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Ministry seeking schools for more than 100 excluded children
10 Jun 2021The Education Ministry has been trying to find schools for more than a hundred children who have been kicked out of other schools.
Some under 16 year olds have been out of class for more than a… Read more Audio
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Kawerau Mayor on Tasman Mill closure
10 Jun 2021The closure of the Tasman Mill in Kawerau has been confirmed, with the loss of 160 jobs.
The mill has operated in Kawerau for 66 years, but will close at the end of this month.
Kawerau Mayor Malcolm… Read more Audio
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DHBs promise to get back to negotiations with nurses
District Health Boards are promising to get back around the table with nurses following an eight-hour strike by nurses yesterday over pay.
Tens of thousands of DHB-employed nurses and their… Read more Audio
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Biden jets off on first foreign trip of presidency
10 Jun 2021US President Joe Biden has touched down in the UK - as part of the first foreign trip of his presidency.
Over eight days, President Biden is to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Cornwall… Read more Audio
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Climate Change Commission report: Farmers push back against suggestion to reduce herd sizes
10 Jun 2021Farmers say forcibly reducing herd sizes to achieve climate goals could hurt New Zealand's agricultural success and end up causing more emissions.
The Climate Change Commission says cow and sheep… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Fiji families living on barely any food as outbreak worsens
Vulnerable families in Fiji are living on a tin of fish or a packet of biscuits a day as the pandemic continues to bite.
Charities are working hard to deal with a desperate need for food and other… Read more Audio
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Nurses keen to get back to bargaining after strike
Nurses say they're keen to get back to bargaining and find a solution to their row with their District Health Board employers over pay.
Tens of thousands of nurses and supporters took to the streets… Read more Audio
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Warning climate change plan could affect those living in poverty most
The government is being warned those living in poverty will bear the brunt of the Climate Change Commission's plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
The Commission has released its roadmap for the… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders arrive home after Melboune stranding
Auckland Airport was filled with relieved homecomers last night with the first flight arriving from Melbourne in over two weeks.
All flights to New Zealand from Melbourne were suspended on 25 May… Read more Audio
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Border exemptions to let 200 dairy workers, 50 vets into NZ
The government has announced that it will extend around 10,000 working holiday visas and Supplementary Seasonsal Employment (SSE) visas for another six months to aleviate ongoing labour shortages.
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Business News for 10 June 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Country can't simply stop using fossil fuels - Business NZ
The Climate Change Commission's final report spells out a plan for a "cleaner future" - including phasing out coal boilers by 2037.
But to fully de-carbonise the country's energy and industrial… Read more Audio
