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Steven Joyce delivers his first budget
The Budget is National's ninth budget, and Finance Minister Steven Joyce's first. John Campbell asks Joyce whether the government is just trying to catch up. Video, Audio
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Families to benefit from budget - but by how much?
The Government says its Family Incomes Package will benefit 1.34 million families by an average of $26 per week. Rowan Quinn sets the average aside, and looks at income brackets. Audio
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Budget 2017: Extra money for families an election year sweetener
Lower income families are the big winners in the Budget, but the package is an election year sweetener as it doesn't come into effect until April next year. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 25 May 2017
25 May 2017Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 25 May 2017. Video
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Water consent could be used to export bottled water
24 May 2017A Canterbury regional councillor says it's concerning a lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant could be used to export bottled water. Audio
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Plagued apartment complex needs $30 million upgrade
24 May 2017The Mount View Apartments complex in Mount Wellington was built in the late 1990s and is riddled with structural, leaky and even fire-compliance issues. Audio
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DHB defends 5-hour wait for treatment
24 May 2017Dr Vanessa Thornton, the Acting Medical Officer of Health at Counties Manukau District Health Board, says the DHB does the best it can with what it's given. Video, Audio
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Auditor-General to stand down during review
24 May 2017The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his suitability to continue in the role. Audio
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Suicide prevention group begs for mental health overhaul
24 May 2017The Life Matters group told Parliament's Health Select Ccommittee that services are failing those in need, and has called for an urgent independent review. Audio
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Read wants to be at the helm for All Blacks World Cup hat-trick
24 May 2017Kieran Read has extended his New Zealand Rugby contract through to 2019, when Japan will host the World Cup. Audio
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Foreign workers in Queenstown cabins can't afford to leave
The future of the council-owned Lakeview Holiday Park is under review as part of a new Queenstown Master Plan, but foreign workers say they have nowhere to go. Video, Audio
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Government ditches data plan after privacy breaches
24 May 2017The government' controversial data-for-funding policy, which had been due to kick in from July, would have required social service providers to hand over client data to be eligible for funding. Audio
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