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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 May 2020
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Covid-19 vaccine two years away, and could be NZ-made - research leader
5:07 PM.A Covid-19 vaccine is the 'Everest' of medicine, and the race is on to beat corporate interests to the top of the mountain, Professor Graham Le Gros from Malaghan Institute says.
The government has… Read more Video, Audio
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National's tangata whenua tangle: Goldsmith rebuts claim he is Māori
5:17 PM.The new leadership of the National Party found themselves in an embarrassing tangle over Māori representation at their first caucus today - before they'd even walked into the room.
Todd Muller and… Read more Audio
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InterCity buses back on road, but 80 staff laid off
5:24 PM.The Copthorne and Millennium Hotel chain says it has been forced to cut 70 percent of its 1300-strong workforce due to Covid-19.
It blames hotel occupancy rates which fell from 87 percent in February… Read more Video, Audio
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Pair jailed for life over one of NZ's most horrific murders
5:38 PM.WARNING: Story contains content that may disturb some listeners.
The whānau of a teenager tortured and hanged in south Auckland two years ago have spoken of their pain and grief in court.
Dimetrius… Read more Audio
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First week back exciting but exhausting for school students
5:46 PM.Excited but exhausted - that's how students are finding returning to the classroom a week after the lockdown.
While school attendance has fallen slightly, principals report attendance is gradually… Read more Audio
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Around the room in 70 days: New Zealander's long lockdown in hotel
5:50 PM.New Zealander Chris Elphick has been holed up in a Wellington hotel since before the lockdown started, basically trapped, waiting for a flight to back to Vanuatu where he now lives - and his partner… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt pumps $37m into research for Covid-19 vaccine
6:07 PM.New Zealand scientists have been given a leg up in the global race for a Covid-19 vaccine, with the government announcing it will inject millions into research and development here and overseas.
The… Read more Audio
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Megan Woods discusses $37m for Covid-19 vaccine research
6:10 PM.How does New Zealand connect with international researchers and get in on the vaccine game?
Lisa Owen asked the Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods. Read more Video, Audio
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Govt under fire over 'two tiered' benefit system
6:17 PM.Both sides of the political spectrum are criticising the government on what is being described as a two-tiered benefit system.
The government has received backlash after announcing a payment for… Read more Audio
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Jobseekers react to 'two-tiered' benefit system
6:21 PM.And those who have been struggling to get by long before the pandemic hit say they've been left feeling like they're less deserving of support.
They're accusing the government of treating them… Read more Audio
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Christchurch restaurateur determined to serve the city
6:24 PM.Covid 19 restrictions have seen scores of restaurants around the country close their doors for good.
While the wage subsidy has helped some, it does nothing to help pay commercial rents, and with… Read more Video, Audio