Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 November 2023
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'Dream' ski season for Mt Ruapehu helping bolster businesses
6:10 PM.Business owners and locals in the shadows of Mt Ruapehu are eagerly awaiting some certainty about the future of the mountain. Discussions are still ongoing between the companies bidding to take over… Read more Audio
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8,000 more people out of work than previous quarter
6:06 PM.8,000 more people are out of work than in the previous quarter of the year, and an additional 7,000 aren't getting as much work as they would like. Data from Stats NZ has unemployment sitting at 3.9… Read more Audio
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Champion swimmer moving cities due to problems getting pool space
5:52 PM.Champion Swimmer Lewis Clareburt is refusing to stay in his lane! The multi commonwealth games medalist is moving from the Capital to Auckland to ramp up his Olympic campaign after ongoing problems… Read more Video, Audio
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Cattle thieves take more than 50 cows from South Auckland farm
5:47 PM.Cattle rustlers have hit a South Auckland stud ...swiping more than 50 cattle and with them priceless genetics. 22 breeding cows and 29 calves have been stolen from farmers Kirstine Lereculey and… Read more Audio
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Half hour delay for paramedics to enter Al Noor mosque after shooting
5:42 PM.It took half an hour for paramedics to enter Al Noor Mosque after the March 2019 massacre. The inquest has heard at least two Armed Offenders Squad officers had deemed the mosque safe to enter and… Read more Audio
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International law expert: ceasefire in Israel and Gaza unlikely
5:36 PM.An international law expert suspects calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas will be ignored. Aid agencies have been pleading for an immediate ceasefire, to allow for the safe… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 1 November 2023
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340266548112 Video, Audio
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Ian Foster's All Blacks reign ends as team touches down in NZ
5:26 PM.All Blacks coach Ian Foster's reign ended today as he touched down in Auckland after the Rugby World Cup campaign in France. Foster now hands over the team to new coach Scott Robertson, even though… Read more Video, Audio
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Household interest payments expected to double by next year
5:18 PM.Buckle up, because household interest payments are expected to double by mid next year, forcing more borrowers to default on their mortgages. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank… Read more Video, Audio
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Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
5:07 PM.It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about… Read more Audio
