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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 September 2020
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Weather: 2020 NZ's warmest winter, what next for summer?
6:13 PM.New Zealand has had its hottest winter on record according to to official NIWA data.
So what does that mean for springtime or even summer?
NIWA forecaster Chris Brandolino talks to Lisa Owen. Read more Video, Audio
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Campervans destroyed in major fire near Auckland Airport
6:11 PM.A huge fire near Auckland Airport this morning has destroyed the office of a campervan business, and several campervans.
Richard Pearse Drive and surrounding roads were closed, causing heavy traffic… Read more Video, Audio
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Election campaign: National pledges $3,000 parental package
6:09 PM.Politicians were back on the road after a false start to the election campaign and National is promising a big spend-up on young parents.
Under its proposal, all pregnant women would be given $3,000… Read more Audio
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NZ child wellbeing among worst in developed world - UNICEF report
5:47 PM.The Prime Minister wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to grow up - but UNICEF's latest child wellbeing rankings have the country among the worst performing in the developed world.
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Evening business for 3 September 2020
5:43 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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NZ woman complains of lack of dental help in managed isolation
5:42 PM."Just hang in there and give it some time" - that advice to a woman in managed isolation who has been in excruciating pain, vomiting and crying for days.
Josephine, a New Zealander who returned from… Read more Audio
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Thousands of primary care nurses strike for parity with DHBs
5:40 PM.Hundreds of Accident and Emergency centres and GP clinics across the country have been affected by strike action by more than 3,000 primary care nurses today.
Lunch-time rallies took place in… Read more Audio
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Ardern to announce Covid-19 alert level decision on Friday
5:27 PM.The Prime Minister is managing expectations over the next step in the Covid-19 alert levels, which she will announce on Friday.
Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet will err on the side of caution when making… Read more Audio
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Hipkins dragged into Shaw's Green School controversy
5:23 PM.Education Minister Hipkins has been dragged into the Green School controversy after a video was leaked of James Shaw saying he had given "verbal sign-off" for the bid.
Mr Hipkins has been actively… Read more Video, Audio
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Live animal exports should end - Gareth Hughes
5:15 PM.The Green Party's spokesperson on animal welfare says the incident in the East China Sea shows New Zealand must stop exporting live stock for breeding.
A cargo ship has gone missing during a typhoon… Read more Video, Audio
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One rescued off Japan coast, livestock ship missing in typhoon
5:11 PM.Japan's coastguard has rescued one person in the search for a livestock ship with 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle on board.
Two New Zealanders were on the vessel that's gone missing in the East China… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland school rolls low despite govt urging return to class
5:09 PM.School rolls in Auckland continue to languish, despite pleas from the Education Minister to get kids back into classrooms.
Some principals are still reporting turnouts of 50 percent or less, and fear… Read more Audio