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Checkpoint for Thursday 20 July 2023
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Undercurrent: New series hears MPs sound alarm on fake news
6:18 PM.Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says she gets almost daily threats and has surveillance measures in place at her home. Ms Ngarewa-Packer is among MPs and experts sounding alarm about the… Read more Audio
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Police Commissioner on fatal Auckland shooting
6:12 PM.Returning to our earlier story about the fatal shootings at an Auckland construction site. The 24 year old gunman was on home detention for family violence charges, but police say he was allowed to go… Read more Video, Audio
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Eden Park expecting near sell out for opening world cup match
6:07 PM.The Women's Football World Cup kicks off in just under an hour's time, and Eden Park is expecting a sell out, or close to it. The opening ceremony starts from 6:30 tonight, before the Football Ferns… Read more Video, Audio
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World Cup fever brewing in the regions
5:52 PM.New Plymouth is about 240 kilometres away from the nearest Fifa Women's World Cup venue. But that hasn't stopped world cup fever gripping the city, especially amongst youngsters in love with the… Read more Video, Audio
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MPs agree to put politics aside, briefly, to acknowledge Auckland shooting
5:49 PM.MPs agreed to put politics aside, for a few minutes at least, and acknowledge the victims of today's Auckland CBD shooting. Police have confirmed the offender was on home detention and had a history… Read more Audio
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Witnesses recount coming face to face with Auckland gunman
5:46 PM.Workers who'd come face to face with the gunman who's killed two people and injured five at a downtown Auckland construction site say they had a narrow escape. There was chaos in the CBD area around… Read more Video, Audio
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Work colleague describes moment father found 3 daughters dead
5:42 PM.A warning, this story contains distressing content. A work colleague of Graham Dickason has described finding a distraught father moments after he found his three daughters dead. Lauren Dickason has… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 July 2023
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331514963112 Video, Audio
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Police Minister fronts on fatal Auckland CBD shooting
5:28 PM.Police minister Ginny Anderson spoke to Lisa Owen live in the Checkpoint studio. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331516496112 Read more Video, Audio
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Some World Cup teams in police cordon during Auckland shooting
5:26 PM.Despite the events of today, the Women's Football World Cup gets underway in just over an hour. Some of the teams here for the tournament were inside the cordon police set up around the downtown… Read more Video, Audio
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'Thoughts & condolences': Deputy mayor on tragic Auckland shooting
5:18 PM.Auckland's Deputy Mayor has described today as one of deep contrast, with an unthinkable tragedy on what should be a time of celebration with the city hosting the opening match of the FIFA world cup… Read more Video, Audio
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'Shocking & traumatic': 3 dead in Auckland CBD shooting including gunman
5:09 PM.[embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331513001112
"Shocking and traumatic." That's the police commissioner's description of the Auckland CBD… Read more Video, Audio