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Checkpoint for Thursday 30 July 2020
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Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams give valedictory speeches in Parliament
6:23 PM.Long-time National MPs Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams have given their valedictory speeches in Parliament.
Both were elected into Parliament 12 years ago and between them have held a plethora of… Read more Audio
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Privacy Commissioner investigating Boag's, Walker's leak
6:16 PM.Privacy Commissioner John Edwards wants to establish whether any of the 18 people whose data was leaked want to pursue a case against those who breached their privacy. Read more Video, Audio
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Heather Roy, Dave Cormack discuss latest political poll
6:09 PM.The One News Colmar Brunton poll released tonight has support for Labour at 53 percent, National at 32 percent, NZ First at 2 percent, and the Greens at 5 percent, and ACT is at 5 percent.
To break… Read more Video, Audio
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Another bad political poll for National, NZ First
6:06 PM.The latest One News Colmar Brunton poll is out and RNZ political reporter Jo Moir joins Lisa Owen with the details. Read more Video, Audio
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Virasana with a view - Sky Tower yoga proves popular
5:55 PM.Amid dwindling numbers of international visitors, a novel attraction is helping luring Aucklanders to their city's most popular landmark.
Twice a week at dawn, the country's highest yoga classes are… Read more Video, Audio
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What are NZ school leavers planning to do after Covid-19?
5:50 PM.It's around this time of year that students in their final year at high school would usually be preparing for their next step - be it university, an OE, or heading into the work force.
But Covid-19… Read more Video, Audio
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Māori health leaders urge Oranga Tamariki to share budget with iwi
5:46 PM.Maori health leaders want Oranga Tamariki to share its budget and resources with iwi organisations - and the Children's Commissioner agrees.
A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has today heard how parts of… Read more Audio
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Victorians defy Covid-19 restrictions as new cases, deaths rise
5:39 PM.Victorians who have tested positive for Covid-19 have defied the stay-at-home order and continued to go to work and visit supermarkets and pharmacies.
It comes after a record 723 new cases overnight… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for July 30
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Man charged after failed dash from Auckland isolation hotel
5:27 PM.Another person has briefly escaped from a managed isolation hotel in Auckland after tailgating a staff member.
The man attempted to follow a staff member out of the gate at the Crowne Plaza, claiming… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 details leak inquiry confirms Walker's, Boag's roles
5:22 PM.The inquiry into the leak of Covid-19 details has confirmed what we already knew - the National MP Hamish Walker and former party president Michelle Boag are chiefly to blame.
But the Ministry of… Read more Audio
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'I was panicking' - mother explains escape from isolation
5:07 PM.A mother who has admitted escaping managed isolation with her four children says she was left with no other option.
The family returned from Australia after the children's father died unexpectedly… Read more Video, Audio