Checkpoint for Friday 7 October 2022
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Malls face Santa shortage as Christmas looms closer
6:25 PM.Finally tonight, finding a Santa for a photo at a shopping mall might be a bit tougher this year with a recruitment company blaming the pandemic for a Santa shortage. Our reporter Finn Blackwell has… Read more Audio
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Seaweed could be NZ's next big industry, advocates say
6:22 PM.Seaweed could be the country's new big industry. While some companies harvest seaweed in New Zealand, there are no large-scale commercial farms or hatcheries. Samantha Gee went along to the Seaweed… Read more Audio
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Prison chaplain reflects on quashing of Peter Ellis' conviction
6:08 PM.Almost 30 years after he was sent to prison Peter Ellis' child sex abuse convictions were today quashed by the Supreme Court. He served seven years in prison after being convicted in 1993 of 16… Read more Video, Audio
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US women's rugby team have pai pie time in Ngunguru
5:56 PM.Who ate all the pies? It turns out one women's Rugby World Cup team has given it their best shot. On the eve of the tournament's kick-off the USA team are the talk of the Northland town of Tūtūkākā… Read more Video, Audio
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Exploited migrant worker awarded nearly $100k in compensation
5:43 PM.Devinder Mann owned multiple pizza stores in Auckland and forced his staff to work long hours of overtime without compensation. He's now been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to pay up… Read more Audio
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Victim of Hep A from imported frozen berries describes ordeal
5:42 PM.Another seven cases of Hepatitis A have cropped up in the community, one of which is definitively linked to the consumption of frozen berries, and six that are under investigation. Read more Audio
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Peter Ellis' convictions quashed: Complainant's aunt reacts
5:33 PM.The aunt of one of the first complainants in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case accepts the legal process was flawed, but believes the former teacher is still guilty. The child in her family was… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 October 2022
5:28 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Child poverty overall on decline, report shows
5:24 PM.The latest Child Poverty Report shows overall, child poverty is on the decline, in spite of Covid. But those on the frontline say there's much more to do to plug the gaps - and this year's report… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns' first Rugby World Cup Eden Park match sells out
5:20 PM.The Black Ferns will play their first match of the Rugby World Cup in front of a sellout crowd at Eden Park. This afternoon organisers confirmed there are no tickets left for tomorrow's opening match… Read more Video, Audio
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Peter Ellis' lawyer comments on Supreme Court decision
5:12 PM.The Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Christchurch creche worker who was convicted of child sex offences in 1993, finding a significant miscarriage of justice. Nigel… Read more Video, Audio
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Supreme Court quashes Peter Ellis' child abuse convictions
5:07 PM.The Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Christchurch creche worker who was convicted of child sex offences in 1993, finding a significant miscarriage of justice. Today's… Read more Audio
