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Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 February 2021
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Breakers' Abercrombie grateful for family's managed isolation exemption
5:08 PM.Top New Zealand basketball player Tom Abercrombie says his family did not get special treatment after his wife and children were allowed to complete Covid-19 managed isolation at their Auckland home.
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Mataura to finally be rid of toxic ouvea premix waste
5:19 PM.It has been a long time coming for the people of Mataura, but finally the town will be rid of the thousands of tonnes of toxic waste, illegally moved into their community.
But while the ouvea premix… Read more Audio
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Le Laperouse refuels at Noumea as cyclone looms
5:24 PM.On Tuesday night Checkpoint had an update about the cruise ship denied entry to New Zealand because Immigration has refused a large chunk of the crew visas as they are not considered essential… Read more Video, Audio
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Tonga declines new RSE scheme programme in NZ
5:29 PM.Tonga will not be sending over workers for the picking season because of repatriation and quarantine difficulties.
A border exception for 2,000 experienced Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme workers… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 February 2021
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6228203058001 Video, Audio
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Enjoy Northland's nature but bring less plastic - iwi leader
5:40 PM.As thousands head to Northland for Waitangi weekend, local iwi Ngāti Kuri is urging holidaymakers at campsites to take care for the environment.
The iwi runs several campsites in the remote Far… Read more Video, Audio
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Experts enlisted to tackle NZ children's low maths performance
5:50 PM.The Education Ministry has enlisted a team of experts to tackle children's poor performance in maths.
It has commissioned the top science body, the Royal Society, to investigate the best ways of… Read more Audio
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Kiwi conservationists count wins in war on wallabies
5:53 PM.Pest control experts say they're finally starting to make a dent in New Zealand's exploding wallaby population, as a battle to stop them destroying native forests rages on.
The government last year… Read more Video, Audio
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Lead levels four times acceptable amount in Waikouaiti, Karitane drinking water
6:07 PM.Residents in two coastal towns near Dunedin are being warned not to drink their tap water due to lead contamination.
The water in Waikouaiti and Karitane is not fit to drink, cook or prepare food… Read more Video, Audio
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Dunedin bar owners, police tackle bad behaviour near Octagon
6:16 PM.Dunedin bar owners and the police are banding together to tackle bad behaviour and increased gang activity in the central city.
The Octagon Alcohol Group formed late last year in a bid to make the… Read more Audio
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Retirement village contracts unfair - Consumer review
6:21 PM.A retirement village provider is sure residents know their rights and terms of their contract when they arrive.
A Consumer NZ review into contracts between both partners found they unfairly favour… Read more Audio
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Waitangi Day: Labour MPs welcomed on to Te Tii Marae
6:25 PM.Labour MPs were welcomed on to Te Tii Marae for the first time in four years today, to fulfil the wish of the late and staunch Labour supporter, Rudy Taylor.
It was the first time since 2017 Labour… Read more Audio