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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 November 2020
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Napier flood: Some locals 'lucky to be alive'
5:07 PM.Napier is being pummeled by more heavy rain this evening, hampering clean up efforts after a one-in-200-year event.
A number of homes have been evacuated and some people say they're lucky to have… Read more Audio
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Weather: Latest update from flood-hit Napier
5:12 PM.RNZ Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin joins us with the latest from a flooded street in Napier. Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Air NZ staff criticise airline for no mandatory mask
5:16 PM.Air New Zealand is being criticised by its own staff for not making masks mandatory for passengers.
The country's latest community Covid-19 case was a Defence Force worker who took a domestic flight… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 vaccine may be available for 750k NZers in early 2021
5:22 PM.New Zealand could have enough Covid-19 vaccine for three quarters of a million people by early next year; so who will get it first and what about everybody else.
American drug company Pfizer has… Read more Video, Audio
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GST figures show spending up in first half of 2020
5:28 PM.Despite the pain suffered by plenty of businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, there's been plenty of spending too. GST paid by businesses to Inland Revenue increased by $1.1 billion for the first… Read more Audio
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National elects Dr Shane Reti as new deputy leader
5:40 PM.The National Party has elected a new deputy leader to stand behind Judith Collins - and his name is Dr Shane Reti.
The caucus health spokesperson is taking on the new job - unopposed - as the party… Read more Audio
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Trump may start own TV channel - ex-staffer Mick Mulvaney
5:44 PM.Donald Trump's former acting chief of staff says the US President does not like losing, and is unlikely to specifically concede defeat to Joe Biden.
Mick Mulvaney told Checkpoint Trump is also… Read more Video, Audio
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Waiheke buses go electric in Auckland first
5:55 PM.A fleet of electric buses have been rolled out on Waiheke Island, making it the first suburb in Auckland to go electric.
The new buses will reduce carbon emissions by over 500 tonnes a year. That's… Read more Video, Audio
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Kiri Allan with latest on weather emergency in Napier
6:08 PM.Napier residents are being warned to take care in potentially contaminated flood waters, as the city moves to mop up after a one-in-250-year flood that swamped the city's wastewater system.
It's… Read more Video, Audio
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Dr Shane Reti on 'dream' job as National's deputy leader
6:14 PM.National's new deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says he answers to his dream leader Judith Collins, but will be consulted on key strategy and the soon-to-be-announced portfolio reshuffle.
Gerry Brownlee… Read more Video, Audio
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Addington's NZ Trotting Cup numbers reined in by Covid-19
6:25 PM.Christchurch's big day at the races has gone smoothly this year, with a smaller crowd gathering for its annual Cup Day.
The New Zealand Trotting Cup is the biggest event on the harness racing… Read more Video, Audio