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Checkpoint for Monday 25 March 2024
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Evening business for 25 March 2024
6:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio
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Lower Hutt residents calling for people to speak up about children with horrific injuries
5:48 PM.A member of the public has come forward in relation to the horrific injuries two young children suffered in Lower Hutt. Police announced on Friday two children, aged five and four, had received very… Read more Audio
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Australia and Britain update travel advisories for Hong Kong
5:45 PM.Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Australia and Britain updating their travel advisories for Hong Kong, Apple CEO Tim Cook on the charm offensive in China and a street in Hong Kong… Read more Audio
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FamilyBoost: Families earning up to $140,000 to be eligible for $75
5:34 PM.The government has made its first pre-Budget announcement, with details on its Early Childhood Education fee credit. Under the FamilyBoost scheme, households earning a maximum of $180,000 can get up… Read more Audio
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NZ basketball players picking up sizeable paychecks in Asia
5:29 PM.A record number of New Zealanders are playing professional basketball in Asia and are picking up sizeable paychecks to do so. Kiwis are featuring in competitions in China, Japan and the Philippines in… Read more Audio
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High profile cooking school looking for new home
5:22 PM.High profile Chef Peter Gordon's restaurant and cooking school Homeland, needs a new home. The business that supports Aotearoa's sustainable kai producers operates out of a building near Auckland 's… Read more Audio
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Lyttelton Harbourmaster responds to Sir Russell Coutts
5:13 PM.The Lyttelton Harbour master was called out by name by a grumpy Sir Russell Coutts. Sir Russell has called the dolphin protection policy extreme and said it's astonishing the amount of influence the… Read more Audio
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Gisborne brawl victim was celebrating birthday
5:07 PM.One of the people killed in a mass brawl in Gisborne on the weekend, was celebrating his 21st birthday. Family and friends are paying tribute to Chrysler Stevens Mark, on social media. Police say the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch 16 year old is rising ballet and swimming star
4:53 PM.Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement. The Christchurch 16 year old holds 4 national titles in the pool and is flying to New York next… Read more Audio
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Group hopes to sink mayors plans to sell city port lease
4:47 PM.A group of high profile Aucklanders are hoping to sink the mayor's plans to sell the lease for the city's port, instead they want the land transformed into one of the greatest waterfronts in the… Read more Audio
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Sail GP 1st day cancel the right call - Conservation academic
4:43 PM.The future of SailGP in Whakaraupo Lyttelton Harbour next year is in doubt after endangered dolphins cancelled a day of racing over the weekend. SailGP chief executive Sir Russell Coutts has come out… Read more Audio
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Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders lost 5 times in a row
4:35 PM.The Crusaders are in uncharted territory in Super Rugby Pacific and it won't get any easier for the 13 time champions this week. For the first time in the franchise's history they have lost five games… Read more Audio
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Families to be able to get back 25% of childcare fees
4:28 PM.Families will be able to apply for a partial refund of their childcare costs from October, as part of National's campaign promise to ease the cost of living. Under the policy, dubbed FamilyBoost… Read more Audio
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E-scooter ACC injury claims increase by almost 40%
4:24 PM.There are growing calls for tighter restrictions for e-scooters, with the number of ACC injury claims increasing by almost 40%. Four years ago the Ministry of Transport proposed changes to allow… Read more Audio
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Israel blocks large number of UN aid shipments
4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about Israel moving to block a large number of UN aid shipments, latest ceasefire talks seeming to have fallen over and ISIS back in the… Read more Audio
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Opinions divided whether Sail GP benefits Lyttleton financially
4:06 PM.Opinions are divided over whether hosting Sail GP actually benefits the town of Lyttleton financially. SailGP's chief executive Sir Russell Coutts has threatened to take the event elsewhere after the… Read more Audio