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Checkpoint for Friday 8 April 2022
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Govt reveals plan on law to stamp out modern slavery
5:07 PM.The government is putting the onus on businesses to do their bit to stamp out modern slavery.
It's proposing a new law which would force companies to take action, if their products are linked to… Read more Audio
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NZ needs laws to stop modern slavery - Trade Aid boss
5:10 PM.Trade Aid is all about sustainable trade - fair prices, wages and working conditions.
It is part of the government's Modern Slavery Advisory Group.
Chief executive Geoff White is adamant new… Read more Video, Audio
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Luxon's anti-Three Waters campaign runs foul in Selwyn
5:18 PM.Water you wouldn't even drink after boiling it - Canterbury's Selwyn residents are fed up with the state of their water.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon was in Canterbury today, promising to… Read more Audio
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NZ's largest medicinal cannabis grower wins govt funding boost
5:20 PM.The government's given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower - saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.
Puro is a specialist cannabis grower near… Read more Video, Audio
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Australian telco launches scam message filter
5:24 PM.Are you plagued by those dodgy texts that want you to click an even dodgier link? Now one of Australia's biggest telcos is taking the guess work out it - introducing a filter to block the scam… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Friday 8 April 2022
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6303305044001 Video, Audio
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Long Covid: Sufferers warn of virus' long-term impacts
5:35 PM.Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not… Read more Audio
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All Black legend Dan Carter explains his kicking for a cause
5:41 PM.All Black legend Dan Carter is closing in on his goal kicking target for charity at Eden Park.
The former first five is attempting to land 15 hundred and 98 goal kicks to raise money for Unicef.
Our… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern on Kremlin's blacklist of NZers banned from Russia
5:51 PM.The Kremlin has released a blacklist of prominent New Zealanders - including the Prime Minister - banning them from entering Russia.
Along with Jacinda Ardern, the list includes all MPs, the… Read more Audio
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Ketanji Brown Jackon first black woman Supreme Court judge
5:55 PM.For the first time in US history a black woman is set to become a Supreme Court judge.
The Senate has confirmed President Biden's nominee - Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment by 53 votes to 47.
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Slavery in NZ 'a lot more widespread than people think' - expert
6:07 PM.Modern slavery isn't just happening in dark corners in far away places.
The government is proposing a new law that could force companies to weed out worker exploitation and slavery from their supply… Read more Video, Audio
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House price growth dips, but still not easy for 1st home buyers
6:14 PM.A decrease in house prices and an increase in supply has turned the market in favour of buyers.
But with the average house in New Zealand still costing one million dollars it's not easy to get a foot… Read more Audio
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Ultimatum delivered to Dunedin Otagon protesters
6:17 PM.Pack up and leave, or we'll move you on - that's the message from the Dunedin City Council to a small group of protesters that have occupied the Octagon for almost two months.
The group began the… Read more Audio
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NZ marine sector urges sea border opening to help workers
6:21 PM.The marine sector estimates it has lost 600 million dollars worth of superyacht maintenance work and associated spending during the pandemic.
The Marine Industry Association says that other countries… Read more Audio