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Morning Rural News for 20 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 20 May 2022
A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Budget 2022 allocates money to replacing decile system
20 May 2022The Budget has paved the way for replacing the school decile system next year.
From January a new system, the equity index, will be used to calculate how much money schools will get to tackle… Read more Audio
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First Home buyers club on property price cap changes
The new budget is changing the rules for property price caps on two schemes to encourage first home buyers to invest.
This comes as the boom in housing prices is wrapping up with experts predicting a… Read more Audio
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Public reacts to Grant Robertson's budget
20 May 2022People have been quick to deliver their verdict on Grant Robertson's fourth wellbeing Budget.
He's splashing he cash - including a record investment in health of $11.1 billion dollars.
In a matter… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 20 May 2022
20 May 2022Reaction to yesterday's big spending budget, one billion dollars has gone to easing the rising cost of living, 12 billion dollars has gone to health, experts break down the numbers. Audio
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Tuturuatu flown to new home in Napier
19 May 2022Nine criticially endangered shore birds have safely made it to a new home. The tuturuatu or shore plover hatched in January and were flown to Napier earlier this month. The species is so rare there… Read more Audio
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Napier Council votes to keep community housing
19 May 2022The Napier City Council has decided to keep its community housing, following several days of protests outside its offices.
Many feared the council would sell its portfolio of nearly 400 homes for the… Read more Audio
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Expert on the future of the Covid-19 Response Act
Covid-19 Response Minsiter Chris Hipkins says he has always felt uncomfortable about the extraordinary powers given to government under the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act.
He told the Health… Read more Audio
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Man charged over photos of teenagers
Marlborough police have charged a man they say has been reposting photos of teenage girls on adult websites.
Police say a number of young women's pictures have been taken from social media sites… Read more Audio
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Public transport advocates hope cheap fares will stay
Advocates are holding out hope that half-price public transport will be continued in today's Budget.
Climate Minister James Shaw previously signaled that half-price fares could be part of the… Read more Audio
