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Monday, 6 March 2017
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Maori and Mana parties call for seperate Maori pension age
6 Mar 2017The Maori and Mana parties want the Superannuation age for Maori lowered because they die on average about seven years earlier than Pakeha. Audio
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Labour opposes Govt plan to increase NZ Super age to 67
6 Mar 2017Labour leader Andrew Little responds to the government's announcement on raising the NZ Superannuation age. Video, Audio
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Ambitious Tongan ski team dreaming of Winter Olympics
6 Mar 2017Two of the Royal Tonga Ski Federation's three athletes just got back from competing at the Nordic World Ski Championship, finishing 105th of 107 and 153rd of 156. Video, Audio
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Hundreds gathered at memorial for former Silver Fern Tania Dalton
6 Mar 2017Former Silver Fern Tania Dalton's family is setting up a charitable foundation in her name in support of sports training and development for underprivileged children. Video, Audio
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Truckie films bad drivers after becoming increasingly annoyed
6 Mar 2017A young truck driver became so frustrated with bad driving, she decided to place a camera on her dashcam. But when she sent the footage to police, they told her to go to a police station. Video, Audio
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Is Oamaru the town of the future
6 Mar 2017RNZ reporter Lydia Anderson heads to Oamaru, to check out a provincial town on the rise. Video, Audio
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Auckland accommodation providers face 300% rates hike
6 Mar 2017Some Auckland accommodation providers will face rate increases of almost 300 percent if a proposal to fund tourism promotion goes ahead. Video, Audio
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Victim describes being hit with hammer and waking 5 days later
The victim in the Dome Valley trial has described being kicked, punched, tasered and sexually violated, and detailed the attempts to break her neck. RNZ Court Reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 March 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Kiwis share their thoughts on NZ Super changes
6 Mar 2017Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming heads out to the streets of Auckland's CBD to find out what people think of the government's announcement on NZ Superannuation. Audio
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Opposition party leaders react to pension change
6 Mar 2017NZ First's Winston Peters, United Future's Peter Dunne, and ACT's David Seymour give their thoughts on Prime Minister's Bill English superannuation age increase. Audio
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NZ Super eligibility age to rise to 67 by 2040
6 Mar 2017The government has raised the eligiblity age for NZ Superannuation from 65 to 67 - by 2040. Prime Minister Bill English talks to John Campbell about the decision. Video, Audio
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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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