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Costly legal action may await over mishandling of redundancy issue
Work and Income may face a costly class action lawsuit after it appears to have spent decades wrongly advising some benefit applicants that they cannot get support until their redundancy runs out. Audio
Coronavirus: Cancer drug funding a concern - Cancer Society
The Cancer Society is concerned about the lack of funding in this year's budget for new cancer drugs as the government juggles the unexpected spending on Covid-19.
Pharmac is getting an extra $160… Audio
Coronavirus: Will consumers get back to businesses at Alert Level 2?
The whole country is holding it's breath to find out when we will go into Alert Level 2.
Once the level drops retail, hospitality and domestic travel will be allowed again, albeit with restrictions… Audio
Call to backpay people denied benefits due to redundancy payout
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to proactively backpay people who have been denied a benefit because they got redundancy pay when they were laid off.
An RNZ investigation… Audio
Coronavirus: Extra Pharmac funding cold comfort for some
Those advocating for lung cancer sufferers say the extra funding announced for Pharmac in this year's budget is cold comfort.
Pharmac is getting an additional $160 million over four years to secure… Audio
Government to invest millions into family violence services
The government is investing an extra $202 million over the next four years to strengthen family and sexual violence services.
Calling Home: Laura Taylor in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Art director Laura Taylor was on a job in Tunisia when Covid-19 took hold of the globe, and with the help of the British Embassy she was able to get back to her base in Sao Paulo. Now she is under… Audio
Pilots ask for tax relief to help those who have lost jobs
Pilots made redundant in the Covid-19 outbreak say the government needs to consider tax relief for many like them who cannot access the benefit.
Govt releases Covid-19 documents: The key takeaways
The government has released a wealth of material related to its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Unemployment surges as Covid-19-focused Budget Day looms
With all eyes on next week's Budget, new figures show the bite of Covid-19 on people's jobs - with about 40,000 people going on the dole since lockdown.
The government is putting the finishing… Audio
NZ has the world's attention - how should we use it?
New Zealand has almost got there in stamping out Covid-19 we hope .. and we've got the world's attention in the process. How should we use it for good? A co-director of think tank NZ Alternative… Audio
Call for essential workers to be paid a living wage
There's a call for essential workers who continued in their jobs during alert level four lockdown to be paid a living wage. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Financial journalist and author Mary Holm discusses how you play the markets to your favour. Audio
Budget won't be final say on government's response to covid-19
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has signalled this year's budget won't be the final say on the government's response to Covid-19. In a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce via videolink… Audio
Agriculture to get funds to help cope with drought conditions
Agriculture is getting a hand out to alleviate drought related problems, but there's been nothing for horticulture. Horticulture NZ Chief Executive Mike Chapman joins the discussion. Audio
Covid-19: United States wants to borrow record $US3tn
The United States says it wants to borrow a record $US3tn in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the budget.
Social Development Ministry preparing for wave of unemployment - leaked documents
Leaked Ministry of Social Development documents show the agency is planning for hundreds of thousands of extra people to apply for benefits as Covid-19 creates a tidal wave of unemployment.
RNZ… Video, Audio
Some consumers left with no refunds after travel cancellations
Some travellers who's trips have been cancelled are not seeing a full refund, but Flight Centre has reneged on its initial refusal to give money back. Jessica Wilson from Consumer NZ explains what… Audio
Big investors echo calls for sustainable recovery
Institutional investor groups are the latest voices calling for government's around the world to plan for a sustainable recovery from Covid-19. The Investor Group on on Climate Change represents… Audio
Drought stretches on amid pandemic
Farmers in Hawke's Bay say their problems with drought are becoming desperate, especially in the central and southern parts of the district.
Not only is there little grass available in the paddocks… Audio
