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NZ government urged to help global fight against monkeypox
12 Jul 2022New Zealand's Government is being asked to do more in the global fight against monkeypox.
The virus has now been reported in 50 countries, having made its way to New Zealand at the weekend.
A group… Read more Audio
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Man waited 4.5 hours on hold to Air NZ
A man who waited 4.5 hours on the phone to Air New Zealand, then gave up, says the airline needs to introduce a permanent call-back service.
The company's facing the wrath of fliers unable to… Read more Audio
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Pacific Island Forum to formally open with Kiribati absent
12 Jul 2022The 51st Pacific Island Forum will formally open this afternooon with Kiribati notably absent after withdrawing over the dispute about Micronesia's role.
The "no- show" has dashed the Forum's chances… Read more Audio
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Health Minister responds to doctors' claim 'catastrophic collapse' coming
Doctors are demanding health officials and the government face up to what they're calling a staffing crisis.
They say their pleas for help have gone unheeded, and now they're facing a "catastrophic… Read more Audio
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Waka Kotahi warns drivers to be prepared for hazards
12 Jul 2022Waka Kotahi is warning drivers to prepare for hazardous driving conditions today, as rain and winds blast the country.
Coromandel has had the most rain so far with 195 millmeters in the last 24 hours… Read more Audio
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Principals worried new system will be same as deciles
12 Jul 2022Some principals are wary of revealing the new numbers that measure the level of poverty and deprivation at their schools. They are worried the scores which range from 344 to 569, will be seen as a… Read more Audio
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Southland company given government investment to make oat milk
Southland is one of our biggest milk-producing regions, and it is about to get even bigger - but with a different kind of milk. The Government has backed New Zealand Functional Foods with a $6 million… Read more Audio
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Aged care provider says system near collapse
12 Jul 2022The aged care sector could collapse within the next six months without urgent intervention from the Government, according to a provider in Otago.
More than 1000 beds in rest homes currently lie empty… Read more Audio
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Former Lake Alice patient wants compensation
12 Jul 2022A former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit wants compensation now for the treatment he endured.
The UN Committee Against Torture has ruled Malcolm Richards… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Health denies request to extend nursing programme
The Ministry of Health has denied a request from Auckland University's School of Nursing to extend a nurse development programme by a year, urging the school to "just spend the money" on other things… Read more Audio
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Plans to improve ventilation on Auckland buses abandoned due to cost
12 Jul 2022Plans to introduce more fresh air into Auckland's bus fleet to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission have been abandoned due to cost.
But levels of carbon dioxide on buses are up to seven times… Read more Audio
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Rain, gales, snow forecast in Canterbury
12 Jul 2022If you don't have to travel today, don't, is the advice from Met Service meteorologist William Nepe. A fast-moving front of wild weather has hit the country overnight, with rain, wind and even snow… Read more Audio
