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Friday, 7 October 2022
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US women's rugby team have pai pie time in Ngunguru
Who ate all the pies? It turns out one women's Rugby World Cup team has given it their best shot. On the eve of the tournament's kick-off the USA team are the talk of the Northland town of Tūtūkākā… Read more Video, Audio
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Exploited migrant worker awarded nearly $100k in compensation
7 Oct 2022Devinder Mann owned multiple pizza stores in Auckland and forced his staff to work long hours of overtime without compensation. He's now been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to pay up… Read more Audio
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Victim of Hep A from imported frozen berries describes ordeal
Another seven cases of Hepatitis A have cropped up in the community, one of which is definitively linked to the consumption of frozen berries, and six that are under investigation. Read more Audio
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Peter Ellis' convictions quashed: Complainant's aunt reacts
7 Oct 2022The aunt of one of the first complainants in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case accepts the legal process was flawed, but believes the former teacher is still guilty. The child in her family was… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 October 2022
7 Oct 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Child poverty overall on decline, report shows
7 Oct 2022The latest Child Poverty Report shows overall, child poverty is on the decline, in spite of Covid. But those on the frontline say there's much more to do to plug the gaps - and this year's report… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns' first Rugby World Cup Eden Park match sells out
7 Oct 2022The Black Ferns will play their first match of the Rugby World Cup in front of a sellout crowd at Eden Park. This afternoon organisers confirmed there are no tickets left for tomorrow's opening match… Read more Video, Audio
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Peter Ellis' lawyer comments on Supreme Court decision
7 Oct 2022The Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Christchurch creche worker who was convicted of child sex offences in 1993, finding a significant miscarriage of justice. Nigel… Read more Video, Audio
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Supreme Court quashes Peter Ellis' child abuse convictions
7 Oct 2022The Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Christchurch creche worker who was convicted of child sex offences in 1993, finding a significant miscarriage of justice. Today's… Read more Audio
Thursday, 6 October 2022
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News outlets fear public media merger will harm wider sector
6 Oct 2022News outlets fear the mega public media merger could have disastrous consequences for the wider industry.
MPs heard submissions today on the bill that would fold RNZ and TVNZ into one entity.
Rival… Read more Audio
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Champ of NZ boxing, Mea Motu ready to take on world
6 Oct 2022She's conquered New Zealand boxing - and now Mea Motu is ready to take on the world. She is unbeaten since turning professional two years ago - but the path to the top for this 32-year-old… Read more Video, Audio
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Brain injury concerns being taken seriously - World Rugby boss
6 Oct 2022The boss of World Rugby is in the country ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup kicking off this weekend.
Alan Gilpin told our reporter Samantha Olley issues around brain injuries are taken seriously.
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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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