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Checkpoint for Friday 7 July 2023
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Self employed midwives to wait more than a year for pay equity
5:49 PM.13,000 self-employed midwives will be waiting more than a year to go to court and fight to get pay equity. Five years of negotiations with government has meant hospital midwives will receive a 15… Read more Audio
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National pledges to restore plans for upgrading Dunedin hospital
5:41 PM.National's pledging to restore pared back plans for the new Dunedin hospital to their original specifications; meaning more operating theatres, specialist equipment and in patient beds, if it's in… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 July 2023
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6330722261112 Video, Audio
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Ian Foster to kick-off final season in charge of All Blacks
5:26 PM.All Blacks coach Ian Foster kicks off his final season in charge with a Rugby Championship opener against Argentina on Sunday. Tickets to the game in Mendoza sold out two months ago and the New… Read more Video, Audio
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Union says med lab workers leaving industry for better pay & hours in fast food
5:16 PM.Medical workers employed by one of the country's largest laboratory service providers will walk off the job next week, in Hawkes Bay, Wellington and the South Island after a break down in pay talks… Read more Video, Audio
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3 tour operators plead guilty to safety failings leading up to Whakaari eruption
5:11 PM.Three commercial helicopter tour operators have pleaded guilty and will no longer face trial over health and safety failings in the lead-up to the deadly Whakaari eruption in 2019. A judge alone trial… Read more Video, Audio
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FENZ 'Letting its people down' - report on Muriwai firefighter deaths
5:07 PM.'Fire and Emergency is letting its people down'. That's the assessment from the firefighters' union following a report showing Fire and Emergency has failed to train its firefighters on identifying… Read more Audio