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** CKPT RUNDOWN FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 12 ****
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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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HAWKES BAY HEALTH: Hundreds of Hawkes Bay patients who've been guaranteed surgery within six months could now be taken off the waiting list as the District Health Board deals with a massive blowout in the numbers being referred for treatment. The DHB Chairperson Kevin Atkinson. (pre-rec)
David Grayson is the clinical director of surgery at the Hawke's Bay DHB (live).
NZ-AUST. AVIATION: Air New Zealand and Qantas have signed a codeshare agreement for their Tasman routes although they need authorisation from the Minister of Transport, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Reporter Todd Niall was at the announcement and he joins us now.
CONSERVATION SNAILS: The Conservation Minister has approved a request by state-owned Solid Energy to relocate the rare native Powelliphanta (POWEL-A-FANTA) Augustus snails so it can mine a ridgeline at Stockton in Buller. But
environmentalists are considering an appeal. Geoff Moffett reports.
CRIME GECKOS: Three rare geckos stolen from Orana Wildlife Park near Christchurch have been recovered, and two people have been jointly charged with theft, burglary, and being in possession of protected wild life. Tara Atkinson-Renton from Orana is interviewed.
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1720 BUSINESS NEWS WITH TODD NIALL
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1730 HEADLINES
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SPORTS NEWS WITH STEPHEN HEWSON
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IRAN NUCLEAR: The White House says Iran is moving in the wrong direction and that the UN Security Council and Germany should consider further measures if the Islamic republic presses on with uranium enrichment. Iran's President says Iran has joined the nations with "nuclear technology" but again insisted the Islamic country is not developing a nuclear bomb. North America correspondent John Terrett.
SEWAGE SPILL: The Far North District Council is investigating why a major sewage spill which has forced the closure of oyster farms in the Bay of Islands was not detected for 48 hours. The council's utilities manager Peter Johnson says a pipe carrying sewage to the treatment plant burst and then the alarm system failed. (PRE-REC).
Clive Harwood who is an oyster farm at Orongo Bay says spills have been an on-going problem for years and the local council needs to fix it. (LIVE)
CRASH SENTENCING: A teenage boy's driving through Christchurch streets, which ended with one friend dead and six other people injured, has earned him a prison sentence of more than four years. Wayne Darias Silbery pleaded guilty to 11 charges at the High Court in Christchurch, including manslaughter, reckless driving and driving while disqualfied.
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WAATEA NEWS with Eru Rerekura
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EASTER TRADING: The Rolling Stones concert will bring an influx of tourists to Auckland on Sunday. But harnessing the tourist dollar is a sore point for a group of Auckland retailers who will be forced shut, due to country-wide Easter trading restrictions. A business group from Newmarket in Auckland says it's about time the Government made the rules more flexible. Catherine Wilson reports.
VENEZUALA: It's the fourth anniversary of a failed military coup against Venezuala's President Hugo Chavez. The government accuses Washington of orchestrating the attempt. And relations between the two countries are worsening, with the American ambassador's convoy in Caracas pelted with eggs, onions and tomatoes. From Venezuela, the BBC's Greg Morsbach reports.
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