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Checkpoint for Friday 4 December 2020
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Auckland port fined over driver's preventable death
7:08 AM.Laboom Dyer was a 23-year-old new father, and working at Ports of Auckland as a straddle crane driver.
He was on the night shift in August 2018 when he was critically injured after the loader he was… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland port delays see big freight ship diverted to NorthPort
9:12 PM.The freight backlog at Ports of Auckland is turning into a serious safety issue according to truckies, with hundreds of freight containers being driven long-distance to destinations after ships have… Read more Video, Audio
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Caught out: Practice cancelled for Pakistan cricket team in MIQ - Bloomfield
5:19 PM.It's too risky to let the Pakistan men's cricket team train while in managed isolation - that's the Director General of Health's conclusion, after 10 team members have tested positive for Covid-19.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Fruit growers rubbish claims of preferring cheap labour
5:24 PM.Central Otago fruit growers are rubbishing claims they're turning down New Zealanders for local fruit picking work as they'd prefer cheap foreign labour.
It follows union concerns that plenty of… Read more Audio
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Govt seeks advice after warnings over facial recognition tech
5:28 PM.The government will seek advice on whether the current rules safeguarding the use of facial recognition technology are sufficient.
A new report has raised serious concerns over what it perceives as a… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 4 Decemeber 2020
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Govt broadens MIQ criteria for emergency returns to NZ
5:40 PM.The government is now reserving about 150 beds a fortnight in managed isolation for people having to rush back to New Zealand because of emergencies and it's also broadened the criteria to jump ahead… Read more Video, Audio
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Drought: Aucklanders wash cars again but lakes still low
5:45 PM.Drought-stricken Auckland is staring down the barrel of a hot summer after a lengthy and punishing dry spell this year.
The supercity will be released from the shackles of household water… Read more Video, Audio
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CRL boring machine named after trailblazer Dame Whina Cooper
5:51 PM.The City Rail Link project's latest worker has arrived in Auckland: a multi-million dollar boring machine that can gnaw through 32 metres of ground every day.
Named after Māori rights champion Dame… Read more Video, Audio
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Pet owners warned after dog's diet of lego and more
5:54 PM.This is a tale of a pug versus a whale, and a warning to all pet owners ahead of Christmas.
Unbeknown to Kobe's owner the greedy pug had gobbled up a few things he shouldn't, which put him off his… Read more Video, Audio
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'We don't fit in' - the struggle over Funded Family Care
6:08 PM.Even though they do it with love, families looking after those with serious disabilities is a tough job, and the carers say the task is made even harder because they're being ignored by the government… Read more Video, Audio