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Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 June 2020
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Marist College students unite over school's Black Lives Matter response
5:07 PM.On Wednesday morning Nia Cherrington was a lone voice, stepping down as Marist College's cultural leader following claims her teachers tore down Black Lives Matter posters she'd put up around the… Read more Video, Audio
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Whale Watch Kaikōura welcomes funding boost to help town
5:13 PM.A $1.5 million government grant for Whale Watch Kaikōura could bring more than $20 million into the beleaguered town.
About 90 percent of the tour company's revenue comes from international visitors… Read more Audio
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Parliamentary process for level 2 rules slammed by Human Rights Commission
5:22 PM.The Human Rights Commission has slammed the Parliamentary process for rushing through controversial powers for alert level 2.
There was backlash last month when the coalition government passed the… Read more Audio
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Powell sentenced for 'cold-blooded' killing of Angela Blackmore
5:25 PM.WARNING: Includes graphic details distressing to some listeners.
The man who admitted murdering Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 10 June 2020
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Trade Minister urged to push NZ interests at European Union
5:44 PM.There are calls for Trade Minister David Parker to muscle up to the European Union following a "disappointing" offer on free trade.
It's the first formal offer on the table but a far cry from what… Read more Audio
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Fairer prices, lower emissions with power grid changes - Electricity Authority
5:47 PM.The Electricity Authority says planned changes to the way the national power grid is paid for should have only modest impact on consumer and business power bills.
It's unveiled a new user-pays based… Read more Audio
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Knitting community split on sexism of 'stick to your knitting'
5:48 PM.The knitting community is split over whether National MP Paul Goldsmith's comments on Tuesday telling the Prime Minister to 'stick to her knitting' were offensive.
It came after Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio
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What is the history of 'stick to your knitting'?
5:51 PM.An Auckland University linguist says the expression "stick to your knitting" can be traced back at least 150 years, but he probably will not be using it again.
Dr Keith Montgomery from Auckland… Read more Video, Audio
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$1.5 million for Kaikōura Whale Watch, but is it enough?
6:06 PM.The mayor of Kaikōura is welcoming new money for his town today, but says more will be needed if it is going to bounce back from the fallout from Covid-19.
The Prime Minister and Tourism Minister… Read more Video, Audio
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Tension grows at schools after claims Black Lives Matter posters torn down
6:11 PM.Controversy is growing among some school communities after reports of staff tearing down Black Lives Matter posters.
Students from Auckland's Marist College and Christchurch's St Andrew's College… Read more Audio
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Operating theatres, ICUs not fit for purpose - hospital doctors
6:18 PM.Senior hospital doctors says hospitals are in a dire state and the government has a chance to spend up big to solve the problem once and for all.
The government's first nationwide stock-take came out… Read more Audio