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Checkpoint for Friday 24 July 2020
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Govt launches first phase of $400m progressive home ownership scheme
5:07 PM.The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.
The $400 million scheme was announced as part of the KiwiBuild reset in September last year, and was part… Read more Audio
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Housing Minister explains progressive ownership scheme
5:12 PM.The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.
Housing Minister Megan Woods says the dream of owning your own home has slipped away for an increasing… Read more Audio
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Peters fires shots at coalition partners in fiery Tiwai speech
5:20 PM.The election campaign was in full swing today as Winston Peters took pot shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for the Tiwai Point… Read more Audio
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Behrouz Boochani granted refugee status in New Zealand
5:24 PM.New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.
Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Read more Audio
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National Party 'hate speech' a problem - Behrouz Boochani
5:28 PM.Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 July
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Victoria Covid-19 deaths hit daily record
5:41 PM.Six more people have died with the coronavirus in Victoria.
The daily toll is a record, and comes despite new cases today falling to 300.
Three of the deaths were people in their 80s, while three… Read more Video, Audio
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Tarras locals in the dark over Christchurch Airport's land purchase
5:45 PM.Tarras locals say they've been left in the dark while Christchurch Airport spent millions buying up 750 hectares of farmland in the Central Otago village.
That's despite Christchurch Airport chief… Read more Audio
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Pay equity legislation a 'big win' for gender equality
5:51 PM.Legislation passed last night empowering women to negotiate for pay equity is being called the biggest win for gender equality in nearly forty years.
It provides a process for industries with a… Read more Audio
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'We're excited' - Auckland family buy progressive ownership home
6:06 PM.An Auckland family who are just months away from moving into a house bought through a shared ownership scheme say it's already drastically changed their lives.
The government on Friday announced the… Read more Video, Audio
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Dedicated nurses for managed isolation 'ideal' - expert
6:14 PM.An infection prevention and control expert says in a perfect world a dedicated team of nurses would be taking care of people in Covid-19 managed isolation and quarantine facilities.
Dr Sally Roberts… Read more Audio
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Underpaid early childhood teachers leaving 'in droves'
6:20 PM.Early childhood teachers say people are leaving the sector in droves because they are so underpaid.
Teachers from 130 centres across the country took part in this morning's first-ever paid stop-work… Read more Audio
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Hiking Aotearoa for suicide awareness - the home stretch
6:23 PM.Jono Hartland has spent the past eight months making his way down the country, on foot.
The 25-year-old is hiking the three-thousand kilometre Te Araroa Trail to raise money for mental health causes… Read more Audio