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Wellington's ebb and flow of public servants
The government's back-office public service job cuts are adding to Wellington's woes
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The brand new hospital that has no budget to operate
The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore. Audio
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Fair Go and daily news bulletins to close at TVNZ
TVNZ has confirmed Fair Go - on air for 47 years - and news shows Midday and Tonight will cease next month. The future of Sunday will be confirmed tomorrow. Meanwhile a decision on alternatives to a… Audio
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When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting. Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Rain is still needed in many parts of the country. Hay and baleage is being trucked around to ensure stock get the feed they need. The grape harvest is well through in Central Otago with good yields… Audio
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IMF tells Govt to get spending under control and ensure any tax cuts are affordable
The Government is being told to get spending under control and ensure any tax cuts are affordable.
Those were among the key issues raised by the International Monetary Fund in its annual health check… Audio
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Ihorangi Reweti Peters: the teenager striving for mental health
Audio 13 Mar 2024Ihorangi Reweti Peters is a young man with a mission to make sure children in state care get the mental health support they need. Audio
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TVNZ axing Fair Go, Sunday, two news bulletins
TVNZ is shutting down Sunday, Fair Go, 1News at Midday and 1News Tonight in an effort to keep its business "sustainable" in a declining advertising market for broadcast news.
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TVNZ plans job cuts to keep company 'sustainable'
Just a week after Warner Bros. Discovery's shock announcement that it plans to shut down Newshub, TVNZ has announced it intends to cut dozens of jobs.
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TVNZ news staff braced for bad news
Audio 6 Mar 2024Last week a plan to completely close Newshub and TVNZ’s big losses and a slump in revenue rocked the media. News on Wednesday of an announcement on Thursday about the future of news at the state-owned…
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Public health experts fear lunches programme will be axed
Nothing more than a marketing campaign, wasteful spending verging on criminal and it should go. That's how Act leader David Seymour has variously described the free lunches in schools programme, that… Audio
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Oral Questions for Wednesday 14 February 2024
Audio 14 Feb 2024Questions to Ministers Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What progress, if any, has been made on policy decisions for the proposed fast-track consenting reforms? TIM COSTLEY… Audio
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Wellington plumbers call for commissioners over water woes: 'We've got excuse after excuse'
Call in the Commissioners, this is the plea from the boss of Master Plumbers, who reckons Wellington bureaurats are flushing money and plumbers should be brought in to patch the tsunami of leaks in… Video, Audio
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Oral Questions for 30 January 2024
Audio 30 Jan 2024Questions to Ministers DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the cost of living? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's… Audio
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Why is it so hard to get help for young people in crisis?
Audio 14 Dec 2023What counts as “urgent” enough for immediate mental health care has become “narrower and narrower”, says an experienced psychologist. Video
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More patients, nowhere near enough doctors
Audio 13 Dec 2023People are asking for more help, more often with mental health distress. But we are short by several hundred psychologists and psychiatrists. Video
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Huge mental health scheme gives with one hand, takes with another
Audio 12 Dec 2023Former Health Minister Andrew Little admits “there was a bit of cannibalising the system” in the largest mental health programme introduced by Labour.
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There is still nowhere near enough help available for people with mental health problems.
Audio 11 Dec 2023Over almost half a decade, an historic $2b was poured into mental healthcare. What has it actually achieved? Video
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The teen destigmatising mental illness in highschools
Audio 20 Nov 2023Since the age of 13, Claire Ma has been spending her free time supporting others with their mental health. The Tauranga teen founded the New Zealand branch of Letters to Strangers, the largest global… Audio
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The Otago Uni student who became an international soil expert
Understanding what makes soil thrive can dramatically reduce the need for fertiliser on farms, says NZ-born soil expert Nicole Masters. "There's this real big push in New Zealand to say 'this isn't… Audio
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When gaming leaves the couch
Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Audio
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Dave Wood: Intensive care paramedic to high performance coach
In a few short years, Dave Wood has established himself as a breathing and mindset guru. But his path from die-hard Piha surfer to one of the most sort after coaches in elite sport has been far from… Audio
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Ryan Fisherman supercharges his sound on Country EMO
Tony Stamp reviews the noisy new outing from an Ōtautahi all-rounder. Video, Audio
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How to keep cats and dogs well-fed in a cost-of-living crisis
Audio 11 Oct 2023Massey University Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Veterinary Specialist Dr Kat Littlewood discusses what you should feed your pet. Dry biscuits? Canned food? Is a vegan diet healthy for household… Audio
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What are the political parties' plans for media?
The media have been a political football this year - and now some politicians are complaining the media are against them in this election. But hundreds of millions of dollars of public money is spent… Audio
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More specialists needed to help people with severe mental illnesses
Top mental health specialists warn the country needs to double the number of psychologists and psychiatrists to meet patient demand.
Practitioners say we need15 psychologists per 100,000 people to… Audio
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People are dying while pollution continues to waft over schools, marae and family homes in a beachside town
Audio 3 Oct 2023People are dying while pollution continues belching into the air in one of New Zealand’s most beautiful beachside suburbs. What will it take to stop it? Video
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The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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There's something in the water, but there shouldn't be
The cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown highlights the challenges of providing a clean water supply. Why is it so difficult to make our drinking water safe? Audio
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ACC spending more on phone injuries
Most of us have probably heard about or seen footage of people falling down holes, tripping over curbs and walking into trees or poles while distracted on their mobile phones.
ACC figures show it is… Audio