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Checkpoint for Tuesday 3 March 2020
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Covid-19: Health officials expect low chance of NZ outbreak
5:08 PM.Thirty-one people in New Zealand are currently awaiting test results for the Covid-19 coronavirus. But tests on the two people who were feared to be carrying the virus today came back negative.
The… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Phil Twyford meets forestry workers at breaking point
5:11 PM.Suicidal workers, unpaid mortgages and families at breaking point is the situation for many forestry workers in Tairawhiti, but the Economic Development Minister says jobs to replace those affected by… Read more Video, Audio
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Gang member quietly gone from State Care Abuse Inquiry
5:16 PM.Harry Tam, the controversial Mongrel Mob member who was a senior official at the Royal Commission into historic abuse in care, has quietly left the Inquiry.
Tam was stood down as the Royal… Read more Video, Audio
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Pizza Hut Ōtara promo targeting 'poor brown' people - David Letele
5:25 PM.A bargain or a health burden? A Pizza Hut promotion for $1 pizzas at lunchtime at its Ōtara store has raised the ire of David Letele from Buttabean Motivation, who says it is targeting the wrong… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 3 March 2020
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Kelvin Davis discusses new Tourism Action Group
5:35 PM.A new tourism advisory group will meet for the first time this week.
The Covid-19 Tourism Action Group or C-tag been set up to advise the government on fall out of coronovirus and strategy for… Read more Video, Audio
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1,600 Canterbury homeowners with EQC quake claims open
5:45 PM.There are 1,600 Canterbury homeowners with earthquake claims still open with EQC.
About 100 homeowners turned up to a meeting organised by EQC Fix in Christchurch on Monday night - all with stories… Read more Video, Audio
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Race Relations Commissioner calls out Shane Jones' 'hurtful' words
5:55 PM.The Race Relations Commissioner is calling on the Prime Minister to show some leadership and call out Shane Jones for what's being described as racist comments.
The Cabinet Minister and New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Out-of-work forestry workers dip into KiwiSaver funds
6:07 PM.As forestry work on the East Coast dries up because of the coronavirus outbreak, people are dipping into their KiwiSaver stores to try and get by.
That's despite the government promising to help with… Read more Audio
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Govt 'ignoring' aged care sector on Covid-19 plan for rest homes
6:11 PM.The elderly are being dismissed and ignored by the Ministry of Health in the Covid-19 response, the NZ Aged Care Association and Retirement Villages Association say.
The groups also say they are not… Read more Video, Audio
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Ross Asset Management investors tell court of losses
6:16 PM.Investors from the collapsed Ross Asset Management company have had their turn in court today, as their bid to sue the ANZ Bank is wrapped up.
Wellington financial adviser David Ross was jailed in… Read more Audio
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Zero police tolerance for extremist rhetoric as March 15 nears
6:20 PM.The Police Minister says officers are continuing to investigate a threat against the Muslim community and will not tolerate any extremist rhetoric.
It comes after messages were posted on the… Read more Audio
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Whanganui flight school business soaring
6:23 PM.A flight school snapped up on TradeMe five years ago has taken off for the commercial arm of the Whanganui District Council.
The New Zealand International Pilot Academy has more than doubled in size… Read more Video, Audio