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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 February 2020
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Mataura flooding: Potential toxic spill threatens as river rises
5:07 PM.In Southland extreme flooding has continued to cause havoc across the region for another day.
In Mataura, halfway between Invercargill and Gore, residents are angry after the looming threat of a… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Thousands flee homes in Southland flooding
5:11 PM.Thousands of people in Southland towns, not just Mataura, have been forced to leave their homes following civil defence evacuation orders.
Residents in Gore, Wyndham and Mataura were told not to be… Read more Video, Audio
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Wuhan evacuation flight due to land in Auckland
5:21 PM.An Air New Zealand flight which rescued nearly 200 people stranded in Wuhan this morning is due to arrive at Auckland Airport in the next half hour.
The flight picked up 190 people from Wuhan, the… Read more Video, Audio
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New complaints levelled at Jami-Lee Ross
5:26 PM.The former National MP Jami-Lee Ross is facing a workplace investigation following complaints which have seen three of his staff placed on special leave.
But the MP who threw a grenade in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 5 February
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Southland flooding - latest update
5:36 PM.In Southland extreme flooding has impacted much of the region. RNZ reporter Katie Todd has just been in the latest Civil Defence briefing and joins Lisa Owen live from Invercargill. Video, Audio
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Mystery surrounds human remains under Mt Eden house
5:39 PM.It may be weeks before police identify human remains found buried underneath an Auckland home.
Contractors renovating an old villa on Marlborough Street in Mt Eden halted work after unearthing the… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern, govt, iwi leaders back on track
5:43 PM.The Prime Minister has managed to smooth things over with iwi leaders, despite concerns over what iwi say is a lack of influence in the government.
Jacinda Ardern met with the National Iwi Chairs… Read more Audio
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Emotion at Waitangi as new Māori museum opens
5:47 PM.There were emotional scenes at Waitangi as more than a thousand people gathered before dawn for the opening of a new museum which honours Māori involved in conflict here and overseas.
Te Rau Aroha… Read more Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay growers disappointed at ban on taking river water
5:52 PM.Hawke's Bay fruit and vegetable growers say they'll be hit hard by a ban on taking water from two rivers, as levels drop in hot, dry weather.
The ban on the Tukituki and Waipawa rivers and streams… Read more Audio
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Mataura flooding - latest update
6:08 PM.RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown is at a cordon just south of Mataura, which is about halfway between Gore and Invercargill.
Residents there have heightened fears about the possibility of a… Read more Audio
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Air NZ Wuhan evacuation flight lands in Auckland
6:12 PM.At Auckland Airport the Air New Zealand plane carrying nearly 200 people who were stranded in Wuhan has touched down.
The flight picked up 190 people from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: NZ live crayfish destined for China to go back in sea
6:16 PM.Thousands of live crayfish caught in New Zealand could be released back into the wild due to trade disruptions with China.
Between 150 to 180 tonnes of live rock lobster are stuck in pots and tanks… Read more Audio
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Southland flooding: Crowds in limbo as Gore evacuated
6:20 PM.It's been a day of limbo for people at evacuation centres in Gore. Hundreds of households were forced to move to higher ground, or seek shelter at four community centres, as the Mataura RIver lapped… Read more Audio