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Friday, 2 September 2022
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Govt to review Covid traffic light framework, will masks stay on?
2 Sep 2022New Zealand's Covid rules look to be in for a shake-up, with the Prime Minister confirming the traffic light framework is up for review.
Opposition parties are urging the government to scrap the… Read more Audio
Thursday, 1 September 2022
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The conspiracy theorists running for councils around NZ
1 Sep 2022For the first time, Local Government New Zealand has unveiled its guide to getting to know your local body candidates.
It comes in the wake of conspiracy theorists and extremists putting their hand… Read more Audio
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Dunedin deli saves plastic with returnable packaging system
1 Sep 2022A Dunedin deli is trialling a takeaway that you bring back - containers that is. It's all part of a project to get more businesses in the city to ditch single use and even recyclable containers and… Read more Video, Audio
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UN confirms evidence of abuse, torture of Uyghurs in China
1 Sep 2022The UN has accused China of serious human rights violations in a damning report into allegations of abuse and torture of ethnic minorities.
The report details the horrific abuse of Uyghur Muslims… Read more Audio
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Gloriavale leaders thought they were above law - ex-member
1 Sep 2022A former Gloriavale woman says the Christian community's leaders thought they were above the law.
The Employment Court has been hearing evidence from leavers who claim they were working in slave-like… Read more Audio
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Expensive clean-up bill for Marlborough after devastating floods
1 Sep 2022It will be an expensive clean-up bill in Marlborough - after the region took a hammering of rain two weeks ago.
The scale of the recovery is still being established - paddocks are flooded, there are… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 1 September 2022
1 Sep 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Wonky Box food delivery saving fruit, veges from the landfill
1 Sep 2022Are you guilty of fruit and vege prejudice? Bypassing the knobbly stunted carrot in favour of the better formed one?
The truth is most outsized produce does not make it to supermarket shelves, but… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland housing market far from crashing - realtors
1 Sep 2022The downturn in the housing market is at its fastest rate in 14 years - but CoreLogic thinks the market is beginning to bottom out.
So what does all that mean for buyers and sellers? Felix Walton… Read more Audio
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Consenting system needs major renovation - Master Builders
Construction delays and budget blow outs are symptoms of a broken consenting system that's in need of significant renovation according to Master Builders.
The industry group wants the number of… Read more Video, Audio
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No money spent yet from government's $6 million ram raid protection fund
1 Sep 2022A $6 million fund designed to help small business owners hit by ram raids is yet to pay out a single cent.
The crime prevention fund was announced in May, by the then-Police Minister Poto Williams.
… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev remembered as a titan on the world stage
31 Aug 2022Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union has died in Moscow at the age of 91.
He was a titan on the world stage - a young reformer who wowed the west with his promises to… 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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