Checkpoint for Thursday 16 March 2023
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Latest on Stuart Nash after losing police ministerial role
5:07 PM.Government minister Stuart Nash is in more hot water tonight over revelations the Solicitor General considered prosecuting him for contempt.
Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch is with us… Read more Video, Audio
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Funding for shipping route between Gisborne, Napier welcomed
5:22 PM.A bolstered blue highway is offering a freight lifeline for two cyclone-hit regions with severely damaged roads.
The government's announced a $3 million subsidy for the freight ship Rangitata to run… Read more Video, Audio
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Teachers could resort to further strike action if agreement not reached soon
8:26 AM.Teachers could resort to further strike action if unions and the government can't sort out a collective agreement soon.
Tens of thousands of teachers walked off the job yesterday with current… Read more Audio
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Last meet of summer for NZ top track and field athletes
5:27 PM.For many of New Zealand's top track and field athletes today marks the start of the last meet of the summer.
After several years without international competitors, the start list for this week's Sir… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 March 2023
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6322650012112 Video, Audio
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PM Hipkins visits Wairoa, recovering after Cyclone Gabrielle
5:37 PM.After two failed attempts the Prime Minister has finally visited Wairoa more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Those who have lost their homes and have been staying at the… Read more Video, Audio
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Stuart Nash admits he 'stuffed up' after losing police portfolio
5:32 PM.Former Police Minister Stuart Nash admits he "stuffed up" in the error of judgement that led to him losing his job.
The Prime Minister is standing by his man - for now - and won't sack him from his… Read more Audio
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ANZ senior economist on numbers showing shrinking economy
5:42 PM.The fiscal jets are cooling, with the economy shrinking by more than half a percent in the December quarter. The 0.6 percent drop is double what some economists were predicting, and was driven by a… Read more Video, Audio
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Brown warns of significant job cuts at Auckland Council office
5:46 PM.Auckland Council's budget blowout has councilors in crisis-mode. Significant job cuts are likely across the council and its organisations as it looks to cover more than a billion dollars in expenses… Read more Video, Audio
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Wairoa mayor on PM's visit to cyclone-hit region
5:53 PM.After two failed attempts the Prime Minister has finally visited Wairoa more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Wairoa Mayor Craig Little talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Seymour on PM's response to Nash's Cabinet Manual breach
6:07 PM.Former Police Minister Stuart Nash is copping more flak amid revelations the Solicitor General considered prosecuting him for contempt back in 2020. Nash's second indiscretion was during another… Read more Video, Audio
