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Thursday, 28 April 2022
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Police shocked at 1am shop burglary involving 7-year-old
Four children have been caught by police stealing from a Hamilton mall in the dead of the night.
Police say the children - aged seven, 10, 11 and 12 were found at Chartwell shopping centre around… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch locals fed up with council facilities' foul stench
28 Apr 2022Fed-up Christchurch residents at their wits end fronted up to a meeting today to describe life living with the combined putrid stench from two council facilities.
Bromley residents described not… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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NZ names big swimming team for 2022 Commonwealth Games
27 Apr 2022New Zealand has named one of the largest swimming teams ever for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
A 12-strong team, including able-bodied and para-athletes, is headlined by the experienced Dame… Read more Audio
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BNZ art collection for sale, expected to go for more than $10m
Going, going and gone to a good cause. BNZ's art collection is about to be sold, to fund a charitable foundation.
The collection includes some of our most well-known artists, like Colin McCahon, Rita… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt releases six-year plan on impact of climate change
27 Apr 2022Faced with the growing impact of climate change, the government has released a six year plan discussing the thorny issue of whether some coastal areas need to be abandoned altogether.
Preparing for… Read more Audio
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Sir Ian Taylor welcomes judgement on MIQ lottery system
The government has come out defending its MIQ programme, despite losing a High Court challenge launched by the Grounded Kiwis group, representing New Zealanders stranded overseas and unable to come… Read more Video, Audio
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Rakiura tour operators worried about visitor levy rise
27 Apr 2022Stewart Island tourism operators have told the Southland District Council a tripling of the visitor levy will scare off tourists.
The council's been hearing from submitters on the proposal to… Read more Audio
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Locals worried as strange fish wash up on Otago beaches
27 Apr 2022Weird and wonderful species are washing up on South Island beaches - worrying locals.
Visitors to Aramoana beach got a shock after finding a serpent-like Oar fish floating in the shallows.
Ray's… Read more Video, Audio
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Dunedin's George St facelift gets underway
27 Apr 2022The traffic cones are out and barriers are up as Dunedin's Retail Quarter undergoes a face lift.
The George Street revamp was prompted by the need to replace old water, wastewater and stormwater… Read more Video, Audio
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Shock, disappointment as Australia Zoo rejects elephant Burma
A team from Auckland Zoo visited Australia Zoo just three weeks ago to pave the way for the relocation of Burma only for it to pull the pin in an email on Easter Monday.
The 38-year-old elephant was… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 27 April 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305232850001 Video, Audio
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CostCo launches in Auckland with discounted petrol
27 Apr 2022In what many New Zealanders hope will be a strong challenge to the supermarket duopoly, American giant discount retailer Costco has begun trading in Auckland today.
With construction of its store… Read more Video, 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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