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Checkpoint for Wednesday 28 April 2021
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Will NZ Rugby sell stake to Silver Lake? A big decision looms
5:07 PM.It's the multimillion-dollar deal New Zealand Rugby is so desperate to convert.
Tomorrow is the first hurdle in getting its $387 million deal with American private equity firm Silver Lake across the… Read more Video, Audio
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Tiwai Point agrees to drop electricity usage as hydro lakes low
5:12 PM.New Zealand's biggest energy consumer has agreed to reduce usage as the hydro lakes reach their lowest levels in 25 years.
The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point is cutting down how much power it uses… Read more Audio
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Rejecting Silver Lake deal would be 'biggest own goal in history of NZ sport' - NZ Rugby chair
5:15 PM.On Thursday there will be a crucial meeting regarding the future of rugby in this country.
New Zealand Rugby will seek approval for a deal with US equity firm Silver Lake to buy a slice of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Man who flew to NZ from Perth lockdown could face fine, jail
5:28 PM.The man who managed to travel from Perth to Auckland during a lockdown could face a hefty fine, or even jail time.
The man managed to slip out of Perth while it was in lockdown, to get to Sydney, and… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 28 April 2021
5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6250809005001 Video, Audio
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PNG Covid-19 situation worsens as NZ travel limits begin
5:40 PM.From 11:59pm Wednesday, new rules are in place for people travelling from 'very high-risk' countries.
New Zealand permanent residents in India, Pakistan, Brazil and Papua New Guinea now have to spend… Read more Audio
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Jasmine Wilson murder trial begins
5:46 PM.Warning, details in this report may be distressing to some listeners.
On day one of the trial for the man accused of killing Whanganui woman Jasmine Wilson, his lawyer has asked the jury to imagine… Read more Audio
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Collins' comments on Māori Health Authority 'hypocritical' - health leaders
5:49 PM.Hypocritical and a distraction - that's how some Māori health leaders have described National leader Judith Collins' comments that a Māori Health Authority is separatist.
Her party want to scrap it… Read more Audio
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RNZ's Ben Strang interviews Hurricanes' Ben Strang, Chiefs' Ben Strang
5:55 PM.New Zealand's best teenage rugby players got together this month to play in the Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 competition in Taupō.
But it was a battle within the battle which had people talking.
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Phone users around Aotearoa frustrated by dodgy reception
6:08 PM.On Tuesday Invercargill man Russel Bell told Checkpoint he has had a gutsful of his bad cell signal - his provider is Spark, but his story connected with many who shared his frustration.
Many people… Read more Video, Audio
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Vodafone explains erratic cellphone signal across Aotearoa
6:16 PM.Vodafone spokesperson Nicky Preston speaks to Lisa Owen about reasons why mobile phone or internet data coverage can be erratic in parts of New Zealand.
Spark was not available for an interview but… Read more Video, Audio
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Hastings man convicted of slavery, trafficking, appeals
6:25 PM.The jail term given to a man convicted of slavery and trafficking has been called manifestly inadequate.
Hastings-based Samoan chief Joseph Auga Matamata was last year given 11 years in prison for… Read more Audio