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Tuesday, 13 December 2022
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Aotearoa's 'ugly' endangered species need love too
13 Dec 2022"We love you, even if you're ugly". That's the message from the Endangered Species Foundation as it tries to encourage New Zealanders to sponsors some of Aoetearoa's rare but less cute creatures.
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Wellington commuters face disruption with train cancellations
13 Dec 2022Wellington commuters are in for more disruption with news that about 40 trains won't run until the end of January.
It says the increase in unplanned cancellations is because of staff shortages. Other… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 December 2022
13 Dec 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6317109968112 Video, Audio
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Coromandel scallops off menu with emergency ban after significant decline
13 Dec 2022Coromandel scallops are off the menu this xmas and for the entire summer infact after the government rushed in an emergency ban.
A section of the fishery was closed earlier this year - now camera… Read more Video, Audio
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Match-fixing scandal breaks out in snooker world
13 Dec 2022Chalk this one up in the "not a good look" file. A match-fixing scandal has broken out in the seemingly prim and polished world of snooker - with six top Chinese players now suspended pending an… Read more Video, Audio
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Hot mic catches Ardern calling Seymour an 'arrogant prick'
13 Dec 2022The Prime Minister's been caught calling ACT leader David Seymour an "arrogant prick" in the House this afternoon. Jacinda Ardern quickly apologised - and David Seymour accepted, wishing her a merry… Read more Audio
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Queensland police shooting: 'These murderous cowards did not get their way'
Two Australian police officers and an innocent bystander have been shot dead in an ambush at a Queensland property, in what's been described as an execution-style killing.
Rachel McCrow and Matthew… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 12 December 2022
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Compensation offered for vehicles damaged by SH1 chipseal
12 Dec 2022People are being encouraged to apply for compensation if their vehicles are damaged as a result of a shody chipseal job that broke-up and stuck to cars travelling along State Highway 1 north of… Read more Audio
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Kauri dieback: 50km of Waitākere tracks upgraded, reopening
12 Dec 2022New tools are being used in the battle to protect thousands of precious kauri trees in Auckland's Waitākere Ranges.
Parts of the Waitākere Ranges were closed to the public five years ago, with an… Read more Video, Audio
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RSE report finds scheme has major gaps, needs urgent review
12 Dec 2022A scheme ripe for exploitation of workers, with few consequences for those who do. The report into the treatment of staff under the RSE scheme has found major gaps and the government's been told to… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 December 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6317045557112 Video, Audio
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RNZ-TVNZ merger uncertain as govt focuses on cost of living
The RNZ-TVNZ merger looks to be on thin ice as the Prime Minister tells her colleagues to find some fat to trim over the summer holidays.
Jacinda Ardern says the government's focus will be on getting… 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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