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Checkpoint for Thursday 8 February 2024
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FENZ hopes to have Lee Valley fire contained by tomorrow
6:11 PM.Fire and Emergency hopes to have the wild fire which has burned through nine hectares of pine forest, contained by the end of tomorrow. In the meantime, evacuated Lee Valley residents are being… Read more Audio
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Fire crews battling Onehunga blaze for second day
6:07 PM.Fire crews are battling a blaze in Auckland's Onehunga for a second day. While the fire is now contained, it's yet to be extinguished and FENZ says it could take a while. It broke out at Green Gorilla… Read more Audio
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Sacha Bond to attempt sheep shearing world record
5:53 PM.There'll be some serious day time sheep counting in Southland tomorrow, as shearer Sacha Bond attempts a world record. She'll have nine hours to shear more than 452 ewes, the current record in this… Read more Video, Audio
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Transport Minister responds to axing Auckland fuel tax
5:48 PM.Today, the government announced the end date of axing Auckland's regional fuel tax, June 30.
Mayor Wayne Brown has said the funding loss means he'll probably have to cancel a bunch of projects… Read more Audio -
State of emergency declared in Bluecliffs
5:48 PM.A state of emergency has been declared in the small southland community of Bluecliffs. The settlement is about an hour and 15 minutes from Invercargill. The Waiau River is running high and more rain… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 8 February 2024
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Video, Audio
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Whakapapa ski slopes buyer walks away
5:29 PM.The future of Mt Ruapehu is again shrouded in uncertainty after the presumed buyer Whakapapa ski slopes buyer walked away. A government rescue package meant skiing could at last take place on the… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Caps win over South Africa in first cricket test
5:25 PM.After a big win over an understrength South Africa in the first cricket test yesterday the Black Caps could be forgiven for looking at what's next. Australia arrive here in the next two weeks for a… Read more Video, Audio
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Facial recognition tech in supermarkets like taking 'fingerprint or strand of DNA'
5:16 PM.An A-I expert is warning of privacy creep and a survelliance society. Dr Kate Bower from Australia's Human Technology Institute, specialises in A-I regulation. She compares facial recognition… Read more Video, Audio
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Shops using facial recognition has advocates concerned
5:13 PM.Retail NZ says many shops are itching to use facial recognition technology, and are keeping a close eye on a supermarket trial of the system starting today. Up to 25 New World and PAK'nSAVE… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland projects canned unless govt funds - Wayne Brown
5:07 PM.A bunch of Auckland infrastructure projects will be canned unless the government kicks in some money to replace, funding from the soon to be axed regional fuel tax according to the Mayor Wayne Brown… Read more Video, Audio