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Checkpoint for Monday 31 May 2021
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Floods cut off Ashburton from north, many roads closed
5:07 PM.The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
The options to the south are not much better, with 10… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Ashburton Mayor with latest on flooding
5:11 PM.The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown joins Lisa Owen with the… Read more Video, Audio
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National MP Nick Smith announces retirement as inquiry looms
5:17 PM.National Party MP Nick Smith is retiring next month, after 30 years in Parliament.
The list MP says he is stepping down for personal and professional reasons, including an inquiry into an employment… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern, Morrison present united front on China
5:20 PM.Jacinda Ardern's formally met with her Australian counterpart presenting a united front on China.
Scott Morrison delivered a blunt "no" when asked if New Zealand had sold out its sovereignty to… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 in Victoria: 11 new cases in Melbourne
5:23 PM.Victoria has now recorded 11 new infections in the last day.
A Covid-19 cluster in a Melbourne aged-care home has grown to three cases after a second staff member has tested positive for Covid-19.
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NZTA considers cycling lane on Harbour Bridge, Councillor urges certainty
5:26 PM.Waka Kotahi is investigating the possibility of converting a traffic lane on Auckland's Harbour Bridge to a cycle way - but cannot say how far off a decision is.
On Sunday hundreds of cyclists pushed… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 31 May 2021
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6256747030001 Video, Audio
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Weather: Canterbury residents told to stay on high alert
5:41 PM.Canterbury residents are being urged to remain on high alert following evacuations to parts of the region today.
The extent of flooding and heavy rain gobsmacked North Canterbury locals - as people… Read more Video, Audio
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Waikato DHB IT system still offline, two weeks after hack
5:45 PM.Computer services remain offline at all Waikato DHB hospitals nearly two-weeks after a ransomware cyber attack brought it all to a grinding halt.
The DHB says while good progress is being made to… Read more Audio
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Bridge bike lane a 'long-standing issue, unresolved' - Auckland Councillor Chris Darby
5:49 PM.A lack of progress on a cycle path across the Auckland Harbour Bridge is grinding the gears of Auckland Councillor Chris Darby.
Hundreds of people pushed past a police barricade yesterday and took… Read more Video, Audio
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Canterbuy flooding: Latest from Ashburton
6:09 PM.Ashburton residents are being told to keep their bags packed - in case the call to evacuate comes.
The town has been effectively cut off, with air the only way out to the north, and main roads to the… Read more Video, Audio
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Expert witness give evidence at police manslaughter trial
6:10 PM.A jury's been told a man who died in custody likely would have survived if he had have got the medical treatment he needed.
Three Taranaki police officers are on trial charged with manslaughter, over… Read more Audio
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Ex-senior manager speaks at Hardie cladding court case
6:13 PM.A former senior manager of a building supplies company says he wouldn't have bought a house clad with his own company's product over his fears it would leak.
That cladding from the company James… Read more Audio
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Law changes considered to protect ecologically significant land
6:16 PM.A South Island iwi is taking legal action against the government - saying it's been shut out of discussions about the protection given to ecologically-important land.
The stewardship land makes up… Read more Audio