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Checkpoint for Friday 2 February 2024
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Cleaning company looking to hoover up Godfreys staff
6:06 PM.A cleaning company is looking to hoover up out of work staff from struggling vaccum business Godfreys. Godfreys went into voluntary administration this weeks, it has 141 stores and employs 600 people… Read more Video, Audio
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Chip packet thermal blankets ramping up production Part 1
5:46 PM.A charity using recycled chip packets to make thermal blankets wants to ramp up production with predictions even more kiwi families will be in the cold come winter. The chip project uses cleaned and… Read more Video, Audio
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Chip packet thermal blankets ramping up production
5:46 PM.A charity using recycled chip packets to make thermal blankets wants to ramp up production with predictions even more kiwi families will be in the cold come winter. The chip project uses cleaned and… Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds of seals starved to death along Kaikōura coast
5:44 PM.Hundreds of fur seals have starved to death along the Kaikōura coast - and scientists suspect warmer sea temperatures and depleted fish stocks could be to blame. They're now doing further research to… Read more Video, Audio
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Police say fight was highly likely before Dunedin man's death
5:43 PM.Police say it's highly likely there was a fight before a man was killed at his home in Dunedin. 27-year-old Gurjit Singh was found on Monday morning after dining with friends the night before… Read more Video, Audio
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Chloe Swarbrick makes bid for Green Party leadership
5:37 PM.Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is officially in the running to become the party's next co-leader. The Auckland Central MP is currently the sole contender to replace James Shaw. Chloe Swarbrick set a bold… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 February 2024
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6346039690112 Video, Audio
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School girl goes 'full beast mode' while saving pet from snake
5:26 PM.An aussie school girl went into "full beast mode" to save a beloved pet from a slippery intruder. Twelve year Rosie Wightman has reached hero status after a video of her snake wrangling skills hit the… Read more Video, Audio
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World Rugby zeroes in on social media abuse
5:23 PM.World Rugby is working with law enforcement in five countries, including New Zealand, to prosecute people involved in online abuse during last year's Rugby World Cup. Twenty-one social media accounts… Read more Video, Audio
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Government warned to 'be careful' with its Māori policies
5:15 PM.The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Maori, at the National Iwi Chairs Forum today. Pressure is mounting ahead of Waitangi Day, as the Prime Minister continues to… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington plumbers call for commissioners over water woes: 'We've got excuse after excuse'
5:07 PM.Call in the Commissioners, this is the plea from the boss of Master Plumbers, who reckons Wellington bureaurats are flushing money and plumbers should be brought in to patch the tsunami of leaks in… Read more Video, Audio