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Markets Update for 18 August 2020
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Election decision a compromise - Mike Williams
18 Aug 2020A former Labour Party president says the Prime Minister's decision to postpone the election by four weeks is a sensible compromise.
The country will now go to the polls on 17 October instead of 19… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How candidates feel about election delay
18 Aug 2020A postie, a public sector worker, and an iwi leader are just some of the new Parliamentary hopefuls who are now facing a four week extension to their campaigns.
With the election date pushed out to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Business leaders on Alert Level 3 impact
Businesses are labelling the wage subsidy extension a short-tem quick fix and they're wanting much greater certainty long term.
A new nationwide subsidy to cover the period Auckland is in Alert Level… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland principal not fond of plans to bring students back during Level 3
An Auckland principal says letting schools decide whether some year 12 and 13 pupils should return to class is unnecessary.
The Education Ministry has told schools that they can allow these students… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 August 2020
18 Aug 2020The Hurricanes coach Jason Holland is certain that Jordie Barrett will be starting fullback for the All Blacks under new coach Ian Foster. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Bay of Plenty DHB confident port worker testing will get done
18 Aug 2020The Bay of Plenty DHB is confident that testing of all 6000 workers at the Port of Tauranga will be completed by the end of the week.
Testing got underway at midday yesterday, with priority going to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: WorkSafe investigating managed isolation and quarantine
18 Aug 2020WorkSafe is stepping in to investigate if quarantine hotels are keeping their staff safe.
This comes after the debacle over the lack of testing of frontline border staff for the virus.
Worksafe is… Read more Audio
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New Watercare CEO salary will be much lower - Councillor
18 Aug 2020An Auckland councillor says a lot of work needs to be done to restore ratepayers confidence in its water company following the surprise resignation of Watercare's chief executive.
Raveen Jaduram, who… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government self isolation leave scheme criticised as not enough
18 Aug 2020A move to make it easier for workers to get sick leave while they wait for their Covid-19 test is being criticised for not going far enough.
From Friday employers will no longer have to show their… Read more Audio
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PM believed asymptomatic staff were being tested at the border but they weren't
18 Aug 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she thought testing was taking place for all border workers, asymptomatic or not, before Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak, but it was not.
"Our view was that… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Politicians headed back to Parliament
18 Aug 2020MPs will return to the Capital today - for three weeks at Parliament no one expected.
The 2020 general election has been pushed back four weeks to 17 October, which means politicians will reconvene… Read more Audio
