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Checkpoint for Monday 21 March 2022
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Weather: Early morning storm, floods, catch Auckland off-guard
5:07 PM.A Monday morning storm surge caught many Aucklanders off guard, with floodwaters breaching roads, businesses and backyards.
NIWA says Auckland had its second wettest hour on record and there were… Read more Video, Audio
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Search for last person missing after North Cape boat sinking
5:13 PM.Search teams are desperately looking for the last person still missing after a fishing charter sank near Cape Reinga.
The vessel - 'Enchanter' - ran into trouble in wild weather which hammered the… Read more Video, Audio
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Ukraine ignores Russian call for Mariupol to surrender
5:21 PM.Russia has called on Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender.
In return, Russia has offered to open humanitarian corridors for civilians and soldiers.
Russian forces have encircled Mariupol and… Read more Audio
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North Cape rescue: Fishers in water four hours - Maritime NZ
5:22 PM.Maritime NZ Rescue Coordination Centre officer Nick Burt told Checkpoint the search for the last person missing from the Enchanter will continue until dark, review the search and resume at first… Read more Video, Audio
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Businesses ready as decision on future of vaccine mandates
5:26 PM.With a decision on the future of vaccine mandates looming, businesses are preparing for what that could mean for them.
Cabinet has met today to review mandates, certificates and the traffic light… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 21 March 2022
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6301332799001 Video, Audio
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Christchurch leaders chasing anti-mandate protesters for costs
5:36 PM.Time to pay up - Christchurch City Council is chasing anti-mandate, anti-government protestors for $50,000 for costs incurred during rallies in the city.
In a series of invoices the council has… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington water woes worsen in new report
5:42 PM.Wellington's water woes look to be getting worse. A new report for Wellington City Council shows its water company can't make it to call outs on time, and says it's now not possible to stop sewage… Read more Audio
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Auckland weather - latest details
5:45 PM.Auckland Emergency Management Group say some parts of the region received more than a month's worth of rain in one day - with up to 120mm being recorded in some places.
Council teams are responding… Read more Audio
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Waikato locals frustrated with boy racers causing chaos
5:46 PM.Every weekend hundreds of boy racers are causing chaos on the backroads of Waikato, say locals.
Police are investigating an attack on a Fonterra milk tanker which tried to drive through a gathering… Read more Audio
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Govt sends more money, military equipment to help Ukraine
5:51 PM.The government is sending more money and tactical military equipment to Ukraine but has stopped short of directly supplying lethal weapons.
Cabinet has agreed to pledge a further $5 million to help… Read more Audio
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High jumper Kerr first NZer to win Olympic Gold, World champs
5:56 PM.Hamish Kerr is flying high. He's become the first New Zealander to win an Olympic or World Championship high jump medal after claiming bronze at the World Indoor Champs in Belgrade.
In a tight… Read more Audio
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Auckland flooding: Councillor Jo Bartley on stormwater issues
6:07 PM.The record books are being checked but wild weather brought the worst torrential rain in Auckland's memory this morning.
Amy Williams filed this report, and Lisa Owen talks to Auckland councillor… Read more Video, Audio
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John Minto criticises council for charging protesters $50k
6:15 PM.Activist John Minto says Christchurch City Council's attempt to seek costs from protest leaders over the anti-mandate protest is "setting a match to democratic freedoms".
"I'm not aware of any… Read more Video, Audio