Checkpoint for Thursday 7 July 2022
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Police surround North Shore home seeking suspected gunman
5:07 PM.Reports of a man with a gun plunged four North Shore schools into lockdown today, as police swarmed the area.
About 11am, Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Belmont Primary and Bayswater Primary… Read more Video, Audio
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Supermarket duopoly needs busting - 2Degrees founder
5:14 PM.A monopoly-busting entrepreneur says nothing short of the forced sell off of supermarket stores owned by the two big chains will deliver true competition and cheaper groceries.
On Checkpoint on… Read more Audio
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Safety worries at skifields with patchy power supplies
5:22 PM.South Island ski fields are worried patchy power supplies could put lives at risk and knee cap plans for a bumper school holiday run.
Coronet peak and thousands of nearby residents in Dalefield and… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland CBD's renewal a 'long time coming'
5:27 PM.Central Auckland business owners are frustrated with a slow trickle of customers, disruptive and noisy construction, and what they feel is an increase in crime.
The once vibrant CBD is lined with… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 7 July 2022
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6309228426112 Video, Audio
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Top immunologist urges parents get MMR vaccinations for kids
5:37 PM.Latest figures show there could be an uptick in vaccination rates for childhood diseases following an entrenched downward slide that started well before Covid.
In September 2021 immunisation coverage… Read more Video, Audio
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Current global issues make foreign policy 'bloody messy' - PM in Australia
5:44 PM.The war in Ukraine, an economic crisis, a global battle for power waged on the ground and online - all in all - "bloody messy".
That was the assessment of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, speaking to… Read more Audio
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One change for All Blacks squad before next Ireland match
5:48 PM.The All Blacks have made just one change to the starting 15 for their next encounter with the Irish on Saturday in Dunedin.
Dalton Papali'i takes over at blindside from Scott Barrett, who moves to… Read more Audio
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Invercargill air among most polluted, per capita - new study
5:51 PM.The lower South Island has some of the worst pollution rates in the country, a new study has found, with Christchurch, Timaru and Invercargill among the highest per capita.
Data released this week… Read more Audio
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Tākina, Wellington Convention Centre nears completion
5:55 PM.It was once a bland, boring carpark, now it's a brand new building - inspired by the wild winds of Wellington.
The capital's new convention centre Tākina is well on the way to being finished.
Media… Read more Video, Audio
