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Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 March 2021
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Govt issues new measures in attempt to cool housing market
5:07 PM.The government is cracking down on property investors to try and even the playing field for first home buyers and turn down the heat on the property market.
It has released a new raft of measures… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing Minister discusses new rules to cool housing market
5:11 PM.Housing Minister Megan Woods discusses the government's new rules to help first home buyers and curb property speculation in an effort to cool the property market.
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Ex-assistant principal of Dilworth jailed for indecent assault
5:21 PM.The former assistant principal of Dilworth - a boarding school for underprivileged boys - has been jailed for indecently assaulting pupils.
Sixty-nine-year-old Ian Robert Wilson admitted to… Read more Audio
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Latest MIQ worker's Covid-19 case shows vaccine working - expert
5:26 PM.It has been confirmed the latest managed isolation and quarantine worker to test positive for Covid-19 had recently received the required second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
The vaccine is proving to… Read more Video, Audio
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Ports of Auckland bosses face council amid safety tensions
5:32 PM.Ports of Auckland bosses are fronting for a private meeting with Auckland Councilors as tensions builds over mounting safety and performance concerns.
Mayor Phil Goff last week wrote to the Ports… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 23 March 2021
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6242892867001 Video, Audio
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Govt housing measures not enough to help - first home buyers
5:40 PM.Those struggling to afford their first home say the government's housing package does not go far enough to help them get a foot in the door and address the imbalance favouring speculators.
Landlords… Read more Audio
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Aus, NZ tourism operators cautiously optimistic about bubble
5:44 PM.Tourism operators on both sides of the Tasman are cautiously optimistic about the return of travellers with hopes a bubble will open sooner rather than later.
The Prime Minister has promised to… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman travel complex but essential - Aus tourism leader
5:49 PM.Trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel is essential, even if it might be complicated, the Australian Tourism Industry council says.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that… Read more Video, Audio
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Disability campaigners fight for representation at Parliament
5:55 PM.Disability campaigners gathered on the steps of Parliament today asking to have a seat at the table.
A quarter of the population have disabilities - but campaigners say they are not represented in… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing measures 'underwhelming' - first home buyer advocate
6:07 PM.The government's new housing fix-it package will do nothing to help first home buyers according to a market expert who says it time to go back to the drawing board.
The suite of changes includes… Read more Video, Audio
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Deputy Mayor details Ports of Auckland meeting
6:12 PM.Ports of Auckland bosses have been meeting Auckland councillors behind closed doors this afternoon.
Tensions have been rising over mounting safety and performance concerns.
The meeting has just… Read more Video, Audio
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Grand Millennium under scrutiny after new Covid-19 case
6:19 PM.The Grand Millennium Managed Isolation Hotel is once again under scrutiny as authorities probe how a cleaner become infected with Covid-19.
This afternoon officials revealed what they've learnt about… Read more Audio
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Emotional Scott Morrison promises he is listening to women
6:23 PM.Fighting back tears, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised he is listening to women.
In an extraordinary media conference today, he called for urgent change following recent… Read more Audio