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Thursday, 14 April 2022
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Reports Tauranga bus drivers abused, threatened by teens
14 Apr 2022Allegations tonight that Tauranga bus drivers are facing racial abuse and death threats from local school boys hanging out at the city's transport hub.
Bay of Plenty Regional council says there's… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington cafes welcome returning office workers
14 Apr 2022Wellington cafes are rejoicing at the return of many more public servants along the streets and in offices in the CBD.
Yesterday's announcement that the country would go down to orange light… Read more Audio
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Sandringham shops may shut after ongoing violent robberies
14 Apr 2022Auckland shop owners hit with a ram-raid and an armed hold-up in the past week are sick of teenagers getting away with violent crimes and boasting about it on social media. In the suburb of… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
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50 NZDF troops fly to Europe to help Ukraine
13 Apr 2022As 50 Defence Force troops fly out to Europe, the Defence Minister says it's not out of the question that New Zealand could have boots on the ground in Ukraine in future.
Peeni Henare says currently… Read more Video, Audio
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Decades of pricey work to replace asbestos pipes - Water NZ
13 Apr 2022Water New Zealand says it will take decades, and cost a fortune, to replace aging asbestos pipes carrying our drinking water.
New Zealand has over 88,000 kilometres of water pipes - enough to go up… Read more Audio
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Netball leaders welcome move to orange restrictions
13 Apr 2022Confirmation of the move to the orange light setting comes as a relief to the country's top netballers - and the sport's administrators. Read more Audio
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School leaders prepare for move to Covid orange restrictions
At midnight Thursday morning the Covid traffic light flicks from red to orange.
Masks are still a must in many places including shops and on public transport. But schools will be left to make their… Read more Video, Audio
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Midwives, mums, supporters march in support of St George's Maternity Centre
13 Apr 2022About 150 Christchurch midwives, mothers and their supporters have marched to St George's Hospital to hand deliver a petition to save its maternity unit from closing.
The petition has been backed by… Read more Audio
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Dog trainer Mark Vette farewells Monty, the car-driving dog
13 Apr 2022Monty, the adorable, amazing mutt that literally drove a change in the way people think about rescue pups, has died suddenly.
Monty and two other SPCA dogs were taught to drive a Mini car to prove… Read more Video, Audio
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Social media, thrill-seekers drive ram-raid rush - police
13 Apr 2022Police believe a rush on ram raids is being driven by young thrill seekers looking for social media content - booze, vapes and cigarettes.
On Monday luxury Queen Street stores Louis Vuitton & Gucci… Read more Video, Audio
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Rotorua's challenge to house homeless and holiday-makers
The border's now open to Australians but some traditional tourist towns have some recovering to do, after a bruising couple of years.
The head of Rotorua's economic development agency fears tourists… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 April 2022
13 Apr 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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