Checkpoint for Friday 25 February 2022
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Group sails Cook Strait heading for Parliament protest
6:24 PM.A group of 18 people have sailed across the Cook Strait to take part in the protest at Parliament.
Among them is a couple who intend to get married at the occupation, which is now in its 17th day… Read more Audio
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Progress made on 'dirty 30' derelict Christchurch CBD buildings
6:20 PM.Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake.
A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Blasts disrupt interview with NZ honorary consul to Ukraine
6:15 PM.Audible bomb blasts interrupted an interview with New Zealand's honorary consul to Ukraine earlier today. Mark Wright, who has been the go-to person for New Zealanders in Ukraine for about nine years… Read more Audio
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Economist explains Ukraine invasion's impact on KiwiSavers
6:09 PM.The war in Ukraine might be happening thousands of kilometres away but you may have noticed a hit to your KiwiSaver this morning as a result. To explain what's going on we're joined by ASB chief… Read more Video, Audio
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Bomb blasts ring out across Kyiv as Russian forces invade
6:07 PM.Bomb blasts have rung out across the Ukranian capital Kyev this morning, where residents have been sheltering in basements or underground train stations. It was a sleepless night for many, under the… Read more Audio
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Rugby legend Vai'iga 'the Winger' Tuigamala remembered
5:57 PM.Rugby legend Inga the Winger is being fondly remembered as a giant of the game. Vai'iga Tuigamala has died at the age of 52. He was born in Samoa and played 19 tests for the All Blacks between 1991… Read more Video, Audio
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Mount Maunganui little blue penguin population declining
5:54 PM.The population of little blue penguins along Mount Maunganui coastline is declining, with numbers worse now than after the Rena oil spill. Conservationists are urging more action to prevent the… Read more Audio
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Omicron turns New Plymouth into a 'ghost town'
5:50 PM.New Plymouth retailers say the CBD resembles a 'ghost town' as the Omicron wave makes its presence felt around the country. Trade is down as much as 40 percent despite the red light setting allowing… Read more Video, Audio
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Omicron surging but most under-11s have to wait for vaccination
5:46 PM.While Omicron infections are surging, most 5-11-year-olds can't be fully vaccinated until at least the middle of next month. The government says it's considered shortening the eight-week gap between… Read more Audio
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NZ sanctions against Russia - Robert Ayson's analysis
5:39 PM.US president Joe Biden's name checked New Zealand as one of the countries sanctioning Russia.
Some have pulled out the big financial guns; freezing the offshore assets of Russian banks, cutting… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 February 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Why attacks on Ukraine will put NZ fuel prices up
5:29 PM.The crisis in Ukraine has sent oil prices skyward, topping US$105 a barrel.
But the government is reassuring New Zealanders the supply here is in good shape, because it comes from the Middle East.
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Future of Europe at stake - Ukraine acting ambassador to NZ
5:21 PM.The future of Europe is at stake - and lessons of the past need to be recalled.
That's the view of Ukraine's acting ambassador for New Zealand, who has called on international communities to rally… Read more Audio
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Education Minister visits Wellington school as Covid surges
5:21 PM.The country is ending the week with more record numbers from the Covid outbreak.
New community cases announced today were almost double yesterday's figure at just over a whopping 12,000 and the… Read more Audio
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Russia invades Ukraine - latest from Kyiv
5:15 PM.CNN correspondent Tim Lister is in Kyiv with the latest details on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Read more Video, Audio
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine met with despair, anger in NZ
5:12 PM.Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been met with despair and anger in New Zealand.
Our reporter Tom Kitchin and cameraman Sam Rillstone have the story.
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Hundreds dead, wounded in Ukraine as Russia invades
5:07 PM.Hundreds of people are dead or wounded as Russia continues its march into Ukraine.
The Western world has returned fire - but its weapons of choice are words and more sanctions, including freezing the… Read more Video, Audio
