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Friday, 19 May 2023
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Student nurses frustrated at lack of support in Budget 2023
A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.
Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint… Read more Audio
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Beautiful mystery behind donated photo at Port Chalmers' Pea Sea Art Gallery
19 May 2023It's a beautiful mystery. Two stunning photos of a local man mailed to a Dunedin art gallery with a handwritten note and a polite request - "Please give one of the photos to the man in picture and… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland's first kauri dieback sniffer dogs ready for work
They're cute and cuddly with a powerful nose - and dogs are the lastest tool Auckland council is using in its fight against kauri dieback disease.
After three years of training Pip, Mawhai and Marty… Read more Video, Audio
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Half priced power a hidden Budget bonus for Rēkohu Chathams
19 May 2023Half price power is one of the hidden budget bonuses for Rēkohu Chatham Islands. The government's spending close to $11 million setting up a wind turbine and battery system that will provide the… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman finds wood-eating beetle in tray from Northland Kmart
19 May 2023A woman who bought a wooden tray from Kmart in Northland got more than she bargained for when she discovered it contained wood-eating beetle.
The $20 Acacia Serving Tray is now being recalled after… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 19 May 2023
19 May 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6327796930112 Video, Audio
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'Pawsome' - Auckland Transport to let big dogs ride the bus
Auckland Transport's going to the dogs, literally. From next week big dogs will be allowed on buses in the city. Terms and conditions apply.
It follows what AT's described as the "p-awesome" success… Read more Video, Audio
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Golfer Ryan Fox leads the charge at US PGA in New York
19 May 2023Golfer Ryan Fox has had a red hot start to the US PGA in New York. Fox was leading the charge overnight and is now tied for sixth after carding a two-under par first round - three shots off the pace.
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Budget 2023: Michael Wood details discounted public transport
Councils are getting $140m of incentives to bolster public transport services. It's part of the budget package that will see under 13s ride for free; with under 25s getting half price fares.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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National tweaks pledge to bring back $5 prescription fees
The government is defending its decision to provide only specific groups with cost of living support in this year's Budget.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he had to weigh up providing support… Read more Audio
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Two more bodies removed from ruins of Loafers Lodge fire
19 May 2023As specialist teams were removing two more bodies from the charred ruins of Loafers Lodge. a man was appearing in court charged with arson over the fire than killed them.
Four bodies have now been… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 18 May 2023
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Police retrieving bodies from Loafers Lodge after fatal fire
18 May 2023In Wellington, police have begun recovering bodies from the scene of the deliberately-lit Loafers Lodge fire. The fire broke out in the Newtown building just after midnight on Tuesday, but it's still… 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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