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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 February 2021
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Christchurch Foundation labels review 'ridiculous, strange'
6:16 PM.A review that found a charitable trust guilty of high costs and a lack of transparency has been labelled "strange and ridiculous". The chair of the Christchurch Foundation made the comments as he… Read more Audio
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Govt requires Reserve Bank to factor house prices in decisions
6:13 PM.The government has pulled another lever to try to slow the runaway housing market - requiring the Reserve Bank to take house prices into account.
National says the move's far too late and a senior… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 confusion: 'Close', 'Close-plus' or 'casual-plus'?
6:08 PM.'Close-plus', 'close', 'casual-plus' and 'casual' - the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.
As officials try to contain Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Questions raised over Wellington mayor's call for review
5:53 PM.Former Wellington mayors are throwing their two cents worth in over the shambolic goings on at the council.
There are also questions being raised about whether Mayor Andy Foster even has the… Read more Audio
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Immigration looks into Green MP's partner's visa application
5:50 PM.Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.
Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Read more Audio
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Early KiwiSaver access for disabled about 'equity' - Clark
5:46 PM.People with life-shortening conditions will soon get to access their KiwiSaver earlier.
The government has announced that from March people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease… Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges, Police Commissioner face off over gangs
5:42 PM.The so-called "wokester" Police Commissioner has gone head to head with National MP Simon Bridges.
The pair clashed in several heated exchanges in a select committee today, over the police's approach… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 February 2021
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6235124618001 Video, Audio
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Foran discusses Air NZ losses, equity raising plan
5:26 PM.Air New Zealand has burnt through $1 billion in cash reserves, with the company today announcing a loss of $185 million for the second half of 2020.
It has just over $170 million of its own cash… Read more Video, Audio
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Doctors still waiting on promised mental health funding help
5:21 PM.A Waikato doctor wants to know where promised funding for mental health has gone, after it was pledged by the Prime Minister at his practice.
Jacinda Ardern visited the Matamata Medical Centre in… Read more Audio
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Long wait for Healthline call 'not acceptable' - Associate Health Minister
5:14 PM.Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall apologises about the wait time of nearly eight hours on the phone to Healthline for a woman who had visited Kmart on Saturday 20 February. Read more Video, Audio
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Kmart shopper waits nearly eight hours on phone for Covid-19 advice
5:07 PM.It was revealed on Thursday there was a house viewing at the home of the family most recently infected with Covid-19.
A real estate agent and three others were at the private viewing on Saturday… Read more Video, Audio