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Checkpoint for Friday 31 May 2024
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University Student wins free car
5:53 PM.We return to Canterbury University where a student has won a free car by holding his hand on it... and eating raw onions... Audio
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The Filipino city with a plastic problem
5:42 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about the plastic pollution that has plagued Quezon City in the Philippines. Audio
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Evening business for 31May 2024
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Hundreds gather for hui on iwi unity
5:30 PM.Maori news editor Taiha Molyneux speaks to Lisa Owen about a hui at on Omahu Marae in Heretaunga about how best to unify iwi across the country. Audio
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Rocky start for Lydia Ko at US Women's Open
5:26 PM.It's been a bad day at the office for two of the world's best golfers at the U.S. Women's Open. Kiwi Lydia Ko and world number one Nelly Korda are both in danger of missing the cut at the second… Read more Audio
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TVNZ loses Employment Court appeal over job losses
5:17 PM.E tu Negotiation Specialist, Michael Wood speaks to Lisa Owen about TVNZ losing its appeal to the ERA's ruling over how it handled job losses. Audio
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Willis muddles numbers, Labour asks for tax cut donations
5:13 PM.The Finance Minister got in a bit of a tangle over her tax cut promise today - first by overstating how many households will get the maximum amount - and then by overstating how much that is. It comes… Read more Audio
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Trump: former president, convicted felon
5:08 PM.CNN's Julia Benbrook speaks to Lisa Owen about the conviction of Donald Trump on all 34 charges in the hush money case in New York. Audio
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Civilian death toll continues to climb in Gaza
4:49 PM.Save the Children's Rachael Cummings speaks to Lisa Owen about the situation on the ground in Gaza. Audio
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Passengers shaken after Jetstar flight slides off runway
4:45 PM.An investigation is underway after a Jetstar twin-jet plane slid off the runway and came to rest partially on the grass at Christchurch Airport this morning. Timothy Brown reports. Audio
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Last weekend of Super Rugby Pacific regular season
4:29 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about the Football Ferns and the last weekend of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season just around the corner. Audio
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University students hang on for free car
4:25 PM.Canterbury University students association's Luc Mackay speaks to Lisa Owen about a competition for students to keep their hands on a car in order to have a chance of winning it Audio
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Can you afford to head away for the long weekend?
4:19 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asks people if they can afford to head away for the long weekend. Audio
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Canada bracing for a hectic hurricane season
4:13 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about the hectic hurricane season that the country is bracing itself for, the increasing number of Canadians leaving for the US and a… Read more Audio