Checkpoint for Monday 9 October 2023
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First-of-it's-kind low carbon pipes installed at Auckland sinkhole
6:25 PM.A new low-carbon stormwater pipe being installed today at the site of a sinkhole in central Auckland will be the first of its kind in New Zealand. In July, a 2.5 metre wide sinkhole appeared on… Read more Audio
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Telehealth workers finish second strike in a month
6:22 PM.Telehealth workers have just finished a 24-hour strike, their second in a month, after union members voted on Friday to reject the latest pay offer from their employer. The telehealth service… Read more Audio
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Foreign minister criticised for delay over condemning Hamas attacks
6:16 PM.Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has faced criticism over a delay in her condemnation of the militant group Hamas's deadly attack on Israel. The Minister Nanaia Mahuta speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Death of ACT candidate will trigger by-election in Port-Waikato
6:08 PM.The death of a candidate in the port waitako electorate race means the district will face a by-election ACT candidate Neil Christensen has died, with advanced voting already underway. Meanwhile the… Read more Video, Audio
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Bakery causes a stir with viral video on how to cut a custard square
5:53 PM.A Melbourne bakery is thinking outside the square, the custard square that is. And to use a culinary term, it's causing a stir. Apparently the uneducated masses have been cutting-up these delicious… Read more Video, Audio
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Law professor breaks down possibility of hung parliament & election re-do
5:48 PM.National's doubling down on its claim there's a "very real and growing possibility" of a hung Parliament and that would mean going back to the polls. Christopher Luxon has defended the comments made… Read more Video, Audio
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Kiwi living in Israel describes devastation of attack by Hamas
5:39 PM.Israel has declared war on Hamas, after it launched a brutal and highly co-ordinated surprise attack on Israel, taking hostages and killing civilians. More than 700 Israelis and 400 Palestinians are… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 9 October 2023
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338705191112 Video, Audio
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'No particular reason' National can't cut deal with NZ First - Jim Bolger
5:29 PM.Returning to the campaign trail now and National is sounding the alarm warning a second election could be on the cards if forming a coalition govenrment proves too difficult. Leader Christopher has… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji sneak into last Rugby World Cup quarter final spot
5:25 PM.The Rugby World Cup quarterfinalists have been found, with Fiji the last team to lock in a spot in the final eight today. Despite a shock one point loss to Portugal in their last pool match, Fiji are… Read more Video, Audio
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More than 1,000 dead in Hamas conflict as Israel declares war
5:19 PM.At least 1100 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as rocket attacks and gun battles continue in Israel and Gaza. CNN's Nada Bashir speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Labour leader says National scaremongering over talk of election re-do
5:11 PM.As the campaign hurtles towards the end, the prospect of a hung parliament or even a second election dominated talk out on the road today for party leaders. Over the weekend National flagged the… Read more Video, Audio
