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Asian candidates complain of targetting of billboards
Some in Auckland's east Asian community are disturbed and hurt by a spate of racist attacks on election campaign billboards.
Outgoing mayor Phil Goff says while there's always been a degree of… Audio
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Child's wheelchair turned away from Jetstar flight
A family with four disabled children had their long-planned holiday ruined when they were turned away from their Jetstar flight after waiting in line to check in their daughter's wheelchair.
The… Audio
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James Shaw re-elected as Green Party co-leader
James Shaw has got his old job back, with the majority of Green Party delegates voting to re-elect him as co-leader.
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Te Paati Māori calls for action on police photo collection practices
Te Paati Māori is demanding action after revelations the police have routinely illegally photographed and filmed people.
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Experts urge Lotto to drop plans for online Bingo game
The govenrment has announced the next steps in it plan to help strengthen Māori media over the three years.
Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson says Māori media have a particularly vital… Audio
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Rotorua Mayor on state of emergency housing in city
The mayor of Rotorua says there needs to be greater collaboration with the government to fix problems around the state of emergency housing in the city.
An expose on TVNZ's Sunday programme showed… Audio
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Asian candidates claim disproportionate attacks on hoardings
Council candidates of Chinese ethnicity say they're facing disproportionate and racist attacks on their hoardings.
Some candidates have had their faces erased by white paint or cut out entirely… Audio
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Waititi urges inquiry into Rotorua emergency housing 'train wreck'
MP for Waiariki Rawiri Waititi is calling for an independent inquiry into emergency housing.
He told Checkpoint he'd be very cautious about saying everything is ka pai in regards to emergency housing… Video, Audio
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NZ's first not-for-profit power company to launch this month
Toast Electric will use profits from "regular" customers to subsidise the electricity bills of those who struggle to pay.
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'Do the right thing' poverty action advocates tell govt as refunds unfairly taxed
"You guys have the power to do the right thing so why don't you." That message to the government from an advocate who says wrongly sanctioned beneficiaries are being punished again by tax laws.
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Women refunded by MSD now hit with unjust taxes - advocates
Women who have been refunded by the Ministry of Social Development after being wrongly sanctioned are now being punished again by being double-taxed, beneficiary advocates say.
Under section 70A of… Video, Audio
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Getting South Auckland rangitahi working in nature
The Sustainable Business Network is working with the Milford Foundation to encourage more young South Auckland people to get involved with working in nature. Audio
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Disproportionate effects of bullying in the workplace
Maori, Pacific, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in the workplace, according to new research out today.
The findings are… Audio
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Did a Ukranian spy posing as a young mum really sneak into Russia to murder a Putin ally?
Since Vladimir Putin first came to power, many of his critics and supporters have died in strange and violent circumstances. But the fiery death of Darya Dugina is different.
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NBA great Shaquille O'Neal backs Indigenous Australians' moves
Australia's prime minister has enlisted the support of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal in calling for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians and a Voice to Parliament.
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Disabled woman worried those who rely on in-home care could suffer
A disabled woman is worried those who rely on in-home care could suffer or even die because the help is inconsistent and they are often left to fend for themselves.
Matty Angel asked the Health… Audio
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Ex-Louisville police officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up
An ex-detective has admitting helping falsify a search warrant that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor whose death sparked a wave of protests in the US.
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The food bank supplying one of our richest regions
Escalating food, fuel and housing prices are driving people everywhere to desperation - even on the North Shore. Audio
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Pasifika women helping drive gender, cultural diversity on boards honoured
Pasifika women in leadership across New Zealand were recognised at the recently held Women in Governance awards at Parliament. Audio
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Reserve Bank to deliver OCR raise to seven-year high of 3 percent
It will be the seventh rise in the OCR since last October, the most aggressive tightening cycle since the current monetary policy system was instituted in 1999.
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Starvation, child marriage on rise in Afghanistan under Taliban
World Vision have released a report detailing the horrific conditions people are facing in Afghanistan, exactly one year since the Taliban took power.
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Far North wants to delay fluoridation despite abysmal tooth decay figures
Te Tai Tokerau children finishing primary school have the worst tooth decay in the country.
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NZ growth fund joins global partner to expand support for businesswomen
A New Zealand growth fund has joined a London-based global partner to expand support for women in venture capital.
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Social enterprise energy retailer seeks help to 'end power poverty'
The country's only kaupapa Māori , social enterprise energy retailer says 130,000 households experience energy poverty, and it needs help to end that. Nau Mai RÄ was established a year ago. It is… Audio
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National's welfare plan over-simplified and out of touch, opposing parties say
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says there's no evidence National's welfare plan will work, while the Greens say it shows a "depressingly familiar side of the National Party".