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Checkpoint for Friday 10 September 2021
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Woman discharged from Middlemore without Covid-19 test result
5:08 PM.Middlemore Hospital says a woman waiting on a Covid-19 test result was able to leave its emergency room after being deemed safe to discharge.
But after their release, the patient returned a positive… Read more Video, Audio
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'We can't keep people against their will' - Counties-Manukau DHB boss
5:12 PM.Margie Apa is chief executive of Counties Manukau DHB. She talks to Lisa Owen about the woman who was discharged, despite not yet having a Covid-19 test result, which turned out to be positive. Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Gales wreak havoc across South Island
5:19 PM.Gales have ripped through parts of the South Island leaving a trail of damage, sparking fires, knocking down trees, and pushing over shelter belts. Some schools were forced to shut again as high winds… Read more Video, Audio
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Latest Covid-19 details from government
5:23 PM.The government's Covid-19 spokesperson on Friday is Aupito William Sio.
He talks to Lisa Owen about the latest details regarding new cases, testing, vaccinations and MIQ.
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A month with no takeaways - Auckland faces cooking fatigue
5:29 PM.While the rest of the country has moved to alert level 2 Auckland remains in lockdown which means still no takeaways.
For some people it's a case of cooking fatigue, or they don't know where to… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 10 September 2021
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6271876331001 Video, Audio
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'America is under attack' - Bush's chief of staff remembers 9/11
5:40 PM.Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Read more Video, Audio
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Vet a 'conservation hero' for years of helping injured native birds
5:55 PM.The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.
DOC's Taranaki staff have awarded Rob Mills the… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Covid-19 vaccinations carry on as new supply lands
6:08 PM.It was full steam ahead at mass vaccination clinics in Auckland today with thousands of doses delivered across the city.
And vaccine stocks are getting replenished, with an 250,000 extra Pfizer jabs… Read more Audio
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Tougher level 2 rules keep restaurants from reopening
6:12 PM.Fleur Sullivan from renowned Moeraki restaurant Fleur's Place has chosen not to reopen until the South Island moves to alert level 1.
Tighter restrictions under Delta mean only 50 people can be… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji prepares to reopen borders amid Covid-19 pandemic
6:19 PM.Fiji is preparing to reopen its borders in November amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government is also adamant at least 60 percent of the target population will be fully vaccinated against the Delta… Read more Audio
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Sept 11 attacks: The story of a survivor from the first tower
6:23 PM.It was the terror attack that changed the world and sent America to war for two decades.
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3,000 people from 78 countries were killed on… Read more Audio