Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 August 2022
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Firefighters logging hundreds of hours of overtime
5:57 PM.Career firefighters at one of the country's busiest stations say they're clocking hundreds of hours in emergency overtime while struggling with faulty equipment, long hours, and a lack of trauma… Read more Audio
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NZ strawberry company has fruit on shelves, in August
5:56 PM.Strawberries atop a pavlova has usually been a sign of summer and Christmas in Aotearoa, but not anymore.
A New Zealand strawberry company has the fruit on the shelves already, and it is only August.
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Boarding schools and bullying - has anything really changed?
5:48 PM.National MP Sam Uffindell denies he terrified a flatmate by beating on her bedroom door and screaming obscenities until she fled through a window, but he has admitted beating a younger student when he… Read more Audio
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Tourism operators welcome workforce plan, but keen for action
5:44 PM.Tourism operators say a new plan to address the industry's workforce woes is spot on, but they want the rubber to hit the road, not just rhetoric. Historically the tourism and hospitality industries… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 10 August 2022
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6310668783112 Video, Audio
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Waikato Regional Council disappointed to find wallaby in Mōkau
5:27 PM.An unwelcome Wallaby has hopped into fresh territory on this side of the ditch, prompting a full scale investigating including DNA testing and sniffer dogs.
The female that was found in the small… Read more Video, Audio
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Snapchat launches new parents' tool for children's safety
5:27 PM.Online messaging app SnapChat's launched a new tool that allows parents to snoop on their kids - checking who their online mates are and who they're messaging.
But it stops short of revealing the… Read more Video, Audio
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Cricket: Legendary leftie Trent Boult to quit Black Caps
5:24 PM.There's been some not so lovely news for Black Caps fans today.
New Zealand Cricket have announced they've agreed to release one of the team's best players - Trent Boult - from his national contract.
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Another landslip in Wellington after days of heavy rain
5:18 PM.Another massive chunk of land has fallen away in a hilly Wellington suburb, after days of heavy rain.
The city's had its wettest July on record and a number of banks have given way in the last week… Read more Video, Audio
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How high is the water bill? Aucklanders face price rises
5:13 PM.Some Aucklanders are drowning in their latest water bills.
Water charges went up seven percent on July 1. But some customers whose bills have jumped hundreds of dollars are also questioning whether… Read more Audio
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Luxon's staff knew of Uffindell's past, but did not inform National leader
5:08 PM.A staff member in Christopher Luxon's office was told about Sam Uffindell's antics as a school bully during the Tauranga by-election campaign, but failed to flag it with the leader.
Tauranga MP Sam… Read more Audio
