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Friday, 9 December 2022
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Disinformation and the case of Baby W - expert analysis
Dr Michael Daubs is co-director of The Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab - Kotaha - at Victoria University of Wellington - and has researched the spread of disinformation. He's been… Read more Audio
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Anti-vax parents emotional as baby undergoes life-saving surger
Meanwhile, a video filmed inside baby W's Starship hospital room last night shows exactly how things unfolded... It's a distressing situation for all involved, at one point there's at least eight… Read more Audio
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Group of protesters at hospital as baby undergoes surgery
Te Whatu Ora has boosted security outside Auckland Hospital to keep staff safe as it works to provide life-saving surgery for a six month old baby. It comes as dozens of protesters sheltered from the… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 8 December 2022
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Online tool helps tiny home owners find land to settle on
With the rising cost of living and mortgage rates climbing, more and more people are calling tiny houses, home.
But it's finding land to put them on that becomes an issue. Many are turning to online… Read more Video, Audio
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Life-long rugby fan Dame Patsy Reddy to chair NZ Rugby board
8 Dec 2022Dame Patsy Reddy has been a life-long rugby fan and now she'll have more power than any woman has ever had at New Zealand Rugby. The former Governor-General will become the first woman to be chair of… Read more Audio
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Govt plans spending shake-up for start of 2023
8 Dec 2022A newly-prioritised spending plan and fresh ministerial line-up are part of Labour's plan to reset the political landscape for the start of next year - election year. The government's been under… Read more Audio
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Te Kuiti Pā whare tūpuna turns 150 years old
8 Dec 2022It's borne witness to some of this country's most significant historical moments. The whare tūpuna at Te Kuiti Pā, built by Te Kooti, turned 150 this week, and now its trustees are looking to the next… Read more Video, Audio
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Opposition claims NZDF facing 'workforce crisis'
8 Dec 2022The Opposition says a workforce "crisis" is begining to emerge in the Defence Force as personnel leave for better salaries. A ship deployed on a fisheries patrol operation around pacific nations had… Read more Audio
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Concerns over anti-vaccination lawyer's conduct - legal analysis
8 Dec 2022Serious concerns have been raised about anti-vaccination lawyer Sue Grey and the spread of disinformation, so where is the line between personal beliefs and professional conduct, or misconduct?
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Ōtorohanga Mayor urges Tom Phillips to bring kids home
A Marokopa man missing with his three children for almost a year is being helped to stay off the grid by at least one person, and may have found a structure of some sort to live in, according to… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 8 December 2022
8 Dec 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316785043112 Video, Audio
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Google's most popular 2022 topics - Wordle, Queen, RAT tests
8 Dec 2022Wordle, Queen Elizabeth, how to do a RAT test. Among the most popular topics we've turned to Google for this year. Covid-related searches feature highly in New Zealand's top-ten searches, as do major… Read more Audio
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About this programme
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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