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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 August 2021
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Slow response to Highbrook vaccine error 'regrettable' - Hipkins
5:07 PM."Regrettable" is how the Covid-19 Response Minister has described the slow response to a vaccine botch up, that may have resulted in five people possibly missing a Covid-19 vaccine.
More than 700… Read more Audio
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Northland police set up checkpoints as roads busy from Auckland
5:11 PM.Police in Northland are setting up checkpoints to ping those who are out on the roads and shouldn't be.
Three checkpoints are being set up at entry points from the south into Northland.
Our reporter… Read more Video, Audio
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New quarantine facility prepared near Auckland Airport - Hipkins
5:16 PM.There are now more than 480 places of interest in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak. There are also more than 20,000 contacts in the cluster.
Today there was a record 62 cases linked to the Delta cluster… Read more Video, Audio
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Nurses union responds to Middlemore staff Covid-19 case
5:23 PM.Health authorities are trying to confirm how a Middlemore emergency department nurse caught Covid-19.
The person is fully vaccinated and wore PPE at appropriate times according to the Ministry Health… Read more Video, Audio
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Some in Hawke's Bay enjoy lockdown from beachside camps
5:28 PM.Some people are enjoying lockdown in the comfort of a campervan by the beach, and they're all allowed to.
A seaside site in Napier has been opened by the city council so people can self-isolate in… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 25 August 2021
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6269395694001 Video, Audio
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Auckland's second drive-in Covid-19 vaccination centre opens
5:39 PM.Auckland's second drive-in vaccination centre is finally up and running, with the aim to vaccinate 1500 people a day during lockdown.
Health officials claim the centre was planned pre-lockdown, but a… Read more Video, Audio
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'Flip-flop' in lockdown rules hurting business, retailers say
5:45 PM.Businesses say a 'flip flop' change in rules for what they can sell at level 4 is leaving them hurting.
Many are still offering online orders, contactless drop offs or serving with social distancing… Read more Audio
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Conflicting advice for whitebaiters causing confusion
5:50 PM.In some regions the level 4 lockdown has coincided with the start of the whitebaiting season, with small crowds out on the banks of the Rangitaiki and Whakatāne Rivers.
But advice on whether… Read more Video, Audio
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Paekakariki beach may go without lifeguards this summer
5:55 PM.There's a risk there will be no surf lifeguards at Paekakariki beach, on the Kāpiti Coast, this summer.
Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards' clubhouse has been closed due to structural concerns.
It's the… Read more Video, Audio
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Northland police checkpoints 'too little too late' - Harawira
6:08 PM.Northland iwi say a police decision to create fixed checkpoints at the entrances to the region more than a week after the country moved to alert level 4 lockdown is too little too late.
They also say… Read more Audio
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NZ Afghans urge support for those evacuated from Kabul
6:12 PM.Afghan people living in this country are calling for extensive support for people being evacuated out of Kabul once they arrive in New Zealand.
Time is running out as the Taliban are insisting all… Read more Audio
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Wairarapa libraries wiping debt, scrapping library fines
6:18 PM.No more throwing the book at those who don't bring back a book on time, for library users in the Wairarapa.
Wairarapa Councils are looking to get rid of overdue library fines and wipe existing debts.
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NSW Covid-19 outbreak putting major strain on hospitals
6:24 PM.The New South Wales outbreak is putting serious strain on hospitals in the state as it recorded nearly 1000 cases in a single day.
Health authorities are continue to push vaccinations as the pathway… Read more Audio