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Thursday, 14 July 2016
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Pokemon fan quits job to catch virtual monsters
14 Jul 2016A 24-year-old Aucklander hooked on Pokemon Go has recently quit his job and booked twenty buses up and down the country to try to catch 'em all. Video, Audio
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Horton Media opposes Fairfaz-NZME merger
The Commerce Commission has many of the submssions they've received on the NZME-Fairfax merger public, including one from Horton Media - related to the family who owned the NZ Herald. Video, Audio
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Derelict HNZ properties a magnet for crime
Residents of a New Plymouth suburb filled with dozens of derelict Housing New Zealand properties say they feel increasingly unsafe in their own homes. Audio
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Grey Power internal stoush over cannabis
Grey Power members wanting to plant marijuana between their broccoli and oregano are standing firm in the face of mounting opposition from within their own organisation. Audio
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Theresa May appoints new cabinet in first day as PM
New British Prime Minister Theresa May has just spent her first night at number 10 Downing Street after a day in which she picked her new Cabinet. Audio
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Large fire in central Christchurch
Our reporter Conan Young joins us from Christchurch. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 July 2016
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Live from Rotorua Police news conference
We go back to the Rotorua Police station now where a police conference has just begun following the the shooting of a man near a shopping centre earlier today. Audio
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What is Hobsonville Point's affordable housing?
In Auckland, young families searching for affordable housing in special housing areas say it's proving Mission Impossible. Video, Audio
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Akld families under pressure in house-hunt
In Auckland, young families searching for affordable housing in special housing areas say it's proving Mission Impossible. Audio
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Quitline charity under legal spotlight
The Government has called in lawyers for advice over a charity that is holding onto millions of dollars in public funds and continued paying its trustees several months after it stopped operating. Audio
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Rotorua man hospitalised after being shot by police
A man is in a serious condition after being shot by the police in Rotorua - the second police shooting in less than 48 hours. 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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