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Pandemic taking increasingly heavy toll on teachers - ERO
A new survey of teachers shows the pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll on them and their pupils.
Many teachers report their pupils' behaviour has deteriorated and teachers themselves are… Read more Audio
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Innovation needed in construction industry - report
7 Dec 2021The construction industry future is looking bright but crying out for innovation and investment, according to the National Construction Pipeline Report just out.
It forecasts over a quarter of a… Read more Audio
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Housing intensification bill still under scrutiny
A change to a key part of the housing intensification bill has been enough to alarm supporters, but too little to placate critics.
The bill is up for debate at its second reading in Parliament on… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Whānau Ora wins in court against Ministry of Health again
The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency has had another win in the High Court over its battle with the Ministry of Health for data on unvaccinated North Island Māori.
The agency has already forced the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie's vaccination stance prompts complaint
7 Dec 2021A code of conduct complaint has been laid against the Thames-Coromandel District Council's mayor for her controversial Covid-19 vaccination views.
Sandra Goudie has encouraged people to contact anti… Read more Audio
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Thomas Phillips: Search first believed high chance family washed into sea
Searchers for a man and his three children in a remote part of King Country in September initially believed they had probably been washed out to sea.
Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Phillips and his… Read more Audio
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National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis on reshuffle
7 Dec 2021The National Party has a new front bench that features some freshly promoted new faces, and former leader Judith Collins sent to the back to the pack.
It's one of six portfolio reshuffles off the… Read more Audio
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Judith Collins demoted in National Party reshuffle
7 Dec 2021The National Party has a new front bench that features some freshly promoted new faces, and former leader Judith Collins sent to the back to the pack.
It's one of six portfolio reshuffles off the… Read more Audio
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Government victims advisor on family violence strategy
A new Government strategy aims to stamp out family and sexual violence within 25 years.
Family and sexual violence runs rampant in this country, and after failed campaigns to tackle the problem, a… Read more Audio
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Business News for 7 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Lower Hutt mayor on flooding damage
7 Dec 2021Rain is easing in the Wellington region, after a day of heavy rain which caused widespread flooding, slips and some road closures.
The swollen Hutt River created headaches in Lower Hutt and there had… Read more Audio
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PPTA on ERO report on teachers in pandemic
A 40-page new ERO report examines and quantifies how well -- or not -- teachers and students have coped with the educational challenges of the pandemic.
The findings are based on thousands of survey… Read more Audio
