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Checkpoint for Wednesday 19 July 2023
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Football Fans out in force to welcome Netherlands to Tauranga
6:19 PM.Fans have come out in force to welcome the Netherlands football team to the Bay of Plenty just days before the FIFA Woman's World Cup kicks off. The squad chose Tauranga as its base of operations… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt creating new offence aimed at charging young ram raiders
6:12 PM.The government's creating a new ram raid offence that could see children as young as twelve charged, and facing a maximum ten year jail sentence. Right now burglary charges can cover ram raid… Read more Video, Audio
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Abuse survivor let down by govt's response to questions on torture
6:08 PM.A survivor of abuse at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital says he feels fobbed off by the New Zealand government's response to questions by the United Nations Committee Against Torture. New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio
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Final countdown on for first match of FIFA Women's World Cup
5:55 PM.It's the final countdown for the first match of the FIFA women's football world cup. In just over 24 hours time, the first match will kick off, the Football Ferns versus Norway. Our reporter Louise… Read more Video, Audio
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Mystery portraits: Effort begins to identify early indian immigrants
5:50 PM.Putting names to faces is exactly what Te papa and the Wellington Indian Association is hoping to do with a series of mystery portraits. About 4000 photographic negatives were discovered in a cupboard… Read more Video, Audio
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Whakaari eruption hard to predict, but there were warning signs - volcanologist
5:46 PM.A leading volcanologist says the exact time and day of an eruption cannot be predicted, but volcanic activity had picked up in the months leading to the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption. Dr Gill… Read more Audio
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Pharmacists say needy regions have been left out of govt scheme
5:42 PM.Pharmacies in regions with slammed Accident and Emergency departments say it makes no sense to cut them out of a scheme aimed at easing pressure on hospitals. The government pilot programme pays… Read more Video, Audio
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Homecoming for displaced Muriwai residents
5:37 PM.Relief for a handful of property owners in the cyclone-stricken west Auckland community of Muriwai. Today, five months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, council officers changed the stickers on 11 houses… Read more Audio
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NZ born tabloid journalist denies cash for sex images scheme
5:34 PM.New Zealand-born British tabloid journalist and broadcaster, Dan Wootton, is denying any wrongdoing after allegations of a cash for sex images scheme. He says he's the target of a smear campaign by a… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 19 July 2023
5:27 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331428892112 Video, Audio
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FIFA president's last ditch attempt to boost World Cup ticket sales
5:24 PM.FIFA president Gianni Infantino has made a last ditch attempt to boost ticket sales ahead of the women's world cup opener in Auckland tomorrow. FIFA says ticket sales have met expectations but have… Read more Video, Audio
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Red stickered resident reacts to government accommodation payments
5:15 PM.Muriwai resident Caroline Bellbooth has been in temporary accomodation since her home was red stickered following this year's extreme weather events. There's a slip at the back of her property , which… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather battered homeowners to get weekly payments from government
5:11 PM.Displaced homeowners affected by this year's weather events will receive weekly payments, to help with temporary housing, while the future of their flood-damaged homes is still uncertain. Auckland… Read more Audio
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Women's harrowing quest to have children she ended up killing
5:07 PM.A high court has heard of the harrowing quest Lauren Dickason and her husband went through to have the children she ended up killing. Graham Dickason faced cross examination by his wife's legal team… Read more Audio