New Zealand
What polystyrene, PVC packaging phase out means for supermarkets
The plastic phase-out has begun, with polystyrene food and drink containers and PVC food trays now banned. If businesses are found to be deliberately flouting the new rules, they could be fined up to… Video, Audio
Evening business for 3 October 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6313173851112 Video, Audio
Competitive rugby matches to be phased out for children in Australia
Across the ditch there will be no official winners or losers in junior rugby league in fact no score kept at all in a significant shake up of the sport in New South Wales.
In a plan reportedly signed… Video, Audio
Kāpiti businesses picking up the pieces after surge in ram raids
A spate of recent ram-raids in Kāpiti has left business owners on edge and feeling ignored by authorities.
Paekākāriki Village Grocery Store is the latest to be targeted in the early hours of… Video, Audio
Months of rail line closures for Auckland as repairs needed
Surprise maintenance closures are heading down the tracks for Auckland train passengers and the disruption to commuters will last years.
Rock foundations under several lines around the city need to… Video, Audio
Travel agents making a comeback as flights take off again
A once key part of booking a holiday is now making a comeback. Travel agents say they've seen a boost in customers as a result of challenges when booking flights. This comes after a flurry of issues… Audio
Grandchild of Gloriavale leader defends treatment of girls
A granddaughter of Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple has told a court he is respectful of girls and doesn't have a reputation for inappropriate behaviour. Joanna Courage told the… Audio
Many Nelson, Marlborough homes still uninhabitable after floods
Many residents in Nelson and Marlborough still haven't been able to return home after the floods last month. Some roads are still cut off and homes are unliveable. Local government and emergency… Audio
Dwindling dollar hits travellers and importers hard
New Zealanders venturing overseas for the first time in a couple of years are seeing their hard-earned cash evaporating. The NZ dollar has dipped to its lowest point against the greenback since March… Audio
Jet Park hotel reopens after years as Covid isolation facility
After two years behind fences and barbed wire, one of the country's most famous hotels is getting ready to re-open its doors this Friday.
Covid made Auckland's Jet Park Hotel popular not with the… Video, Audio
Evening business for 29 September 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312998189112 Video, Audio
High speeds behind most road deaths, police call for lower speed limits
Speed limits around the country are coming under the microscope, with police suggesting they need to be lowered quite significantly.
In a briefing to the minister seen by Stuff, National road… Video, Audio
World Rally Championship starts up in Auckland Domain
The World Rally Championship was set to return to Aotearoa two years ago, until the pandemic got in the way. Now the rally cars are back for a 32nd time after a 10-year break. The rally starts with a… Video, Audio
Hurricane Ian hits Florida coast, winds nearly 240km/h
Hurricane Ian has made landfall on Florida's southwest coast packing winds of close to 240km/h, making it one of the most powerful storms to strike in recent years. From Tampa, CNN's Gloria Pazmino… Video, Audio
Immigration lawyer on new migrant worker protection bill
A crackdown on migrant exploitation could see guilty employers face harsher penalties be publicly named and shamed, and banned from managing a company. The government has introduced the Worker… Video, Audio
Davis apologises for telling ACT MP to 'enter Māori world'
Children's Minister and deputy Labour leader Kelvin Davis has apologised for comments aimed at an ACT MP.
Davis told Karen Chhour to "cross from her Pākehā world into the Māori world", in response to… Audio
NZ creatives ready for return of World of Wearable Arts
Designers, performers, and eager audience members are descending on the capital for the return of New Zealand's largest theatrical production. It's the first time since 2019 that the World of Wearable… Video, Audio
Pharmac to fully fund drug for spinal muscular atrophy
New medicines set to be publicly funded for a rare spinal disease and anaphylaxis reactions have been a cause for celebration for advocates. This morning, Pharmac announced it will fully fund a drug… Video, Audio
Gloriavale woman describes leadership's power in court
A Gloriavale woman has described how her husband got in trouble with the Christian community's leadership for writing and distributing a book without their knowledge. Sarah Standtrue has told an… Video, Audio
Busy businesses as tourists arrive in Queenstown before staff
Tourists in Queenstown arrived before the workers did this winter - putting business under pressure. They don't want history to repeat for the summer months. Staff in the town are taking their pick of… Video, Audio
