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Tuesday, 21 April 2020
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Cheap petrol, but no demand - how low will price drop?
All the cheap petrol in the world is of no use if your car is going nowhere.
The US is facing fuel storage problems, and it is being described as a once in a lifetime event.
In New Zealand Z Energy… Read more Video, Audio
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Air NZ silent about Covid-19 cases as staff fears grow over quarantine exemption
Air New Zealand is keeping secret the number of its staff infected with Covid-19 amid allegations it is not doing enough to keep its workers safe. Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 20 April 2020
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Bridges concerned about Covid-19 testing, PPE
20 Apr 2020Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the government's decision to extend lockdown shows it has not done the groundwork required to have New Zealand ready for loosening restrictions.
Posting on his… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Covid-19 lockdown changes planned - Wellington reactions
20 Apr 2020So what do people think of staying in lockdown for another five days?
Residents of central Wellington told Checkpoint reporter Logan Church the news wasn't surprising. Read more Video, Audio
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Some businesses disappointed at level 4 lockdown extension
20 Apr 2020Many businesses are disappointed the government has extended the lockdown, saying they cannot hang on much longer. New Zealand will exit Covid-19 lockdown level four at one minute to midnight on… Read more Audio
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Dr Ayesha Verrall cautiously optimistic about contact tracing improvements
20 Apr 2020New Zealand needs to be able to contact trace up to 1,000 cases of Covid-19 - in case of a large outbreak in the next two years.
That is among the recommendations in a new report into contact tracing… Read more Video, Audio
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Moving from lockdown level 4 to level 3 - impact on businesses
20 Apr 2020Horizon International manufactures paving stones for commercial courtyards, home patios and public spaces.
A staff of twenty they are not essential services, but they are integral to construction.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay Hospital sets up Covid-19, non-Covid-19 areas
20 Apr 2020Hawke's Bay Hospital is hoping a complete reconfiguration into Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 areas, will reassure the public that it is a safe place to seek help in a medical emergency.
The number of… Read more Audio
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NZ should work on charging Facebook, Google for local media - expert
20 Apr 2020A New Zealand media expert says this country should waste no time in following an Australian decision to draw up a mandatory code forcing Facebook and Google to pay for content generated by… Read more Audio
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Finance Minister answers Covid-19 lockdown change questions
20 Apr 2020At 11.59pm on Monday April 27 New Zealand will move to alert level 3 - five days and a holiday weekend longer than first anticipated.
But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says our "team of five million"… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 April 2020
20 Apr 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Machete-wielding man shot dead by police in Papatoetoe
20 Apr 2020A man living near the scene of a fatal police shooting in Auckland overnight heard screaming and yelling, and the man taunting neighbours to call the police, before he was killed.
Police say said the… Read more Video, 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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