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Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 October 2020
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Sealord responds to Russian fishers Covid-19 outbreak at MIQ
5:07 PM.Russian fishing crews believed to be at the centre of a covid outbreak at an isolation facility had all tested negative and spent fourteen days isolating in their own homes before boarding a charter… Read more Video, Audio
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National caucus shows unity after disaster election result
5:18 PM.National Party MPs have emerged from their first post election caucus with a public show of unity after its disastrous result.
Their numbers were slashed from 54 to 35 and could go even lower after… Read more Video, Audio
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Police probe multiple rape claims against Wellington musicians
5:22 PM.Police are investigating multiple accusations of sexual assault against several Wellington musicians.
One woman who spoke out online about the musicians' alleged behaviour says she got dozens of… Read more Video, Audio
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Russian intelligence officers charged by US over hacking
5:28 PM.Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged by the US for their part in master-minding a series of high-profile global cyber attacks targeting foreign governments, private… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 20 October 2020
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Deputy Prime Minister job open, with plenty of contenders
5:38 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister's job is up for grabs and there are plenty of contenders. Jacinda Ardern says Kelvin Davis's role as deputy leader of the party is safe, but won't say whether that translates… Read more Audio
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'We stand on the shoulders of tīpuna' - Māori MP Rawiri Waititi
5:43 PM.The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi - donning his cowboy hat and a giant pounamu necklace - touched down at parliament today for the first time since winning the Waiariki electorate.
He narrowly beat… Read more Audio
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Crown wraps trial of man charged with physical, sexual abuse
5:47 PM.The Crown has wrapped up its case against a man accused of physically and sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend.
The man - who is in his 20s - is on trial in the High Court at Auckland after pleading… Read more Audio
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Man's death in SH5 crash a lesson for drivers - victim's aunt
5:50 PM.The aunty of a Samoan man who died in a crash yesterday says her nephew's death should be a lesson for other drivers on the road.
The horror accident happened yesterday on the highway between Napier… Read more Audio
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Tears, goodbyes and silver trays for departing National MPs
6:07 PM.It was haere rā to a massive chunk of National's caucus on Monday, after the blue bloodbath at the weekend.
The party met for its post-election mop up, and to say goodbyes.
National was plagued by… Read more Video, Audio
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Most abuse settlement funds spend on costs - MSD
6:15 PM.The Ministry of Social Development has revealed more than 60 percent of the money it has spent on settling historical abuse claims has gone on operational costs, legal aid and external legal fees.
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Farmers on brink of drought, with driest soil in South Island
6:19 PM.South Canterbury and North Otago farmers are on the precipice of a drought and NIWA's latest hotspot report shows they have the driest soils in the South Island.
In turn, farmers are having to make… Read more Audio