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Evening business for Thursday 14 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Budget's tourism funding not enough - tourism leaders
Eight more weeks of the wage subsidy is not enough for one of New Zealand's largest tour operators to stay afloat.
Pan Pacific Travel's Managing Director Matt Brady talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Tourists return to Queenstown after weeks of lockdown
Queenstown rolled out the welcome mat to domestic visitors today as passenger planes flew in for the first time since April 1.
The district has been reeling from thousands of job losses, with more… Video, Audio
Budget 2020 an umbrella for a rainy day - Finance Minister Grant Robertson
A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the… Video, Audio
Budget 2020: $50b rescue fund in the shadow of Covid-19
Thursday May 14 in New Zealand saw an historic Budget from the government to rebuild the economy after Covid-19, while at the same time the country moved from level 3 lockdown into level 2.
Finance… Video, Audio
Oil tanker with 40,000 barrels waiting months off Taranaki coast
When New Zealand oil company Tamarind Taranaki went into liquidation in November last year, it left the government holding a big fat oily baby.
Laden with 40,000 barrels or 6000 tonnes of crude oil… Audio
After Covid-19 doctors' waiting rooms will never be the same
Doctors waiting rooms will never be the same post-Covid-19, according to one of our biggest primary health organisations.
That is not a bad thing - the pandemic has taught us invaluable lessons about… Video, Audio
Police failed clearance to trial facial recognition - Little
Justice Minister Andrew Little says the police failed to get any of the necessary clearance before trialling controversial facial recognition software.
RNZ has learned the police tested US company… Audio
Funeral directors, whanau welcome level 2 tangi rule change
Funeral directors and whānau who have relentlessly opposed the ten person limit on funerals and tangi are delighted with the news up to 50 people can now attend the service.
The Health Minister David… Audio
Distancing rules causing problems for buses across NZ
The Ministry of Education says there is no room on school buses for physical distancing when services resume under lockdown level 2.
It is blaming a shortage of drivers and buses for preventing it… Audio
'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
Evening business for 13 May 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Waitematā DHB deputy boss apologises to nurses over Covid-19 outbreak
Three nurses at Waitākere hospital likely contracted Covid-19 on a stressful day when a patient died and others were sick and confused, Waitematā DHB says.
A report has been released after an urgent… Video, Audio
Grieving family relieved at change to level 2 tangi rules
The heartbroken whānau of Pukekohe butcher Roy Green say they are relieved the government has loosened restrictions on tangihanga.
The young father and husband died suddenly on Sunday night, leaving… Audio
Health Minister explains new level 2 tangi, funeral rules
Public pressure has forced a quick u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangihanga at alert level 2.
The rules initially restricted funeral guests to just 10 because the… Video, Audio
Fiery debate in Parliament over level 2 gathering rules
Public pressure has forced an abrupt u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangi at alert level 2.
From Thursday, funeral directors can apply to the Health Ministry to operate… Video, Audio
Covid-19: What will supermarkets look like under level 2?
Under Covid-19 lockdown, we learnt how to queue at the shops. So what will a trip to the supermarket look like under level 2? Countdown's Kiri Hannifin talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Tourism Minister's communication with industry 'chaotic' - Haka Tourism boss
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis does not appear to be up to the job and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should take over the portfolio, a tour operator says, as the industry faces collapse due to… Video, Audio
Tourism Minister grilled at Epidemic Response Committee
The Tourism Minister is not up to the job and the Prime Minister should take over the portfolio, according to one tour operator.
Haka Tourism offers adventure tours throughout the country, including… Video, Audio
Decades old signage sets tongues wagging in New Plymouth
Renovations on a heritage building in New Plymouth have set tongues wagging after they revealed signage dating back to when the city only had four-digit phone numbers.
Stories have emerged about a… Video, Audio