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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Businesses suffering as shops barricaded by roadworks for months
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:43
	Publish Date:		2025-12-11 04:17:00
	Description:		Behind a sea of road cones, diggers and traffic chaos businesses on a busy Auckland road are crying out for help. Shop owners in the suburb of Grey Lynn say they've been struggling to stay afloat since a year long roadwork project began on Great North Road. With access often cut off and shops hidden from view one business is surviving off loans while another says times are the toughest it's been in 23 years including during Covid. They keep being told the work is about to wrap up but with multiple delays already some fear the end could be a long way off. Evie Richardson reports.
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