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Checkpoint for Thursday 29 February 2024
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Former federal Australian politician faces pressure
5:45 PM.Australian correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about a former federal politician facing pressure from Australia's national security agency and an update on the Sydney murders case. Read more Audio
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5 ASB Bank branches closed today; customers concerned
5:35 PM.Five ASB Bank branches were closed down today, leaving affected customers concerned about what it's going to mean for their communities. Banks in the Auckland suburbs of Mangere Bridge, Milford… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 29 February 2024
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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NZ only won 1 in 29 in Test matches against Australia
5:25 PM.The highly anticipated Test series between the Black Caps and Australia is underway at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. Australia have traditionally had the upper-hand in Tests, with New… Read more Audio
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2000 gather at memorial to farewell Fa'anana Efeso Collins
5:15 PM.Green MP, formal mayoral candidate and father of two Fa'anana Efeso Collins, has been farewelled in a colourful celebration filled with singing, laughter, tears and hymns in South Auckland today. Over… Read more Audio
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100,000 extra viewers of Newshub's 6:00pm bulletin after announcement
5:07 PM.More than a hundred thousand extra eyes tuned in to Newshub's 6:00pm bulletin last night, following the shock anouncement its days are numbered. Warner Brothers Discovery, which owns Newshub plans to… Read more Audio
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Hamilton mental health services stretched - homeless shelter
4:42 PM.A homeless shelter in Hamilton says it is being left to look after acutely unwell mental health patients, because the city's mental health services are so stretched. It claims one of its guests was… Read more Audio
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Cricket: NZ and Australia in close battle of two-Test series
4:35 PM.The rain has stayed away and a rare trans tasman cricket test has begun at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. New Zealand and Australia are locked in a close battle in the first match of a… Read more Audio
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Intimate encounter between two male humpback whales captured
4:28 PM.In a scientific first, hump back whales have been recorded having sex and the intimate encounter was between two males. Photographers on a boat captured the images off the coast of Hawaii in January… Read more Audio
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Average New Zealander has $1300 of unwanted things - Trade Me
4:24 PM.Trade Me estimates the average New Zealander has around $1300 in unwanted stuff laying around their house. The auction site values Aotearoa's so called 'circular economy' at 5 billion dollars. At the… Read more Audio
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President Joe Biden's son testifies in front of Congress
4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about, President Joe Biden's son testifying in front of Congress and powerful Republican politician stepping aside, and fast food becoming… Read more Audio
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No govt handout for Newshub - Broadcasting Minister
4:07 PM.Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee says there won't be a handout for embattled media network Newshub after yesterday's shock announcement it will shut down at the end of June. The Minister, who has… Read more Audio