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Tuesday, 18 August 2020
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Matakana quiet as Auckland under level 3 restrictions
18 Aug 2020While there were queues heading into Auckland today from the south, north of Auckland there were no queues at all.
We sent reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro to see how nearby towns… Read more Video, Audio
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Northern Waikato locals forced to cross border for shopping
18 Aug 2020Some residents in northern Waikato are being forced to break Covid-19 border restrictions in order to buy food at a supermarket.
The rural townships of Otaua and Aka Aka are surrounded in the south… Read more Audio
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Trump's 'big surge', Brownlee's 'favourable media' claims questioned at Parliament
18 Aug 2020New Zealand's pandemic response has been called out by none other than US president Donald Trump in a bizarre speech.
Speaking in Minnesota, the leader of the free world described the South Auckland… Read more Audio
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Mandatory Covid-19 testing of all ports staff reined in to only 'high risk' contacts
18 Aug 2020The government has backtracked on plans to urgently test every single person who had come into the Ports of Auckland for Covid-19.
Last week the Ministry of Health issued a mandatory testing order… Read more Video, Audio
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Different Covid-19 strain in new case from isolation facility
18 Aug 2020Authorities are scrambling to get to the bottom of a new case of Covid-19, that's not connected to the known cluster in Auckland.
A maintenance worker at at the Rydges Hotel managed isolation… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 17 August 2020
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Referendum campaigners relieved at election delay
17 Aug 2020Most campaigners are breathing a sigh of relief that the election has been delayed another month, giving them precious time to change more minds.
The two referendum topics have been subject to much… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 fears, social media stirring hatred, leaders concerned
17 Aug 2020A Pacific community leader believes fear about the origin and size of the latest coronavirus outbreak is driving social media vitriol and finger-pointing.
And the chairman of Netsafe is warning… Read more Audio
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Electoral Commission readies for potential level 3 election day
17 Aug 2020The Electoral Commission's chief electoral officer has the ability to delay the election day in one region if it is deemed unsafe to vote.
On Monday morning Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern postponed… Read more Video, Audio
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Latest Covid-19 financial help - what you need to know
The government has revealed its latest financial measures to lessen the economic fall-out under this second wave of Covid-19 under alert levels 2 and 3.
The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has… Read more Audio
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Voters across NZ welcome revised October election date
17 Aug 2020Voters across the country have largely welcomed the new October election date, saying the delay was inevitable.
The Prime Minister announced the change less than a week after raising the Covid-19… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 in Victoria: 282 new cases, 25 more deaths
17 Aug 2020In Australia, Victoria has recorded its biggest one-day increase in Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began.
Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed 282 new infections overnight and 25 deaths - more than… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Grammar headmaster welcomes Year 12, 13 class exemptions
17 Aug 2020A decision late on Monday by the government will give school principals the option of allowing Year 12 and 13 students back to school early for face to face learning during alert level 3.
Auckland… 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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