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Diversity quotas on boards - needed or not?
New Zealand is not as egalitarian as it likes to think it is when it comes to the boardroom. One of our top directors explains why we should introduce quotas for women; and an expert on the issue… Audio
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Community groups hope for better future after Covid-19
New Zealand's response to the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a range of inequities across Aotearoa, with access to food perhaps the most noticeable.
As we slowly return to our new normal, community… Video, Audio
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JK Rowling unveils her first non-Harry Potter children's book
The author of the popular Harry Potter series has surprised fans with the announcement of a brand new children's book, which she is publishing in daily instalments on her website for free.
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Covid relief payment further stigamtises beneficiaries
A community worker says the government relief payments announced yesterday further stigmatises beneficiaries and sends a message that those on the jobseeker are not worthy.
The Government has created… Audio
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Pandemic has exposed neoliberalism's flaws, says economist
A Nobel Prize-winning economist says the disempowering reign of neoliberalism has exposed the US to the worst ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio
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Why the new Covid-19 payment is 'galling'
The new payment will give $490 a week to people who have lost their job due to the pandemic. The regular jobseeker benefit for people over 25 is $250 - after tax. Audio
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New Covid-19 benefit labelled discriminatory
A new unemployment benefit for people who lost work because of Covid-19 is being criticised as unfair and discriminatory.
The new payment, announced yesterday, will give up to $490 a week to people… Audio
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Government Covid-19 tracing app slammed as inaccessible
Blind people are slamming the Government for releasing a contact tracing app they can't use.
They say the Covid Tracer app launched six days ago lacks even the most basic functions to let low vision… Audio
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EQC level 2 rules causing more delays, stress - Christchurch couple
An elderly Christchurch couple are crying foul over EQC's site visit policy under alert level two.
EQC says the measures, outlined in emails to clients, are crucial for staff and customer safety.
… Video, Audio
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RNZ wins seven categories at Voyager media awards
Winners included Guyon Espiner for Reporter of the Year, Aaron Smale for feature writer of the year, Te Aniwa Hurihanganui for Māori Affairs reporting, and more.
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Demand for food parcels levels off, but could return, Sallies says
A second wave of Covid-19 hardship could be on the way, the Salvation Army has warned.
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What is a Universal Basic Income, and would it work?
Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Gareth Morgan all want it - a Universal Basic Income. What is it, and how would it work? Audio
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Chile protesters clash with police over lockdown
Protesters and police have clashed on the outskirts of the Chilean capital Santiago amid tension over food shortages during lockdown.
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A lonely Māori voice at the Covid-19 briefings
You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings Audio
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What Budget 2020 could do to help end homelessness
During the lockdown the homeless were put into motels and other housing but this was only temporary, now under alert level two they could be able to stay off the streets for good.
Government funding… Audio
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Opinion: A Budget with big numbers, but little vision
Opinion - It's a politically-astute Budget, but anyone looking for big transformative change will be underwhelmed by Grant Robertson's Budget 2020, Bryce Edwards writes.
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Extra Time for 15 May 2020
Extra Time continues its discussion on the treatment of women’s sport in New Zealand and in particular rugby. Hamish Bidwell, Alice Soper, Ashley Stanley and Barry Guy have their thoughts on… Audio
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Coronavirus: Tens of thousands of new applicants for benefits
A new report on the nearly 40,000 people who signed on for the unemployment benefit during lockdown shows they're more likely to be first time beneficiaries, higher earners, recently returned from… Audio
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Coronavirus: Is Budget welfare spending enough?
Those hoping for a further rise in welfare payments to feature in the budget have been disappointed, despite predictions that the Covid-19 outbreak will create tens of thousands of new beneficiaries.
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Budget social spending not enough - advocate
The government is being told it must do more if it wants to stop a big spike in the number of families ending up in poverty because of Covid-19.
Treasury is forecasting unemployment to hit 10 percent… Audio
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Coronavirus: What the lockdown was like for homeless
It's been a difficult seven weeks for many New Zealanders during the nationwide lockdown. But for Dave Finlay, a homeless man living out of his car in Wellington, it's been particularly difficult.
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'We're hidden' - unemployed man one of many denied benefit help
A Canterbury man who can't find work or access a benefit says he is part of a growing group of New Zealanders whose unemployment is hidden from any official figures.
Because the man's wife still has… Audio
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Benefit redundancy denials: 'Come back when there's nothing left'
People who believe they were left in the lurch by Work and Income wrongly rejecting applicants whose redundancy payment had not yet run out talk to Glen Scanlon.
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New Zealand in a post-Covid world
Audio 12 May 2020What will New Zealand look like in a post-Covid world? Writer Max Rashbrooke considers the role of an 'active state' post-coronavirus. Audio
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Government to invest millions into family violence services
The government says it will shore-up New Zealand's family and sexual violence services in the upcoming 2020 budget to the tune of $183 million over the next four years.
Reports suggest that the… Audio