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Expert Feature: Plumbing
Blocked pipes, toilets, drainage, fittings, dripping taps - this week's expert feature is all about plumbing. Our expert is a Senior Lecturer at the Unitec Trades and Services School, in plumbing, gas… Audio
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Te Pūkenga apprentice training 'a disaster' - trades businesses
Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the poor quality and out-of-date training their apprentices have been getting from the super-institute Te Pūkenga.
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Box and Cause Celebre: two clubs that changed Auckland nightlife
In the 1990s, a flight of stairs on Auckland's High Street led to the pioneering clubs Box and Cause Celebre. Tony Stamp talked to some of the people who were there. Audio
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PM anticipates big change for NZ-Australia citizenship rules
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins expects significant progress will be made this weekend regarding the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia.
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Fiji's economy to take centre stage at inaugural national summit
Fiji's coalition government has the task of reflecting on and fulfilling its election promises and addressing the nation's economic woes is top priority. Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Cows are laying in grass in Waikato, while pasture growth has dropped dramatically in Southland. Clinical signs of facial eczema are starting to show around the country and a tropical insect which… Audio
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Season 2 Ep 6: Native Land Court
In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.
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Record apprenticeships: Mature candidates opting for switch
Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships. Video
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Otago Polytechnic gets government grant for $31.7m trades training centre
A new trades training centre will be built at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin.
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Small businesses wrestle between loan versus closure dilemma
There is concern small businesses will decide that they might as well go out of business, despite the government launching more measures to help them survive the impacts of Covid-19. Audio
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Five
A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Was it part of the job or tropical holiday? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Fiji to find out. Audio
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Skill shortage drives growth in apprenticeships
Skill shortages and strong business demand are encouraging more employers to take on apprentices, the Industry Training Federation says.
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Waiheke treehouse owner fined $21k for clearing native bush
A Waiheke Island man who chopped down native trees to build a treehouse in an 'ecologically significant' area of the island has been fined $21,000.
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Heat creates perfect breeding conditions for bugs
First the apocalyptic heat - now a plague of insects.
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Officer struck by fleeing vehicle in BOP
A man has been charged after a police officer was hit by a car in the Bay of Plenty this morning, leaving him with serious leg injuries.
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Trump details plan to dump TPP on day one
United States President-elect Donald Trump will withdraw the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership on his first day in office with an executive action, he says. Video
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Prisoners to be trained to work in Christchurch
Expected trade skill shortages for the rebuilding of Christchurch could be filled by inmates at Paparua men's prison under a new government programme.
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Businesses fear worse times to come
Many New Zealand businesses are warning of their bleakest year yet in terms of plans to hire staff. Apprentices are being laid off as confidence in the economy plummets. Audio