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Checkpoint for Thursday 2 July 2020
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Moa remains get greater protection under proposal to stop sales
6:24 PM.Moa bones are expected to get greater protection under new proposals announced today. The government is proposing to create regulations under the Wildlife Act to ban the sale of moa bones and other… Read more Video, Audio
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Chris Hipkins' new role - career boost or complete nightmare?
6:16 PM.David Clark is out and Chris Hipkins is in. The new Health Minister is also the minister of Education and State Services; the leader of the house and the minister responsible for Ministerial Services… Read more Audio
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National reshuffle doesn't solve diversity problem
6:12 PM.National leader Todd Muller has brought Simon Bridges back into the fold - giving him the foreign affairs portfolio he was after - however he's kept him low in the party rankings. Mr Muller announced… Read more Audio
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Sailing professor Mark Orams on America's Cup controversy
6:06 PM.It reads like a bad movie script - allegations of spying, claims of misappropriated funds and Hungarian bank accounts. This afternoon the Government announced it will not make further payments to… Read more Audio
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Mental health concerns for stranded seasonal workers
5:54 PM.There are fears for the mental health of seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands stuck in Hawke's Bay because of the pandemic. More than 1500 workers are still in the region....and with little paid… Read more Video, Audio
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Managed isolation hotels too posh for returnee
5:45 PM.Our managed isolation hotels are too posh and returnees should not be treated like hotel guests with luxuries like free menu choices and drycleaning. That's the verdict from New Zealand woman Toni… Read more Audio
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Thousands received wage subsidy payouts from multiple employers
5:37 PM.More than 40 thousand people have received wage subsidy payouts from more than one employer - with several hundred people getting the payout from four employers or more. The Ministry for Social… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 July 2020
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Muller on rebuilding Bridges: 'We've a professional relationship'
5:18 PM.Simon Bridges has boomeranged back into National's top twenty today taking the foreign affairs portfolio off senior MP Gerry Brownlee. The reshuffle was prompted by Paula Bennett's resignation on… Read more Audio
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What does David Clark's elecorate think of his resignation?
5:14 PM.Few supporters could be found in David Clark's electorate of Dunedin today - a seat he won by more than 11,000 votes in the last election. Labour has held the seat for decades with Dr Clark at the… Read more Audio
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David Clark gone by lunchtime
5:07 PM.As Simon Bridges was brought back into the fold, David Clark was literally gone by lunchtime. Mr Clark has formally resigned from the job, after both he and the Prime Minister concluded he's become… Read more Audio