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Growing number of capital's cases increase GP pressure
9 Mar 2022Wellington's front line care workers are operating around the clock to help people isolate at home with Covid. At least 17-thousand people across the region are isolating and need some level of… Read more Audio
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Consumer disappointed by Supermarket report recommendations
9 Mar 2022Consumer NZ says the Commerce Commission's recommendations on supermarket competition are disappointing and should have gone much further.
The commission recommended making more land available for… Read more Audio
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Health workers upset about reduced iso for Covid staff
9 Mar 2022New rules mean critical healthcare workers can return to work six days after being diagnosed with Covid-19 if they return two negative RAT tests.
And infected staff will be able to work on wards if… Read more Audio
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Neighbours divided over Russian oligarch's lodge
9 Mar 2022A luxury retreat owned by a Russian oligarch is dividing a coastal community in Northland.
In peak season, the Helena Bay Lodge charges $7,000 a night per room.
The buildings, worth tens of millions… Read more Audio
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National's Luxon doubles down on tax cuts
9 Mar 2022Opposition leader Christopher Luxon is continuing to flag tax cuts and government spending as two of the battleground subjects for the next election.
The government is weighing in, too, with Grant… Read more Audio
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Tourism businesses say funding helped but not a silver bullet
9 Mar 2022Tourism businesses in the five regions hit hardest by the pandemic say targeted government funding has been a boon but not a silver bullet.
Last year, Minister Stuart Nash unveiled a $200 million… Read more Audio
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Omicron brings Akd tunnelling project to a grinding halt
9 Mar 2022Omicron has brought a grinding halt to a giant tunnelling machine boring its way under Auckland.
The hold-up at Watercare's massive new Interceptor tunnel is just one casualty from the virus variant… Read more Audio
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Public shareholding model proposed for Three Waters
9 Mar 2022A working group commissioned to report back on the Government's controversial three waters reforms has proposed a public shareholding model.
The reports makes 47 recommendations that address council… Read more Audio
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National denies dreaded 'fiscal hole' in tax cut policy
9 Mar 2022Is National facing a second, dreaded fiscal hole - like the $4 billion budget mistake that blew up in the last election campaign.
The party said no, arguing the tax cut policy released at the weekend… Read more Audio
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US bans all imports of Russian oil
9 Mar 2022US President Joe Biden has announced he's banning all imports of Russian oil as countries worldwide continue to tighten sanctions on Moscow.
The UK said it will phase out Russian oil imports entirely… Read more Audio
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Ukranians fleeing besieged cities amid temporary ceasefires
9 Mar 2022Ukranians have been packing their bags in a hurry to escape their devastated homes, after Russia agreed to a pause attacks in some areas.
A convoy of buses and cars carrying mostly foreign students… Read more Audio
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Night 'n' Day disappointed over ComCom report
9 Mar 2022The country's third largest grocery company says the Commerce Commission isn't taking tough enough action against the supermarket duopoly.
The commission recommended making more land available for… Read more Audio
