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Checkpoint for Friday 26 January 2024
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West Aucklanders gather at former flood evacuation centre
6:08 PM.Tomorrow will mark a year since many West Aucklanders were fleeing their homes as a month's worth of rain fell across the city in less than an hour.
Some were able to stay with family or friends… Read more Audio
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Hamilton Zoo reveals gender of tiger cubs
5:53 PM.The cat's finally out of the bag, when it comes to the gender of Hamilton Zoo's three week old sumatran tiger cubs. Not to be outdone, the zoo staged a reveal for the pair this afternoon, with the… Read more Video, Audio
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ED security boost helping to address violent incidents
5:39 PM.Te Whatu Ora has said new additional security guards in Emergency Departments have helped address increasingly violent incidents against staff. The security boost was part of the government's five… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 26 January
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6345602672112 Read more Video, Audio
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Call for Tauranga commissioners to hold off on long term plan
5:30 PM.Tauranga businesses and iwi are fighting back amidst calls for the city's commissioners to delay a 10-year-plan. A former mayor wants the commissioners to hold off on the Long Term Plan until it can… Read more Audio
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Henry Nicholls axed from Black Caps test squad
5:26 PM.Batter Henry Nicholls has been axed from the Black Caps Test squad as selectors make changes for the series against South Africa. Nicholls has been a part of the New Zealand red ball side since 2016… Read more Video, Audio
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Big recycling changes on the way
5:18 PM.Next month, in many places around the motu, rubbish rules are changing in a bid to standardise what gets recycled.
It means a bunch of things that could previously be binned in recycle - are no… Read more Video, Audio
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Person dead after leap from crane in Wellington harbour
5:13 PM.A person's died after leaping from a crane , more than 30 metres high into Wellington harbour. The steam powered crane is on the Hikitia, which is an old ship that is permanently docked on the… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Anniversary floods: families still in soggy homes
5:07 PM.A year on from the Auckland Anniversary floods, some families are still living in soggy, mouldy state houses, with holes in the floor of bedrooms. In Mangere, the stream overflowed, swamped houses… Read more Video, Audio