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The busy, busy Parliament
The year’s half gone, but Parliament is just about done. Done what, you ask? We consider how much and what the 52nd Parliament has achieved. Audio
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The link between psychedelic drugs and social connection
Connection is everything says psychiatrist and psychedelic researcher Dr Julie Holland. Audio
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The political economy of Covid-19
Bryan Roper, our Marxist economist join us to dissect the political economy of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lockdown, and the ensuing global economic crisis. Audio
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Cut-through for the climate in the times of Covid-19
Stuff published the first edition of its climate change initiative The Forever Project in late March - the very day we went into lockdown. Understandably, it didn't make much impact but this week it’s… Audio
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Tourism Minister 'not sure' on interest rate for $5.1m Strategic Tourism Asset loan
The man who helped set up AJ Hackett bungy concedes the company's finances were stretched to the limit before a more than $10 million government bail out announced on Wednesday.
The business has been… Video, Audio
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Tonga budget, with a huge deficit, passed early and unanimously
Tonga's parliament has unanimously passed a budget with a huge deficit that tries to address the economic fallout from Covid-19. Audio
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Question Time for 23 June 2020
Audio 23 Jun 2020Questions to Ministers
TODD MULLER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement, “we had an expectation that testing was happening in day 3 and day 12 at the moment we went into alert level…
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Parliament goes hard on election countdown
Parliament has begun a new three week sitting block with a long list of work to get through before Parliament dissolves for the general election. Audio
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Question Time for 16 June 2020
Audio 16 Jun 2020Questions to Ministers
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TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy and our response to COVID-19?
TODD MULLER to the Prime Minister: Is she…
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$211 million for South Auckland health improvements
The Governent's just announced a $211-million spending boost for the Manukau Health Park in Manurewa, to improve its facilities and take a load off Middlemore hospital.
In February, a Counties… Audio
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Living and working local - is now the time for change?
The tight restrictions created by Covid-19 created a shift in how, and where people worked - with those who could working from home, and avoiding the daily commute into the city. Audio
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Ecologist responds to new water rules
There are also new measures to ease the financial impact on farmers. Audio
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Professor Emrys Westacott: Covid-19 pandemic 'spells the end of the neoliberal era'
Many have revelled in a return to a simpler life due to Covid-19. Professor Emrys Westacott, who wrote The Wisdom of Frugality, says this is a time to reflect on whether the type of society we had… Audio
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Budget spending on warmer homes not enough - advocate
Advocates for healthy homes say the government's budget its Warmer Kiwi Homes programme will leave thousands in the cold.
The scheme has been expanded to cover 90 percent of the costs of insulation… Audio
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Budget: GPs want a slice of new health spending
The Government's big spending budget yesterday laid out how it would fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track.
Fifty billion is a big war chest, but it appears… Audio
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Māori pinpoint health and housing funding as Budget priorities
The budget lock up is underway - and at 2pmwe will find out more details of where the government will be spending its money over the next year.
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, says it will lay… Audio
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A watcher's guide to Budget 2020
On Thursday 14 May 2020 at 2pm the Finance Minister will announce Budget 2020. Here’s a guide for those planning to tune in.
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Coronavirus: Concerns GPs could miss out in funding boost
Doctors are worried that despite a huge boost in health spending in the budget, frontline general practitioners will miss out.
A $4.3 billion cash injection has been announced for district health… Audio
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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
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Julie Leask: How to talk to anti-vaxxers
Conspiracy theories are nothing new, and it's not surprising many have sprung up around Covid-19. Julie Leask is a professor in the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of… Audio
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Coronavirus: NZMA wants health system review released
As the health system reels in the face of Covid-19, doctors say the time is right for serious reform.
This morning we're reporting the plight of a terminal cancer patient who spent days in a… Audio
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Coronavirus: Cancer patient's hospital stay for small procedure
A terminal cancer patient has spent days in a half-full hospital waiting to have a procedure that should have taken an hour.
Some doctors have been urging hospitals to get back to business as usual… Audio
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We few: the level 3 Parliament
The MPs are back. Politics is on. But not everything is normal. What's changed at level 3? Video, Audio
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Our giant 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment
The Covid-19 lockdown has forced a 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment on many businesses and government departments which could jumpstart our adoption of digital technology and productivity. Audio
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Parliament post-lockdown: more money and bills but fewer debates and MPs
MPs are due back in the debating chamber after more than a month of lockdown but there are some changes to comply with alert level 3 including fewer MPs and time for debates Video, Audio
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"Adrenaline shot" for ailing media
The Government has unveiled a $50m “adrenaline shot” for commercial media companies struggling with the sudden slump in revenue caused by the Covid-19 crisis - with more to come in weeks ahead. But…
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Can New Zealand's climate policy survive Covid-19?
The Climate Change Minister has tasked the government's independent advisor on climate change with reviewing whether New Zealand's international target is ambitious enough. New Zealand has committed… Audio
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Covid-19 level 4 lockdown extended - Aucklanders react
How do New Zealanders feel about spending another week in lockdown?
Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen has been speaking with locals in Auckland's Grey Lynn park. Video, Audio
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Coronavirus Recovery: Lessons From the Christchurch Quakes
New Zealand could emerge from level-4 lockdown next week and set off down the slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous… Audio
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Level 4 to level 3 - What is the data telling us?
The Prime Minister has set out what life under Level 3 might look like if the cabinet decides on Monday to lower the alert level. Kathryn talks with former Assistant Reserve Bank Governor and… Audio