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Nurses call for more health funding
Nurses are rallying in cities around the country calling for more health funding in the budget to fix the staffing crisis. The Nurses Orginisation's Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama jailed
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. RNZ's Pacific News Editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to… Audio
Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset
Melbourne-based provisional psychologist Darren Godwin says tween and teens athletes and their parents can benefit from the same sort of assistance pros get to deal with ups and downs. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May
On today's episode, a school lunch provider in the Coromandel discusses changes to the Government's school lunch scheme, the cost of paying doctors overtime is skyrocketing, and costing taxpayers more… Audio
UK: Another Tory defection as party results sting
UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at another damaging defection for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Labour, this time of Natalie Elphicke over the issue of immigration. Matt looks at why her move could… Audio
University offers new scholarship for public servants made redund
As the number of job cuts to the public service skyrockets, Victoria University is offering a new scholarship for those made redundant. Audio
Watch: 'Darkest before the dawn': Willis rules out austerity Budget
"Every dollar counts and our Budget will reflect that reality," the Finance Minister has told an audience..
Free Speech Union launches support group
Educators who think they can't speak freely on contentious academic issues now have a support group. AUT historian and one of two chairpeople for the group spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Preschool concerned over govt provided lunches
An Auckland preschool is worried that the government-provided lunches could lack in nutrition for children under five. Te Papapa Preschool in Onehunga has been getting lunch support from the charity… Audio
Wellington City Councillors react to changes to housing density
Some right-leaning Wellington City councillors are labelling the government's decision to back recommendations allowing for more high-density housing, as bizarre and surprising. Nick James reports. Audio
Organiser of raffle for '$2m house' defends charity's status
The charity behind the 'Win a House' promotion is not yet registered and planning to use the raffle proceeds to buy the property. Audio
Vic Uni offers scholarship for those made redundant in cuts
A new scholarship from Victoria University, aptly named the 'Wellington Public Sector Scholarship', has been offered. It pays for two courses done in the second trimester of this year. Te Herenga Waka… Audio
Former teachers working at Ministry of Education angry teaching service isn't considered for redundancies
Former teachers working at the Ministry of Education are angry it's refusing to count their years of teaching service when calculating redundancies. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio
School lunch programme extended into early childhood centres
Pre-schoolers are the big winners from the government's overhaul of funding school lunches. In a major u-turn the government says free lunches will remain for eligible primary students for the next… Audio
Cost of doctors working overtime skyrockets
Junior doctors who have been striking this week are getting paid about twice as much per hour as before 2022. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows
The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on PFAS substances, a letter seen by Reuters shows.
Bill for junior doctors covering shortages doubles in a year
Big roster gaps have forced Health NZ to virtually double the rate it paid per shift.
Jobs could go as govt rolls out new school lunch model
The Government says it will order what schools need from a central source rather than relying on the current 156 school lunch suppliers. Jak's Café makes 240 meals per day for two schools in the… Audio
Sepuloni: concerns about new details over school lunches
Labour's Deputy Leader and Kelston MP Carmel Sepuloni joins Nathan in her regular Thursday morning chat to talk about new plans around school lunches, prison plans and importing coal for energy use… Audio
Litigation log-jamming the courts
There's evidence New Zealanders are getting more trigger-happy when it comes to using courts to stamp down on competition Audio