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Wednesday, 31 July 2024
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Sport: New Zealand wins first medal at Olympic Games
31 Jul 2024Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the Black Ferns Sevens being the first Kiwis on the podium in Paris after winning their final 19-12 over Canada, the OlyWhites heading home and both… Read more Audio
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Water Dragons pose threat to NZ species - biosecurity advisor
31 Jul 2024Reptiles like the Australian Water Dragon were recently found lounging amongst the Greenery by the Tasman District biosecuirty team. Water Dragons are traded and legally kept as pets here - but it's… Read more Audio
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Asia: Landslide in India claims over 100 lives
31 Jul 2024Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a landslide in India claiming over 100 lives, protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh and a teenager in India becoming the… Read more Audio
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Auckland councillors to vote whether public pools operations should be private
31 Jul 2024Currently, 22 facilities are managed by the council but 20 are already managed by third-party providers. Tomorrow, councillors will vote on whether to fully outsource operations of the remaining… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
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Australia: Rex Airlines may be on brink of collapse
30 Jul 2024Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the regional carrier Rex Airlines might be teetering on the brink of collapse. Audio
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Evening business for 20 July 2024
30 Jul 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Men's triathlon postponed as pollution levels in Seine too high
30 Jul 2024The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics has been postponed as pollution levels in the River Seine remain too high. The race which was due to start at 6pm this evening but has now been postponed… Read more Audio
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Man on trial for more than 30 sexual assault charges
30 Jul 2024Crown prosecutor William Taffs told the court that John Muchirahondo is accused of sexually violating 15 women, many of whom he met at parties or out on the town. Mr Taffs says Mr Muchirahondo had sex… Read more Audio
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Post mortem for Yanfei Bao to take place tomorrow
30 Jul 2024At a press conference today, Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves said a scene examination on private farmland in Greenpark was still underway involving 60 police officers. A forensic post mortem is due… Read more Audio
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Lives at risk because of shortage of nurses - Thames nurses
In Thames, nurses have picketed outside the Thames Hospital to voice their frustration at what the union said is constant understaffing and increased workloads in the emergency department. Their… Read more Audio
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Health NZ puts quota on number of jobs can hire - doctor
30 Jul 2024Te Whatu Ora has ordered a hiring freeze for all non-frontline jobs, and has repeatedly denied it will affect any clinical roles. But one specialist, who doesn't want to be named, said a hospital job… Read more Audio
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High Court hears from first responders in Polkinghorne's trial
It's the second day of a high profile criminal trial of a retired surgeon accused of murdering his wife in their upmarket Auckland home and staging her death as a suicide. The High Court in Auckland… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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