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Tuesday, 18 July 2017
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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
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Prisoner held for too long sues Corrections for compensation
18 Jul 2017Shane Gardiner is asking for compensation relating to the Supreme Court's ruling that Corrections had been incorrectly calculating release dates for some prisoners. Video, Audio
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More people housesitting to save up for their own home
18 Jul 2017A rising number of people, and not just in Auckland, are choosing to look after other people's homes, in order to save up for their own. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
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Mother and daughter attacked outside their home
18 Jul 2017Two Auckland women who were viciously attacked when they confronted would-be car thieves are traumatised but recovering. Audio
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John Key receives Australia's highest honour
18 Jul 2017John Key was invested as an Honorary Companion in the Order of Australia at a ceremony in Canberra this afternoon. The former Prime Minister spoke to Rowan Quinn. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 18 July 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Dunedin MP camps out in Octagon to highlight homelessness
MP Clare Curran is defending the plight of two homeless single mothers forced into emergency accommodation, while MSD says yet another motel won't take them due to their anti-social behaviour. Read more Video, Audio
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Labour told it's multinational tax policy is "wrong way" to collect money
A tax expert says Labour's threat to slap a punitive tax on multinationals ducking their tax obligations is the wrong way to collect the money. 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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