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Tuesday, 17 November 2015
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Transport agency chooses smart option over valley
17 Nov 2015The Transport Agency has backed off a contentious proposal to put a motorway through a scenic valley north of Wellington. Audio
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US feathers ruffled over China lease of Port of Darwin
17 Nov 2015Large scale Chinese investment in Australia is ruffling some United States feathers with the 99-year lease of Darwin's port going to a private Chinese firm, Landbridge. Audio
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4400 classed as more vulnerable to liquefaction
17 Nov 2015Compensation will be coming to just under four-and-a-half-thousand Canterbury home owners whose properties are now classed, as being more vulnerable to liquefaction. Audio
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Political reporter on monitoring Bill debate
17 Nov 2015And from Parliament where the Monitoring Bill is being debated, we're joined now by our political reporter Demelza Leslie. Audio
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Christmas Island poses questions
17 Nov 2015Parliament is debating under urgency legislation to bring in monitoring of criminals deported back here from overseas. Audio
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Hui looks for indigenous solutions to prevent suicide
17 Nov 2015Finding indigenous solutions to preventing suicide was the goal of a hui in Hamilton today. Audio
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Refugee intakes must continue: lawyer
17 Nov 2015A top Canadian lawyer says terrorists will be the winners if countries stop accepting Syrian refugees because of the Paris attacks. Audio
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Teenagers get thousands to prevent cyber bullying
17 Nov 2015In Alexandra, a group of teenagers have just been given 30 thousand dollars. Audio
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Widow of crushed man still can't move on
17 Nov 2015The widow of a man crushed to death by a crane at work says she's still too raw to move on, nearly two years later. Audio
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Lead-up to pepper spraying questioned
17 Nov 2015A specialist in early childhood development says police should've given a six-year-old boy waving a knife more time to calm down before pepper spraying him. Audio
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Live from Wacca
17 Nov 2015To the Wacca, where the pitch which so often favours bowlers is once again helping the batsmen, with Australia extending its lead despite losing two early wickets. 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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