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Checkpoint for Friday 13 September 2019
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In a motel more than 600 days waiting for public housing
5:10 PM.More than $126,000 of taxpayer's money has been spent on one person's motel stay while they waited for public housing to become available.
The stay covered more than 600 nights - despite the fact… Read more Video, Audio
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Bonuses for Southern Response staff despite 'misleading' ruling
5:15 PM.Eight out of ten for performance and deserving of bonuses - that's Southern Response's report card according to its board chair.
And that's despite the state quake insurer being tied up in ongoing… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch chef shot in terror attacks unable to work
5:30 PM.One of the men badly injured in the March 15 mosque attacks is afraid to leave his Christchurch home after being racially abused and threatened with violence.
Mohammad Sahadat has been unable to work… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Fri 13 Sept
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cannabis: Fighting for facts ahead of referendum
5:40 PM.The government and the Drug Foundation say they are committed to keeping the public informed ahead of the cannabis referendum, so that fear mongering and fake news is kept to a minimum.
New… Read more Audio
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A permanent mural tribute to Christchurch terror attack victims
5:50 PM.A street artist whose Auckland tribute to the victims of the mosque attacks struck a chord with the public, has just completed a second, permanent, piece on a prominent Christchurch corner.
Paul X… Read more Video, Audio
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State funeral planned for Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva
5:55 PM.A state funeral will be held in Tonga's capital for the country's prime minister 'Akilisi Pohiva.
The teacher, journalist and then democracy activist - turned politician died in Auckland yesterday… Read more Audio
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Labour assaults saga: 'It doesn't end here' - complainant
6:10 PM.One of the people who first brought Labour's assault scandal to light says the party has a long way to go before it's clear it has learnt from its mistakes.
The party been under fire for how… Read more Audio
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Stanley Group collapse: Creditors owed $9.5m
6:14 PM.A business owner caught up in the collapse of the Stanley Group of construction companies says it could sink his own firm as well.
Six Stanley construction group companies were placed into… Read more Audio
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Frustration at taxis taking parking spaces in Christchurch
6:25 PM.Frustration is building between Christchurch restaurant owners and taxi drivers over the lack of parking in the city, with no solution in sight.
A bar owner is fed up with taxi drivers sitting in car… Read more Video, Audio