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Checkpoint for Friday 12 April 2024
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Asia: Xi Jinping meets with former Taiwanese premier
5:44 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about China's growing auto industry, a Vietnamese woman being sentenced to death and Xi Jinping's meeting with a former Taiwanese premier. Audio
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Evening business for 12 April 2024
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Canine staff meet for Puppy Development seminar
5:30 PM.Canine staff from police, the defence force and DOC have for the first time met en masse to learn from a world renowned international master, Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio
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Wellington Phoenix sitting second behind Central Coast Mariners
5:26 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wanting his team to take a knockout mentality into the rest of their men's A-League season, starting with tonight's… Read more Audio
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Part of SH6 closed for start of school holidays due to weather damage
5:18 PM.A washout on the route between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier means that section of the road is shut; with the next update expected at midday Monday, Mark Pinner from Waka Kotahi speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Higher school attendance in term 4 last year than 2022
5:13 PM.Attendance looks to be on rise in recent Ministry of Health figures, but as Lauren Crimp reports, Associate Education Minister David Seymour isn't smiling yet. Audio
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Teenager in hospital after hit and run in Ngaruawahia
5:07 PM.Detective Inpector Darrell Harpur speaks to Lisa Owen about a teenager fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital after police say he was purposely hit by a car and repeatedly run over near a sport… Read more Audio
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Gaza: UNICEF aid convoy underfire, preventing aid supplies to the North
4:46 PM.Unicef spokesperson Tess Ingram speaks to Lisa Owen from Gaza about a UNICEF aid convoy coming underfire in Gaza this week, preventing the delivery of vital supplies to the North. Audio
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Tauranga to have elections in July for first time in 4 years
4:42 PM.It's been four years since Tauranga had a council, but the city will finally have elections again in July. So what kind of shape is it in, as it prepares to welcome back democratically elected… Read more Video, Audio
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West Coast enters recovery mode following wild weather week
4:36 PM.Some of the ranges have recorded up to a metre of rain in just three days, multiple roads have been closed in Westland and slips have left people stranded, Niva Chittock reports from Harihari. Audio
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Sport: Super Rugby Aupiki final
4:33 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about this weekend in sport and the Super Rugby Aupiki final. Audio
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ANZ Premiership future TV rights deal up in the air
4:26 PM.Netball's national competition gets underway this weekend, but its future broacdcast deal is half of the previous contract at just over four million dollars and is only for one year, meaning from 2026… Read more Audio
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Canada: Niagara falls short of solar eclipse expectations
4:17 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about the state of emergency declared in the Niagara region before the solar eclipse potentially being a mistake and a public inquiry looking… Read more Audio
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Do people think it's okay for students to skip school to avoid peak season prices?
4:12 PM.Do you think it's okay for students to skip a few days school to avoid peak season prices? Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people on the streets of Auckland. Audio
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Parent endorsed truancy a problem - Dunedin principal
4:06 PM.Fresh truancy figures show a slight improvement in school attendance in the fourth term last year, however, but is still 12.5% lower than 2019 attendance figures. Otago Boys High School rector Richard… Read more Audio