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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 September 2023
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'This NZ election, Australia decides': Tongue in cheek campaign encourages Kiwis in Australia to vote
6:09 PM.A tongue in cheek campaign has been launched in Australia to encourage Kiwis there to vote in the upcoming election. "This election, Australia decides." Overseas voting opens tomorrrow and… Read more Video, Audio
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Far north town vying to be judged most beautiful in the country
5:56 PM.Forget the election - in one corner of the Far North, the only contest that matters is the one to decide which town will be judged the most beautiful in Aotearoa. Reporter Peter de Graaf pays a visit… Read more Audio
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Chef who cooked for thousands during cyclones hangs up apron - for now
5:52 PM.A former chef who has cooked around 170-thousand meals for cyclone-affected families and volunteers in Hawke's Bay will soon hang up her apron for a well deserved break. Neela Neela has been feeding… Read more Audio
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US recognises Cook Islands and Niue as sovereign states
5:49 PM.The New Zealand government has given its full blessing to Cook Islands and Niue establishing diplomatic relations with the United States. At the second US/Pacific summit in Washington this morning… Read more Audio
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Trio of brothers on a mission to keep fruit and veges affordable
5:44 PM.A trio of Northland brothers is on a mission to keep fruit and vege affordable for local families battling the cost of living crisis. Kumara is cracking more than $13 per kg in some bigger stores. But… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 26 September 2023
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337836841112 Video, Audio
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National promises to impose tougher sanction on beneficiaries
5:32 PM.National is promising to impose tougher sanctions on beneficiaries who repeatedly fail to turn up to job interviews. Punishments could include mandatory community work or having their welfare support… Read more Audio
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Former tennis world number one will continue comeback at ASB classic
5:28 PM.Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will continue her tennis comeback at the ASB Classic in January. It will be the eighth time the Danish star has played in the Auckland tournament. The last… Read more Video, Audio
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Convoys make it through Haast pass as one lane opens for traffic
5:23 PM.Two return convoys have managed to get through Haast Pass today as Waka Kotahi opened a single lane on the vital storm damaged route along state highway six. Muddy Creek Bridge north of Makarora was… Read more Video, Audio
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Fishing boat carrying thousands of litres of diesel runs aground
5:17 PM.There are now two investigations into how a fishing boat carrying thousands of litres of diesel ran aground near a Banks Peninsula marine reserve. Conservationists are worried endangered wildlife… Read more Audio
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National says traffic light policy for beneficiaries driven by 'love'
5:07 PM.Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in… Read more Video, Audio