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Friday, 11 October 2024
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Evening business for 11 October 2024
11 Oct 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Government outlines how it manages conflicts of interest
11 Oct 2024The government has outlined how it managed conflicts, or potential conflicts of interest, among ministers with projects included in the controversial Fast-Track legislation. If a conflict was… Read more Audio
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All Whites one step close to third Football World Cup
11 Oct 2024The All Whites are one step close to a third Football World Cup. New Zealand were too good for Tahiti this afternoon, picking up a 3-0 win in Vanuatu, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Terrorist's gun licence referees give evidence at inquest
11 Oct 2024An image of a Swastika was found on the phone of the person who acted as the closest referee for Brenton Tarrant's firearms licence application. The terrorist also sent the person - referred to in… Read more Audio
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Daughter accused of killing elderly Wellington woman in January
11 Oct 2024The person accused of killing an elderly Wellington woman in January can now be named as her daughter, 53-year-old Julia DeLuney. Helen Gregory, who was 79, was found dead in her Khandallah home after… Read more Audio
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Wairarapa health centre relying on Give a Little
11 Oct 2024A Wairarapa health centre is heaving with new patients and having to rely on Give a Little, sausage sizzles and sales of donated jam to stay in the black. First Health and Wellness Centre is a nurse… Read more Audio
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COVID-19 sub-variant XEC arrives in New Zealand
11 Oct 2024The highly transmissable Covid-19 sub-variant, XEC has arrived in New Zealand, with one epidemologist concerned people will die if there's an outbreak of the new strain. This strain is a mix of two… Read more Audio
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Students clean up neighbourhood in memory of Sophia Crestani
11 Oct 2024North Dunedin students have been busy with bags and bin, cleaning up their neighbourhood in memory of Sophia Crestani. It's been five years since the 19-year-old University of Otago student died at an… Read more Audio
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1000 athletes in Palmerston North for gymnastics championships
11 Oct 2024Almost a thousand muscled and flexible athletes are jumping, flipping, twisting and balancing in Palmerston North this week at the national gymnastics championships. Olympian trampolinists are the… Read more Audio
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Harper Sandford goes viral for perfomance last weekend
11 Oct 2024Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about the Black Ferns looking to salvage something from their up and down season tomorrow and how Harper Sandford went viral for his performance at a… Read more Audio
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South Otago librarians report increase aggression from visitors
11 Oct 2024You might think of the library as one of the last bastions of peace and quiet, a safe cosy space for allcomers. But worryingly, South Otago librarians are reporting an increase in aggression from… Read more Audio
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Auckland pensioners claim Kainga Ora's quashing friday drinks
11 Oct 2024A group of Auckland pensioners claim Kainga Ora has been a party pooper quashing their regular Friday afternoon drinks. For 15 years the group of Ellerslie tenants at the complex, who age from their… 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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