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Horticulture industry warns it may have to cut back on harvest
The horticulture industry warns it may have to cut back on the harvest, if the government doesn't move quickly to head-off a critical labour shortage in the spring.
The hospitality, pork, shearing… Audio
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Why Collins' approach is a 'shame'
Opinion - Judith Collins' first public remarks after becoming leader shows she means to continue in the same way she's always operated as a politician, writes Cat MacLennan
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National Party leadership: Collins, Kaye, Bridges still in the running
As National prepares to replace Todd Muller as leader, Simon Bridges, Judith Collins and Nikki Kaye are not ruling out going for the top job. Video
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Electoral donation laws under scrutiny again after latest SFO investigation
The country's electoral donation laws are being questioned with a third major political party now the subject of a Serious Fraud Office investigation.
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Labour under investigation by Serious Fraud Office
The country's electoral donation laws are being questioned with a third major political party now the subject of a Serious Fraud Office investigation.
The SFO is looking into donations made to the… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 13 July 2020
On this week's show Mark has new music from Colorama, classic covers courtesy of Delaney Davidson, Betty LaVette and Sonic Youth plus a birthday tune for jazz legend Lee Morgan. Audio
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SFO to investigate 2017 Labour Party donations
The investigation is one of five related to electoral funding in recent years, the Serious Fraud Office says.
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Facebook fame helps Army Band draw fans to town hall reopening
Eager fans of the New Zealand Army Band queued for 90 minutes before the Christchurch Town Hall doors swung open yesterday, for the first show at the venue since lockdown.
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The Sampler: The Beths, Larkin Poe, Khruangbin
Nick Bollinger reviews a sophomore album of power pop from The Beths; blues and boogie from North Georgia sisters Larkin Poe; and a surprisingly vocal set from the usually instrumental trio… Audio
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Southern scandals: Is there something in the water?
Hamish Walker's privacy leak debacle dominated the news this week, but it's not the first time a southern MP has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, writes Daisy Hudson.
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Govt extends border exceptions for mosque attacker's sentencing
New exceptions will allow victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks entry into New Zealand and more financial help to do so.
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Immigration changes to give stranded seasonal workers more flexibility
The Immigration Minister has announced changes which he says will better support seasonal workers stranded in New Zealand due to Covid-19.
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Opinion: National's attacks not what we need right now
The National Party's current difficulties can be summed up in one word: culture, Cat MacLennan writes.
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Jami-Lee Ross appears in court ahead of electoral fraud trial
A trial date for former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross and three businessman has been set.
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Visa extension will only benefit some - immigration adviser
New Zealand's temporary workers have been given some breathing space to plan their next move, but it is a different story for those migrants stuck overseas.
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Iain Lees-Galloway under pressure over work visa holders
The Minister of Immigration is under increasing pressure to decide what to do about thousands of temporary work visas which will expire over the next few months. Audio
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To extend low skilled visas or not, recruit/train NZers
Kiwis first - or continue to support non-citizens already here. It's the debate raging over who should be prioritised when it comes to jobs. Amid mounting pressure, the government yesterday announced… Audio
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Government extends temporary work visas by six months
The government is extending temporary work visas by six months for some migrants already onshore, Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced.
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Expiring visas: Immigration Minister under pressure to extend visas
Organisations representing a cross section of New Zealand industries are alarmed that no decision has been made on the fate of thousands of temporary workers with visas about to expire.
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In defence of rules in fiction
RNZ producer and bookworm Robert Kelly is in to defend genre fiction that follows the rules. Audio
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Iain Lees-Galloway under pressure over work visa holders
The Minister of Immigration is under increasing pressure to decide what to do about thousands of temporary work visas which will expire over the next few months.
At least 3000 low paid temporary… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 6 July 2020
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has a blues extravaganza courtesy of John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat, a track from Giant Sand's recently reissued classic album Ramp, a Genesis cover by Red House… Audio
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ACC levies will be kept steady through to 2022 - Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Cabinet's decision to keep ACC levies at their current rate through to 2022. Video
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Bosses scramble to fill jobs as visas set to expire en masse
Both big and small companies are scrambling to hang on to their workforces, with thousands of temporary resident visas set to expire - all at once.
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Migrants hamstrung by visas, little financial support
There are hundreds of thousands of foreign national visa holders in the country at present, 22 thousand of whom are thought to be in serious hardship but are not eligible for social welfare. Audio
