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Carmel Sepuloni raises Compass tenants' concerns with Housing Minister
17 May 2019Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she's already spoken to Housing Minister Phil Twyford about complaints about Compass, and recent concerns raised on Checkpoint are not the first she's… Read more Video, Audio
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Social housing complex tenants feel bullied by operator
17 May 2019Residents who raised serious safety concerns about a South Auckland complex believe the social housing operators are now trying to silence them. They met with Social Development Minister Carmel… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 17th May
17 May 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Beneficiary says MSD investigation drove her to attempt suicide
17 May 2019A beneficiary says the stress of a long MSD fraud investigation drove her to attempt suicide and has ruined her life, even though she was cleared in an independent review of her case. She spoke with… Read more Audio
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Parents beg Pharmac to fund drugs as son’s muscles waste away
17 May 2019Two four-year-old children suffering from SMA, a rare degenerative disorder, are living vastly different lives, because while one can access life-changing drugs in Australia, the other - living in New… Read more Video, Audio
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Two patients die in Auckland mental health unit within one week
17 May 2019Two patients are suspected to have committed suicide in the space of five days at a Waitemata District Health Board mental health unit in Auckland. Dr Kevin Cleary says the DHB has already introduced… Read more Video, Audio
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Family continues fight for asbestos cancer sufferer
Family and friends of Deanna Trevarthen, who died after being exposed to asbestos on her father's clothing, have gone to the High Court in Wellington today to continue her battle for ACC cover. Audio
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US Ambassador on why US didn't sign the Christchurch Call
16 May 2019The US has snubbed the Christchurch Call, saying that while it endorses its overarching goals, it cannot sign up to the pledge. Political reporter Yvette McCullogh asked US Ambassador to NZ, Scott… Read more Audio
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Māori represent 43% of Auckland’s rough sleepers - report
16 May 2019Experts on homelessness say figures showing Māori are disproportionately represented among rough sleepers in Auckland should be a wake-up call to fix the problem. Audio
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Commissioner blasts MSD for breaching beneficiaries’ privacy
16 May 2019The government has ordered an urgent review into the Ministry of Social Development's power to collect any information about someone it's investigating for benefit fraud. Audio
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Family of 10 left with nothing after fire guts their home
16 May 2019An Auckland family left homeless by a fire just a few days after their grandmother's funeral have been overwhelmed by people's generosity. Ray and Reta Milovale moved into the Papatoetoe house on… Read more Video, Audio
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