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Cancer doctors demand Pharmac fund last-chance drugs
5:40 PM.Two terminally ill bowel cancer patients who cannot tolerate regular chemotherapy have been denied access by drug-buyer Pharmac to an alternative life-prolonging drug that's funded in Australia and… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 13 September
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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First KiwiBuild apartments revealed
5:29 PM.Two old villas have been knocked down to make way for the first KiwiBuild apartments, due to be completed by August next year. Reporter Tom Furley was in Onehunga as the bulldozers moved in. Video, Audio
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Steve Hansen: Government should be All Blacks ‘sponsor’
5:26 PM.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has today reiterated his claims that New Zealand Rugby needs government money to stay at the top of the sport and keep the country's best talent onshore. Audio
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Thousands of Aurora Energy power poles red-tagged
5:21 PM.More than one-sixth of Aurora Energy's power poles were deemed unsafe enough to require replacement in March last year, and the company says it can't guarantee the safety of its network. Video, Audio
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Farmers cull stock, ask for compo despite no MPI intervention
5:13 PM.Some farmers have culled stock and put in compensation claims for Mycoplasma bovis-infected stock, before MPI had instructed them to do so. John Campbell reports Audio
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Fonterra posts $196m loss; analysts warn of worrying trend
5:09 PM.Fonterra's interim CEO Miles Hurrell admits the company's $196m loss came as a surprise, while ASB warns a worrying pattern of over promising and under delivering is emerging. Video, Audio
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Fake 1080 pellets thrown on Parliament’s steps in protest
6:22 PM.Protesters have biffed fake 1080 pellets all over Parliament's steps and scattered dead birds, amid their escalating campaign to ban the poison. Audio
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Kiwis boycott Sistema over workers’ pay and conditions
6:18 PM.People are boycotting household staple Sistema's products as bargaining continues for better pay and conditions for its workers, who have been in negotiations with the company since February. Audio
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Critics argue govt money shouldn't be spent on new Chch stadium
6:14 PM.Christchurch City Council will vote tomorrow on whether it should spend most of a $300m government rebuild fund on a new covered stadium. Audio
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Auckland Council collects $13.2m in first month of new fuel tax
6:08 PM.More than $13 million raised in the first month of Auckland's new Regional Fuel Tax has been put towards rural road safety upgrades and new safety cameras. Reporter Anneke Smith asked Aucklanders what… Read more Audio
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Wellington makes Lonely Planet's top NZ destination
5:56 PM.Travel guide Lonely Planet has named Wellington as the best place to visit in New Zealand, knocking Auckland off the top spot. Jonathan Mitchell went for a wander around the Capital's streets to see… Read more Audio
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Amy Satterthwaite announced as White Ferns new captain
5:50 PM.Suzie Bates has stepped down from the captaincy she's held since 2011, giving way for Amy Sattherthwaite to step up into the role. The White Ferns new captain spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Farmers waiting months for Mycoplasma bovis compo
5:45 PM.The government said it would compensate farmers with Mycoplasma bovis infected stock as soon as within 10 days, in some cases, but for others it's taking months. Consultant Graeme Butcher, who is… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt to pay murderer 10k after breaching human rights treaty
5:42 PM.The government will pay a convicted murderer $10,000 in compensation after he asked to be sent to solitary confinement for longer than was legal so he could wean himself off drugs. Audio
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Stranger danger: Dunedin schools on alert
5:37 PM.Dunedin parents and schools are on edge after reports of four suspicious approaches to primary school children during the past week. Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 12 September
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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McDonald's staff member told to stop speaking Māori
5:28 PM.McDonald's worker Janine Eru Taueki says she was told to stop using te reo Māori when greeting customers after management received complaints from customers and staff. Audio
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NZ First flags concerns about labour law change
5:24 PM.Unions say they're worried Labour may cave to pressure from New Zealand First, and ditch a controversial planned labour law change. Audio
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Thousands evacuate as 'monster' hurricane approaches
5:19 PM.Hurricane Florence is "big and vicious" and potentially deadly. More than one million people have been told to evacuate as it slowly approaches the United State's eastern coastline. Video, Audio
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Auckland Council may not be obliged to fix consent mistake
5:16 PM.Auckland Council identified 430 resource consents it unlawfully issued after lawyer Allan Webb brought the consenting bungle to the council's attention. He talks to Zac Fleming. Audio
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The human face of Auckland Council's consent botch-up
5:09 PM.Gary Pont's neighbours were granted resource consent to build a two-storey property in their backyard, but potentially should never been granted the consent as their application was one of 430 that… Read more Video, Audio
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Fears iwi dialect will disappear as more people learn Maori
6:25 PM.There are fears that as more people learn te reo Māori the language will become homogenised and iwi dialect will be lost. Audio
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Kaitaia locals could lose jobs as biggest employer overhauls business
6:19 PM.Dozens of jobs could go at Juken Nissho's Kaitaia Triboard mill, when the Japanese-owned forestry company overhauls the ageing plant. Audio
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‘Most vulnerable households’ in energy hardship – Megan Woods
6:08 PM.Energy and EQC Minister Megan Woods talks to John Campbell about surging power prices, as detailed in a government review, and the Natural Disaster Fund's depleting funds. The fund now has just $171m… Read more Video, Audio
