Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 October 2022
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NZ Ski CEO responds to Ruapehu financial trouble
6:07 PM.A horror season and three years of Covid has left one of our biggest ski field operators on thin ice, and taxpayers potentially $15 million out of pocket.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which operates… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland rail woes worsen as services reduced on western line
5:51 PM.Auckland's rail woes continue as dangerous track conditions cause a reduction in services on the Western Line.
This comes just days after Auckland Transport announced rolling closures across three of… Read more Audio
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Law change to allow police to photograph people not ruled out
5:47 PM.The police minister won't rule out changing the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children.
The force was called out last month for illegally taking photos and… Read more Audio
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Mad Butcher Sir Peter Leitch gutted after theft of Warriors and other jerseys
5:42 PM."Gut wrenching". That's how Mad Butcher and mad rugby league fan Sir Peter Leitch has described the smash and grab theft of a precious collection of Warriors jerseys.
More than a dozen of them, many… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 12 October 2022
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6313634634112 Video, Audio
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Silver Ferns ready to defend Constellation Cup against Australia
5:32 PM.The Silver Ferns meet the Australian Diamonds in the first of four Tests tonight, hoping to defend the Constellation Cup they won last year.
The last time the arch rivals met was in January with the… Read more Audio
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Takapuna jewellery shop boarded up indefinitely after burglaries
5:25 PM.Michael Hill is leaving its Takapuna store bordered up indefinitely. The shop has been hit by ram raids and smash and grabs three times this year, making it Michael Hill Jewellers' most targeted… Read more Video, Audio
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Overseas nurses in NZ getting paid more as 'stop-go' workers
5:19 PM.Overseas nurses are working as 'stop-go' road workers rather than at hospitals because they can earn up to $10 more per hour.
A civil construction manager has told Checkpoint he has four nurses… Read more Audio
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Ohakune in limbo as Ruapehu Alpine Lifts in financial strife
5:14 PM.A very deep financial hole has left locals and businesses around Ruapehu in limbo. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has announced it's appointed administrators PWC, to work its way out up to $50 million of debt.
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Immigration Minister details new policy on NZ skilled migrant visa
5:07 PM.The Immigration Minister is promising employers it's going to be much easier to get desperately needed staff from overseas.
The new skilled migrant policy announced today will have no cap on numbers… Read more Video, Audio
