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Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 December 2021
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Northland Covid border checkpoints set for Uretiti, Maungaturoto
5:07 PM.The gateway to Northland will be guarded by two checkpoints this summer, to keep Covid out and welcome vaccinated visitors in.
Police will be stopping cars south of Whangārei on State Highway 1 near… Read more Audio
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Coach's comments led to breakdown - Black Ferns' Ngata-Aerengamate
5:11 PM."Picked only to play the guitar." A Black Ferns player says past comments from her coach led to her mental breakdown during the side's recent northern tour.
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate says the… Read more Audio
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Vaccine mandate may keep Coromandel mayor out of office
5:15 PM.The days could be numbered for the Thames Coromandel District mayor chairing meetings in person.
The council is considering a vaccine mandate for staff and elected members in order to work on-site… Read more Video, Audio
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Rain continues to hammer Kāpiti Coast, homes cut off
5:23 PM.Rain has continued to hammer down in Kāpiti Coast this afternoon, causing flooding, and leaving some residents cut off.
Our reporter Tom Kitchin joins me now from Te Horo Beach, just north of… Read more Video, Audio
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Whānau Ora visit low vaccinated areas after winning data in court battle
5:26 PM.Armed with data on the unvaccinated, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and Waiperera Trust are visiting some of Auckland's least vaccinated areas.
Today, Checkpoint was there as they walked the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 December 2021
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Dunedin charity's Christmas lunch cancelled due to Covid
5:37 PM.A Dunedin charity lunch that normally feeds hundreds of people on Christmas Day is off, because of Covid complications including navigating whether guests are vaccinated or not.
The Act of Kindness… Read more Audio
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Few jitters as Luxon launches into Question Time
5:43 PM.First face-off, first fumble - Christopher Luxon has made his Parliamentary debut as Opposition leader, going head-to-head with the Prime Minister.
The caucus met this morning after yesterday's… Read more Audio
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Youth unit whānau devastated by quarantine proposal
5:48 PM.Families of young men who spent time in the Hawke's Bay Regional Prison Youth Unit are devastated it could be adapted for quarantine.
The Department of Corrections is considering using the youth… Read more Audio
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Rare penguin saved with help of a bike, backpack and wine box
5:51 PM.A shark, a penguin and a bloke on a bike with a backpack and a wine box. All part of an epic tale of survival, made possible by a huddle of humans.
Two weeks ago hikers found a mauled Tawaki or… Read more Video, Audio
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No thought for Māori needs in vaccine rollout, Waitangi Tribunal hears
6:07 PM.Bureaucratic hurdles, slow responses and sidelining of Māori experts have been detailed before the Waitangi Tribunal today.
Today was the second day of an urgent hearing into the how the pandemic… Read more Audio
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Have Aucklanders forgotten road rules since lockdown?
6:10 PM.During 107 days of Covid lockdown Aucklanders lives were dominated by rules: stay home, mask up, keep your distance.
So it may come as no surprise that now the traffic light system has the city… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt unveils 25-year plan to stop domestic, sexual violence
6:16 PM.The government has unveiled a 25 year plan to stop domestic and sexual violence, but those at the coal face says now is the time for the real mahi to ensure this isn't just lip service.
The strategy… Read more Audio