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Wednesday, 31 May 2017
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Native birds at risk of extinction without tourist tax
31 May 2017In a new report, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, says 80 percent of native bird species are in trouble. Video, Audio
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Lions tickets sent to wrong house
31 May 2017Eight tickets to the Lions vs Hurricanes match in Wellington on June 27 arrived in the wrong letterbox in a small rural North Island town. Video, Audio
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Victoria University hall gets second liquor ban after riot
31 May 2017At least two doors were torn off their hinges, chairs were thrown through walls, toilets damaged and lamps destroyed at Joan Stevens Hall on The Terrace on Saturday night. Audio
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Record year for HIV diagnoses
31 May 2017New figures from the AIDS Epidemiology Group show a record number New Zealanders, 224, were diagnosed with HIV last year. Audio
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Govt won't meet target without Healthy Homes Bill - doctor
Professor Innes Asher told a select committee today that Andrew Little's healthy homes bill is the only way the government will be able to reach its goal of keeping more kids out of hospital. Audio
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Young Maori get help to get drivers licence and passports
31 May 2017The Government will help pay for young Maori get their drivers licences in an effort to get them into work and keep them out of jail. Audio
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Evening business for 31 May 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Team NZ beat Artemis again
31 May 2017Team New Zealand's broken Swedish hearts two days in a row beating Artemis at the America's Cup in Bermuda, in another race involving a penalty. Video, Audio
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Pohutukawa at risk of dying off
31 May 2017The iconic native tree could be one of the worst affected plants, or even die off completely, as the myrtle rust outbreak spreads. Audio
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Warning for rodeo cowboy caught electric-shocking calves
31 May 2017A rodeo cowboy who was caught abusing animals earlier this year has escaped formal punishment - a decision animal welfare activists say is ludicrous. Read more Video, Audio
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Lions arrive full of confidence for first tour in 12 years
31 May 2017The 41-strong squad touched down at Auckland Airport and was welcomed with a powhiri inside the terminal before being greeted by excited fans. Video, Audio
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80% of NZ native birds in trouble
31 May 2017Eighty percent of New Zealand's native bird species are in trouble, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment… Read more 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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