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Wednesday, 22 February 2023
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Kainga Ora considers temporary modular homes after Cyclone Gabrielle
22 Feb 2023Modular homes on vacant Kainga Ora land could be used to house people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.
It says it's early to know exactly how many of its 4500 houses have been signficantly damaged in… Read more Video, Audio
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Cash rate rises to 4.75 percent - economic analysis
22 Feb 2023The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate. Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr talks to Lisa Owen about potential effects. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 February 2023
22 Feb 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320955639112 Video, Audio
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Napier children back to school for first time since Cyclone Gabrielle
Children around Napier have returned to school today for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle struck just over a week ago.
Far from a return to normality, it at least provided children - and their… Read more Video, Audio
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Foster admits unlikely to be All Blacks coach after World Cup
22 Feb 2023The saga surrounding the All Blacks coaching appointment process has taken another twist.
With New Zealand Rugby still yet to confirm when or how it will be done, head coach Ian Foster has decided to… Read more Video, Audio
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Interislander passengers may wait days for rebooked crossing
22 Feb 2023It could be days before stranded passengers bumped from interislander sailings are rebooked for crossings after a ferry break down, with priority being given to cyclone aid.
Its Kaiārahi ferry was… Read more Video, Audio
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'Irreplaceable' firefighter mourned after fatal Muriwai landslip
22 Feb 2023'You are irreplaceable'. The words of the widow of a volunteer firefighter, who lost his life trying to help others as Cyclone Gabrielle was bearing down.
Dave van Zwanenberg was found dead after a… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu works to salvage remains after flood
22 Feb 2023In the Hawke's Bay settlement of Puketapu, the school is operating as a general store of donated items, and the local pub is an information centre with beer on the side.
Further up the island… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Struggle to get supplies to the right places
21 Feb 2023About a hundred communities on the east coast of the North Island remain cut off, and it's not clear how many people are in those isolated areas.
Meanwhile volunteers and authorities are scrambling… Read more Video, Audio
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Trucking boss on road priorities after Cyclone Gabrielle
21 Feb 2023An estimated 400km of road have been significantly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, posing massive problems for the freight industry.
About 93 percent of the country's goods are transported by road. But… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa surviving but many futures uncertain
The destruction is still very visible in Wairoa, a week on from when the river swallowed half the town.
About 250 homes were inundated, and the town has only just reconnected to the outside world.
… Read more Video, Audio
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$74 million fund to boost school attendance across NZ
21 Feb 2023More than 90,000 children miss two or three weeks of class each term, and they could be getting a knock on the door very soon.
This morning the government announced a $74 million attendance package… Read more 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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