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Checkpoint for Friday 25 March 2022
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How is Auckland public transport faring under Omicron?
5:06 PM.If you use public transport, how full is your bus, train or ferry? And would more people ride if it was cheaper?
With half-price fares coming into force from next Friday, to offset the rising cost of… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ, AUS alarmed at leaked deal between China, Solomons
5:13 PM.New Zealand and Australia have expressed alarm at a security deal in the works between Beijing and the Solomon Islands - which could pave the way for a Chinese naval base in the Pacific.
New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Leaked security agreement reveals China plans for Solomons
5:18 PM.A leaked security agreement could see China deploy police and its military personal to protect its people and major projects in Solomon islands.
And the unverified document that leaked online… Read more Video, Audio
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Rain relentless in Tairāwhiti after floods, slips
5:23 PM.The rain still hasn't stopped in Tairāwhiti. Despite a slight reprieve it's back in full force, plummeting down across the already sodden region.
The downpour has affected the local growers at the… Read more Video, Audio
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Taranaki truck mechanic losing thousands without workers
5:28 PM.A Taranaki company servicing trucks is bleeding money while borders remain closed.
McCurdy Trucks in New Plymouth estimates it's losing hundreds of thousand of dollars a month cause its short on… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 March 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6301797225001 Video, Audio
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Auckland Covid numbers dropping but warnings it's not over
5:40 PM.The number of Covid cases in Auckland is now a third of what it was at the peak of the city's outbreak.
The Northern Region Health Coordination Centre says the number has been declining consistently… Read more Audio
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Restrictions loosen as winter on way - immunologist's analysis
5:41 PM.From midnight all crowd limits are off for outside events as Covid restrictions are loosened.
Most vaccine mandates and vaccine passes go on April 4. But winter is on the way and we've still got… Read more Video, Audio
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What hygiene habits will we keep as Covid restrictions ease?
5:48 PM.It's two years today since the country was plunged into level four lockdown.
Hand sanitiser became the hottest property in town.
We queued outside the supermarket. We went for walks, and more walks… Read more Audio
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Roads closed as Hawke's Bay battered by wild weather
5:52 PM.Central Hawke's Bay is the latest region to be battered by wild weather with 30 roads closed today.
While some have re-opened - significant closures are in place, coupled with water restrictions that… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington Council, govt fund CBD $1.2m after protest
5:55 PM.Businesses in central Wellington that were starved of cash during the anti-mandate protest can now access a relief fund to try and recoup costs. \
The government and council are both chipping in for… Read more Audio
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Education overhaul as NZ literacy, numeracy declines
6:07 PM.The government is going to tell teachers how to teach the basics as part of a major overhaul of maths and literacy teaching.
Launched today the Literacy, Communication and Maths Strategy is aimed at… Read more Video, Audio
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Tourism Minister urges sector to step up as regenerative industry
6:11 PM.The Tourism Minister is warning the industry can not - and should not - try to turn back the clocks and return to its former glory.
Stuart Nash gave the opening address at the virtual Otago Tourism… Read more Audio
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NATO more united than ever, Biden says
6:14 PM.NATO and Western leaders have put on a show of unity during emergency summits in Brussels.
It's exactly a month since the war began, and NATO's increasing the number of troops in Eastern Europe.
The… Read more Audio
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Polyfest underway, performers onstage, audience online
6:24 PM.Polyfest is underway but with new look this year - it's in person for the performers - but the audience is online.
Capacity limits and outdoor facemask requirements are being dropped from midnight… Read more Video, Audio