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Checkpoint for Wednesday 30 November 2022
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Baby waits while antivax parents in court refusing donated blood
5:06 PM.A lawyer says a sick baby whose parents want him to only be treated with blood from unvaccinated people is getting sicker with every heartbeat.
Te Whatu Ora Health NZ has gone to court to ask for… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman in NZ court after children's bodies found in suitcase
5:16 PM.The woman charged with the murder of two young children whose bodies were found in suitcases, has appeared in court.
The woman was arrested in South Korea, after the bodies were found in Auckland… Read more Video, Audio
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Hut mysteriously burns down in Te Urewera, despite injunction
5:17 PM.A hut has mysteriously burned down in Te Urewera, despite a court injunction preventing further hut destruction.
Te Uru Taumatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe was actively dismantling huts… Read more Audio
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Impressive tactics on and off field at Football World Cup in Qatar
5:22 PM.The impressive skills of the players are being matched by some equally crafty tactics from fans looking for ways around the booze ban at the Football World Cup in Qatar.
But while some are trying… Read more Video, Audio
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Culture, Heritage Ministry remains 'absolutely committed' to Erebus Memorial
5:27 PM."A huge concrete thing" better put at the airport is how Auckland's mayor sums up the Erebus memorial planned for a Parnell park.
"Mean spirited" is how iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei decribes the people… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 30 November 2022
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sanna Marin makes first visit by a Finnish PM to New Zealand
5:38 PM.For the first time ever, a Finnish Prime Minister has visited New Zealand's shores.
Sanna Marin met with Jacinda Ardern at Government House in Auckland this morning, to discuss trade, climate change… Read more Video, Audio
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Immunisation expert on facts of vaccination and blood donation
5:44 PM.The parents of a four-month-old baby urgently needing a heart operation are refusing to allow blood from the blood bank to be used in their son's surgery because they believe its contaminated with… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland plumber's feathered apprentice proves popular
5:53 PM.You could say they're birds of a feather - both skilled pipe tuners. The difference is one's a plumber, the other a cockatoo called Charlie.
The pair's attracted some attention on social media… Read more Video, Audio
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Four-day work week trial shows success for revenue, staff
6:06 PM.Arguably some of us waste a fair bit of our working life dreaming of this - working less while still picking up the same pay cheque.
Results of a new study suggest a four day working week rather than… Read more Video, Audio
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Grocery app promises deliveries within 30 minutes
6:25 PM.A new player has joined the supermarket sector.
Teddy is a grocery delivery app which says it can get groceries to your door in under 30 minutes.
Reporter Jonty Dine and camera operator Marika… Read more Video, Audio