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Tuesday, 7 July 2020
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Covid-19: Victoria braces for strict 'stage 3' rules
7 Jul 2020Locals and their leaders in Victoria and New South Wales border towns say they're still in the dark as to how they'll live their lives under the strict border closures coming into force at midnight… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 7 July
7 Jul 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Former partner of murdered Flaxmere man urges teen escapee to hand himself in
7 Jul 2020The former partner of murdered flaxmere man Kelly Donner is urging his killer to give up the chase. Haami Hanara was 14 when he fatally stabbed Mr Donner - and is tonight still on the run after… Read more Audio
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Air NZ won't rule out extending three-week booking freeze
7 Jul 2020Air New Zealand hasn't ruled out the possibility of extending a three week freeze on bookings for passengers wanting to come home to New Zealand, so the government can cope with increasing demand on… Read more Audio
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Ports of Auckland fixed outcome suggestion 'disrespectful' - Shane Jones
7 Jul 2020But we begin with a developing story involving two conflicting reports and two ministers at loggerheads over the future location of the Port of Auckland. The first report, led by Wayne Brown and… Read more Audio
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Labour and NZ First at odds over Ports of Auckland
7 Jul 2020Labour and New Zealand First are once again at odds, this time over where to shift the port of Auckland. Transport Minister and senior Labour MP Phil Twyford has joined forces with his former… Read more Audio
Monday, 6 July 2020
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Concerns for lonely elderly post-lockdown
6 Jul 2020Age Concern Wellington is worried that some elderly people are becoming isolated post-lockdown, with many still concerned about leaving their homes.
More than 170,000 people over the age of 65 live… Read more Video, Audio
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Unsettled weather to continue for Auckland and Northland
6 Jul 2020Heavy rain warnings for Auckland and Northland have now been lifted, but the unsettled weather is set to continue.
Winds gusting up to 100km an hour battered our largest city overnight, keeping… Read more Audio
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Auckland hotel residents not told of managed isolation plans, again
6 Jul 2020Residents at Auckland's Stamford Plaza Hotel are livid they were not consulted for a second time that people returning from overseas would be in managed isolation there.
Last month the government… Read more Audio
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DOC defends fisherman slammed by public for accidental shark catch
6 Jul 2020The Department of Conservation has leapt to the defence of a fisher who accidentally caught a great white shark off the coast of Taranaki at the weekend.
Rob Ansley of Ocean Pearl Fisheries has faced… Read more Video, Audio
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Man with exemption visa denied boarding on flight to NZ
6 Jul 2020People with exemption visas to travel to New Zealand have been prevented from boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight from Cambodia, after the airline refused to accept their paperwork.
A New Zealander… Read more Audio
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Teen killer still on the run after escaping Auckland youth justice facility
6 Jul 2020A teen killer remains on the run tonight after he and another young man escaped from a youth justice facility over the weekend.
Haami Hanara and Sean Ratu got out through a window at Korowai Manaaki… Read more Audio
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About this programme
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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