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Checkpoint for Friday 12 February 2021
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NZ's first Covid-19 vaccine due in a week - Hipkins explains
7:47 PM.A Covid-19 jab could be a yearly thing, and the government is already planning for that prospect, as our very first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine is less than a week away.
The exact number of doses… Read more Video, Audio
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Melbourne enters third lockdown as Covid-19 UK strain spreads
5:16 PM.It's de ja vu for the Australian state of Victoria, which will enter its third lockdown tonight, for five days.
A new cluster of cases has emerged from one of Melbourne's quarantine hotels, and… Read more Video, Audio
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What is the state of drinking water testing around NZ?
5:25 PM.Dunedin City Council continues to hunt for the source of the lead contamination spikes in drinking water test results from east Otago, and it has started a project to replace 5km of old pipes.
It has… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 February 2021
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6231490405001 Video, Audio
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Wellingtonians face potential 17 percent rates rise to fix city problems
5:43 PM.Wellington residents are expecting to feel a pinch in their pockets, after it was revealed the council is looking at introducing a rates rise of up to 17 percent.
It comes as the city faces a… Read more Video, Audio
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Some hotels across NZ sit near empty through peak season
5:47 PM.Auckland hotel operators are limping through summer with average bookings half that of last year and showing little boost from the America's Cup.
And across the country some hotels in pre-Covid… Read more Audio
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Ministry moves against Covid-19 conspiracy teacher
5:50 PM.The Education Ministry has reacted swiftly after a senior teacher sent Covid-19 conspiracy theories to at least 40 principals and teachers.
The man emailed a PDF including various allegations and… Read more Video, Audio
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Earlier than expected Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine heads for NZ
6:08 PM.The arrival of the country's first Covid-19 vaccine is being hailed as a landmark day.
The first doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine are due to arrive next week, earlier than first signalled by the… Read more Audio
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One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine rolled out in AUS from March
6:12 PM.Australian scientists hope to be rolling out one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine every week from mid March including what could be more than 7 million doses ordered by New… Read more Audio
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Hui kicks off in Taranaki to improve cancer outcomes for Māori
6:15 PM.The Cancer Control Agency has kicked off a series of nationwide hui in New Plymouth, designed to address the appalling cancer statistics for Māori in New Zealand.
Around 200 people turned out to hear… Read more Video, Audio
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Abuse, drugs, gang members common at CYFs carer's home
6:20 PM.A Crown witness says physical and sexual abuse, drug taking and visits from patched gang members were common at a former CYFs home run by a man now on trial for the abuse of six teenage boys.
Earl… Read more Audio
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Govt pledges $55m for three years of public-interest journalism
6:23 PM.The government will spend $55 million over the next three years to foster public interest journalism.
Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi announced the contestable fund in Dunedin.
Our… Read more Audio