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Early Business News for 18 December 2017
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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ERO to investigate special education in schools
18 Dec 2017The Education Review Office will conduct a national review of special education in schools next year. It says schools have alerted it to a growing number of children with conditions including autism… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 18 December 2017
18 Dec 2017The New Zealand chairperson of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine Dr John Bonning says alcohol is a factor in too many admissions to hospital emergency departments. $22 million will be… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
15 Dec 2017It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Timor-Leste 'safe' - NZ govt
15 Dec 2017New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw this country send peacekeepers as part of a UN force. The force left five years ago, but observers… Read more Audio
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Car industry warns too many people driving on worn tyres
15 Dec 2017Car experts are warning of far too many bald tyres on the roads. They say lower frequency Warrant of Fitness inspections means drivers who don't regularly check their tyres remain unaware of how… Read more Audio
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'Shadows in the ground' - archaeologist describes Ruapekapeka
15 Dec 2017An archaeologist has made a remarkable discovery at the site of the country's first major battlefield, Ruapekapeka. He's found the bodies of twelve British soldiers killed in the battle, near Kawakawa… Read more Audio
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Child Poverty Action welcomes govt families package
15 Dec 2017The Child Poverty Action Group is welcoming the Government's families package, saying that at last children's needs are being taken seriously. The package focuses on several key areas: an extension to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 December 2017
15 Dec 2017A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Disney buys most of 21st Century Fox for US$52b
Disney is set to buy most of 21st Century Fox for US$52 billion. The deal will combine two of Hollywood's biggest players, and could help Disney combat digital newcomers to the media market like… Read more Audio
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Christmas shoppers warned about dodgy online stores
15 Dec 2017Christmas shoppers are increasingly avoiding the last-minute dash to the store by going online. But consumer advocates are warning people against fake traders touting deals that are too good to be… Read more Audio
