Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 February 2019
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National, Labour clash over select committee representation
6:26 PM.Labour tried to scramble to get cover for a select committee meeting today after Tamati Coffey called in sick, but the replacement arrived 30 seconds too late and National MPs refused to come back in… Read more Audio
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Request for new coroner's investigation highly unusual - QC
6:22 PM.A coroner's decision last year ruled that Nicky Steven's death was a preventable suicide, after he walked out of the Waikato Hospital's mental health unit and was found dead three days later. The… Read more Audio
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What's changed for NZ families under Labour-led govt
6:19 PM.The Salvation Army's 2019 state of the nation report is calling on the government to do more to close the gaps of social inequality across the country. But how do people feel their communties are… Read more Audio
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More off-shore refugees to head to Australia after historic vote
6:15 PM.Refugees and asylum seekers that need urgent medical help in Nauru and Manus Island will have an easier passage to Australia for treatment after a new law was passed today. Audio
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DHB chair shocked at sterilisation issue
6:11 PM.Hawke's Bay DHB chair Kevin Atkinson says the DHB has let down the 55 patients who may have been exposed to inadequately sterilised equipment, when they should have been able to trust they were in a… Read more Audio
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Three children among those at risk of infection
6:08 PM.Up to 55 people are being tested for blood borne viruses - including Hepatitis B, C and HIV - after they were potentially exposed to inadequately cleaned surgical instruments. Video, Audio
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PM admits there are 'challenges' with China
5:56 PM.New Zealand's relationship with China has been front and centre in Parliament, with the Prime Minister admitting there are "challenges" with our major trading partner. The Chinese telecomms company… Read more Audio
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Hawke’s Bay DHB used inadequately sterilised equipment
5:45 PM.Sterile Sciences Association president Shelagh Thomas says the revelation about inadequately sterilised surgical equipment in Hawke's Bay is "one of the worst things that can happen in a hospital."… Read more Video, Audio
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SkyCity convention centre delayed for another 6 months
5:41 PM.Auckland businesses and hotels are feeling the pinch from repeated delays to the opening of New Zealand's largest convention centre. Audio
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Fire evacuees desperate to return home
5:37 PM.The battle to bring the Tasman wildfire under control is entering its ninth night tonight - and residents evacuated from around 200 nearby properties are no closer to knowing when they'll be heading… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 13 February
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Families forced out due to asbestos contamination
5:24 PM.Two Hastings families forced out of their homes are frustrated they still don't know when they'll be able to return, three weeks after they had to leave due to asbestos contamination. Lisa Owen… Read more Video, Audio
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Inside bloody crime scene where Susan Burdett was killed
5:21 PM.The jury in Malcolm Rewa's third murder trial has been shown a police video taken at the scene of Susan Burdett's killing. Anneke Smith filed this report from the High Court in Auckland. Video, Audio
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Government proposes massive polytechnic merger
5:18 PM.New Zealand's 16 polytechnics could be rolled into a single, national institute as early as the start of next year. But nobody knows how much it will cost or how many jobs will be lost in the process.
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55 Hawke’s Bay patients at risk of infection
5:09 PM.Health authorities are investigating how unsterilised surgical instruments may have been used on 55 patients in the Hawke's Bay, exposing them to potentially deadly diseases. Dr Colin Hutchison from… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday 13th February, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full episode of Checkpoint here. Video
