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Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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From Rarotonga to Southland, Cook Islanders travel for new jobs
24 Nov 2021More Cook Islanders have arrived in New Zealand, leaving family in exchange for financial stability and a new adventure.
Jobs have dried up in Rarotonga due to lack of tourism and many within the… Read more Video, Audio
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Exporters look forward to reopening of NZ border
It is thought exporters will be among the first to make use of the scrapping of MIQ - with many desperate to reconnect with overseas markets.
The Employers and Manufacturers Association's head of… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt announces staged reopening of NZ border
The border's slowly winching open but New Zealanders overseas will still have to wait until mid-January to avoid managed isolation on arrival.
All arrivals will require a negative pre-departure test… Read more Audio
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NZ border reopening: The implications for NZ sportspeople
24 Nov 2021Today's big developments around the border also have implications for New Zealand's leading sports teams and elite athletes.
While the news is good for many of our top international athletes, the… Read more Video, Audio
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New isolation facility opens in Christchurch
The days are numbered for MIQ for most people, with New Zealanders able to travel home and home isolate from Janaury or February next year, depending on where they're coming from.
But it'll stay in… Read more Video, Audio
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Oamaru cancels family NYE event over Covid uncertainty
24 Nov 2021Turn out the lights, the party's over before it even started, in Oamaru at least. The council has cancelled its family friendly New Year's eve "Party at the Gardens" because Covid has apparently made… Read more Video, Audio
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Rapid Covid-19 tests could be widely used over summer holidays
Slip, slop, slap and swab could be the new summer checklist as the government prepares to roll out rapid Covid tests in holiday hot spots.
A government pilot of the antigen tests is proving to be a… Read more Audio
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Red Stag Timber boss explains $3000 bonus for vaccinated staff
24 Nov 2021Red Stag Timber CEO Marty Verry has told Checkpoint offering $3000 to staff to get fully vaccinated is to protect their workforce and families, and help ensure they can keep operating next year.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 November 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6283494000001 Video, Audio
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Queenstown business boss calls for earlier border opening
Tourist operators and towns are facing a long dry summer with international visitors still at least five months away.
The government has announced a gradual reopening of the border starting mid… Read more Video, Audio
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Te Urewera closed until end of January for Covid protection
24 Nov 2021There is a rāhui on the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk while the iwi that has responsibility over the area tries to get vaccination rates up.
Te Urewera has been closed to visitors since Delta arrived… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank raises Official Cash Rate to 0.75 percent
The Reserve Bank is hiking the OCR for the second time in two months. The Official Cash Rate is up by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 percent - the highest rate since February last year.
The… 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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