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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 July 2020
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LA cafe intros greenhouse pods to promote social distancing
6:26 PM.How do you keep diners apart and safe during a pandemic? A Los Angeles cafe has put up tiny greenhouse dining pods to help patrons socially distance while having their meals. Lisa Bernhard produced… Read more Video, Audio
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Todd Muller outlines National's economic plan
6:19 PM.National's leader, Todd Muller, has given a speech at a business luncheon in Christchurch outlining what he says is his party's first big announcement on its economic plan for New Zealand. Called… Read more Audio
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Closure of Tiwai Point presents opportunity - Russel Norman
6:11 PM.The planned closure of Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter presents a huge opportunity - according to Russel Norman from Greenpeace. But maximising that could cost the government a billion dollars - and… Read more Video, Audio
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Tiwai Point closure causes ripples through economy
6:06 PM.It's been one of the longest running questions for New Zealand business: would Rio Tinto pull the plug on the Tiwai aluminium smelter? Today, we found out the answer. Rio Tinto, the majority owner of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Life after isolation
5:53 PM.Nearly 28,000 returning Kiwis have gone through Government-run managed isolation. That's on top of tens of thousands who flocked back into the country before the scheme came into force.So, what on… Read more Audio
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Where are the jobs? Our reporter goes job-hunting
5:45 PM.Work and Income's Job Search site has around 750 current jobs listed, with more every day. And TradeMe says it saw an annual increase in job vacancies in June, with listings up 9 per cent. We sent… Read more Audio
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Auckland programme to create 700 new jobs
5:40 PM.As jobless rates and redundancies rise amid the covid fallout, a multi-million dollar boost to an Auckland jobs programme hopes to bring 700 more people into work. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 9 July 2020
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Deputy PM takes unexpected medical leave
5:28 PM.The deputy prime minister Winston Peters has had a successful, albeit unexpected, surgery this morning and is now recuperating at home. The 75-year-old visited the doctor earlier this week after… Read more Video, Audio
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'Humble and kind': Remembering Constable Matthew Hunt
5:22 PM.A young man who was humble, kind and had a bright future ahead of him - that's how Constable Matthew Hunt has been described as he was farewelled by hundreds of his family, friends and colleagues at… Read more Video, Audio
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Thousands of jobs lost in Tiwai Point closure
5:18 PM.Southlanders have been thrown into turmoil with Rio Tinto's announcment today it will wind down the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter resulting in the direct loss of almost 1,000 jobs and another 1,600… Read more Audio
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Police at isolation facilities may mean public less safe - police union
5:11 PM.The police union is warning having a uniformed officer on guard outside all isolation & quaratine facilities 24/7 could actually make NZ less safe - not more. Lisa Owen asked Police Association boss… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: No Government plan if businesses come into contact with positive case
5:07 PM.The Government's admitted another gap in its public health defences; there's no standard plan for businesses should they come into contact with a possible covid-19 case. The gaping hole in the system… Read more Audio