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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 September 2022
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Food prices rise at fastest annual rate in 13 years
5:08 PM.Food prices have risen at their fastest annual rate in 13 years. Data from Stats NZ shows food prices were 8.3 percent higher this month compared to the same period last year.
And Countdown says… Read more Video, Audio
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Nearly a million expected to queue in London to farewell Queen Elizabeth II
5:15 PM.London is gearing up for a major event with nearly a million people expected to queue to pay their respects to the Queen.
The Queen's coffin will lie in state in Westminster for four days before the… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Ferns squad confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2022
5:22 PM.The 32 players who will attempt to defend the Rugby World Cup on New Zealand soil have been confirmed.
Less than a month out from their opening match against Australia at Eden Park - Black Ferns… Read more Video, Audio
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Jetstar's rejection of child with disability 'a shocker' - Consumer NZ boss
5:26 PM.Jetstar's treatment of a family with disabled children, which ended in a ruined holiday and significant stress, has landed airline policy and manners in the spotlight again.
Despite checking in 45… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 September 2022
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312240555112 Video, Audio
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Kawerau paper mill owners pull legal action against workers
5:35 PM.The operator of Kawerau's papermill; has pulled legal action against workers and made them a new pay offer.
145 mill workers have been locked out since August 9 after the union rejected the company's… Read more Video, Audio
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Masks now mostly a choice - how are NZers facing the change?
5:42 PM.It's the first day of basically choosing whether or not you wear a mask after pretty much all Covid restrictions lifted at midnight on Tuesday morning.
Masks are still a must in medical or aged care… Read more Video, Audio
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Wrongly-convicted Alan Hall urges govt 'get a bloody hurry on'
5:46 PM."Get a bloody hurry on" - that message to the government from wrongfully convicted man Alan Hall, who must now wait for an independent review into his likely innocence before any compensation is… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch City Council votes against building more homes
5:50 PM.Christchurch City Council has voted against a government directive to introduce new housing intensification standards.
It voted not to introduce the standards even though councillors were told… Read more Audio
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MPs back at Parliament for new King, pay tribute to Queen
5:56 PM.MPs returned to Parliament today to mark the accession of new King and pay tributes to Queen Elizabeth II.
There were personal anecdotes, reflections on royal tours of Aotearoa and recognition of the… Read more Audio
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Huge crowds in Edinburgh as London prepares to farewell Queen
6:08 PM.Thousands of people have queued for hours in Edinburgh for a chance to walk by the Queen's coffin as it lay at rest in St Giles Cathedral.
Overnight huge crowds poured into the street to watch the… Read more Video, Audio
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Lisa Carrington leads last of Queen's honours in NZ
6:13 PM.The flag at Government House in Wellington remains at half mast, but today was a day for celebrating those who have achieved the highest honours in New Zealand.
About a dozen people were awarded… Read more Video, Audio