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Wednesday, 28 February 2024
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Dunedin South Countdown reopens after no rats for 72 hours
28 Feb 2024Customers are returning to Dunedin South's Countdown store for the first time in more than two weeks after a rodent issue forced its closure. There have been 24 rats captured since the10th of… Read more Audio
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Bosses at Newshub told PR company weeks ago of redundancies
28 Feb 2024Bosses at Three news told their PR company in January they were planning to make hundreds of news staff redundant but those staff were blind sided with the proposal at meeting called hurriedly this… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
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Clothing worn by workers in hospital build recycled for construction
27 Feb 2024Forget putting your initials or a paw print into the concrete of a new build. How about high viz or used clothing worn by the workers involved in the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital actually being used in… Read more Audio
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Police found human remains in search for Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
27 Feb 2024Australian Correspondent Peter Ryan reports. Read more Audio
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Govt pushes ahead with its legislation to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora
27 Feb 2024The dismantling of the Maori Health Authority is under way, as the Government pushes ahead with its legislation to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora. Parliament has gone into urgency to pass the bill through all… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 27 February 2024
27 Feb 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Neil Wagner retires with 12 years on world stage
27 Feb 2024One of the workhorses of New Zealand cricket will bow out of the international game this week. Bowler Neil Wagner has pulled up stumps on a career that began with a move from South Africa and will end… Read more Audio
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Property developer offering up to $20,000 to move apartments
27 Feb 2024A leading Auckland property developer's offering cash back sweetners of up to $20,000 in a bid to move unsold apartments in a multi-million dollar development. There's about 40 unsold apartments in… Read more Audio
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Whakaari victims and families give impact statements in court
27 Feb 2024The sentencing judge held back tears, as Whakaari victims gave their impact statements in court today. Five companies and GNS Science are being sentenced for health and safety failings in the lead up… Read more Audio
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Employment law advocate responds to Immigration NZ
27 Feb 2024Immigration New Zealand could have done more to minimise abuse of the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. That admission from the country's top public servant in the wake of a critical independent… Read more Audio
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Immigration NZ criticised for ignoring work visa scheme concerns
27 Feb 2024Immigration New Zealand has been criticised for ignoring concerns that its work visa scheme was allowing migrants to buy jobs and be exploited. The Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme was brought in… Read more Audio
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Palmerston North Hospital under scrutiny after patient death
27 Feb 2024Palmerston North Hospital is coming under scrutiny over the death of a patient, believed to be by suicide. It's the latest in a string of deaths in either patients of the hospital's mental health… 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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