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Thursday, 2 September 2021
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Te Henga Bethells community remains cut off after flooding
2 Sep 2021About 200 people remain cut off from the outside world, days after flooding struck West Auckland.
Te Henga Bethells Beach was swamped with heavy rain on Tuesday. Landslides are blocking parts of Te… Read more Video, Audio
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$23m for Whānau Ora to support communities in lockdown
2 Sep 2021A $23 million funding boost has been announced to support whānau in dire need during the lockdown and the vaccination rollout.
Of the $23 million - $8.8m will go straight to the three Whānau Ora… Read more Audio
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Govt pledges $26m to support Pasifika community in lockdown
2 Sep 2021The government has announced a $26 million package of support for the Pacific community which is bearing the brunt of the current Delta outbreak.
It also announced a $23 million boost in funding to… Read more Audio
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'Improve or lose social license to exist' - greyhound racing warned
The greyhound racing industry has unnecessarily obfuscated information, the government's reviewer says, and Racing Minister Grant Robertson has warned it is being put "formally on notice".
Robertson… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington On A Plate goes 'meals on wheels' for level 3
2 Sep 2021A food directory's been set up to highlight Wellington businesses doing takeaway at Covid-19 alert level 3.
The At Yours directory is put together by the team behind popular foodie event, Wellington… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: What life is like for those allergic to mRNA vaccine
2 Sep 2021As people flood into vaccine centres each day to get their shots, a small group are unable to get the Pfizer vaccine.
They're not conspiracy theorists, they're not anti-vaxxers, they just need an… Read more Audio
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Fears low decile schools will fall behind in level 4 lockdown
2 Sep 2021There are growing fears students at low decile schools will fall behind or give up on studies all altogether if lockdown drags on.
Many are juggling essential work, waiting on devices and looking… Read more Audio
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Number of superannuitants earning over $200k triples in a decade
2 Sep 2021The number of pensioners getting superannuation payments while son income of more than $200,000 has more than tripled over the past decade.
Superannuitants are the largest group of beneficiaries in… Read more Audio
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Dr Ayesha Verrall on MIQ escape, testing at Auckland border
2 Sep 2021An investigation is underway after a Covid-19 positive man escaped from an Auckland MIQ facility and travelled more than 12km.
There 49 new Delta cases in the community today, bringing the cluster… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 September 2021
2 Sep 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6270576642001 Video, Audio
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Far North mayor details border setup as Northland goes to level 3
2 Sep 2021Northland joins the coveted level 3 club from 12am Friday, after 27 wastewater samples taken from across the region came up clear of Covid-19.
That means Auckland will be completely cut off from the… Read more Video, Audio
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Salvage effort underway in Picton after train fell in harbour
2 Sep 2021A salvage effort is underway in Picton Harbour for a runaway locomotive and wagon that have tipped into the water.
KiwiRail says it wasn't being loaded onto a ship at the time.
It weighs about 50… Read more Video, 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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