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Thursday, 4 May 2023
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Second case of measles linked to infected Albany Senior High School pupil
4 May 2023School's out at Albany Senior High for two days as health workers trace the contacts of a measles case - but it could be longer.
A student with measles was at school while infectious last week… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Whakatāne Mayor urges people not be complacent
4 May 2023The wet weather may have stopped in Whakatāne but its mayor is reminding residents not be complacent after a deluge of rain submerged parts of the town.
The district council is warning residents… Read more Audio
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'Absolutely nothing' from Whaitiri despite calls, texts - Willie Jackson
4 May 2023It's no master move winning over defecting MP Meka Whaitiri according to the co-leader of Labour's Māori caucus Willie Jackson.
But he's still in the dark about her reasons for leaving because she… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 4 May 2023
4 May 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6326719217112 Video, Audio
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Lena Zhang Harrap's killer jailed for more than 19 years
4 May 2023"Our little warrior" - a mother's words in court as the man who brutally killed her daughter was sentenced to life in jail.
Lena Zhang Harrap was murdered in September 2021, while out on her daily… Read more Audio
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Cricket: Black Caps fall to third loss in a week in Pakistan
4 May 2023The Black Caps have fallen to their third straight loss in a week as their testing tour of Pakistan continues.
After the T20 series ended in a stalemate, Pakistan have wrapped up the one-day series… Read more Video, Audio
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Hallucinations of snowmen - Jono Ridler recalls epic ocean swim
4 May 2023Tired, sore, and fighting hallucinations. Thirty-three-year-old Jono Ridler came ashore at Campbells Bay on Auckland's North Shore last night after a record breaking 33 hour swim, from Aotea Great… Read more Video, Audio
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Parliament speaker grilled by Opposition over Whaitiri's email
4 May 2023Meka Whaitiri's explosive exit from Labour is still rocking Parliament - as Opposition MPs call on her to give up her seat altogether.
Parliament's Speaker though has reaffirmed the renegade can stay… Read more Audio
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Murupara so short of GPs, unvaccinated doctors are being flown in
4 May 2023A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.
Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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Cyclone Recovery Minister on what's next for Hawke's Bay
3 May 2023Hawke's Bay locals are onto their third cyclone recovery minister in just five weeks after former Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri's surprise defection.
She anounced she's switching allegiances to the… Read more Video, Audio
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Development levy a 'scam' - Manawatū district councillor
3 May 2023A district councillor is taking on his own local body about the way it charges development levies.
Manawatū District councillor Andrew Quarrie says ratepayers are being ripped off, but the council… Read more Audio
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Kiwi Jono Ridler sets new ultra-distance marathon swim record after 33 hours in the water
3 May 2023Swimmer Jono Ridler is just a few hours away from making it to shore in his record-breaking non-stop 100km open water swim, from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck beach on Auckland's North… 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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