Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 December 2022
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Evening business for 20 December 2022
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch mission increasing the giving this Christmas
5:30 PM.Pavlovas, jelly and pies are among some of the Christmas treats sweetening the festive season for struggling Cantabrians. Christchurch City Mission would give out close to 2000 food boxes this week… Read more Audio
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T20 cricket matches across the country in holiday season
5:26 PM.The holiday season in New Zealand means domestic T20 cricket matches all around the country. The men's and women's competitions launched in unique fashion today, with members of the media joining… Read more Audio
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No safe use when it comes to sunbeds, Consumer NZ says
5:22 PM.Consumer New Zealand is calling for a ban on sunbeds as a mystery shopping operation found businesses providing services to skin types at the highest risk of melanoma. Consumer New Zealand's head of… Read more Audio
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Piercing ban for boys to stay at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar school
5:16 PM.An Auckland school has refused to buckle over its uniform policy, despite pressure from parents and students, and guidelines set by the Human Rights Commission. Mount Albert Grammar had a rule that… Read more Audio
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Conviction of Alan Hall a "serious indictment on criminal justice system" -- law professor
5:10 PM.A report into the actions or inactions of crown prosecutors that led to the 1985 wrongful conviction of Alan Hall has been referred to police by the Solicitor General. The Supreme Court overturned the… Read more Audio
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Massey residents say drugs fuelling escalating violence
5:07 PM.Residents living near the scene of a west Auckland homicide believe escalating violence is being fuelled by drugs. Police arrested and charged a 30-year man after a woman died in Massey just before… Read more Audio
