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Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 September 2020
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Documents reveal problems with tourism 'strategic asset' funding
5:07 PM.Tourism operators are demanding a review into the controversial government fund that new papers show was nearly scrapped before it got off the ground.
The Strategic Assets Protection Programme has… Read more Audio
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Tourism Minister defends Strategic Asset funding choices
5:12 PM.Tourism operators say government criteria and advice prevented them from applying for funding to save key attractions.
The Strategic Assets Protection Programme has been under fire from the industry… Read more Video, Audio
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Pre-election fiscal update: Economy better than expected
5:21 PM.New Zealand has emerged from this year's lockdowns better than expected but it's a much gloomier picture for the longer term recovery, with the country facing years of large deficits and ballooning… Read more Audio
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Bus driver dead, two in hospital after crash with train
5:27 PM.A bus driver has died and two people remain in hospital after a bus crashed into a train this morning outside of Palmerston North.
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The collision which occurred… Read more Video, Audio
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Health review finds failures in 2019 measles epidemic
5:30 PM.Contact tracing failed and the vaccination programme was too slow to stop last year's measles epidemic ripping through South Auckland, a new review has found.
More than 2,000 people caught the… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 September 2020
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Finance Minister on plans to reduce debt, maintain services
5:43 PM.The Finance Minister says he's got a balanced plan to reduce debt and keep services going, despite concerning unemployment forecasts.
The books have been opened ahead of the election today, and they… Read more Video, Audio
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Election 2020: National unveils $800m health pledge
5:51 PM.The National Party has unveiled an $800 million suite of new health initiatives it's promising to roll out over the next four years if elected.
The plan includes a previously announced independent… Read more Audio
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Owner of husky loses appeal over 'menacing' classification
5:54 PM.The Nelson City Council has deemed a dog, which attacked and killed a sheep, must remain muzzled in public.
Banshee the Husky mauled a sheep in June and was classified as a menacing dog.
Its owner… Read more Video, Audio
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Pre-election fiscal update - economist Jarrod Kerr explains the numbers
6:07 PM.On Thursday New Zealand will officially be in a recession with quarterly growth figures expected to tank.
But the Finance Minister is looking on the bright side, saying the economy is doing better… Read more Video, Audio
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Family of Covid-19 victim: 'We know the reality of how deadly the disease is'
6:16 PM.The death of two brothers from Covid 19 in less than a fortnight has prompted a warning from their family for others to take it seriously.
Nigel Huirama Te Hiko died yesterday afternoon at Waikato… Read more Audio
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SIS to review major data leak from Zhenhua dataset
6:19 PM.New Zealand's domestic spy agency is reviewing the huge leak of data believed to be used by China's intelligence service.
The Security Intelligence Service has obtained the information relating to… Read more Audio
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Doubts cast over review into Gymnastics NZ abuse allegations
6:23 PM.Former gymnasts have cast serious doubt over the review into abuse allegations at Gymnastics New Zealand.
The organisation commissioned an independent review in August, after a series of allegations… Read more Audio