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Thursday, 19 November 2020
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Evening business for 19 November 2020
19 Nov 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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BNZ closing 40 branches-many in small towns
19 Nov 2020The BNZ is closing up almost 40 branches..many of them in small towns around the country...because its says most customers have switched to digital services - inpart because COVD forced them to. The… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 comes to Samoa
Samoa has recorded its first case of Covid-19, in a sailor who arrived in Samoa on a repatriation flight from Auckland last Friday. Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi made the announcement… Read more Audio
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10th anniversary of Pike River mine disaster
19 Nov 2020Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster, in which 29 men lost their lives. Two events have been held to commemorate those who perished, one on the West Coast and one at… Read more Video, Audio
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Australian special forces accused of 58 murders-inquiry
19 Nov 2020Australian special forces have been accused of up to 39 murders of prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, and 19 current or former soldiers will face criminal investigation. The four-year inquiry… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
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Solar-powered plane may be game changer for mapping
18 Nov 2020A solar-powered, unmanned aircraft is being developed in Christchurch in the hopes it will be a game changer for the aerial imaging industry.
The Kea Atmos will fly 20 times closer to the earth than… Read more Video, Audio
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Billions to be spent on infrastructure, but dire need for workers
18 Nov 2020Billions of dollars will be spent on infrastructure projects to help rebuild the nation's economy but the construction sector is in dire need of skilled workers to make it happen.
Infrastructure New… Read more Audio
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Toilet-free campers will kill businesses - camper rentals operator
18 Nov 2020A tourist operator believes plans to flush loo-less campervans will sink his business and rob NZ of valuable visitors.
The new Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has revealed he wants to ban campervans… Read more Video, Audio
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Researchers uncover unmarked graves in central Otago
18 Nov 2020Researchers have already uncovered unmarked graves at the 150-year-old Drybread Cemetery in rural Central Otago.
Archaeologists will spend a month excavating parts of the historic cemetery, but… Read more Audio
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Solomon Islands moves to ban Facebook
18 Nov 2020The Solomon Islands government is moving to suspend Facebook in the country - saying it's being abused.
A ban would put the Pacific island nation alongside just four other countries in the world… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 18 November 2020
18 Nov 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Crown accused of ignoring Māori rights to foreshore, seabed
18 Nov 2020The Crown is being accused of ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed.
It is the second day of the civil appeal by offshore mining company Trans-Tasman Resources in its bid to get previous… 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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