Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 November 2022
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Pressure at urgent care clinics more difficult to manage - GP
6:07 PM.Pressure is building at urgent care clinics with more patients coming through the doors, and not enough staff to keep up. With GPs and emergency departments both under strain, urgent care clinics are… Read more Video, Audio
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Tourism: Backpacker numbers bouncing back in NZ
5:52 PM.The backpacker industry is starting to bounce back and is hoping for a bumper summer after being starved of international visitors for the last two summers. More than half of hostels closed during… Read more Audio
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Erebus memorial protesters 'mean-spirited' - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
5:47 PM."Mean spirited" is how mana whenua and local iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is describing opposition to an Erebus memorial planned for Auckland's Parnell Rose Garden.
Yesterday marked 43 years since the Air… Read more Video, Audio
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Helen Clark joins candidate Georgie Dansey in Hamilton West
5:44 PM.The Labour Party drew on its star power in Hamilton West today as former Prime Minister Helen Clark joined its candidate on the by-election campaign trail. Georgie Dansey is up against National's Tama… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 29 November 2022
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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China protests: Latest details as police crack down on unrest
5:32 PM.Security is tight across China after thousands of people took to the streets demanding to be freed from three years of unrelenting Covid lockdowns and testing. Protestors have rallied at universities… Read more Audio
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Wheat harvest sends small NSW school on travel dreams
5:26 PM.There's a saying about reaping what you sow. Well, wheat has turned out to be a golden crop for a tiny Australian school fund raising for a trip.
There are only 10 students from kindergarten to Year… Read more Video, Audio
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Lydia Ko back on top of the golfing world
5:22 PM.Lydia Ko is back on top of the golfing world. The 25-year-old New Zealander - yes, she's still just 25 - has returned to number one in the rankings for the first time in more than five years. Sports… Read more Video, Audio
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Police to pursue more fleeing drivers after policy review
5:16 PM.The Police Commissioner says he plans to 'move the pendulum' and change the way officers can pursue fleeing drivers again.
Andrew Coster says offenders have become emboldened, and he will review… Read more Audio
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How security measures keep Z Energy station staff safe
5:12 PM.Z Energy chief executive Mike Bennetts talks through the details of security measures at its petrol stations to keep staff and customers safe. Read more Video, Audio
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Dairy owners welcome fog cannon fund but fear long waits
5:07 PM.Small business say they'll be living in fear while they wait in the queue for fog cannons to help protect them.
The government has announced a $4000 subsidy for small shops and dairies, regardless of… Read more Video, Audio
