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Wednesday, 5 August 2020
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Collins pledges second Mt Victoria tunnel
5 Aug 2020The National Party says it will solve Wellington's transport problems and dig a second Mount Victoria Tunnel.
The party has announced a $4 billion package for Wellington and the Hutt Valley as part… Read more Audio
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Law passes to charge some for Covid-19 managed isolation
5 Aug 2020New Zealanders flying into the country for a short trip home can now be charged for their stay in managed isolation.
But the actual regime won't come into place until at least next week.
Here's RNZ… Read more Audio
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Beirut warehouse of explosives 'like a ticking bomb'
5 Aug 2020Warning: Details in this report may be disturbing to some viewers.
It was an explosion so massive it registered on the richter scale, the measure used to quantify the force of earthquakes. Dozens of… Read more Video, Audio
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Primary pupils happy to be fizzy drink-free
5 Aug 2020Are sugary drinks a fizzer? A group of primary school students from Porirua think so.
For more than 20 years, sugary drinks have been banned at Glenview School, and students there say it's given… Read more Video, Audio
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Pacific bubble possible by August 17 - Auckland Airport
5 Aug 2020Auckland Airport says it will be ready to operate facilities for a quarantine-free Pacific bubble by August 17 if given the green light.
It comes as the government is being challenged to present a… Read more Audio
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Victoria needs six weeks lockdown to tackle Covid-19 - epidemiologist
5 Aug 2020It will take a minimum of six weeks in hard lockdown for the Australian state of Victoria to claw back control of its Covid-19 outbreak, and even then it will be a massive task, an epidemiologist and… Read more Video, Audio
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Victoria under lockdown sees deadliest day of Covid-19
5 Aug 2020It's Victoria's deadliest day in the battle against Covid-19 with 725 new cases, and 15 more deaths including a man in his 30s.
It comes as the state prepares for a quarter of a million workers to… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 5 August 2020
5 Aug 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Universities can take, isolate international students - Sir John Key
5 Aug 2020Auckland business leaders want the government to let wealthy international students back into the country via quarantine facilities run by universities.
Speaking at a crisis summit today, Mayor Phil… Read more Video, Audio
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Unemployment rate 'unbelievable' - Jarrod Kerr
5 Aug 2020One of a chorus of economists to warn the latest official numbers do not mean New Zealand dodged a bullet is Kiwibank's Chief Economist, Jarrod Kerr.
His Kiwi Economics report was headlined Simply… Read more Video, Audio
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Unemployment stats 'massively understate' reality - economists
5 Aug 2020Official job numbers out today "massively understate" the reality, according to some economists.
The number of unemployed people unexpectedly fell from 4.2 to four percent over lockdown.
Finance… Read more Audio
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Dozens killed, thousands injured in huge Beirut explosion
5 Aug 2020Warning: Details in this report may be disturbing to some viewers.
Dozens of people have been killed and at least 4,000 injured after a massive explosion at Beirut's seaport.
There were apocalyptic… 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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