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Thursday, 22 February 2024
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Blacks Caps need win to keep Chappel-Hadlee series
22 Feb 2024The Black Caps are already in must-win territory in the cricket series against Australia but they don't think they are on the back foot. After last night's last ball loss in the opening T-20, New… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt lacking interest in child poverty statistics - advocates
22 Feb 2024Advocates are sounding the alarm over the government's approach to ending poverty saying it is lacking any real interest in the problem. Child poverty statistics released today found tens of thousands… Read more Audio
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Air NZ half year profit down 39%: Price hikes to be expected
22 Feb 2024Brace for potential Air NZ price hikes, the national carrier's half year profit plummeted 39% on the same period last year. But that's still an after tax profit of 129 million dollars. It's warning… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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Ombudsman says Oranga Tamariki failing at almost every level
The Chief Ombudsman is calling for a complete overhaul of Oranga Tamariki, saying it is failing on almost every level. Judge Peter Boshier has found the agency is still regularly failing to follow its… Read more Audio
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EZE director responds to DOC track toilet woes
21 Feb 2024Could the answer to clogged toilets and a lack of funding for popular hiking tracks be well a POO-R-CODE or a virtual honesty box? Earlier this week, DOC was forced to close the popular Mueller Hut… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman remembers cow that swam her to safety during floods
21 Feb 2024A woman clung to a cow that swam her to safety as floodwaters rapidly rose. The story of Cow 569 became an enduring tale of survival from the lower North Island floods of February 2004. There was… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 21 February 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Video, Audio
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Eftpos tipping puts pressure on customers - restaurant owners
21 Feb 2024Could tipping become the new norm in restaurants around New Zealand? A roll out of new, upgraded EFTPOS machines have been posing the awkward "tipping" question to customers on a brightly lit screen… Read more Audio
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Stacey Jones named as new Kiwis head coach
21 Feb 2024He was known as the 'little general' for his ability to control a game and now New Zealand rugby league legend Stacey Jones is in control of the Kiwis. Jones will replace Michael Maguire who stood… Read more Video, Audio
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Ombudsman OT report finds 109 formal deficiencies
21 Feb 2024"'Change on a scale rarely required," that's what's needed to fix Oranga Tamariki according yet another scathing report into the agency; this one by the Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier. The… Read more Video, Audio
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins remembered for his service to community
21 Feb 2024A kind, dedicated champion of fairness and equality. A father, and man of the people. Devastated MPs, and community figures have paid tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins, the Green MP who died after… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
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Boys as young as 10 involved in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea
20 Feb 2024Boys as young as ten are reported to be involved in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, in which at least 50 people have been killed. Police say the massacre occurred when one tribe… 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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