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Targeted response could be needed for rural communities - NZIER
Rural communities which are already deprived or reliant on tourism will need the most support to recover from the pandemic's economic damage.
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Demand for food parcels levels off, but could return, Sallies says
A second wave of Covid-19 hardship could be on the way, the Salvation Army has warned.
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Primary care nurses reject 'insufficient' pay offer
Nurses on the frontlines of Covid-19 testing, who have been negotiating for a 10 percent pay rise since last year, have rejected an offer for less than half that over two years.
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Covid-19: Too many mixed results for NZ's disabled
Analysis - Covid-19 will prove to be an interesting historical footnote for New Zealand's disability community, Michael Pulman writes, but should lead to better standards of safety, health and design.
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What is a Universal Basic Income, and would it work?
Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Gareth Morgan all want it - a Universal Basic Income. What is it, and how would it work? Audio
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What is a Universal Basic Income, and would it work?
Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Gareth Morgan all want it - a Universal Basic Income. What is it, and how would it work?
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Chile protesters clash with police over lockdown
Protesters and police have clashed on the outskirts of the Chilean capital Santiago amid tension over food shortages during lockdown.
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Calls for open university entrance - lockdown highlights inequities in education
School is back today for one million students after nearly eight weeks at home, and new research shines reveals the impact of the lockdown particularly on Maori and Pasifika students. From Evaluation… Audio
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Obama renews attack on Trump's virus response
Former US president Barack Obama has hit out at the way his successor Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus crisis.
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A lonely Māori voice at the Covid-19 briefings
You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings Audio
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A lonely Māori voice at the Covid-19 briefings
You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings
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Budget delivers on one crisis, but leaves climate change for another day
Opinion: The Budget's short-term vision is not surprising and is even morally necessary. But climate change is also about people's welfare and needs defending in the present, writes David Hall.
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What Budget 2020 could do to help end homelessness
During the lockdown the homeless were put into motels and other housing but this was only temporary, now under alert level two they could be able to stay off the streets for good.
Government funding… Audio
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Opinion: A Budget with big numbers, but little vision
Opinion - It's a politically-astute Budget, but anyone looking for big transformative change will be underwhelmed by Grant Robertson's Budget 2020, Bryce Edwards writes.
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Extra Time for 15 May 2020
Extra Time continues its discussion on the treatment of women’s sport in New Zealand and in particular rugby. Hamish Bidwell, Alice Soper, Ashley Stanley and Barry Guy have their thoughts on… Audio
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Coronavirus: Tens of thousands of new applicants for benefits
A new report on the nearly 40,000 people who signed on for the unemployment benefit during lockdown shows they're more likely to be first time beneficiaries, higher earners, recently returned from… Audio
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Coronavirus: Is Budget welfare spending enough?
Those hoping for a further rise in welfare payments to feature in the budget have been disappointed, despite predictions that the Covid-19 outbreak will create tens of thousands of new beneficiaries.
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Budget social spending not enough - advocate
The government is being told it must do more if it wants to stop a big spike in the number of families ending up in poverty because of Covid-19.
Treasury is forecasting unemployment to hit 10 percent… Audio
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Coronavirus: What the lockdown was like for homeless
It's been a difficult seven weeks for many New Zealanders during the nationwide lockdown. But for Dave Finlay, a homeless man living out of his car in Wellington, it's been particularly difficult.
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The Kiwi helping the World Health Organisation in pandemic response
An Auckland scientist is preparing a briefing paper for the World Health Organisation that highlights cultural and social problems that may arise as governments try to control the spread of the virus.
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'We're hidden' - unemployed man one of many denied benefit help
A Canterbury man who can't find work or access a benefit says he is part of a growing group of New Zealanders whose unemployment is hidden from any official figures.
Because the man's wife still has… Audio
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Māori health providers praised for helping improve flu vaccination rates
The Ministry of Health has made inroads into closing the gap between Māori and non-Māori vaccination rates, which it credits to Māori health providers proactively reaching out to kaumātua and kuia.
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Benefit redundancy denials: 'Come back when there's nothing left'
People who believe they were left in the lurch by Work and Income wrongly rejecting applicants whose redundancy payment had not yet run out talk to Glen Scanlon.
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New Zealand in a post-Covid world
Audio 12 May 2020What will New Zealand look like in a post-Covid world? Writer Max Rashbrooke considers the role of an 'active state' post-coronavirus. Audio
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Family violence funding: Māori NGO warns systemic overhaul needed
The government's $202m funding boost for family violence services is welcome, but government procurement and pay equity still need addressing, Te Ohaakii a Hine says.
