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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 February 2022
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Dispute over govt comandeering RATs from business ongoing
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister has been dragged in to a fresh Ministry-made muddle over Rapid Antigen Tests on the first day back at Parliament.
The Opposition accuses the Government of commandeering tests from… Read more Audio
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Modelling data released for transparency - Professor Hendy
5:11 PM.Covid Modelling Aotearoa is standing by its latest projections of an Omicron outbreak leading to thousands of hospitalisations every day. Read more Video, Audio
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Govt eyes shake-up of ambulance sector as shortages continue
5:18 PM.The government is eyeing a shake-up of the ambulance sector as staffing and funding issues continue to plague St John.
The charity runs the majority of New Zealand's ambulance service, but has been… Read more Audio
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Anti-mandate protestors crowd central Wellington
5:23 PM.Parliament became a parking lot for hundreds of people's vehicles and Covid grievances today.
An anti-government convoy arrived at the doors of power with people from up and down the country voicing… Read more Video, Audio
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Drivers warned to prepare for pumped up petrol prices
5:26 PM.New Zealanders are being warned to prepare for pumped up petrol prices, with rates likely to climb for some time yet.
That's according to the managing director of low cost operator Waitomo, who says… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 8 February
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6296217521001 Video, Audio
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Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts
5:36 PM.It's time to ditch the government's test, test, test mantra in favour of a more targeted message; according to the scientists processing those tests.
Lab workers say they have been operating on the… Read more Audio
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Businesses reject govt claim it did not take RATs from sector
5:41 PM.Businesses have strongly rejected the government's assertion it did not swipe their rapid antigen tests for their own stocks.
The government spent much of last year with a ban on the importation of… Read more Video, Audio
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Children hope for 2022 without a full year at school under Covid
5:49 PM.While plenty of us have had interruptions to our lives because of Covid, spare a thought for the littlies who started school in 2020.
Now into year three, they're yet to have a full year of school in… Read more Video, Audio
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Winky the one-eyed cat found after 10 years missing
5:53 PM.Ten years after he disappeared without trace, a beloved pet is set to be reunited with his owners.
Winky, a one-eyed but very sociable moggie, wandered off in 2012 from his family's apartment at… Read more Video, Audio
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Calls for police to investigate trauma cleaners
6:07 PM.Warning: Story contains details that may be distressing to some listeners.
A trauma cleaning business that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media has been forced to apologise.
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Black Caps call in new and old faces for remainder of season
6:16 PM.The Black Caps have called in some new and old faces for the remainder of their fractured home summer.
The reinforcements have been summonsed as captain Kane Williamson remains on the sidelines with… Read more Audio
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Govt pushes 'big boost week' and funds support for rural sector
6:19 PM.The government says New Zealand won't be able to stamp out the Omicron outbreak as it announces it's the start of the "big boost week", and promises special support for the rural sector.
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Supermarkets urge shoppers not to overdo the loo paper
6:21 PM.The step up to red light restrictions saw supermarkets once again do big business on what we use to do our business.
But it's got some urging shoppers to think more green when they hit the shops.
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