Lisa Owen
Govt bankrolls pay parity for thousands of ECE teachers
Thousands of early childhood teachers will get a pay rise next year thanks to a $170-million funding boost announced by the government today.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says the money will be… Video, Audio
Evening business for 12 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6253769896001 Video, Audio
Protesters lie before Parliament, urging Pharmac fund boost
Lying down to demand action - in 11 towns and cities across the country, people made an impassioned plea for the government to double Pharmac's funding, and triple it within two years.
In the… Video, Audio
Covid-19 vaccine may run low before July restock - Hipkins
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout should hit the half million jab mark within the next fortnight.
Although only 120,000 people have had their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
The government announced… Video, Audio
Questions raised over absent Cambridge school principal, DP
The executive principal and deputy principal of a prestigious private school have been absent for weeks, and questions are being raised about where they are.
Dale Burden and his wife Yevette Williams… Video, Audio
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi ejected from Parliament
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has been kicked out of the House for doing a haka in protest of questions by the Opposition about race-based policy.
National leader Judith Collins was asking… Video, Audio
21yo admits indecently assaulting teen boys at Gloriavale
A 21-year-old man has today pleaded guilty to sexual abuse at the reclusive fundamentalist Gloriavale Christian Community.
Much of the detail has been suppressed, but our reporter Tim Brown was in… Video, Audio
Dunedin family desperate to find missing dogs
A Dunedin family is pulling out all stops to find their two much-loved missing dogs.
Search and Rescue has combed the area near their Brighton home more than once.
The family has put up a… Video, Audio
Crowds march in Feilding as Māori wards decision deferred
Hundreds of people marched to the Manawatū District Council buildings in Feilding today to protest against the council kicking the can down the road on Māori representation.
The council voted last… Audio
'Scout' in Ricky Wang murder sentenced
A so-called 'scout' in the alleged murder of 'Ricky' Wang helped clean up at the scene, bury a body in the central North Island and keep quiet for two years.
Mr Wang went missing in 2017 and his body… Audio
Dunedin Countdown supermarket stabbing - latest details
A central Dunedin Countdown remains closed a day on from a knife attack that left four people in hospital.
Police have today praised the supermarket staff, customers and emergency services for their… Video, Audio
Teachers union welcomes govt concessions on pay freeze plan
Educators have taken their frustration and disappointment to the top - meeting with the government over pay worries.
Some workers are furious about a government directive that means those in the… Video, Audio
MSD told to crack down on unneeded wage subsidy recipients
The Auditor-General wants the Ministry for Social Development to crack down on businesses that got the wage subsidy and didn't need it.
The multibillion-dollar wage subsidy scheme was designed to… Audio
Evening business for 11 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6253614135001 Video, Audio
US testing lab boss guilty of falsifying sunscreen test results
The owner of a US laboratory that tested sunscreen products sold in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to falsifying results.
Several brands available here relied on results from the company to support… Audio
Govt to ban 'high risk' people from having firearms
The government has unveiled its plan to tackle rising gun violence among gangs, by banning 'high risk' people from having firearms.
Any gang members who appear before the courts will come under the… Audio
Alleged racial slurs behind Wellington rugby brawl
There are allegations sideline boozing at a Wellington club rugby game led to racial slurs and a brawl in the final minutes of a match - with one spectator knocked to the ground.
Wellington Rugby is… Video, Audio
Govt softens in meeting with unions over planned pay freeze
Public sector unions are claiming a government backdown on its promised pay freeze after a massive backlash.
Both sides were locked in crisis talks today - emerging this afternoon with some sort of… Audio
Dunedin supermarket stabbing: Off-duty cop subdued attacker
It has been revealed an off-duty police officer who just happened to be shopping a Dunedin Countdown played a critical role in subduing the man accused of seriously stabbing four people in a violent… Video, Audio
Abuse in Care: Man recalls systemic violence in boys' homes
Systemic violence experienced during five-years of institutional care has been outlined to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission.
Tyrone Marks first came to the attention of Social Welfare at the age of… Audio
