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Checkpoint for Friday 3 March 2023
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Heartbreak of a rotten harvest for kumara growers
6:13 PM.Kumara growers are facing a double whammy, covering the cost of harvesting already rotten crops and the risk any salvaged vegetables could go the same way.
The exact losses across the industry aren't… Read more Video, Audio
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Climate change activitists stage sit-in at council offices
6:11 PM.In Christchurch, young activists have breached the doors of the city council offices and are staging a sit-in.
Reporter Anna Sargent is there. Read more Video, Audio
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Ruapehu Alpine Lifts selling 2023 passes despite voluntary administration
5:55 PM.The company that operates Mt Ruapehu's ski slopes has announced it will sell season passes for 2023 - despite being in voluntary administration.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts made the call during a period of… Read more Audio
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Climate change: Managed retreat talk needs to happen soon - expert
5:50 PM.It is not to early to talk about retreating instead of rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle, according an environmental engineer who helped move an entire Australian town to higher ground after… Read more Video, Audio
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Ousted Te Whatu Ora boss says organisation needs trimming
5:44 PM.Ousted health boss Rob Campbell says plans to trim waste and bureacracy in Te Whatu Ora will need to be sped up - and it will involve re-allocating or cutting hundreds of jobs.
Campbell was sacked as… Read more Audio
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Weather: Vanuatu lashed by second cyclone in two days
5:37 PM.Vanuatu is currently being lashed by its second cyclone in the space of two days.
Cyclone Kevin is currently a Category 3 system with winds gusting up to 185km/h.
It's on a path to hit Vanuatu's… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 3 March 2023
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321600423112 Video, Audio
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PM pledges $301m boost for rebuild of Christchurch schools
5:29 PM.The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an additional three hundred and one million dollar boost for the rebuild of earthquake damaged Christchurch schools, and said the programme in… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Breakers three wins away from fifth Australia National Basketball League title
5:25 PM.The New Zealand Breakers are three wins away from their fifth Australian National Basketball League title.
We're joined by sports reporter Felicity Reid. Read more Video, Audio
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Karekare possibly inaccessible to public for more than a year
5:12 PM.More than 30 Auckland roads are still closed following back to back to extreme weather events including the anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
That's down from a peak of 120 roads… Read more Video, Audio
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Muriwai homeowners still waiting for answers after meeting
5:07 PM.But we begin on Auckland's West Coast where tonight Muriwai residents are still waiting for answers after a community meeting left them with very few.
There are now 128 red-stickered properties with… Read more Video, Audio