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Checkpoint for Monday 25 July 2022
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New Hawke's Bay-Manawatū road taking shape
5:57 PM.It's been a hard road to Hawke's Bay but the new highway from Manawatū is taking shape.
Since slips forced the Manawatū Gorge road shut in 2017 drivers have faced slow, hilly detours. The new… Read more Video, Audio
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Last of holiday backlog finally on flights - Air NZ
5:52 PM.School's back and the backlog of stranded passengers at airports around the country is finally clearing with the last 100 or so people on flights home tonight.
Air New Zealand was forced to put on… Read more Video, Audio
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Countdown supermarkets ditch plastic bags in produce dept
5:48 PM.Some Countdown supermarkets are ditching plastic bags from the produce department in a sprinkling of stores country-wide.
It means shoppers will have to bring their bags, boxes, buckets and baskets… Read more Video, Audio
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Police share new theory, reward for info, on Kirsty Bentley
5:43 PM.A stranger abduction, not a drifter, but someone who knew the area very well and was probably involved with cannabis.
That's the working theory of the top officer in charge of the Kirsty Bentley… Read more Video, Audio
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Battle for soul of Greens as Shaw fights for co-leadership
5:37 PM.The battle for the soul of the Green Party is underway with James Shaw vowing he will fight to take back the co-leadership.
It's not yet clear who - if anyone - he will challenge for the role. The MP… Read more Audio
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Newmarket businesses, families suffer from Destiny protest disruption
5:26 PM.Newmarket locals are frustrated at Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, saying Saturday's protest left people cut off from sick family and businesses counting yet more losses.
Meanwhile, Mr Tamaki's… Read more Video, Audio
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Power outages in Northland as heavy rain, wild winds hit region
5:19 PM.The upper North Island has taken a pounding, with heavy rain and wild winds enough to tip trucks and knock out power.
The Harbour Bridge has been operating low speed restrictions, there've been… Read more Video, Audio
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Schools at 'tipping point', secondary principals tell Minister
5:08 PM.Secondary principals have united to make an unprecedented call for help as classes reopen for the third school term.
In a letter obtained by RNZ the leaders of ten regional principals associations… Read more Audio