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Friday, 7 May 2021
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Family carer not told by MSD she was owed about $80k
The Ministry of Social Development [MSD] has a system for beneficiaries to repay debt, but getting MSD to pay money owed is a bureaucratic nightmare, one south Auckland social worker says.
When the… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 6 May 2021
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Govt's rail upgrade in 'mode neutral' investment plan - Wood
6 May 2021The government has released its 10-year plan for rail investment, signaling it is full steam ahead with plans to shovel in billions of dollars to get the country's rail infrastructure back on track.
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NZ may miss 2021 target for Covid-19 vaccination, doctors warn
6 May 2021The Royal New Zealand College of GPs medical director Dr Bryan Betty is warning Aotearoa may miss its end of year target for 90 percent Covid-19 vaccination.
There have been difficulties for some… Read more Video, Audio
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Lake Wanaka Tourism boss responds to $200m tourism boost
"Diversify" is up there with "pivot" in the buzz word department, and often thrown the way of the tourism industry throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
As part of the package announced on Thursday the… Read more Video, Audio
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South Island big winner in $200m tourism funding boost
The South Island was the big winner in the government's $200 million support package aimed at helping Covid-19-struck tourism businesses through international border closures.
At an industry… Read more Audio
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Melbourne epidemiologist on Sydney Covid-19 community case
6 May 2021Flights from New South Wales to New Zealand will be paused from midnight tonight for 48 hours in the wake of a case of Covid-19 in Sydney with no yet-known source.
Professor Tony Blakely talks to… Read more Video, Audio
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Hutt Valley students demand action from MPs on leaky buildings
About 100 Hutt Valley High School students turned the front lawn of Parliament into a make-shift study space today to protest the state of their school buildings.
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Fonterra tries to sell major restructure plan to farmers
Fonterra is hitting the road to sell a new structure to its farmers.
It's a complex arrangement for the dairy cooperative, and may not be an easy sell to some. Jeremy Rees has more. Read more Audio
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Evening business for 6 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6252831575001 Video, Audio
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Covid-19 in Sydney: Racing to trace mystery community case
6 May 2021Australia is racing the clock to find out where a mystery community Covid-19 case has come from; with no obvious links between the infected Sydney man in his 50s and others with the virus.
Genome… Read more Video, Audio
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Cricket players evacuated from India as IPL suspended
It's over for New Zealand cricket players commentators and support staff at the suspended India Premier League, as the tournament and India Cricket bankrolls a costly mass evacuation.
It has… Read more Video, Audio
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A big thanks from Axle to all who helped find him
6 May 2021Three-year-old Axle Hamblyn has given a big thanks to all the people who helped find him.
The boy was rescued on Wednesday morning after going wandering on Tuesday and spending nearly 22 hours in… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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