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NZR accuses Players Association over Forsyth Barr offer
New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players Association of trying to sabotage its deal with US private equity firm Silverlake.
A Players Association proposal, put together by investment firm Forsyth… Audio
Covid-19 vaccine rollout to teens may happen at schools - Bloomfield
The Director-General of Health has revealed students 12 years and older could get their Covid-19 jabs in a school-based vaccination prorgramme starting at the end of Term 3.
And in a pre-Budget… Video, Audio
Canterbury council told to do more on water quality
Protesters sang their displeasure about water quality up to those sitting inside the offices of the Canterbury Regional Council today.
About 200 gathered at lunchtime to let the council know what… Audio
Faafoi faces tough crowd at protest over immigration settings
The Immigration Minister was shouted down at a rally of unhappy migrants today, as he revealed he couldn't give them the answers they were after in their bid to loosen border restrictions.
A crowd of… Video, Audio
Govt must specify acceptable Covid-19 vaccinations for visitors when borders open - Fyfe
The Ministry of Health is warning the team of five million to prepare for a new norm even when most of the population is fully vaccinated and the borders start reopening to more low risk countries.
… Video, Audio
Southland Charity Hospital makes progress with consent
The Southland Charity Hospital is another step closer to reality with the issuing of building consent to get construction under way.
Consent was approved yesterday, just in time to mark late cancer… Audio
Covid-19 elimination may change as borders open - expert
A top public health professor says New Zealand will need to change its Covid-19 elimination strategy as our borders open to more high-risk countries.
Today the Prime Minister outlined expectations… Video, Audio
NZ accused of over-buying Covid-19 vaccines in WHO report
New Zealand has been accused of selfishly overbuying Covid-19 vaccines in a WHO-commissioned report.
It also called out the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and the EU for securing enough vaccine to cover… Audio
Govt addressing emergency housing problems in Rotorua
A year after ministers were warned emergency housing was posing a risk to public safety in Rotorua, the government is moving to clean up the problems.
It will directly contract motels for emergency… Audio
Evening business for 13 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6253978169001 Video, Audio
One in five children living in homes where food runs out - report
One in five children are living in households where food can run out, and one in three are living in houses that are unaffordable for their whānau.
That's the bleak picture painted by the latest… Audio
Serious Fraud Office charges six people over Labour donations
The six people charged in relation to a donation made to the Labour Party allegedly offended between March 2017 and March 2018.
The Serious Fraud Office charges allege the donors' identities were not… Video, Audio
Latest Israel-Palestine conflict - analysis from Tel Aviv
UN officials are warning violence between Israelis and Palestinians could be escalating towards a full scale war.
In the past couple of days, Palestinian militants have fired more than 1,000 rockets… Video, Audio
Ardern speaks on reconnecting, but split families still in dark about future
New Zealand families separated by the Covid-19 pandemic are crying out to know when they might be able to reunite.
In a speech titled 'Reconnecting to the World', the Prime Minister offered no… Audio
Property company in liquidation after taking millions in govt funds
An Auckland property company which took millions in taxpayer funds to house the homeless has left the IRD and landlords out of pocket after going into liquidation.
Silverfern property services… Audio
Cutting eftpos fees may save businesses $74m a year
The 'no paywave' sign may soon become a thing of the past - as new legislation to regulate transaction charges is announced.
Caps will be set on the amount banks can charge retailers for credit and… Video, Audio
Countdown supermarket yet to reopen after stabbing attack
Countdown workers in Dunedin have returned to the store for a blessing today, after two were caught up in a stabbing attack.
The company will make a decision tomorrow about when it will reopen.
… Audio
Australian tourism sector criticises federal Budget
Australia's tourism sector has slammed the federal government over its forecasts for the border reopening.
The Budget predicts the border will reopen in the middle of next year, but is based on the… Audio
Covid-19 vaccine rollout may slow before July restock
New Zealand's massive Covid-19 vaccine stockpile is being whittled away - with the government revealing it may completely run out earlier than anticipated.
It could mean the immunisation programme is… Audio
Matthew Tukaki responds to Māori Party leaving House
Politicians - end the race debate, get on with your jobs - that short sharp message from the chair of the National Māori Authority.
In the latest political gnarl up, Te Paati Māori MP Rawiri Waititi… Video, Audio
