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Checkpoint for Tuesday 3 November 2020
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Melbourne Cup: Veteran commentator Des Coppins reflects on race
5:12 PM.It is said the race at Flemington stops two nations but this year it was Covid-19 that brought things to a screaming halt.
There were no course spectators - no colourful flurry of fashion or flocks… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Cantabrians queue for testing after community case
5:18 PM.Cantabrians have been streaming into testing centres, following the emergence of a community case of Covid-19.
A health worker at the Sudima Hotel, which operating as both a quarantine and managed… Read more Audio
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Death toll expected to rise after terrorist attack in Vienna
5:24 PM.At least two people have been killed during a terrorist attack in Vienna - with the death toll expected to rise.
Heavily armed gunmen opened fire in six different locations across the city including… Read more Audio
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Father of girl killed in Ruapehu crash describes fear on bus
5:27 PM.The father of an 11-year-old girl who died in a bus crash on Mt Ruapehu, has described screams of fear when passengers realised the brakes on the bus had failed.
Hannah Francis died in July 2018… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 3 November 2020
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Trump, Biden sweep key states on final election campaign day
5:38 PM.On the eve of the US election, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are sweeping through a five key states.
President Trump is visiting North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, while Joe Biden… Read more Video, Audio
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Trump, Biden supporters in NZ weigh in on US Election
5:48 PM.The two contenders for the White House have been spending the remaining hours of the US election trying to woo voters in those all important battleground states.
More than 97 million people have… Read more Audio
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Christchurch leaders concerned regeneration portfolio dropped
5:54 PM.Christchurch leaders are worried the government is walking away from its responsibilities in the city.
The Greater Christchurch Regeneration portfolio was left out Monday's Cabinet announcement, with… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia soar to more than 8,000
5:57 PM.Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia have soared to more than 8,000. Projections suggests that if unchecked, the pandemic could explode and infect thousands more every day.
However, people are being… Read more Audio
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UK Kiwis scramble as NZ's MIQ fills up before Christmas
6:10 PM.New Zealanders in the UK are scrambling to get home as their latest lockdown looms - but many are kissing their Kiwi Christmas dreams goodbye as managed Isolation fills up.
The UK is due to begin a… Read more Audio
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Property investors slammed for comments on first-home buyers
6:14 PM.Property investors are being slammed for claims first home buyers are making the housing crisis worse.
It comes as house prices break records around the country and mortgage lending is at an all-time… Read more Audio
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Solicitor General hears survivor's story in abuse inquiry
6:19 PM.The experience of an abuse survivor as they battled in court to get redress, has been played back to the Solicitor General.
The head of Crown Law, Una Jagose is in the witness box for the second day… Read more Audio