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Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 March 2021
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Covid-19 vaccination safety campaign needed now, leaders urge
5:07 PM.The government is being urged to hurry up with its vaccination awareness campaign, to avoid being drowned out by the anti-vax movement.
The Ministry of Health says it has plans for a paid… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 information - how much is getting through to communities?
5:12 PM.Auckland's latest lockdown has been accompanied by serious concerns people simply are ignoring the level three rules, as well as those about isolating after getting a test.
The health officials say… Read more Video, Audio
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40 percent of police bullied or harassed in past year - report
5:19 PM.An independent report has detailed a toxic culture and a "boys club" operating within the police force.
Some are bullied so badly their hair has fallen out - and others have suffered from PTSD.
The… Read more Audio
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Dame Naida Glavish protests 'monstrosity' Erebus memorial
5:23 PM.A high profile Māori leader is thinking about occupying an Auckland park to stop construction of a controversial Erebus memorial.
Two hundred and fifty seven people died when an Air New Zealand plane… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 2 March 2021
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6236561668001 Video, Audio
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Disappointment after Tourism Minister's visit to Fox, Franz Josef
5:40 PM.All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.
Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 level 2 limits hit hard around Aotearoa
5:45 PM.While Auckland is having to go through another week in Covid-19 alert level 3, the rest of the country is still feeling the squeeze.
The move to alert level 2 has resulted in events being cancelled… Read more Audio
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Regional mayors back Covid-19 level 2 precautions
5:50 PM.While many and various events up and down the South Island have been cancelled due to being locked down in Covid-19 alert level 2, some of the regions mayors insist its where they need to be. Read more Video, Audio
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Pharmac review: Terms of reference not wide enough for some
5:54 PM.The government is being warned it will have blood on its hands unless it reconsiders what the inquiry into drug-buying agency Pharmac examines.
The terms of reference of the long-awaited independent… Read more Audio
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Latest Covid-19 limits cost Netball NZ $500k in lost revenue
6:08 PM.The Silver Ferns are hitting the court against their arch rivals the Australian Diamonds shortly - but because of Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no crowds. That means there'll also be no money… Read more Video, Audio
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How can health officials get more Covid-19 information to youth?
6:15 PM.The 1pm update, adverts, Facebook updates, emergency push notifications - the government has tried numerous ways to get us to Unite against Covid-19.
But after a number of people broke isolation… Read more Audio