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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 June 2019
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Rogue rabbits force golfers off Otago green
6:24 PM.Roxburgh Golf Club members say they're loosing a battle against rabbits, despite repeated poison drops, night shootings, and the release of a rabbit control virus. Audio
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450,000 people on wrong Kiwisaver tax rate
6:21 PM.Kiwisaver fund providers are being told they should take more responsibility for making sure customers are on the right tax rate. Inland Revenue is writing to 450,000 people to advise them they have… Read more Audio
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Schools consider mobile phone ban to curb social media use
6:18 PM.Secondary schools are debating whether to ban students from using their mobile phones during school hours, after one private Auckland school imposed the rule, and is urging others to do the same. Audio
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Nurses gave babies in Samoa deadly vaccines
6:14 PM.Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the deaths of two babies last year were caused by nurses mixing the wrong liquid with their MMR vaccines. The two nurses will be sentenced this month… Read more Audio
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Christchurch homeless struggle as winter arrives
6:09 PM.The Christchurch City Mission says it's struggling to keep up with demand this winter as the cost of power and food skyrockets. For the first time this year, it's run out of food on its shelves. And… Read more Video, Audio
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Town looks like 'mini-war zone' after tornado tears through
6:08 PM.More than a dozen homes in the Northland town of Coopers Beach were damaged after a tornado swept through Doubtless Bay today. Audio
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Urban farmers living the good life in Taranaki
5:55 PM.New Plymouth couple Carl and Kati Freeman have converted their quarter-acre section into a small-scale organic market garden and now they want to teach others how to do it too. Read more Video, Audio
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Tew stepping down as New Zealand Rugby boss
5:48 PM.Departing New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew says at times he's felt personally let down by players, but he thinks the organisation is helping to tackle some of the societal problems affecting the… Read more Video, Audio
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Is the speed limit on some of our open roads too high?
5:36 PM.A Transport Agency tool, Mega Maps, has found the speed limit on 87 percent of roads is higher than what is deemed the safe travel speed. It suggests the speed should be as low as 60 on some open… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 5th June
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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11,000 people, households waiting for public housing
5:27 PM.As at March this year, more than 11,000 people or households were on the waiting list for public housing. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says will exceed its state house building target in the year… Read more Video, Audio
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Working poor: The long, excruciating wait for a state house
5:15 PM.An Auckland social worker says the wait for state housing is putting young lives at risk, including a Mangere family of six, who have spent the last four years jammed into a one-bedroom private… Read more Video, Audio
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Lightning, tornadoes, rain lash northern NZ
5:13 PM.Lightning strikes, gale-force winds and torrential rain buffeted Northland and Auckland today, but forecasters are warning Wellingtonians to batten down the hatches as the worst of the weather moves… Read more Audio
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Tornado damages more than a dozen homes in Far North
5:09 PM.A brief but violent tornado tore through Coopers Beach in the Far North this morning, damaging more than a dozen homes. As Lois Williams reports, Civil Defence is marvelling no-one was hurt. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5th June, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
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