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Checkpoint for Friday 5 June 2020
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'Not enough cash in the bank' for refunds - Air NZ boss
5:07 PM.Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has told Checkpoint refunding all customers for cancelled flights would ground the airline for good.
The national carrier is losing $5 million a day and is… Read more Video, Audio
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Air NZ changes tack on credits for customer's family
5:20 PM.After Checkpoint's story on cancelled flight credits, Air New Zealand changed its policy so the owner of credits can choose who they're used for.
It also refunded extra money Alexa Bell had to pay… Read more Video, Audio
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Man jailed for two and a half years over horse stabbing
5:22 PM.A man who viciously stabbed a family's miniature pony 41 times has been jailed for two and a half years after what the sentencing judge described as a cruel and barbaric attack.
Reginald Ozanne, who… Read more Audio
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Auckland Airport boss urges govt for trans-Tasman blueprint
5:27 PM.Auckland Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood wants a blueprint for a Trans-Tasman travel bubble on Cabinet's agenda when it meets on Monday. The company has cut over 100 jobs and could be forced… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 5 June 2020
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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EQC sorry, again, over notice of privacy breaches
5:43 PM.The Earthquake Commission's boss Sid Miller is again apologising on Friday, just a week and a half after saying sorry to 8,000 customers for accidentally leaking their personal details to a lawyer and… Read more Audio
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Queenstown unemployed could soon be pulling out wilding pines
5:48 PM.Hundreds of displaced Queenstown workers may be used to help tackle a growing pest problem - wilding pines.
It's part of the $100 million the government announced in March to help redeploy workers… Read more Video, Audio
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Tea bag, burnt sock, vital clues in finding missing trampers
5:52 PM.A single tea bag and a burned sock were vital clues that led to finding trampers Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds alive and well.
The pair was found hungry and exhausted last week in a remote part… Read more Audio
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Families outraged at Pharmac's review into drug switch process
6:06 PM.Families affected by Pharmac's decision to switch brands of Epilepsy drug say they have had no say in a report into the drug buying agencies processes, and are insulted by its findings.
The review… Read more Audio
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Next wage subsidy round to reach 40,000 more businesses
6:13 PM.An extra 40,000 struggling businesses will be able to access the next round of the wage subsidy scheme following a drop in eligibility requirements.
The current wage subsidy scheme runs out on… Read more Audio
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Future for NZ's central cities uncertain in post-Covid era
6:17 PM.More commercial properties in our big cities are up for lease as some businesses close and others look to downsize.
Even as the prospect of returning to level one and normal life beckons - is there a… Read more Audio
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Government spends $1.5b on new Air Force planes
6:26 PM.The government is committing to buying more than $1.5 billion dollars-worth of new planes for the Defence Force.
It is purchasing five new Lockheed Martin Super Hercules to replace the outdated 1960s… Read more Audio