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Friday, 13 May 2022
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Glen Innes grapples with burglaries and at-risk youth
13 May 2022A new retailer in Glen Innes says he no longer feels safe mere months after opening a business in the Auckland suburb.
It follows several smash and grabs and ram raids in the area, with some worried… Read more Video, Audio
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Rawiri Waititi on why Te Pāti Māori won't stand in Tauranga
13 May 2022Te Pāti Māori wont stand a candidate in the upcoming Tauranga by-election due to safety concerns.
The party says a string of racist incidents in the city, including a white supremacist leaflet drop… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 12 May 2022
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Morrison govt not likely to win Australian election, polls suggest
Australians will be casting their votes in just over a week, and if the opinion polls are to be believed, the Morrison government could be headed for a loss.
There are many independent candidates… Read more Video, Audio
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More to ram raids then meets the eye - child advocates
12 May 2022Youth-driven ram raids might seem rampant right now, but child welfare experts say locking up offending kids won't help. In the latest smash and grab, a dairy in Onehunga was hit by a stolen vehicle… Read more Audio
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Foreign student sector must diversify - Education Minister
12 May 2022The Education Minister says it's time to rebuild the devastated foreign student industry, but it needs to diversify, too.
Chris Hipkins told an international education conference he wants to see… Read more Audio
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Queenstown locals chip in to help businesses without staff
12 May 2022Queenstown locals are putting up their hands - and picking up dish cloths - to help worker-starved businesses brace for a busy winter.
Over the Easter and Anzac long weekends, many Queenstown hotels… Read more Audio
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Wellington councillors fail in bid to oppose airport expansion plan
12 May 2022A group of Wellington City Councillors have failed in their bid for the council to oppose expansion plans for the capital's airport.
Some councillors say building a larger airport is not appropriate… Read more Video, Audio
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Major parties commit to first three emissions budgets
Both of New Zealand's major political parties have committed to the country's first three emissions budgets.
A special Parliamentary debate on the budgets - which cap New Zealand's greenhouse gas… Read more Audio
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Fracas over Founders Theatre - venue faces demolition
12 May 2022A well-known Hamilton theatre is staging one of its most dramatic shows yet - a fight for survival that has drawn in millionaires, divided the community and has local councillors at each other's… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 May 2022
12 May 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305970844112 Video, Audio
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Former Black Cap McCullum set to take coach role with England
12 May 2022Former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is set to take on the head coaching role of the England's men's test side.
The 40-year-old has agreed to take up the job, subject to a contract being… Read more Video, Audio
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International students group respond to 'backdoor to residency' comment
12 May 2022The Education Minister is being called out for allegedly inferring international students dishonestly exploited a back door to residency under study to work rights.
In a press release about the… 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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