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Checkpoint for Friday 8 September 2023
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Rural cop using horse-therapy to help challenging kids
5:55 PM.A rural cop is using a unique method to reach at-risk children in the Central Otago town. Grab the Reins has been dreamed up by Senior Constable Paddy Henderson and utilises what he calls equine… Read more Video, Audio
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Tongan community garden to be replaced by state housing
5:51 PM.It's Tongan language week, and our next story is from a Tongan community in East Auckland's Tamaki area who have set up a new gardening club to grow their own food to combat the high cost of living… Read more Video, Audio
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How young is too young to talk politics? Campaign sees kids get a chance to vote
5:45 PM.How young is too young to talk politics? Well you may be surprised. As part of a Save the Children campaign, close to two thousand primary students from 25 schools will cast their votes ahead of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Chch's Cardboard cathedral may be sold to restore original
5:37 PM.The Anglican church is considering whether to sell Christchurch's cardboard cathedral to plug a shortfall in the budget for restoring the original descimated in the earthquakes. The church leadership… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 8 September 2023
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336784419112 Video, Audio
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Outrage as vape store opens near primary school before law changes
5:28 PM.A lag in new laws means a vape store's able to set up metres from a Hastings primary school just weeks before a rule change that would scuttle it. And it's outraged some community members. They say to… Read more Video, Audio
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One more sleep: Sell out crowd awaits ABs in World Cup opener
5:24 PM.The Rugby World Cup is almost here, just one sleep to go! The All Blacks take on France in the opening match tomorrow morning at 7:15 New Zealand time. A sell out crowd of 80 thousand is preparing to… Read more Video, Audio
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Migrants caught in scam will have nowhere to live in three days
5:16 PM.A group of migrants scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand now have just three days before they have nowhere to live. Immigration New Zealand officials are… Read more Video, Audio
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Health NZ apologises over disruption to cancer patients due to doctor shortage
5:10 PM.Te Whatu Ora's apologising to cancer patients who may face disruption due to a shortage of senior doctors at Dunedin Hospital. The hospital will lose its accreditation to train junior oncology doctors… Read more Video, Audio
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All Blacks wake up to opening game day against hosts in Paris
5:07 PM.The All Blacks are about to wake up and begin their game day preparations for tomorrow morning's Rugby World Cup opener against hosts France in Paris. Both teams are desperate to win and send a… Read more Audio