Checkpoint for Wednesday 30 January 2019
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Nelson grandma shares tips on how to keep cool
6:24 PM.Nelson grandma Lena has been tweeting up a storm, giving advice about coping with soaring temperatures. She shared some of her tips with producer Bridget Burke. Audio
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Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
6:21 PM.Doctors in Papua New Guinea have reacted angrily to the health minister's insistence that there's no crisis in the Pacific country's health system. While they scrounge for basic supplies to keep… Read more Audio
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Uber drivers deactivated following customer complaints
6:14 PM.More Uber drivers say their income was cut-off by the ride-sharing app for customer complaints that they didn't know about - or weren't even investigated. Audio
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Labour reconsiders targets for flagship housing policy
6:08 PM.National has kicked off the political year by unveiling a new tax plan to combat the rising cost of living, while Labour has had to scrap its interim KiwiBuild targets. Political Editor Jane Patterson… Read more Audio
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Evasive and bullying: Life insurance customers describe tactics
5:48 PM.Life insurance customers have described feeling threatened, ignored and kept in the dark by their insurance companies - and have welcomed a report which exposes companies' tactics. Audio
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Pike River re-entry nears, but will police go in?
5:44 PM.Tomorrow marks one year of the Pike River Recovery Agency, and work is in full swing ahead of a planned re-entry. But there is still no word as to whether the police will re-enter Pike River mine, as… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 30 January
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Air NZ losing out to cheaper competition - industry observers
5:34 PM.Air New Zealand is blaming a slowdown in international travel for a likely slide in profits, but industry observers say the airline may be losing out to cheaper competitors. The airline's profit… Read more Audio
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Woman attacked by stranger on Waiheke Island
5:26 PM.A 25-year-old woman's been punched in the face, nearly strangled and thrown over a fence by a stranger on Auckland's Waiheke Island as she was walking home from the beach. Read more Video, Audio
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NZers try to keep cool as hot weather lingers
5:23 PM.Hot temperatures across the country are raising concerns among some farmers and fire crews who are hoping it won't go on too much longer. We headed out on to the road to find out how different… Read more Video, Audio
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National pledges no new taxes in its first term of govt
5:19 PM.National leader Simon Bridges has used his first major speech of the year to unveil a plan to increase income tax thresholds, and a pledge for no new taxes - including petrol excise increases - in a… Read more Audio
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Minimalist living: Life inside a container home
5:13 PM.Is the solution to the so-called housing crisis thinking outside the box, or actually moving into the box? Lisa Owen and cameraman Nick Monro visit an alternative to the traditional home-owning dream.
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Government scraps interim KiwiBuild targets
5:09 PM.The government is ditching its year on year KiwiBuild targets as it struggles to deliver its flagship home building programme. Meanwhile, prime minister Jacinda Ardern is promising 2019 will be the… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint for 30 January, 2019
12:00 PM.Watch today's full episode here. Video
