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Tuesday, 3 October 2023
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Evening business for 3 October 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338288072112 Read more Video, Audio
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Sanitarium backs down on cutting off Warehouse from Weet-Bix
3 Oct 2023The warehouse weetbix supply crisis is over, following pressure from shoppers. Manufacturer Sanitarium says it heard the calls from consumers. And its reducing weetbix exports, so it can keep feeding… Read more Video, Audio
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Black caps get win in final World Cup warm-up against South Africa
3 Oct 2023The Black Caps got the ideal hitout ahead of their opening Cricket World Cup game against England on Thursday with a win in their final warm-up match in India. In a rain-reduced game against South… Read more Video, Audio
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Aucklanders could be facing double-digit rates hike next year
3 Oct 2023Aucklanders could be facing a double-digit rates hike next year, as the city council again looks at how to cover costs. Earlier this year, council put rates up by 7.7 percent as part of a plan to plug… Read more Audio
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Several councils could face huge bills to get drinking water up to scratch
3 Oct 2023Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Read more Video, Audio
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Political playground stoush: Allegations of porkies and calls of chicken
3 Oct 2023Chris Hipkins reckon's he'll be fighting fit and ready to re-enter the campaign arena post covid. But the scrapping's well and truly started without him. In isolation, he's dealing with distractions… Read more Audio
Monday, 2 October 2023
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Hawkes Bay ranfurly shield win marred by after-game antics
2 Oct 2023Hawke's Bay Magpies' Ranfurly Shield win has been marred by after game antics - after a photo emerged showing the shield broken in two with small piles of white powder on half of it. New Zealand Rugby… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland councillor on stoush between land owner and council
2 Oct 2023Returning to our earlier story about the coastal walkway on Auckland's North Shore that's been closed due to a stoush between a land owner and the council. For years, the owner of the Firth family… Read more Video, Audio
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Businesses on the West Coast battle post-covid pressures
2 Oct 2023Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost… Read more Video, Audio
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National says gang members have threatened its candidates
2 Oct 2023National says its candidates have been subject to incidents of violence and intimidation during the election campaign. Its campaign chair says one candidate has been forced to move house after a gang… Read more Video, Audio
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Wild weather: Dozens of flights cancelled as severe gales hit
2 Oct 2023Dozens of flights have been cancelled and Cook Strait Ferry crossings abandoned as severe gales continue to lash many parts of the country. Power has also been cut in many areas, and wind warnings are… Read more Video, Audio
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Gulf Harbour commuters face more cancelled ferry trips
2 Oct 2023Commuters on Auckland's Gulf Harbour peninsula are facing even more cancelled ferry trips, leaving some with no option but to spend two hours on a bus if they need to get to town. From today, the Gulf… Read more 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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