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Tuesday, 9 February 2021
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Mallard sends Waititi from House over tie rule
9 Feb 2021Parliament has had an eventful start to the year, with one party leader booted from the house and the Speaker staving off a motion of no confidence.
The debate on wearing ties at Parliament has been… Read more Audio
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Housing crisis: LVRs return, Robertson promises bold action
9 Feb 2021The Finance Minister is promising "bold" action to tackle the housing crisis, as the Reserve Bank brings back tighter lending requirements.
Housing is still at the top of the government's list of… Read more Audio
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Air NZ's work for Saudi military terminated, returned incomplete - Foran
9 Feb 2021Air NZ chief executive Greg Foran has confirmed the contract and work on engines for Saudi military is terminated.
Speaking to RNZ's Checkpoint, Foran did not confirm however whether there would be a… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 5 February 2021
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Queensland considers purpose-built Covid-19 isolation facility
5 Feb 2021Queensland could be host to Australia's first purpose-built privately run Covid-19 isolation and Quarantine centre, with potential capacity for 6000 people.
Construction firm Wagners wants to build… Read more Video, Audio
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Tourism industry welcomes Auditor-General inquiry into Strategic Assets funding
5 Feb 2021The Auditor-General has announced an inquiry into a controversial tourism fund, which has paid out millions of dollars to more than a hundred operators.
The government's Strategic Tourism Assets… Read more Audio
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Cat nabbed: Mittens home safe after brief abduction
5 Feb 2021Wellington is famous for the Beehive, the wind and its celebrity cat Mittens - who last night sent the city into despair after he was briefly abducted. Caitlin Cherry has the story. Read more Video, Audio
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Immigration border boss backs department on cruise ship denial
Denying visas to most of the crew on a luxury ship and warning it off entering New Zealand waters with the threat of imprisonment was the right thing to do according to immigration's border boss, who… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 5 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6229354500001 Video, Audio
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Wellington family looks back at year of car-free living
5 Feb 2021A family of five who have gone car-free for nearly a year say they have had to get creative about how they get around. It is as New Zealanders are encouraged to reduce our use of road transport, which… Read more Video, Audio
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Māori not front of queue, but won't be left behind for Covid-19 vaccine - Ardern
5 Feb 2021Jacinda Ardern has told iwi leaders that Maori won't be left behind in the Government's vaccination strategy, but they're not front of the queue either.
She joined the Iwi Chairs Forum virtually from… Read more Audio
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Inquiry into Strategic Tourism Assets programme welcomed
Businesses which missed out on grants from a controversial government tourism fund could seek compensation if an investigation by the Auditor General finds any fault with the scheme.
The AG's office… Read more Video, Audio
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Otago locals meet to face officials over lead contamination
5 Feb 2021Prepare for a rude welcome - that's the message to Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins ahead of a meeting about toxic levels of lead being found in the drinking water of two coastal Otago towns.
People in… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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