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Wednesday, 26 July 2023
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Review into tax-payer funded weather forecasting double-up
26 Jul 2023What's happening with the weather is a huge part of peoples everyday lives, with forecasts sometimes forming the basis of life and death decisions in emergencies. As was the case in recent extreme… Read more Video, Audio
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Leaks from Labour's caucus cause more problems for PM
26 Jul 2023The Kiri Allan saga is continuing to dog the Prime Minister, with a leak from Labour's caucus meeting yesterday revealing a frank and emotional exchange. The Government is grappling to get back on… Read more Video, Audio
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Police do not believe missing Christchurch real estate agent is alive
Police do not believe missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao is alive. It's a week since the 44-year-old was last seen while door-knocking potential clients in the suburb of Wigram. Today… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
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Update on Football Ferns vs Phillipines in Wellington
25 Jul 2023It's the New Zealand side's second match of the tournament - and they're playing in front of another capacity crowd. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham is watching the game. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Race against time for Maori & Pasifika women diagnosed with breast cancer
25 Jul 2023It's a race against time once Maori and Pasifika women in New Zealand are diagnosed with breast cancer. A report released last year revealed Maori women are 33 percent more likely to die within 10… Read more Audio
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3.5 metres long and growing, sinkhole closes part of Auckland street
25 Jul 2023One side of the road has closed because of a big sinkhole in an Auckland city street. The road on College Hill began to cave in yesterday, and has grown today to about three and a half metres long… Read more Video, Audio
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Fire at controversial Kainga Ora development treated as suspicious
25 Jul 2023A fire at a 48-home Kāinga Ora development in Auckland's East Tāmaki is being treated as suspicious and is under investigation by police. The fire broke out in one block of the development early… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 July 2023
25 Jul 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331792428112 Video, Audio
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Excitement in Wellington for football ferns vs Philippines
25 Jul 2023The Football Ferns are about to hit the field against the Philippines for their second World Cup match. The excitement has been building in the capital ahead of tonight's match, which kicks off at… Read more Video, Audio
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Mother who killed daughters sobbed in court on hearing her police interview
25 Jul 2023A warning, parts of this next story are distressing. Lauren Dickason sobbed in the High Court hearing the recording of her police interview, in which she discusses killing her three daughters.
Mrs… Read more Audio
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Kiri Allan to resign at election, apologises for letting public down
25 Jul 2023The troubled former Minister Kiri Allan has announced she will resign at the election, apologising for letting down the public, her party and the prime minister. Ms Allan resigned all her ministerial… Read more Video, Audio
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Retired detective on Yanfei Bao kidnapping
25 Jul 2023Retired Detective Inspector Mark Gutry was a police officer for close to 30 years and investigated the high profile kidnap and murder of Auckland woman Rae Portman. The body of the pregnant woman as… Read more Video, 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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