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Behrouz Boochani given refugee status in New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that Behrouz Boochani has been given refugee status in New Zealand.
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IAG confirms it is closing 53 AMI offices
The insurance giant said the number of customers visiting stores has declined as people turn to phone, email and online services.
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Pasifika Festival to consolidate spaces in 2021
The 2021 Pasifika Festival will see a new twist to the layout of the villages, with some island countries combining in a shared space.
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Niue waits to see how Cooks-NZ 'travel bridge' works out
The premier of Niue will wait and see how a 'travel bridge' between the Cook Islands and New Zealand goes before joining a proposed travel bubble between the realm countries. Audio
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Whangārei gets 220 millimetres of rain overnight, MetService says
Parts of the Far North remain cut off after last night's 'once in 500 years' rainfall and flooding. Video
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ECEs face closures as enrolments dwindle after lockdown
Many early childhood centres are struggling because thousands of children are staying away.
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Are coins a thing of the past?
There is a question mark over the future of coins due to the twin effects of digital technology and inflation reducing coin values. Andrew Clifford, president of the Numismatic Society of… Audio
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'It beggars belief': A week of chaos in politics
Analysis - A National MP destroys his career, the government explains how someone with Covid-19 could walk around a supermarket and the closure of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is announced. Audio
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What happens to the electricity sector when Tiwai Point closes
The closure of Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter will mean a "fundamental shift" for NZ's electricity market, so what does the industry and experts think will happen?
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Chilly blast: Trucks snowed in on closed Desert Road
Truck drivers spent a cold night sleeping in their cabs after snow blocked the Desert Road (SH1) in the central North Island.
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Arrest in relation to fatal hit and run in Manurewa
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged after an elderly man was killed in a hit and run incident in Manurewa last month.
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Airline stops NZ exemption visa holders from boarding
People with exemption visas to travel to New Zealand have been prevented from boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight from Cambodia after airline staff refused to accept their paperwork.
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Best of First Up for Thursday 2 July
Audio 2 Jul 2020On the pod today: principals fear border closure will worsen the teacher shortage; a petition is quickly gaining signatures asking the government to improve post birth rehab for women; Tonga bans… Audio
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Schools' reliance on foreign teachers tested by border closure
Principals say the Covid-19 border restrictions will stop them hiring foreign teachers to fill next year's vacancies.
They say they are still struggling with a shortage of good teachers and they want… Audio
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ASB banks close, opening hours slashed
ASB's head of retail banking acknowledges the closures "may be disappointing for some branch users".
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Auckland Airport plans further job cuts
The proposed job losses will mainly affect its infrastructure and operations team.
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Future of respite care uncertain for severely disabled woman
The mother of a severely disabled Auckland woman who lost her respite care after the Laura Fergusson Trust announced its sudden closure, still doesn't know when she will receive a much needed break… Video, Audio
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Upset over news of international students not returning
International students won't be coming back to NZ universities next semester, and that isn't sitting well with some. Audio
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Question Time for 25 June 2020
Audio 25 Jun 2020Questions to Ministers
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KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the international context for the New Zealand economy?
Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Prime…
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covid's compassionate comeback
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Fawlty woke joke that turned out not to be a Major, some deep and troubling stuff from Stuff - and how the comeback… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covid's compassionate comeback
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Fawlty woke joke that turned out not to be a Major, some deep and troubling stuff from Stuff - and how the comeback…
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Warehouse Group store lease on market since 2019, but job loss consultation has only just begun
The lease for a Warehouse Group store in Auckland has been on the market since last year, despite consultation about job losses at the store only beginning last week.
The revelation comes after the… Audio
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'We should be allowed to be together' - Auckland family kept apart by visa denials
An Auckland mother whose partner has been waiting nearly a year for a visa to meet their baby is appalled a nanny for an America's Cup team has been granted a visa ahead of her child's father.
Under… Video, Audio
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Families of Chinese New Zealanders stuck in Fiji for months
Dozens of Chinese nationals with family connections to New Zealand have been stuck in Fiji due to Covid-19 border closures.
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Chinese woman stuck in Fiji after border closure
A Chinese New Zealander says she's struggling to reopen her Auckland business because her mother has been stranded in Fiji for almost three months.
Her mother flew to Fiji to renew her New Zealand… Audio
