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Checkpoint for Thursday 21 March 2024
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100 dog patrol teams graduate in Upper Hutt
5:36 PM.The latest four-legged graduates of the Patrol Dog Course have crossed the stage in Upper Hutt today. German shepherds Dax, Ragner and their handlers will join more than 100 dog patrol teams across… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 21 March 2024
5:25 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Five Eyes ran spy operation out of NZ's security bureau
5:24 PM.A former senior minister says it's fair to assume its a member of the Five Eyes that ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's security bureau, which didn't have sign off from the government of the… Read more Audio
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MPI proposes slashing 400 roles
5:18 PM.Hundreds of public servants have today been told they could soon be out of a job as the Coalition's promised cuts begin to bite. The Ministry of Primary Industries has proposed slashing its workforce… Read more Audio
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Study confirms banks are making big profits
5:08 PM.A new study confirms what you may have already suspected, banks are making big profits, even out doing their international counterparts. The four main players have focused on making money rather than… Read more Audio
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Theatre company aims to take multi-sensory show on the road
4:53 PM.A theatre company is appealing for funding to take a multi-sensory production aimed at people living with disabilities, on the road. Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall today, and will… Read more Audio
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Man set to complete all NZ's great walks in jandals
4:49 PM.Most of us are fond of the humble jandal, putting aside the odd blister between your toes. But its hard to imagine hiking all of Aotearoa's great walks in flip flops, a single pair over two years… Read more Audio
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Anti-trans rant and abuse of MP disrupts select committee
4:34 PM.A Parliamentary select committee was momentarily derailed this morning, when a member of the public went on an anti-trans rant before verbally abusing an MP. It comes just a day after outgoing MP… Read more Audio
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NBL is set to air some games live on TikTok
4:31 PM.In what is believed to be a world-first initiative, the NBL is set to air some of its games live on TikTok. The country's top domestic basketball competition has agreed to a broadcasting rights deal… Read more Audio
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Foreign agency ran spy operation out of Wellington
4:25 PM.Revelations a foreign agency ran a spy operation out of Wellington for years, while the New Zealand government was in the dark about the whole thing. A report out today shows significant failings by… Read more Audio
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Nikki Haley: 20% in Arizona GOP primary vote
4:13 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Nikki Haley still getting votes despite ending her Presidential campaign and a second man being charged in the theft of the most… Read more Audio
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Banking sector lacks competition - ComCom report
4:08 PM.Hefty profits, virtually no real competition and weak incentives to do better. That's a snap shot of the banking sector according to a draft market study from the Commerce Commission. It concludes a… Read more Audio