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Covid-19:First days of lockdown unlawful - Court
20 Aug 2020Attorney General David Parker says a High Court ruling that the country's Alert Level 4 lockdown was unlawful for nine days validates some actions taken by the Government.
Lawyer Andrew Borrowdale… Read more Audio
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Universities imposing NDAs over sexual harrassment, bullying
20 Aug 2020At least a dozen non-disclosure agreements over sexual harassment and bullying complaints have been imposed by New Zealand universities in the last decade.
The information, accessed under the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Hospitals urged to upgrade IT
The Director-General of Health is urging district health boards to change their spending to upgrade hospitals' IT systems in the wake of Covid-19.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said "very serious… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland losing 250 jobs per day - economist
20 Aug 2020Auckland's chief economist calculates that each day at level three, Auckland loses about 250 job and between $65 million and $75 million in GDP - even with the wage subsidy.
On Friday Cabinet will… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ unprepared to roll out vaccine - expert
20 Aug 2020A vaccinologist says New Zealand is woefully unprepared to roll out a nation-wide Covid-19 vaccine.
Dr Helen Petousis Harris from the University of Auckland says several key improvements - including… Read more Audio
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Military will bring authority to managed isolation facilities - Mark
20 Aug 2020Defence Minister Ron Mark says soldiers will bring more authority to quarantine facilities, which security guards have lacked.
He is welcoming the deployment of more soldiers at the managed isolation… Read more Audio
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More military headed into border operations, but NZ First wants Defence Force to play greater role
20 Aug 2020As hundreds more soldiers begin to move out to isolation hotels around the country, New Zealand First is calling for the Defence Force to play an even greater role.
The call on the military - and on… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 August 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Land under controversial plant needs testing for dioxin, expert says
20 Aug 2020An expert in occupational and environmental medicine says land a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth is built on should be thoroughly tested for dioxin contamination before ever being used… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Call for Health Select Committee to be reconvened
20 Aug 2020The National Party wants Parliament's Health Select Committee to be reconvened saying Dr Ashley Bloomfield has questions to answer.
Dr Shane Reti - the party's health spokesperson - has written to… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 August 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 20 August 2020
A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
