Lisa Owen
Difficult access to ATMS cited as reason less cash being carried
Difficult to access ATMs are being cited as a reason people are carrying less cash.
Just-released figures from the Reserve Bank show our use of notes is waning - but for those who would rather use… Video, Audio
Evening business for 7 July 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6262661402001 Video, Audio
Pūtiki occupation gets violent, protectors pushed in water
Officials are ramping up their presence at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island, after an occupation escalated into violence.
Protesters have spent weeks planted in the way of the Kennedy Point Boat Harbour… Video, Audio
Expert calls for shorter isolation in facilities dedicated to vaccinated arrivals
Fully vaccinated returnees could isolate in hotels exclusively for people who've had the jab for way less than 14 days, immunisation expert Professor Peter McIntyre says.
He is a Professor at the… Video, Audio
Some Auckland CBD businesses struggle as CRL work ongoing
Some Auckland businesses appear to have all but given up trading next to disruptive city rail link works in the inner city.
Last week, the Victoria St-Albert St intersection in the centre of the city… Video, Audio
Woman sanctioned by MSD over fear of naming child's father owed thousands
Welfare advocates say thousands of women who had benefits docked unfairly because they could not or would not name their child's father could be entitled to significant lump sum refunds.
But the… Video, Audio
NZ's healthcare system racist towards Pasifika - report
The healthcare system has been labeled 'unacceptably racist', with Pasifika suffering the worst health inequities.
That's according to a new report by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
As RNZ… Audio
Wellington's largest transitional housing facility opens in CBD
People who might otherwise be left out in the cold now have a warm, safe and dry place to stay with the opening of Wellington's largest transitional housing facility.
The central city building has… Video, Audio
Nurses vote to strike again - what you need to know
Nurses are set to walk off the job three more times in as many months over pay and working conditions.
Last month, 30,000 healthcare workers, mostly nurses, took to the streets in a nationwide… Audio
Dr Nikki Turner on future of NZ's Covid-19 elimination strategy
The government appears to be committed to an elimination strategy when it comes to dealing with Covid-19 in Aotearoa, even after most people have had the vaccine.
How feasible is it? Dr Nikki Turner… Video, Audio
Queenstown launches project to take town beyond tourism
Queenstown is bringing together some of the brightest business minds to work out ways to make the town more than just a tourist destination.
Covid-19 dealt a devastating below to the district as one… Audio
Picton aquarium faces animal slaughter if lease agreement fails
A Picton aquarium says it will be forced to kill more than 100 animals if it cannot reach an agreement over its lease.
EcoWorld Aquarium and Wildlife Rehabilitation centre at Picton wharf is at… Video, Audio
Govt looks at buying hotel for MIQ future - could it be Jet Park?
Park-like grounds, close to the Airport, a swimming pool and plenty of parking.
It reads like a prime piece of Auckland real estate, but for the fact the Jet Park hotel is ground zero for Covid-19… Video, Audio
Evening business for 6 July 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6262506800001 Video, Audio
Ardern holds to pension age promise, despite Treasury warning
The Prime Minister is standing firm on the political hot potato of superannuation, despite Treasury warning the cost of the ageing population is on an "unsustainable" track.
Politicians have been… Audio
Nurses union says public behind vote to strike again for better conditions
DHB nurses have voted to strike again, potentially three more times.
The strikes will be on July 29 for 24 hours, an eight-hour strike on August 19 and another 24-hour strike on September 9.
In… Video, Audio
Feral dogs killing Far North animals, NZDF may be called to cull
The Defence Force could be called upon to help cull feral dogs which are out of control in the Far North.
Wild dogs have killed more than 100 livestock on a farm near Cape Rēinga this week, with… Video, Audio
Cafes, restaurants cutting hours, citing skilled staff shortage
Reducing hours, taking items of the menu, even closing up shop for a bit. That's what cafes and restaurants say they are resorting too as they grapple with a staffing crisis, brought on by a skills… Video, Audio
Govt spending more than $1m weekly on private security at MIQ
The government is spending more than $1 million a week on private security guards at managed isolation facilities.
That is despite announcing 11 months go it would hire its own security force.
But… Audio
GCSB boss warns cyber attacks getting more sophisticated
Cyberattackers are getting smarter and the attacks more sophisticated. A North Island kindergarten association is among hundreds of groups hit at the weekend by a cybercriminal gang believed to be… Audio
