Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 April 2023
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Covid 7-day isolation for positive cases to stay in place - Hipkins
5:07 PM.The seven-day isolation period for people testing positive for Covid will stay in place for at least the next two months.
Most of the Covid rules were scrapped in September, but the isolation period… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning after tornadoes hit Kāpiti, Tasman
5:09 PM.Large areas of the North Island and parts of the South are bracing for severe thunderstorms, after the MetService issued fresh warnings today.
The severe thunderstorms are predicted from Northland… Read more Video, Audio
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Pakowhai survivors look at managed retreat after cyclone
5:14 PM.The Hawke's Bay settlement of Pakowhai is between two cities - Napier and Hastings - and two rivers.
When Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through, those rivers breached their stopbanks and unleashed a… Read more Video, Audio
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Health Minister details govt decision to keep Covid isolation
5:22 PM.The government has decided to keep the seven-day isolation period in place for those who test positive for Covid-19.
It will be reviewed again in two months' time. Health minister Ayesha Verrall… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 11 April 2023
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6324349047112 Video, Audio
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Interislander CEO responds to ongoing ferry problems
5:35 PM.The Interislander ferry Kaitaki is due back on the Cook Strait tomorrow after weeks out of action due mechanical problems.
The ship's gearbox failed in early March, causing absolute chaos for some… Read more Video, Audio
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New university accommodation cheaper than flatting - study
5:45 PM.Demand for a new US-inspired student accomodation development in Auckland is outstripping supply with plans to take the concept to other cities around the country.
The $250-million Carlaw Park… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: East Aucklanders race to repair after tornado
5:49 PM.With more bad weather on the way East Auckland residents are racing to repair roofs and windows after Sunday night's tornado.
About 50 homes have been damaged, and ten have been yellow stickered… Read more Video, Audio
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Anxious waits for student with autism using Auckland buses
5:53 PM.The mother of a student with autism, who has been left stressed and on the road when "ghost" buses fail to show, says Auckland Transport has to do better.
Hundreds of bus trips a week have been… Read more Video, Audio
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Social workers among new additions to immigration green list
6:07 PM.The government has widened its net on importing health workers, saying it will help the country cope during a global shortage in the sector - as New Zealand heads into winter.
It's added 32 new roles… Read more Video, Audio
