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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 March 2024
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Australia: Cash delivery businesses at brink of insolvency
5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about cash delivery businesses that take money to banks and supermarkets saying they're going to the brink of insolvency. Read more Audio
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Evening business for 26 March 2024
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cars vs bikes - Changes to Palmerston North road expose battle lines
5:28 PM.Cars versus bikes, changes to a 900 metre stretch of road in Palmerston North have exposed the battle lines between the two. Officials are sticking to their plan to introduce cycleways, much to the… Read more Audio
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All Whites set to play Tunisia for 3rd place in FIFA series
5:24 PM.The All Whites play Tunisia for the first time in an international football fixture tomorrow morning. The battle for third place in this FIFA Series hosted in Egypt pits the two losers from the… Read more Audio
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Data shows clusters of small earthquakes on Mt Ruapehu
5:17 PM.Mount Ruapehu has got a wobble on, with seismic data showing unusual clusters of small earthquakes on the mountain. The movement started in early March and was initially so small it was hard to pick… Read more Audio
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Australian security professor responds to China cyber-attack
5:12 PM.The Government has accused China of being behind a successful hack of New Zealand's Parliament three years ago in which some MPs' data was taken, but nothing sensitive or strategic. The Prime Minister… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister condemns China cyber-attack
5:08 PM.The Government has accused China of being behind a successful hack of New Zealand's Parliament three years ago - in which some MPs' data was taken - but nothing sensitive or strategic. The Prime… Read more Audio
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Iguana and tortoise stolen from reptile park last week
4:53 PM.A cold blooded crime, a green Iguana and Leopard tortoise were stolen from a Reptile park last week, and staff reckon a lawbreaking reptile enthusiast could be to blame. Thieves broke in and snatched… Read more Audio
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When was the last time you sent or received a letter?
4:49 PM.When was the last time you sent or received a letter in the mail and what was it? Our reporter Georgie Hanafin asked some people. Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Post plans to get rid of more than 700 mail delivery staff
4:43 PM.It's confirmed the traditional postie is soon to be extinct. New Zealand post is pushing ahead with plans to get rid of more than 700 mail delivery staff. Letters will eventually be delivered by… Read more Audio
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Highway through Brynderwyn Hills to open for 6 days
4:37 PM.The gateway to the north will reopen this weekend, but visitors will have to get in quick. The highway through the Brynderwyn Hills will be open for just six days before crews shut it back down until… Read more Audio
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TJ Perenara responds to Hurricanes Poua haka
4:31 PM.Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about the Hurricanes Poua haka and the Blues' win over the Crusaders on Saturday night. Read more Audio
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Some loyalty programmes more expensive than regular prices
4:25 PM.Loyalty could cost you when it comes to the supermarket shop; that's despite customer programmes designed to keep you coming back. A comparative shop by Consumer NZ has revealed some pretty lack… Read more Audio
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Trump's bond for his civil fraud case slashed
4:18 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's near half-a-billion dollar bond for his civil fraud case being slashed and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing a… Read more Audio
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Animal welfare groups call for NZ to extend protection laws
4:06 PM.New Zealand's importing masses of meat and dairy products from countries where the animals may have been treated cruelly, because of less strict welfare laws. Now a collective of animal welfare groups… Read more Audio