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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 April 2020
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Jacinda Ardern discusses drop in new Covid-19 cases
5:09 PM.Staying home seems to be working. In the past 24 hours more people have recovered from Covid-19 than have caught it, it is the first time that has happened since New Zealand went into lockdown.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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EQC's legacy a degraded housing stock, inquiry finds
5:20 PM.The chair of the inquiry in to the Earthquake Commission has grave concerns about the state of the housing stock in Christchurch due to EQC's failure to properly fix quake damage.
It's just one of a… Read more Audio
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Huge queues at supermarkets before they close for just one day
5:42 PM.There have been long lines at supermarkets around the country today ahead of their closure for Good Friday.
This is despite the Prime Minister saying supermarkets will reopen on Saturday and be open… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 9 April 2020
5:44 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Uncertainty over restaurant reopenings after Covid-19 lockdown
5:46 PM.Restaurants are champing at the bit to reopen when we move out of Alert Level 4 - but warn we shouldn't expect them to be up and running as soon as lockdown ends.
The Prime Minister has asked… Read more Audio
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Dominion Rd suffers under Covid-19 lockdown
5:50 PM.One of Auckland's famous shopping strips, Dominion Rd is showing the signs of stress - as 'for sale' and 'for lease' signs start filling shop windows.
It's a vibrant, bustling stretch of road, full… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 lockdown bubble diaries: Week Two
5:50 PM.Two New Zealand families are keeping video diaries for Checkpoint during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Last week 73-year-old retiree Tricia was battling to keep happy hour at a respectable hour in her… Read more Video, Audio
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'There's a few that don't get it' - Police catch attempted holidaymakers
5:57 PM.Step away from the campervan, put the tent back in the cupboard and rid yourself of any suggestion you might be headed away on an Easter Holiday this weekend.
Police have already had to deal to a few… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ turning a corner, but Covid-19 lockdown staying the course
6:15 PM.The Prime Minister says we are turning the corner, but to win this marathon battle against Covid-19, we need to keep pushing.
For the fourth day running, the number of new cases has continued to drop… Read more Audio
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EQC ill-prepared to handle Canterbury repairs - Dame Silvia Cartwright
6:15 PM.EQC was ill-prepared to deal with the wide spread damage of the Christchurch Earthquakes and as a consequence its reputation been left in tatters with many seeing the commission as uncaring, miserly… Read more Video, Audio
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Countdown's produce boss sees biggest day of his career
6:25 PM.It is the biggest day of his career for Countdown's head of produce.
On Thursday Grant Robinson took receipt of his biggest ever pick of fresh fruit and vegetables - bananas by the millions, potatoes… Read more Video, Audio
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Plenty of Easter eggs for all under NZ Covid-19 lockdown
6:31 PM.Supermarkets are closed tomorrow for the first time since lockdown began and despite the big queues on Thursday, there are assurances there are plenty of Easter eggs to go around.
Katie Doyle reports… Read more Audio