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Checkpoint for Friday 31 May 2019
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Silver Ferns coach admits underestimating Northern Stars
6:26 PM.Former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering admits she underestimated the Northern Stars determination to qualify for an inaugural ANZ Premiership grand final. Audio
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Subsidised products could be key to becoming smokefree by 2025
6:16 PM.Subsidised vaping products are being touted as the key to helping Aotearoa reach its ambitious target of being smokefree by 2025. Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay to charge ratepayers $30 a year for mitigating climate change effects
6:11 PM.Hawke's Bay is on track to become the first region to charge ratepayers for mitigating the effects of climate change. A joint committee made up of three local councils has unanimously agreed that a 30… Read more Audio
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'White supremacist' grandson will remain behind bars
6:07 PM.A man described by his grandfather as a dangerous white supremacist will remain behind bars - for now. Video, Audio
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Cricket World Cup 2019: Black Caps prepare for opening match
5:56 PM.Months of planning and preparation is put to the test for the Black Caps tomorrow night when they play their opening match at the Cricket World Cup. Video, Audio
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Ramadan extra poignant for Christchurch Muslims
5:48 PM.Reporter Conan Young goes to the Linwood mosque, where a special halal hangi was put on during the month of Ramadan Read more Video, Audio
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Secondary schools face five weeks of industrial action
5:39 PM.Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 31st May
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Wild weather in Coromandel expected over long weekend
5:25 PM.One person has died after a crash on State Highway 25 in Coromandel - motorists are being warned to expect delays over the long weekend - and wild weather could cause problems for much of the bottom… Read more Video, Audio
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Paramedics and ambulance staff may be in for pay increase
5:21 PM.Paramedics and ambulance staff could be in for a pay increase of just over six percent and shift allowances under a new deal being offered by St John. Read more Audio
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Will a boost to benefits be enough to put meat back in the grocery shop?
5:17 PM.The Finance Minister reckons the small boost to benefits anounced yesterday could put meat back in the grocery shop for some... but others say it's simply not meaty enough to make a real difference. Video, Audio
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Taxpayers picking up tab for 'deadbeat' dads - National
5:15 PM.Deadbeat Dads are the only ones getting a tax cut this year according to the National Party. Absentee fathers and more petrol prices dominated the political debate today. Audio
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Fifth case of measles forces Whangarei daycare to close doors
5:09 PM.A Whangarei daycare has been forced to close its doors for two weeks after a fifth case of mealses in Northland. Video, Audio