with strict conditions including a "constructed in country" rule for… Read more Video, Audio
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IRD plans to reduce staff numbers by 30% by 2021
19 Jul 2017Hundreds of roles will change at IRD in order to better equip staff to handle technological changes, IRD commissioner Naomi Ferguson says. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with Sharon Brettkelly, Wednesday 19th July 2017
19 Jul 2017Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
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Auckland Grammar School hires first Maori language teacher
18 Jul 2017For the first time since it opened its doors in 1869, the boys college has made Te Reo Maori a compulsory subject for all year nine students. Audio
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Out of work paua fishers to get half a million dollar package after quake
18 Jul 2017November's Kaikoura earthquake lifted parts of the coastline up by several metres in some places, leaving thousands of paua exposed to dehydration and prompting the fisheries' closure. Audio
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Family of Australian woman killed by US police demand answers
18 Jul 2017Justine Damond dialled 911 shortly before midnight on Saturday night but was shot dead in her pyjamas as she approached the police car. Video, Audio
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Labour fleshes out plan to immediately resume Super Fund contributions
18 Jul 2017The Labour Party is pledging to immediately invest $500 million into the Superannuation Fund if elected to power, after National ceased payments in 2009. Audio
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Mum tells of desperation to hug daughter after fatal shooting
18 Jul 2017The partner of Gustav Otto Sanft, accused of shooting his two year-old daughter in the face with a shotgun has told a court she was desperate to hug her child after the incident. Audio
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Ready, steady, slow World Snail Racing Championships
18 Jul 2017Snails have returned to Congham in Norfolk, eastern England, for the annual celebration of the gastropod games, otherwise known as the World Snail-Racing Championships. Video, Audio
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Warehouse workers 'should be paid', Aucklanders say
18 Jul 2017The Warehouse has struck a deal with the Government where it gives 1000 young jobseekers, or people on the benefit, work experience for three full time weeks, but doesn't have to pay them. Video, Audio
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Prince William and family tour Poland, Germany
18 Jul 2017The Prince is on a four day tour with his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Video, Audio
Checkpoint
About this programme
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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