Checkpoint for Friday 15 July 2022
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Two dead, one arrested after shooting in West Auckland
5:06 PM.Two people are dead and one person is arrested, after a shooting in Auckland this afternoon.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge is on Barrys Road in Glendene.
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Christchurch Hospital postpones appointments as demand rises
5:09 PM.Christchurch Hospital is postponing outpatient appointments and procedures to free up medical staff for more serious cases, as Canterbury's health services heave under Covid and winter ills.
High… Read more Video, Audio
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Mask up, save lives through winter Covid surge - health experts
5:15 PM.Mask up and save lives - that's the message from experts and your average punter as Covid cases and hospitalisations surge across the motu.
Even as Covid accounts for about one in ten deaths in New… Read more Audio
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Christchurch residents react to council approving stadium plan
5:22 PM.The mayor of Christchurch says the new Te Kaha stadium is the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle for the rebuilt central city.
A fixed price contract has been negotiated for the $683 million multi-use… Read more Audio
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Timaru mayor says no to Canterbury regions paying for stadium
5:26 PM.Timaru's mayor says he'll poll his council on whether the town should pay towards Christchurch's newly green-lit stadium, but he's pretty sure he knows the answer already - no.
It has been suggested… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 15 July 2022
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6309565752112 Video, Audio
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Consumer investigating hidden fees in online takeaway orders
5:38 PM.Gearing up for a Friday night takeaway delivery? Be warned some restaurants are allegedly cooking up extra charges that could be breaking retail laws.
An investigation by advocacy group Consumer NZ… Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds of contaminated water services risk making NZers sick
5:44 PM.A new water service regulator warns it will take action against councils and anyone else who supplies contaminated drinking water.
Taumata Arowai was set up in March under the Water Services Act and… Read more Audio
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Wellington bar launches 'Cost of Living Burger'
5:47 PM.Inflation is running red hot. Rent, groceries, petrol, and more. But don't despair, Wellington's Welsh Dragon Bar has created the Cost of Living Burger.
It is less than $10, but there's hope people… Read more Video, Audio
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Pub in a pandemic: What do you risk breathing in?
5:52 PM.We've made it to the end of another winter week, and some of you are probably thinking of heading out for a few drinks.
But, in the middle of a pandemic, just how risky is this and what's the chance… Read more Audio
