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Checkpoint for Friday 11 September 2020
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Bledisloe match 'quite possibly' on election weekend - NZ Rugby
5:07 PM.Australia has pipped NZ to the post for hosting rights to rugby's first big international tournamnent since the Covid-19 pandemic.
November's Rugby Championship involving Australia, New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Mt Roskill Evangelical church elder speaks out
5:18 PM.A church elder at the centre of Auckland's sub-cluster says pastors are encouraging members to get tested and prayer meetings have been held over Zoom since the police busted an illicit gathering… Read more Audio
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Mowbray slams big profitable companies taking wage subsidy
5:22 PM.A New Zealand entrepreneur is naming and shaming businesses he says are abusing the government wage subsidy scheme and should pay it back immediately.
Nick Mowbray of Zuru toys says large corporates… Read more Video, Audio
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National pledges cheaper electric cars that can use bus lanes
5:33 PM.Political leaders have lined up to tell New Zealand business how their party intends to steward this country through the economic crisis, including a plan from Labour to loosen some restrictions at… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 11 September 2020
5:46 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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MPI launches independent review into livestock exports
5:46 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched an independent review into livestock exports by ship.
The move was sparked by the capsize and sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 in the East China Sea… Read more Audio
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'People heal people' - Donna's path from redundancy, family loss, to a recipe for success
5:50 PM.A Hamilton woman who is turning her redundancy into a budding dessert business is encouraging other people to look beyond job ads for their next chapter.
Donna Williams is among the thousands of Air… Read more Video, Audio
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Top NZ sprinters work together to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
5:55 PM.Rivals on the track, but mates off it. Two of New Zealand's best sprinters are working together to try to qualify for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
National 200-metre record holder Joseph Millar has… Read more Video, Audio
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'We would love some help' - parents of NZ man on cattle ship urge govt to help search
6:07 PM.The family of a New Zealander who was onboard the cattle ship that sank in the East China Sea say they've received information that survivors may still be found.
Lochie Bellerby is a herd manager on… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt pledges new carparks for Christchurch Hospital
6:20 PM.The government has announced hundreds of new carparks it hopes will solve the ongoing issues at Christchurch Hospital.
Parking was significantly reduced after the earthquakes - forcing patients… Read more Video, Audio
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Rugby: Star power a boost to Farah Palmer Cup
6:23 PM.Added star power is boosting rugby's Farah Palmer Cup, this season.
With Covid-19 forcing the cancellation of the later part of the World Sevens Series, this year's national women's provincial… Read more Video, Audio