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Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 December 2020
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Investigators seek clues to cause of Kaikōura helicopter crash
5:07 PM.A blessing has been held this afternoon at the site of yesterday's fatal helicopter crash near Kaikōura that killed a Christchurch couple and seriously injured three children.
Andrew Davidson and his… Read more Audio
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Calls grow for wage subsidy refunds after Reserve Bank news
5:15 PM.Business deposits have boomed and borrowing has dropped according to latest Reserve Bank figures - strengthening calls for more wage subsidies to be repaid.
Today retirement villages Summerset and… Read more Audio
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At least 250,000 NZers estimated to have suffered abuse in care
5:20 PM.A group representing some survivors of abuse believes the estimated number of people abused while in care is well off the mark.
An interim report from the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has been… Read more Audio
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Noel Leeming misled with delivery promises - Commerce Commission
5:25 PM.Electronics and appliance retailer Noel Leeming has been given a serve for misleading shoppers over delivery times.
The chain has had a formal warning from the Commerce Commission after it likely… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 16 Decemeber 2020
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Taxpayer bill over Mallard's legal dispute may climb further
5:41 PM.The total cost to taxpayers from Trevor Mallard's false rape claim could keep climbing, with news of further legal action still underway.
The revelation came at Parliamentary select committee this… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji hunkers down as severe storm Cyclone Yasa looms
5:44 PM.A category five storm, the highest level, is bearing down on the Fiji Islands.
Cyclone Yasa is forecast to pass directly across the country's two main islands.
It is cyclone season in the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Papakura marae busy bringing Christmas with dignity to those in need
5:47 PM.With nine days until Christmas - Auckland City Mission is gearing up to hand out tens of thousands of presents and food parcels to whānau in need.
But this year things are a bit different. There will… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Post workers in midst of record-breaking Christmas delivery
5:52 PM.New Zealand Post workers are in the thick of a record-breaking Christmas amid a nationwide online shopping frenzy. Its couriers are delivering two million parcels a week and asking the public to send… Read more Video, Audio
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Orangutans try out new playground at Auckland Zoo
5:55 PM.Auckland Zoo's orangutans have a new playground that allows them to move around at great heights.
The high canopy habitat was officially opened today as part of the Zoo's ongoing South East Asia… Read more Video, Audio
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Impossible to know scale of harm from abuse in care - expert
6:06 PM.The major gaps in data on abuse among children in state and faith-based institutions has a chilling impact for some.
An interim report by the Royal Commission estimated up to a quarter of a million… Read more Audio
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Economy bouncing back but 2021 still looking grim
6:11 PM.The runaway housing market is expected to bolt ahead by another 30 percent over the next five years - while wage growth will be less than half that.
The government books show the economy's bouncing… Read more Audio
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Matatā forced retreat: A long goodbye for last family to settle on leaving
6:15 PM.One of the last families in a Bay of Plenty settlement at risk from an extreme weather event has reluctantly agreed to leave as part of a managed retreat. But for them it will be a longer goodbye. Read more Video, Audio
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Man avoids jail after dumping body in central North Island
6:22 PM.A man has avoided jail after admitting to dumping a body in wasteland in the central North Island.
Zhang Yuzhen pleaded guilty to helping hide the body of Wang Bao Chang, whose family thought he was… Read more Audio
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America's Cup Fleets of boats expected on water for first race
6:28 PM.Fleets of spectator boats are expected on the water to watch the America's Cup races from tomorrow, and boaties are being asked to obey the rules.
The PRADA America's Cup World Series is the first… Read more Audio