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PM moves to reassure businesses about economic headwinds
8 Feb 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered her first big economic speech of 2019 to a business audience this morning outlining economic challenges facing the country, the impact of Brexit and… Read more Video, Audio
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Red Cross supporting 'psychological first aid' during fires
8 Feb 2019The emotional impact on people being forced from their homes is starting to rise to the surface. There to support them are Red Cross workers from around the South Island. Video, Audio
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Don't be complacent, Nelson mayor urges
8 Feb 2019Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese urges locals and visitors to be incredibly cautious and listen to warnings and have an evacuation pack ready - just in case. Video, Audio
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More Wakefield residents told to evacuate
8 Feb 2019Fresh evacuations are underway in Wakefield near Nelson as Fire and Emergency battles to contain fires across the region. Civil Defence controller Dennis Bush-King says more than 300 households and… Read more Video, Audio
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Walters Bluff fire flares up again
8 Feb 2019Residents in Nelson are reporting a flare up of the fire on Walter Bluff. Audio
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1000 people run, bike, kayak in biggest ever Coast to Coast
8 Feb 2019As the clock struck seven this morning, the first hardy athletes set off on foot from from Kumara beach on a 243 kilometre mountain traverse across the South Island. Read more Audio
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Crowds descend on Eden Park for T20 series
8 Feb 2019Huge crowds have arrived at Eden Park for the sell-out White Ferns and Black Caps double-header, the second matches of the T20 series. Reporter Joanna MacKenzie joins Checkpoint live from the event. Video, Audio
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Tasman Glacier sheds millions of tonnes
8 Feb 2019An 'incredible' chunk of ice has broken off the Tasman Glacier in the middle of the night, floating into the Aoraki Mount Cook National park. Guide Charlie Hobbs describes the massive icebergs to Lisa… Read more Video, Audio
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Dunedin may send rubbish to Canterbury
8 Feb 2019Dunedin City Council may have to resort to exporting its rubbish in coming years, due to a lack of planning and foresight. The council says it's an unlikely scenario but contingency plans need to be… Read more Audio
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