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Checkpoint for Monday 2 May 2022
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Sea level rise to hit NZ sooner than thought - new data
5:07 PM.Rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking. Scientists say the impacts of sea level rise will be be knocking on peoples doors sooner than expected.
New data from NZ Sea Rise has painted a… Read more Video, Audio
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Chris Luxon defends pre-Budget speech
5:17 PM.'An economic approach that will get Kiwis ahead'. That's how National leader Christopher Luxon is selling his party's vision for the country in a pre-Budget speech.
Luxon says the government has no… Read more Video, Audio
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Budget: Ardern rules out wealth tax after National challenge
5:23 PM.The Prime Minister has twisted and turned over a wealth tax today - as the Opposition revisited a well-worn debate from 2020.
Jacinda Ardern first refused to rule out introducing a wealth tax in a… Read more Audio
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First international tourist flights land in two years at Auckland Airport
5:27 PM.The first international flights have touched down in Auckland in over two years, bringing in tourists, family and Kiwis home from holidays or business trips.
A historic and entirely unprecedented… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 2 May 2022
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305496553112 Video, Audio
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PM declares NZ open for business at summit
5:39 PM.The Prime Minister has declared New Zealand open for business.
She told a summit on New Zealand and US business today that the country is moving into a new phase of its Covid -19 recovery -… Read more Audio
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Australia rises to help Edmonds as NZ faces wheat shortage
5:48 PM.Bakers are being warned there's a bit of a supply issue with New Zealand wheat.
A bad growing season means Edmonds is short on local supply for flour, but Australia's rising to the occasion.
To… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Ferns fall just short of fairytale return to World Series
5:52 PM.The Black Ferns Sevens have fallen just short of a fairytale return to the world circuit.
New Zealand cruised into the final against arch-rivals Australia in Canada today.
But as Felicity Reid… Read more Audio
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NZ-designed whale tails up for auction at Auckland Viaduct
5:55 PM.Now an auction that's bound to make a splash, the last of 80 NZ-designed whale tales are about to go under the hammer at Auckland's viaduct.
The colourful creations have been dotted around Tāmaki… Read more Video, Audio
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Sea rise: Race against time to save Tāmaki Drive
6:07 PM.Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.
Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Read more Video, Audio
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'Sobering' sea level rise data increases urgency of councils' planning
6:10 PM.An Auckland councillor says it's ludicrous councils cannot stop new homes being built on private land that will flood in next two decades due to rising sea levels.
Richard Hills is chair of the… Read more Video, Audio