Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 April 2023
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No waffle cones: Egg shortage hits Dunedin ice cream shop
6:12 PM.A Dunedin ice cream shop has had to stop making its custom waffle cones because it cannot get enough eggs.
Patti's and Cream churns through hundreds of eggs a week, making the cones and speciality… Read more Video, Audio
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Warnings teacher shortage may worsen as relievers quit
6:08 PM.There are warnings that the impact of the teacher shortage could be exacerbated, as relief teachers leave the profession.
Ministry of Education figures reveal there are 3000 fewer relief teachers… Read more Video, Audio
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'Feisty' but relaxed snow leopards welcomed at Wellington Zoo
5:56 PM.Wellington Zoo is now home to a pair of snow leopard sisters. Asha and Manju have come from Melbourne Zoo and are the only snow leopards in New Zealand.
Our visual journalist Samuel Rillstone went to… Read more Video, Audio
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Tiny Aussie outback town offers $20k to new residents
5:51 PM.Fancy a change of pace and cheaper housing? A tiny Australian outback desert town is offering grants of more than $20,000 to anyone who builds a house there and moves in.
Quilpie is about 1000km west… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ freshwater environment worsening, new report shows
5:45 PM.Groundwater sites, failing drinking water standards, lakes reaching breaking point and more nitrates entering rivers, not to mention climate change.
New Zealand's freshwater environment is in a bad… Read more Audio
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Katikati kiwifruit orchards badly damaged by tornado
5:42 PM.Kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty town of Katikati have been left badly damaged, after a tornado ripped through on Tuesday.
One family were sheltering inside as the ferocious storm took out… Read more Video, Audio
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Family fears for man waiting six months in hospital for surgery
5:33 PM.The family of a man with an intellectual disability say he has been neglected while waiting six months in hospital for a hip operation, and they fear he may even die there.
Pukekohe man Arthur Brown… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 April 2023
5:28 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6324688224112 Video, Audio
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Football Ferns lose 3-0 to Nigeria in World Cup countdown
5:25 PM.There's now 99 days to go until the FIFA women's Football World Cup in New Zealand and Australia - but fans here may not be feeling quite as positive about things as they were a day ago.
Overnight… Read more Video, Audio
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Some cancer patients denied access to specialist care - report
5:18 PM.A damning report has found some cancer patients are being denied access to timely specialist care, because of where they live.
The investigation by the Health and Disability Commission detailed six… Read more Audio
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17,000 Wellington street lamps at risk of falling, council admits
5:14 PM.Wellington City Council has admitted 17,000 street lamps across the city have the faulty adaptors prone to snapping and it's known about it since February.
A report to council shows 17 of the 11kg… Read more Video, Audio
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Mike Bush details critical report on Auckland flood response
5:08 PM.As the Auckland Anniversary floods swamped the city, its emergency management and the mayor were out of their depth dealing with the crisis.
Minutes mattered, but most of the damage had been done… Read more Video, Audio
