Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 August 2022
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Gold-laden New Zealand team bids farewell to Birmingham
6:24 PM.Eleven gold-laden days have come to an end for the New Zealand team at the Commonwealth Games. The event came to a close in Birmingham this morning - with squash duo Joelle King and Amanda… Read more Audio
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Producer Chong Lim remembers friend Olivia Newton John
5:55 PM.'We will see you down the road and we will all be together again'. The words of John Travolta as he paid tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton John, who's died at the age of 73 after a battle… Read more Video, Audio
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Rain, thunder, flooding hits hard in Puhoi
5:52 PM.Rain and thunder rocked Auckland overnight, flooding a small town up north. Puhoi felt the force of the heavy rain bringing down some trees and leaving a clean up job today.
Our reporter Finn… Read more Video, Audio
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Two households still evacuated after central Wellington slips
5:48 PM.All but two households have been able to return to their homes in Central Wellington after a large slip yesterday swept away a bank.
More than 25 people in 8 homes were evacuated last night as the… Read more Video, Audio
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Afterpay responds to concerns about financial hardship
5:42 PM.The Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark remains concerned that buy now pay later schemes have the potential to cause financial hardship and he's awaiting Ministry advice before deciding if further… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Home Show without a home as showgrounds shut
5:35 PM.The Auckland Home Show does not have a roof over its own head right now. The event with more than 400 exhibitors usually happens at the Auckland Showgrounds but an ongoing legal wrangle over the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 9 August 2022
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6310623459112 Video, Audio
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National leader Luxon on Uffindell's school bullying revelation
5:24 PM.National leader Christopher Luxon says he feels for the victim of Sam Uffindell's attack while at Kings College in the past.
He told Checkpoint he believes Uffindell is genuinely contrite, but said… Read more Video, Audio
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Local Govt NZ pleads for more council candidates around country
5:14 PM.An SOS for local democracy. That's what Local Government New Zealand is calling its final plea for council candidates.
With three days left - dozens of seats have no candidates or only one. Tessa… Read more Video, Audio
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Tauranga mostly unfazed by Uffindell's bullying revelations
5:11 PM.While the shock revelations of Sam Uffindell's high school bullying have prompted calls for his resignation from some, his constituents in Tauranga appear to be - for the most part - ready to forgive… Read more Video, Audio
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National MP Sam Uffindell admits being a bully at school
5:07 PM.National's newest MP has admitted he physically and mentally hurt other students while he was at school.
Sam Uffindell was kicked out of King's College 22 years ago after beating a 13-year-old in a… Read more Audio
