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Checkpoint for Friday 30 April 2021
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'Status quo cannot continue' - Children's Minister responds to Waitangi Tribunal finding on Oranga Tamariki
5:07 PM.One of the key findings in the Waitangi Tribunal’s investigation into Oranga Tamariki has found the Crown “guilty of direct and sustained breaches of Māori Treaty rights”.
It condemns the state's… Read more Video, Audio
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Unknown number of port workers refusing Covid-19 vaccine
5:17 PM.An unknown number of New Zealand port workers in "high risk" roles handling international goods are refusing the Covid-19 vaccine.
From 11:59pm Friday all managed isolation and quarantine workers… Read more Video, Audio
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MIQ boss details deadline for border worker vaccinations
5:21 PM.About 50 of the country's border workers also appear to have refused the covid vaccine - as the deadline for all staff to be immunised nears.
As of midnight tonight, anyone working in MIQ facilities… Read more Audio
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School holidays a boost for new Te Huia train service
5:27 PM.A school holiday spike has Te Huia's backers saying the service is going great guns.
But the standard weekday numbers paint a different picture. Our reporter Nick Truebridge has the story. Read more Audio
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Evening business for 30 April 2021
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6251192312001 Video, Audio
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Māori transition authority recommended for tamariki in need
5:38 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has delivered a scathing report into operations of Oranga Tamariki and suggested the government step back.
Instead it wants to see a Māori transition authority to work out how… Read more Audio
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Silver Lake deal could bring debt - Rugby Players Association
5:43 PM.The Rugby Players Association has labelled the $387 million Silver Lake proposal a "bad deal" which it thinks could send New Zealand Rugby deep into the red in the years to come.
The provincial… Read more Video, Audio
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China tries charm offensive in reply to growing pressure over Uighur treatment
5:51 PM.Under growing pressure from governments around the world over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, China this afternoon went on a charm offensive.
There have been mounting calls for China to end what… Read more Audio
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Firearms licence backlog hampers duck season for some hunters
5:54 PM.The annual game-bird hunting season kicks off early tomorrow morning.
However a backlog in firearms licence renewals and our largely closed borders do threaten the season for some.
Our reporter Hugo… Read more Video, Audio
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Crown apology, compensation needed for Oranga Tamariki failings - Lady Tureiti Moxon
6:08 PM.The Crown needs to consider compensation and a formal apology to Māori whānau for the trauma caused to them by the state's hostility and failings.
That's the view of Lady Tureiti Moxon. She's one of… Read more Video, Audio
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Maritime Union discusses vaccine hesitancy at NZ ports
6:17 PM.Some port workers around New Zealand in "high risk" roles handling international goods are refusing the Covid-19 vaccine.
Health bosses in Tairawhiti have expressed concern it makes communities… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ's oldest masonic lodge destroyed in fire
6:21 PM.The country's oldest masonic lodge has been all but destroyed in a fire - leaving behind just charred remains.
The iconic Kohukohu lodge, which sits on the banks of the Hokianga Harbour, was built in… Read more Audio
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Parker confident of heavyweight title contention after Manchester
6:24 PM.Joseph Parker is confident he'll be back in the heavyweight title conversation after his fight in Manchester on Sunday.
The New Zealand boxer has four straight wins to his name ahead of the bout with… Read more Audio