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Wednesday, 2 March 2022
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Why is cauliflower so expensive right now?
2 Mar 2022Roasted, boiled or covered in cheese - no matter how you like it, cauliflower could be off the menu this week - as a supply shortages pushes up prices.
Some cauliflower hunters have seen it for sale… Read more Audio
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Covid disrupts Super Rugby Aupiki as cases appear
2 Mar 2022Covid has put another spanner in another sports competition. This time it's the turn of Super Rugby Aupiki - the women's competition.
The opening round of the new comp this weekend has been delayed… Read more Video, Audio
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Dangerous conflict between police, protesters around Parliament
2 Mar 2022At Parliament police have fired sponge rounds at protestors who have been forced out of Parliament grounds.
RNZ reporters at the scene saw police fire a sponge round gun at people throwing rocks at… Read more Video, Audio
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Queensland govt faces flood damage bill of $1 billion
2 Mar 2022The Queensland government estimates the damage bill from the devstating floods will be around a $1 billion.
In that state alone, 30,000 homes are still without power. Brisbane City is calling for… Read more Video, Audio
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Protesters throw bricks at police on Molesworth St
2 Mar 2022Protesters are throwing bricks at police, as the protest at Parliament turns more ugly by the minute.
In the last few hours, fires have been lit on the lawn outside Parliament.
Protesters have made… Read more Video, Audio
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Who are the Kiwi adventurers in these 1970 travel photos?
2 Mar 2022You know the saying 'every picture tells a story,' but sometimes it's only the first few chapters and you're left desperate to know how it ended.
That's exactly the deal for Canadian Keith McLaren… Read more Video, Audio
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Latest from Parliament as protesters throw bricks at police
2 Mar 2022RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher is outside Parliament, where protesters have started pulling up pavers to throw at police.
Read more Video, Audio
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'We will restore these grounds' - Jacinda Ardern on protests
2 Mar 2022'We will restore these grounds'. A defiant Prime Minister has addressed media to thank the police for their efforts amid fiery and violent scenes from angry protesters at Parliament this afternoon.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Global child abuse investigation led by NZ catches hundreds
2 Mar 2022Extreme and horrific images of child sexual exploitation on a scale never seen before.
The result of a worldwide investigation, led by New Zealand, which has netted hundreds of people involved in the… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 March 2022
2 Mar 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PM addresses Parliament protest as conflict goes on outside
2 Mar 2022The Prime Minister has spoken about the chaos outside Parliament, where there is still conflict.
RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the details, and reporter Jake McKee is outside with… Read more Video, Audio
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Police boss praises officers' work clearing Parliament protest
2 Mar 2022Police have had pitchforks, sticks and pipes used against them in the operation to clear the protest at Parliament today, Assistant Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says.
"We've made magnificent… 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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