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Checkpoint for Monday 28 February 2022
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NZ reopening plan sped up, self-isolation scrapped for arrivals
5:06 PM.New Zealand's re-opening plan has been sped up - and the self-isolation requirement scrapped.
From today, New Zealanders and their families arriving from Australia can skip MIQ. Now from Thursday… Read more Video, Audio
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First AUS-NZ MIQ-free flight lands in Auckland
5:09 PM.Touchdown - the first MIQ-free flight from Australia has landed in Auckland with vaccinated passengers now able to go home to isolate.
From Thursday, they'll be free to head out into the community… Read more Video, Audio
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Deputy Prime Minister discusses border reopening decisions
5:13 PM.Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks to Lisa Owen about the decisions made to reopen the border to fully vaccinated arrivals without MIQ or isolation.
Robertson has suggested that scrapping… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt urged to freeze assets of Russian oligarchs in NZ
5:25 PM.Back home and the government's being urged to freeze the assets of Russian oligarchs to try to pressure them into withdrawing support for the Russian invasion.
A bill was voted down by the Labour… Read more Audio
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NZers most in need bearing brunt of Omicron outbreak
5:28 PM.New Zealanders who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of the Omicron outbreak - with isolation proving to be impossible or expensive for some.
Covid hospitalisations are continuing to rise -… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 28 February 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Kaikōura faces bleak winter, waiting for border to fully open
5:44 PM.Hundreds of dollars shelled out, only to run one tour a day.
Kaikōura is littered with vacancy signs and empty cafes and restaurants - a far cry from what it should look like in February.
Businesses… Read more Audio
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Surf lifesavers frustrated at Covid-positive swimmer's rescue
5:47 PM.'An incredibly poor decision'. That's the assessment of lifeguards after a Covid-positive swimmer needed rescuing at Bethells Beach yesterday.
The person entered the water knowing they have… Read more Video, Audio
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FENZ did 'everything wrong' in abuse case - advocate
5:51 PM.Fire and Emergency is being accused of doing "everything wrong" in dealing with a volunteer firefighter who was allowed to remain on his brigade after being convicted of indecently assaulting his… Read more Audio
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Roadworks killing business in Shannon
5:55 PM.As if small business hasn't struggled enough during the pandemic. One small whistle-stop town in Horowhenua relies on passing motorists to bring in much needed cash.
But now roadworks on the highway… Read more Audio
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NZSki boss reacts to changes to border reopening
6:06 PM.Most tourists will be able to by pass self isolation when they are finally allowed back into Aotearoa - but at the moment the government's sticking with its mid-July timetable to welcome visitors… Read more Video, Audio
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Scott McLaughlin - another NZ champ at Indycar
6:26 PM.New Zealand driver Scott McLaughlin has won his first Indycar race. After starting on pole.
McLaughlin held on to win the Grand Prix of St Petersburg in Florida this morning in the opening race of… Read more Audio