Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 September 2022
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NZ dollar's drop bad news for construction and more
5:07 PM.The NZ dollar is on the slide, down 2 percent in the last week and 17 percent down for the year.
It has been caught in the cross fire of high inflation, rising interest rates, and global economic… Read more Audio
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NZ dollar slides - economic analysis from Cameron Bagrie
5:11 PM.Joining us now to put all this in perspective is Cameron Bagrie, the managing director of Bagrie Economics.
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Immigration Minister details RSE numbers, conditions boost
5:16 PM.The government is letting in another 3,000 RSE workers, to bring relief to the horticulture sector.
It's a 19 percent increase on the previous season, and means there's now access to 19,000 workers a… Read more Video, Audio
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Football: What's next for the All Whites?
5:27 PM.The All Whites played in New Zealand for the first time in five years on Sunday, in front of one of the biggest football crowds in New Zealand history, but what happens next for the team is still up… Read more Video, Audio
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Four-day working week trial shows success
5:31 PM.A trial of a four-day working week is currently on in the United Kingdom, and it has now reached its halfway point.
Charlotte Lockhart is the founder and chief executive of Four Day Week Global. She… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 27 September 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312892282112 Video, Audio
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Wayne Brown told to remove election guide on WeChat
5:39 PM.A leading Auckland mayoral candidate has been ordered to take down a how-to guide aimed at Chinese speakers.
An account called "Wayne Brown Elections" used the social media platform WeChat, to show… Read more Audio
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Dunedin council keen for inter-regional passenger rail
5:46 PM.Imagine hopping aboard a train from Christchurch to Dunedin. Dunedin City Council's keen to see it.
It's called for a business case to get passenger rail back on track, with services to and from… Read more Video, Audio
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Gloriavale mother tells court leaders did not know of abuse
5:51 PM.A Gloriavale mother has told a court she does not believe the leadership knew about sexual abuse at the Christian community.
Purity Valor has also denied being downtrodden and subjugated, at an… Read more Audio
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Sparks in Levin as lineswomen show their power skills
5:55 PM.The atmosphere in the Horowhenua town of Levin is "highly charged" as New Zealand's top electricity supply workers spark up for industry bragging rights.
Line mechanics and cable jointers have been… Read more Video, Audio
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Little change in latest political poll, National and Act have numbers to govern
6:08 PM.The latest 1News Kantar public political poll has been released. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the details with Nick Truebridge.
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