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The Warriors meet the Tigers in Auckland this Friday
4:31 PM.Chanel Harris Tevita will look to put his horror night with the boot behind him this weekend whe the Warriors meet the Tigers in Auckland this Friday. The five eighth has become the scapegoat for the… Read more Audio
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Asia: Powerful typhoon making its way to Taiwan
4:25 PM.Asia Correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a powerful typhoon making its way to Taiwan, Beijing wanting to be a peacemaker and the US elections and particularly Donald Trump's… Read more Audio
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Erica Standford speaks on Abuse in Care Inquiry findings
4:13 PM.Erica Stanford is the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response. She spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about whether the government is going to follow through on Judge Shaw's call to hold… Read more Audio
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200,000 people abused in state or faith-based care
4:07 PM.The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has found at least 200,000 children, young people and adults have been abused in state or faith-based care. The Royal Commission's final report - and its… Read more Audio
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Less of half of the population to own house in next 25 years
5:47 PM.The Deloitte report, commissioned by Westpac, found less than 60% of New Zealanders own their home and that this number will continue to decline based on current trends. It comes as Westpac pledges to… Read more Audio
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Australia: Worst impacts of Friday's cyber outage
5:40 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about while the cyber security company Crowdstrike has taken responsibility of last Friday's global outage, there are growing concerns… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 23 July 2024
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Pulse to host the ANZ Premiership grand final
5:32 PM.The Pulse will host the ANZ Premiership grand final after beating the Tactix in Wellington last night. The win also means the Pulse have avoided an elimination final against the defending champion… Read more Audio
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Darleen Tana appears in Parliament
5:28 PM.Speaker Gerry Brownlee was doing over time responding to points of order as MPs descended into a game of tit-for-tat over who made the more unparliamentary remark. Political editor Jo Moir was in the… Read more Audio
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Rural Hawkes Bay bus service cancellation
5:17 PM.About 500 families in rural Hawkes Bay are facing an uncertain future because the bus service taking their kids to school is being cancelled by the Ministry of Education. Some parents are in tears -… Read more Audio
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Govt distracting from what needs to be adressed at Te Whatu Ora
5:10 PM.A senior public health physician said the government is trying to focus attention exclusively on the performance of Te Whatu Ora as a distraction from what actually needs to be addressed, Dr Belinda… Read more Audio
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Professor Levy appointed as new commissioner for Health NZ
5:08 PM.Health New Zealand's new commissioner said the organisation has become too large and too unaffordable - and wants it re-focused on the frontline and regional delivery. Professor Lester Levy has been… Read more Audio
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Paywave taking 100 million out of pockets across NZ - ComCom
4:47 PM.The money is a fraction of the one billion dollars a year Kiwis spend on merchant service fees using the Mastercard and Visa payment networks. The Commission said Paywave's 2% surcharge is… Read more Audio
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Midwifery has greatest shortfall in healthcare sector
4:42 PM.Midwifery has the greatest shortfall of the health care sector, to fill the gaps an extra 300 students need to graduate a year. But one new graduate has told Checkpoint financial pressure makes the… Read more Audio
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Initiative stopping students fighting at railway station at good start - Mayor
4:30 PM.The Porirua Mayor said a new initiative to stop students fighting at the city centre railway station is off to a good start. Three safety officers, known as navigators, started patrolling Porirua… Read more Audio
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Sport: Ardie Savea goes to Moana Pasifika
4:27 PM.Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Ardie Savea going to Moana Pasifika and the Olympics. Audio
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Winner of Clyde Quay School's raffle announced
4:23 PM.Clyde Quay School's school board chairperson Michelle Little speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the winner of the raffle, who won the prize of two Taylor Swift tickets, including airfares to London… Read more Audio
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US: Kamala Harris clinches majority of Democratic Party
4:15 PM.The Associated press has surveyed delegates and in breaking news has said she has sailed through the threshold of 1,976 delegates needed on the first ballot to win nomination in America's convoluted… Read more Audio
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Rising drug use in NZ costing millions of dollars in social harm
4:05 PM.Every region in the country, except Waikato, has recorded above average meth use while the number of people cosuming cocaine is up in every district, Detective Inspector Tim Chao, manager of the… Read more Audio
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UK: Outcry over prison sentences given to climate protesters
5:44 PM.Diane To speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the IT outage on Friday, an outcry over prison sentences given to climate protesters in Britain and the Paris Summer Games kicking off at end of the week. Audio
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Evening business for 22 July 2024
5:41 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Final hosting rights on the line in ANZ Netball premiership
5:37 PM.Grand final hosting rights are on the line in tonight's final regular season ANZ netball premiership game between the Pulse and Tactix, Bridget Tunnicliffe. Audio
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Health New Zealand's board to be replaced by Commissioner
5:27 PM.Health New Zealand's board will be sacked and replaced with a Commissioner. Minister of Health Shane Reti said the agency is currently overspending at an astonishing rate of $130 million per month… Read more Audio
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'Not what you'd expect from a world-class city' - Wayne Brown
5:20 PM."It's embarassing and not what you'd expect from a world-class city"
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's response to the findings of an independent report he commissioned that shows rules and regulations… Read more Audio
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Kamala Harris endorsed by Joe Biden as presidential candidate
5:13 PM.Joe Biden has thrown his support behind his deputy Kamala Harris, just 106 days out from the US Presidential election. The 81 year old announced in a shock written statement this morning, he would not… Read more Audio