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Checkpoint for Monday 29 August 2022
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Auditor General urges more accurate cost of living payments
5:08 PM.The Auditor General has told Inland Revenue to better focus its future cost of living payments to ensure they go only where they're supposed to.
It was a key budget announcement but the first round… Read more Video, Audio
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Is NZ ditching fish 'n chips for cheaper options?
5:12 PM.An Auckland fish and chip shop owner says oil prices have tripled in three years as his family business tries to keep costs down and customers happy. Read more Video, Audio
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No certainty on time to reopn Mangamuka Gorge to Kaitaia
5:17 PM.Northland residents are being warned the severely damaged Mangamuka Gorge could take ages to repair after it was taken out in last week's storms.
The section of SH1 only just reopened last year after… Read more Video, Audio
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Pressure back on All Blacks after loss to Argentina
5:22 PM.The pressure has ramped right back up for the under-performing All Blacks ahead of this weekend's test against Argentina in Hamilton.
Saturday's historic loss to the Pumas in Christchurch continued… Read more Video, Audio
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Women refunded by MSD now hit with unjust taxes - advocates
5:26 PM.Women who have been refunded by the Ministry of Social Development after being wrongly sanctioned are now being punished again by being double-taxed, beneficiary advocates say.
Under section 70A of… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 29 August 2022
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6311526792112 Video, Audio
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NZ embassy in Poland working to retrieve body of Corporal Abelen
5:35 PM.The New Zealand Embassy in Poland is doing all it can to return the body of Corporal Dominic Abelen home.
The soldier was on leave without pay from the Army when he died fighting against Russian… Read more Audio
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Gloriavale women denied breaks while working long hours
5:40 PM.A court has heard a Gloriavale woman sometimes didn't eat or drink while working extremely long hours, and would get in trouble if she stopped.
She's one of six former members seeking a ruling from… Read more Audio
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Pakistan desperate for aid after devastating floods
5:47 PM.Ravaged by devastating floods, the people of Pakistan are desperate for international aid.
Expats here are fearful for their families, after extreme monsoon rains caused devastating flooding and… Read more Audio
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Nurses rally over pay disparity between DHBS and community roles
5:53 PM.Nurses have held rallies around the country over what they say is pay disparity between community nurses and their counterparts in hospitals.
Their union says nurses who work in primary care such as… Read more Video, Audio
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'Do the right thing' poverty action advocates tell govt as refunds unfairly taxed
6:08 PM."You guys have the power to do the right thing so why don't you." That message to the government from an advocate who says wrongly sanctioned beneficiaries are being punished again by tax laws.
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