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Thursday, 14 March 2024
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Australian govt opposition labels new vehicle standards 'ute tax'
14 Mar 2024Australia correspondent Nick Grimm speaks to Lisa Owen about the Albanese Government facing firm opposition to its plans to introduce new vehicle emissions standards and heatwave conditions causing… Read more Audio
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Taumarunui: Work begins to get rid of old Auckland trains
14 Mar 2024Relief for residents of Taumarunui, as work finally begins on getting rid of the old Auckland commuter trains blighting the central North Island town once famous for its railway. The carriages were… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 14 March 2024
14 Mar 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Rates gone up by an average of 15% due to infrastructure costs
14 Mar 2024Think running a household is expensive? Try running a city. A report commissioned by Local Government New Zealand has found that rates have gone up an astonishing average 15% this year. The reason… Read more Audio
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Billy Guyton first NZ rugby player with chronic brain injury
14 Mar 2024Former Blues and Maori halfback Billy Guyton who died last year at 33, had a brain injury likely to be connected with repeated head knocks. The diagnosis of stage 2 chronic traumatic encepahlopathy or… Read more Audio
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Foodbank run by David Letele in strife due to no govt funding
14 Mar 2024A high profile cash strapped charity is having to cull hundreds of families from its free food parcel service because it can't balance its own books. The South Auckland based foodbank run by former… Read more Audio
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Ruapehu ski field bailed out by govt
14 Mar 2024The Prime Minister has defended the government's bail out decision, saying it's a pragmatic decision to keep the ski field going for this season. Visual journalist Marika Khabazi went to ask people… Read more Audio
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Former Whakapapa bidder on govt bailout
14 Mar 2024The long term fate of Whakapapa ski field may be on the downward slide. In what it's described as a last chance saloon; the government's kicking another seven million dollars into the failing venture… Read more Audio
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Dental charity in need of more volunteers to keep up with demand
14 Mar 2024A dental charity working in some of the motu's poorest communities desperately needs more volunteer dentists to keep up with demand. It's a nationwide problem, but its being acutely felt on the east… Read more Audio
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Last bail out for Ruapehu - Luxon
14 Mar 2024Businesses that rely on Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa slopes are popping the corks after the government announced a 7 million dollar cash injection for the ski field. Meanwhile, those on the other side of… Read more Audio
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Labour caucus has differing views on position on tax - MP
14 Mar 2024Labour MPs have met for their belated caucus retreat, where the focus was on re-building after the party's election drubbing. But there were also questions about Labour's position on tax, with one MP… Read more Audio
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Auckland side to play in men's A-League football named
14 Mar 2024The name of New Zealand's newest sports franchise has been revealed. The Auckland side to play in the men's A-League football competition from next year is starting to form an identity and after… 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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