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Checkpoint for Monday 24 August 2020
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Auckland businesses nervous as Covid-19 level 3 extended
5:07 PM.Monday's announcement of a continuation of the level 3 lockdown has been met with trepidation by Auckland businesses - with many teetering on the brink of collapse.
The current restrictions -… Read more Audio
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Were two Covid-19 cases on same bus? 'Not 100 percent confirmed' - Health Minister
5:11 PM.Cabinet has decided on extending restrictions following the latest community outbreak of Covid-19.
Auckland will remain under level 3 restrictions for an extra four days, until midnight Sunday.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Survivors face Christchurch gunman at day one sentencing
5:22 PM.Warning: Story contains details some may find distressing.
The sentencing of the man who attacked two mosques in Christchurch began on Monday. Brenton Tarrant has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 August
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Goff disappointed at Covid-19 level 3 extension in Auckland
5:39 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has responded to the Prime Minister's decision to continue level three restrictions until Sunday night.
He says he's disappointed in the extensions of the Covid-19 level 3… Read more Video, Audio
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Children's Commissioner urges criminal age be raised to 14
5:48 PM.The Children's Commissioner has launched a big push to get the criminal age of responsibility raised to 14.
At the moment, a 10-year-old child can be charged with murder.
Many in the sector are… Read more Audio
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'Let us vote' - teens take their case to the High Court
5:51 PM.'Let us vote!' That's the desperate plea from 16 and 17-year-olds who have taken their case to the High Court.
A youth-led campaign, Make It Sixteen, has argued the current voting age of 18 is… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Drop in global demand for venison hits farmers
5:53 PM.The impact of Covid-19 on the restaurant trade is expected to see returns for deer farmers slump to a six-year low this spring.
The global pandemic has dented demand for venison, mostly eaten at… Read more Video, Audio
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Dixon bemused by decision after crash at Indianapolis
5:57 PM.Kiwi driver Scott Dixon has been left scratching his head at a decision he believes may have cost him a second victory at the prestigious Indy 500.
Despite dominating the race, the 2008 champion… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque gunman sentenced - day one
6:07 PM.Sentencing for the man responsible for the Christchurch mosque atrocities started on Monday morning.
Brenton Tarrant has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 restrictions extended - what you need to know
6:11 PM.Auckland faces another a week in level 3 lockdown - with its planned end-date pushed out by four days.
The rest of the country will remain at Level Two for at least a fortnight.
The announcement… Read more Audio
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Auckland border 'ambiguity has been profound' - Brett O'Riley
6:15 PM.While welcoming the news Auckland will move out of level 3 midnight Sunday, the regional border remains a shambles according to the Employers and Manufacturers Association. The country's biggest city… Read more Video, Audio
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Nine new Covid-19 cases in NZ on Monday
6:22 PM.There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the country on Monday.
Just one is in managed isolation - a woman in her 30s - with the remaining eight - seven confirmed, one probable - all linked to the… Read more Audio
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Silver Fern Laura Langman retires from international netball
6:26 PM.The most capped Silver Fern Laura Langman is retiring from international netball.
The 34-year-old hangs up her bib having played 163 tests. The dynamic mid-courter made her international debut… Read more Audio