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Checkpoint for Monday 25 September 2023
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'It's rough': Queenstown residents sleeping in tents due to housing crisis
6:18 PM.Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a… Read more Video, Audio
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National will need NZ First to govern according to new poll
6:07 PM.Our political editor Jane Patterson speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337779266112 Read more Video, Audio
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Pacific candidates lock horns over immigration, education
5:52 PM.Pacific candidates from Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have locked horns over immigration, education and crime today. Spokespeople from the four parties have debated the issues at the RNZ… Read more Audio
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Boil water notice not dampening holiday spirit in Queenstown
5:48 PM.Queenstown hospitality venues are finding ways to deal with the boil water notice, as tourists stream in for the school holidays. There have now been 31 confirmed cases of the cryptosporidium gastro… Read more Audio
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Sir John Key to Chris Luxon - 'I would advise him to rule Winston in'
5:34 PM."Hello is that you Winston? Christopher Luxon calling." That's exactly the scenario painted by the National leader, who sent a smoke signal to voters via social media this morning. "It's crunch time"… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 September 2023
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337775090112 Video, Audio
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Wales first team to lock in quarter finals spot in Rugby World
5:25 PM.Wales became the first team to lock in a Rugby World Cup quarter-finals spot after humilating Australia in Lyon. The 40-6 record victory means Wales are undefeated after three matches at the… Read more Video, Audio
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Crews work to reopen critical road between West coast & Otago
5:16 PM.Waka Kotahi is working to partially re-open Haast Pass; a critical road link between the west coast and Otago. It's been closed since Thursday's storms meaning locals and tourists have to take a nine… Read more Video, Audio
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'We're all gutted': Wallabies likely out of world cup after trouncing
5:11 PM."We're all gutted": That from Wallabies coach Eddie Jones. His team's effectively been bundled out of the Rugby World Cup, after a record loss to Wales. The Wallabies were trounced 40-6 in Lyon -… Read more Video, Audio
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National leader will 'pick up the phone' to Winston Peters if he needs to
5:07 PM.Well it's official, National leader Chris Luxon would "pick up the phone" to Winston Peters if he needs to - he might just need to find his number first. After weeks of dismissing questions about… Read more Audio