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Business News for 14 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Markets Update for 13 May 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Australian government promises 250,000 new jobs in budget
The Australian government has released its latest budget, spending billions to stimulate a pandemic-hit economy.
There are boosts for aged care, mental health, pre-school education and shovel-ready… Audio
Entire towns to get Covid-19 vaccinations at once
More details are emerging of people in small towns getting Covid-19 vaccinations more quickly than originally planned under the government's priorities list.
Whanganui DHB says it plans to offer jabs… Audio
Markets Update for 12 May 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Abuse survivor believes housemaster prostituted boys
Sobering new evidence has been presented to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
Keith Wiffin was sent to Epuni Boys Home when he was 10, and sexually abused by a housemaster, Alan… Audio
Ghahraman on Super Fund investing in company that supplied combat aircraft to Myanmar military
The New Zealand Super Fund has invested almost $400,000 dollars in a company that has supplied combat aircraft to the Myanmar military.
Those investments are just a tiny slice of the $100 million of… Audio
Auditor-General wants wage subsidy scheme tightened up
The Auditor-General's Office wants the criteria for the wage subsidy scheme tightened up, amid concerns the Ministry of Social Development hasn't done enough to claw back money from businesses that… Audio
Business News for 12 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
New gun laws could disproportionately affect Māori - Green Party
The Green Party says new gun laws aimed at reducing gang crime could disproportionately affect Māori.
Those with a history - or just a connection - to organised crime could soon be subjected to a… Audio
Markets Update for 11 May 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Business news for 11 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Markets Update for 10 May 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Business News for 10 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio