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‘Essential service’ exclusion riles local papers
Podcast episode — 04 April 2020This week the government tweaked a controversial call that meant some local newspapers couldn't be delivered during the lock-down. But some are still unable to print important local news at a time when it matters. They say it's hurting them - and not not helping their readers either.
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Santamaria strife echoes past misconduct mess at TVNZ
Podcast episode — 04 June 2022Presenter Kamahl Santamaria quit TVNZ in scandalous circumstances after just a month on air, making awkward headlines in the news all week. The company's mishandling of the news echoed other dramas from the broadcaster's past.
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Pacific Waves 13 December 2025
Podcast episode — 12 December 2025In Pacific Waves today: Pacific news wrap with Christina Persico; Tongan royals lend support for new public library; Pacific sports wrap with Iliesa Tora.
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Heavy rain causing disruption across country
Flooding has led to road closures, caused sewage overflows and bad weather has helped cancel 60 flights at Wellington Airport. Other regions are bracing for intensified downpours. Video
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Richard Ford: closing the book on Frank Bascombe
American writer Richard Ford talks to Kim Hill about dyslexia, death, writing and Be Mine - the final book in his award-winning Frank Bascombe series. Audio
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Happy Happy Happy
William Dart finds some recent songs from NZ artists that buck our general mood these days and actually sound happy. Video, Audio
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Dow below 9000 as Wall St plummets
The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below 9,000 as stocks in the United States plunged further.
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Trumpocalypse Now
The pollsters didn't predict it, and most in the media didn't see it coming either. Election night was a historic upset in more ways than one. Audio
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Peeters and Beamish snag podium finishes in Diamond League Final
New Zealand took podium placings in the women's javelin and in the men's steeplechase.
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Dickason 'distant', on edge of breakdown before leaving for NZ - mother
Lauren Dickason's mother has told the court her daughter seemed absent in the final months before she left South Africa for Timaru.
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Dickason trial: 'She's done this to hurt me' father said after finding daughters' bodies
"She's done this to hurt me" were some of the first words from Lauren Dickason's husband after finding his three young daughters dead in their beds.
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Ministry of Health considering mandatory mask use, QR code scanning
The Director-General of Health says the ministry continues to adapt its response and has been asked by Cabinet to advise on wider use of masks and mandatory scanning of QR codes. Audio
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Covid-19 response day 17: How it unfolded
New Covid-19 community cases drop to 28, applications for the wage subsidy scheme crash the government website, and this week's MIQ escapee doesn't add to places of interest.
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Accountant's run-ins with mayor laid bare in court
Frank Dooley is suing Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine for defamation.
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Govt to consider mandatory masks, QR codes
The government plans to consider advice on mandatory mask wearing at alert level two and higher, and mandatory QR code scanning in high-risk areas.
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Polls close in historic Scottish vote
The polls have closed in Scotland in its historic vote on independence. More than four million people were registered to vote and a record turnout has been predicted.
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Eleven people taken to hospital after chemical spill
Three firefighters hospitalised after working to clear up a chemical spill in Christchurch today are now able to go home.
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MP pushes for mental health training in Rangiora as part of national strategy
Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey is imploring North Cantabrians to engage with a national suicide prevention initiative so people are better equipped to talk it out.
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Wellington train services resume but delays still expected
Commuters were likely to experience severe delays and possible cancelled services on the Kāpiti, Melling and Hutt Valley lines. Audio
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Mother of two children with microcephaly shares story
An American mother whose daughters suffer from microcephaly talks to Checkpoint with John Campbell about the condition. Video, Audio
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Charli XCX to headline Laneway Festival 2025
The rumours were true - the pop singer is heading to Auckland for a brat summer.
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Fairweather wins stunning 800 freestyle final to qualify for World Champs
Olympians Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas and Caitlin Deans have all recorded World Championship qualifying times in an impressive 800m Freestyle final on the opening day of the New Zealand Swimming…
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Weather warnings: North Island next for deluge as South cleans up amid rain, snow
Much of the country faces severe weather warnings as the weekend - and the school holiday - begins. For regions already struck by rain and snow, clean-ups are underway.
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Mediawatch for 14 February 2021
Podcast episode — 13 February 2021Turbulent times for travel - and Air New Zealand; public purse to bankroll more news; telco rolls out ethical ad policy amid talkback turmoil
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One change to Kiwis for World Cup quarter-final
Winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak returns in the only change to the New Zealand Kiwis' 19-man squad for their Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Fiji in Hull on Sunday morning.
