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'Intimidating' Pharmac move may lead to child cancer drug delays
Two of New Zealand's leading cancer experts have slammed Pharmac's proposal to take away the special exemption which gives children with cancer access to any drug they need.
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Just being rich doesn't get you on The List
The post-Covid rich list is different to NBR's previous yearly efforts. In 2021, ranking wealthy New Zealanders also means measuring what they give back. Audio
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Just being rich doesn't get you on The List
The post-Covid rich list is different to NBR's previous yearly efforts. In 2021, ranking wealthy New Zealanders also means measuring what they give back.
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Don't play sick children off against each other - Children's Commissioner
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is warning Pharmac not to play one group of children with a life-threatening illness off against another.
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MSD spends $5.5m on IT to charge for emergency housing
The government's being criticised for spending $5.5 million on IT changes so it can charge people who would otherwise be homeless for their motel stays.
In October the Ministry for Social Development… Audio
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Report meant to create unity, not be 'divisive', author says
The author of a report described by National leader Judith Collins as "divisive" says she wishes it was not used as a "political tool".
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Pharmac chief executive on possible changes to child cancer drug funding
Drug buying agency Pharmac is considering scrapping a special rule that allows hospitals to give children with cancer any medicine their doctor asks for and Pharmac pays the bill.
The change is being… Audio
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Covid-19: Customs on workers fired for not getting vaccine
Nine Customs workers have been fired for not getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
The government agency says it has not found roles either within Customs or the wider public service to redeploy them to.
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Covid-19: Employment advocate not happy with Customs workers' firing
The firing of Customs workers from their roles for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine, has been described as a breach of their rights.
Nine officials have lost their jobs, and the government agency says… Audio
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Royal Commission in Abuse in Care: State-run homes in spotlight
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care resumes this morning with the focus now on State-run children's homes.
The public hearing will be held in Auckland.
Reporter Andrew McRae will be… Audio
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TAIC lost 13 investigative staff over five years
An ageing workforce alongside claims of a toxic work culture has seen the Transport Accident Investigation Commission lose 13 investigative staff in the last five years.
Since 2016, nine accident… Audio
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'It divides our communities' - Collins warns of Māori systems in education, justice
National is accusing Labour of trying to sneak through a divisive plan to set up separate systems for Māori at all levels - including in Parliament.
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Week in Politics: Ōrewa recalled as Collins opposes 'racist separation'
Analysis - Don Brash's Ōrewa speech is recalled as Judith Collins campaigns against "racist separation", the Five Eyes controversy is called "a beat-up" and the New Zealand Upgrade Programme runs into…
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China tries charm offensive in reply to growing pressure over Uighur treatment
Under growing pressure from governments around the world over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, China this afternoon went on a charm offensive.
There have been mounting calls for China to end what… Audio
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Rent controls: 'We are very much keeping this conversation alive' - Greens
The Green Party is urging the government to keep rent control on the table, as many renters find themselves stretched to their financial limit.
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Rent controls needed alongside increased housing supply - renters group
A renters group says it is high time the government introduces rent controls, while an economist says such measures will make the housing crisis worse. Audio
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'Unethical' bowel screening decision caused deadly delays - surgeon
A surgeon and a cancer researcher have accused the Ministry of Health of allowing the Southern District Health Board to join the National Bowel Screening Programme too early saying the decision has…
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Govt urged to provide social help for all in emergency housing
A social housing provider says it is ridiculous the government is not already providing social workers for everyone living in emergency accommodation.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today indicated a… Audio
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Govt warned housing shake-up could hurt renters
The government was repeatedly warned by officials its massive housing shakeup could hurt vulnerable renters - resulting in rent hikes or overcrowding.
Newly released documents show Housing Minister… Audio
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Restaurateur sentenced for breaching suppression of Grace Millane's killer
An Auckland business man has been sentenced to community work for naming backpacker Grace Millane's killer while a suppression order was in place.
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NZ households spend $34 a week on 'risky products' - slavery research
More than $3 billion worth of goods linked to forced or child labour are being imported by New Zealand each year, according to new research by World Vision into modern slavery.
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Motelier on emergency housing troubles
A Waikato woman who runs her motel as emergency housing is speaking out about how tough and dangerous the job can be.
It's costing $1 million a day for emergency and transitional housing prompting… Audio
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'Judith just doesn't get the point' - Māori health leader
"Hypocritical" and "a distraction" is how some Māori health leaders have described National leader Judith Collins' comments that a Māori Health Authority is "racist separatism".
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Vodafone explains erratic cellphone signal across Aotearoa
Vodafone spokesperson Nicky Preston speaks to Lisa Owen about reasons why mobile phone or internet data coverage can be erratic in parts of New Zealand.
Spark was not available for an interview but… Video, Audio
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Phone users around Aotearoa frustrated by dodgy reception
On Tuesday Invercargill man Russel Bell told Checkpoint he has had a gutsful of his bad cell signal - his provider is Spark, but his story connected with many who shared his frustration.
Many people… Video, Audio
