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ASA stepping in over Covid-19 references in ads
28 May 2020At least seven companies have been forced to change or take down advertisements referencing Covid-19 following complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.
The action follows a flurry of… Read more Audio
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InternetNZ slams government's internet filter proposal
28 May 2020InternetNZ has slammed the government's proposal to set up a nationwide internet filter which would block out harmful content online.
The filter is being considered as part of the government's wider… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 28 May 2020
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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NZ needs to create more large export companies - report
28 May 2020A new report out this morning says New Zealand needs to do more to create large exporting companies.
The report - prepared for the Productivity Commission by Dr David Skilling, a Kiwi economist based… Read more Audio
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National Party calls on Greens to vote Covid-19 benefit down
28 May 2020The Opposition has sought to drive a wedge between the Greens and their government partners, saying they've once again been forced to swallow a dead rat.
The Government pushed a proposed law through… Read more Audio
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Hamilton could lend a hand with Auckland water crisis
28 May 2020Auckland's water crisis is leading the city to look to its neighbour for help.
Hamilton has been asked to consider stepping in and lending the bigger city some of its unallocated water.
Hamilton's… Read more Audio
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Nelson tramper rescue pilot on extraction mission
28 May 2020The missing trampers rescued from a remote spot in north-west Nelson survived almost two weeks without food during their ordeal.
Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor, both 23, were tramping in the… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump fighting Twitter after tweet labelled unsubstantiated
28 May 2020The social media site, Twitter, has for the first time ever, fact-checked a tweet by Donald Trump.
The tweet-in-question was posted yesterday - in it, the President falsely accused the governor of… Read more Audio
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Protests over Minneapolis man's death at hands of police
28 May 2020Protesters in Minneapolis have clashed with the police, demanding answers after an African American man was killed by officers on Monday.
A video of the incident shows George Floyd being held down by… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble plan on the way
28 May 2020Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he is frustrated at the speed at which a trans-Tasman travel bubble is emerging, saying it should have been up and running already.
Prime Minister Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Public health units need more doctors
28 May 2020Public health units confronting the pandemic are in crisis because they don't have enough doctors.
Funding for training new doctors is so limited, applicants have had to be turned away.
RNZ's Phil… Read more Audio
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Teacher aides offered major pay increase
28 May 2020More than 22,000 school teacher aides are looking at a substantial pay increase - as the Ministry of Education and union NZEI Te Riu Roa have agreed to a deal on their pay equity claim.
Along with… Read more Audio
