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Checkpoint for Monday 12 September 2022
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No meteorite found yet in scientists' Otago farmland search
5:53 PM.A search of farmland near Dunedin has been unable to unearth any remnants of the meteorite which crashed down last month.
Those behind the search say it's now unlikely it'll be found, but a tenacious… Read more Video, Audio
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SH59 out of Wellington to reopen after slips forced closures
5:50 PM.One of the main routes out of Wellington - State Highway 59 - is set to reopen following weeks of closures due to slips between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki.
Our reporter Krystal Gibbens and cameraman… Read more Video, Audio
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EMA concerned at costs of one-off public holiday for Queen Elizabeth
5:45 PM.A one-off public holiday on September 26 to mark the death Queen Elizabeth does not have universal support.
In announcing a Queen Elizabeth II memorial day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is… Read more Video, Audio
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One-off public holiday to remember Queen Elizabeth II
5:42 PM.The Government has announced a new, one-off public holiday for Monday 26 September, in honour of the death of the Queen.
A State Memorial Service will be held the same day, in the Wellington… Read more Video, Audio
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Friends, family mourn death of five in Kaikōura boating tragedy
5:37 PM.Friends and family are mourning the loss of five people killed in a boating tragedy off the coast of Kaikōura.
Investigations are under way, after the boat carrying eleven people, capsized off Goose… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 September 2022
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312193256112 Video, Audio
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Professor Rod Jackson on end of Covid traffic light system
5:27 PM.At midnight the government's pulling the plug on its covid traffic light system.
That means the only place you'll have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.
Only… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid protection traffic light system to end at midnight
5:24 PM.The traffic light Covid Protection Framework will end at midnight.
That means the only place people have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.
Covid positive… Read more Video, Audio
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Mourners queue for hours to lay flowers at Buckingham Palace
5:15 PM.In London, people have still been streaming to Buckingham Palace to lay floral tributes.
RNZ's Corin Dann and cameraman Nick Monro are in London.
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PM Jacinda Ardern announces public holiday for Queen Elizabeth
5:07 PM.The government has also just announced New Zealand has a new public holiday - for this year only.
In honour of the Queen Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 26 September will be a national holiday.
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