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Friday, 27 September 2024
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Central Otago population expected to rise to 37,000 by 2048
27 Sep 2024Central Otago is creating a strategy to shape its economic future with hopes it may ease the pressures from rapid growth. A recent report suggests more growth is on the horizon with the population… Read more Audio
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Silver Ferns to take on England on Sunday
27 Sep 2024Dame Noeline Taurua is calling on the Silver Ferns to find their mongrel. A relatively new look New Zealand side will take to the court against England in Auckland on Sunday, the Roses fresh off an… Read more Audio
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Whangarei Boys' High School ordered to pay over half a million
27 Sep 2024The parents of a boy who died on a school trip to Abbey Caves say they trusted teachers to keep him safe. Whangarei Boys' High School student Karnin Petera drowned when the cave system flooded in May… Read more Audio
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Minister for Infrastructure speaks on Dunedin Hospital rebuild freeze
27 Sep 2024Waitaki mayor Gary Kircher said the discontent over the freeze on the Dunedin Hospital rebuild is "a pig's breakfast." He said the south has not been served well and the hospital's needed to deliver… Read more Audio
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Up to 600 jobs to go at Timaru meat processing plant
27 Sep 2024Up to 600 jobs are to go from the Alliance Group's meat processing plant in Timaru, with very little prospect of any workers being re-deployed to other plants. It's planning to wind down sheep meat… Read more Audio
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Christchurch has become more culturally vibrant - locals
27 Sep 2024Is Christchurch about to dethrone Wellington as the country's new capital of cool? Locals say Otautahi is becoming a hipper, more culturally vibrant place after it was devastated by earthquakes more… Read more Audio
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'Recovery' scam posing as person trying to recover lost funds
27 Sep 2024Beware the scammer coming back for a second crack at cleaning you out. The so called "recovery" scam is the latest way to swindle people out of their cash. It's where a scammer approaches a known… Read more Audio
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Alliance Group intends to close Smithfield meat
27 Sep 2024600 jobs are almost certainly gone from Timaru after workers were told by Alliance Group today it intends to close Smithfield meat processing plant. It's a body blow for the South Canterbury community… Read more Audio
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Researchers find 'animal forests' in Wellington's shallow waters
27 Sep 2024Victoria University researchers have discovered a surprising number of animal habitats in Wellington's shallow waters. Shallow waters are typically dominated by seaweed ecosystems. But as Krystal… Read more Audio
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All Blacks set to verse Wallabies in Wellington
27 Sep 2024RNZ's All Black correspondent Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about the latest from the All Black camp about the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday, the National Under 85 kg Club Cup final being on before the… Read more Audio
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Pasifika women working for free due to pay gap - data
27 Sep 2024From today, Pasifika women are working for free. This is according to new data from the Council of Trade Unions which calculates the date each year, that women start working for free because of the… Read more Audio
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Project on Māhia Peninsula hoping to prevent tragedies at sea
27 Sep 2024A new project to improve VHF radio coverage and cell phone service on Māhia Peninsula is hoped to prevent tragedies at sea after the death of three Gisborne fishermen in the area. The bodies of Elwood… 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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