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Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 March 2020
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Australia bans visitors from Italy as Covid-19 spreads
5:08 PM.Australia has moved to ban visitors from Italy as the country marks yet another spike in deaths from the Covid-19 virus.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement that his… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern blasts Bridges for politicking over Covid-19 crisis
5:13 PM.In a fiery exchange at Parliament, the Prime Minister has accused the Opposition of politicking and scaremongering in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
But as RNZ deputy political editor Craig… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Sniffle, cough, dry throat? Stay home, Health Ministry says
5:16 PM.If you've got a slight sniffle, a croaky cough or a tickly throat - stay home. That's the clear message from the Ministry of Health, despite the fact there have been no new confirmed or probable cases… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Vodafone trials work from home for 1,200 staff
5:20 PM.Vodafone is sending its 1,200 Auckland workers home - for a day at least to practice its pandemic plan in case Covid-19 becomes more widespread.
Overseas Google has asked all employees in North… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: What do people want to know about coronavirus?
5:28 PM.Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth spoke to Aucklanders on the street to hear what they want to know about the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay farmers urge govt to declare drought
5:29 PM.Hawke's Bay farmers and leaders are urging the government to declare a drought, as parts of the region experience the driest period on record.
Central Hawke's Bay and Hastings are the worst hit, with… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 11 March 2020
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Confusion in Parliament over abortion reform vote
5:42 PM.A police officer first on the scene of an alleged rape by another officer has described being told two very different stories about what happened that night. A 29-year-old policeman is on trial in the… Read more Audio
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Police rape trial: First on scene tells of conflicting stories
5:42 PM.A police officer first on the scene of an alleged rape by another officer has described being told two very different stories about what happened that night.
A 29-year-old policeman is on trial in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Coffee Club happy to keep up with keep cups
5:51 PM.Keep calm and keep the reusable coffee cup. That advice comes after a wave of cafes have ditched keep cups because of hygiene concerns in the wake of Covid-19 coronavirus is spread through droplets -… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt restricts arrivals from Italy to 14 days' quarantine
6:08 PM.The government has in the past half hour extended its restrictions on travellers arriving in New Zealand from Italy to prevent more cases of Covid-19 spreading.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ Cruise group upset at govt warning against cruises
6:15 PM.The NZ Cruise Association is accusing health officials of unfairly rocking the boat by warning people off overseas cruises.
Official government advice on MFAT'S Safe Travel site says New Zealanders… Read more Video, Audio
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Louisa Wall vow to keep fighting Australia's deportation policy
6:20 PM.Labour Party MP Louisa Wall has accepted a petition at Parliament asking MPs to dob Australia in to the United Nations over its human rights record.
The UN is due to review Australia's human rights… Read more Audio
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Fears elderly will lose as ANZ cuts Te Kuiti opening hours
6:23 PM.There are fears ANZ bank slashing its opening hours at its Te Kuiti branch could lead to more elderly people in the region being ripped off.
The bank said customer visits to it branches have… Read more Audio
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Cricket: White Ferns launch 31-match NZ tour
6:27 PM.The White Ferns will tour the country and play for more prize money at next year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
All six of New Zealand's host cities will get to see the White Ferns in action as the… Read more Audio
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Manurewa school's gift for Christchurch Muslims, one year since terror attacks
6:30 PM.Almost a year on from the Christchurch terror attacks, a high school in South Auckland has a special gift for the city's Muslim community.
Staff and students at James Cook High School in Manurewa… Read more Video, Audio