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Checkpoint for Thursday 5 May 2022
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Countdown to freeze prices on essential items over winter
5:07 PM.One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on at least 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.
Countdown says it has identified… Read more Video, Audio
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School counts cost of coaxing kids back to class after Covid-19
5:14 PM.Fed up with students not turning up, an Auckland college has hired attendance navigators and taken out radio ads to try get kids into the classroom.
New PPTA numbers show 60,000 students are missing… Read more Video, Audio
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Kiwi Wealth won’t do business with DGL unless CEO goes
5:20 PM.A KiwiSaver fund has blacklisted a chemical company over its chief executive's alleged racist and sexist comments about celebrity chef and My Food Bag Founder, Nadia Lim.
In an interview with NBR… Read more Video, Audio
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Bollard makers inundated with queries after spate of ram raids
5:24 PM.Bollard manufacturers are being inundated with queries as the spate of ram raids continues unabated around the country.
Councils are also being approached by shop owners who are looking to strengthen… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 5 May 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305636284112 Video, Audio
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Big home development offers friends chance to share mortgage
5:39 PM.Aucklanders buddying up with extended family or friends to buy a home are the focus of a new subdivision in the city's south-east.
Houses with six to eight bedrooms, with split kitchens and living… Read more Video, Audio
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Ara broadcasting school review uncovers culture of bullying
5:44 PM.A review into the New Zealand Broadcasting School has uncovered a culture of bullying and harassment, prompted by media reports of a toxic learning environment last year.
Allegations about sexual… Read more Audio
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TikTok blamed for multiple car thefts on Kāpiti Coast
5:47 PM.Kāpiti Coast community leaders are concerned social media platform TikTok has a role in vehicle thefts around Wellington, averaging about 10 per day.
Police confirmed there were 290 vehicles stolen… Read more Video, Audio
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Taranaki surfers stoked to be competing together on world waves
5:56 PM.Four Taranaki teenagers are hoping to carve up the opposition at the world junior surf champs in El Salvador.
Part of a 12-strong New Zealand team, the so-called Taranaki Grom Squad say they're… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland councillors debate cycleway network expansion plan
6:06 PM.A new $300 million plan for Auckland cycleways ran into strong headwinds today.
Some councillors believe the plan could make Auckland the next best thing to Copenhagen, but others believe it swallows… Read more Audio
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Mallard holds on to Speaker role after trespass controversy
6:06 PM.Trevor Mallard is safe in his job as Parliament's Speaker for now - with the Prime Minister continuing to express her support.
The Speaker performed a major backdown yesterday - withdrawing five… Read more Video, Audio