Checkpoint for Friday 24 March 2023
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Secondary school teachers to launch rolling strikes for better conditions
5:07 PM.Secondary school teachers nationwide will be striking on March 29. Following that they are planning rolling strikes, where different year levels will not be taught on various days.
The Post-Primary… Read more Video, Audio
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Pupils' parents respond to National's plan for education
5:12 PM.National's promised focus on reading, writing and maths has received a thumbs up at an Auckland school gate.
Christopher Luxon's announcement of the party's education policy placed a firm focus on… Read more Audio
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Multiple cancellations, delays for Auckland ferries
5:15 PM.Auckland's weekend ferry services are virtually sunk, with multiple cancellations and timetable disruptions.
Operators Fullers360 says due to crew shortages all Half Moon Bay and inner harbour loop… Read more Video, Audio
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Zane Robertson's brother Jake shunned despite no involvement in doping saga
5:25 PM.The fallout from Zane Robertson's doping continues as his twin brother, New Zealand Commonwealth Games long distance runner Jake, distances himself from the situation.
Zane has been banned from all… Read more Video, Audio
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Crowds for K-Pop in downtown Auckland
5:27 PM.K-Pop fans have gathered in in central Auckland to hear three artists perform.
Our reporter Felix Walton is there. Read more Video, Audio
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Ōwairaka school students write letters to keep council funding for community events
5:29 PM.Community gardens, marae projects, Neighbours Day and street parties all could be axed by local boards across Auckland.
They're under instruction to make cost savings, as the council tries to fill a… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 March 2023
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6323191207112 Video, Audio
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Rent relief for some while waiting for house repairs - Kainga Ora
5:42 PM.State home tenants in houses badly damaged in the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods are living rent free until they are repaired.
Kainga Ora says more than 600 homes need repairing and they've… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland volunteers cook meals to deliver to Hawke's Bay
5:48 PM.With many people still reeling from the devastation in Hawke's Bay, a group of Auckland volunteers are rallying together to get hundreds of home cooked meals hand delivered.
Reporter Louise Ternouth… Read more Video, Audio
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New technology may mean wool can be plucked from sheep
5:53 PM.Sheep may peeled or plucked, rather than just being shorn, following a breakthrough by scientists working on biological defleecing technology.
Australian researchers are experimenting with a corn… Read more Video, Audio
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Recent rain no salve for drought concerns in Otago, Southland
6:08 PM.Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.
Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Cricket plans to form national Māori team
6:11 PM.The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand's top sports teams, and now cricket could follow in their footsteps.
New Zealand Cricket is looking at creating a national Māori team and this Easter will… Read more Audio
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'It will kill the soul of the city' - music leader on Auckland budget's proposed cuts
6:15 PM.Among the cuts on the table in Auckland Council's budget proposal is a slashing of funds for arts and culture - including the UNESCO City of Music programme.
This programme aims to strengthen the… Read more Audio
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World Athletics issues blanket ban on trans women
6:19 PM.World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.
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