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Rent prices continue to break records
Renting's become more expensive than ever - and rental properties are even harder to find.
That's according to TradeMe's latest Rental Prince Index, which says the national median rent climbed $45 in… Audio
Midday News for 31 March 2022
Midday News update for Thursday 31 March 2022 with Nicola Wright Audio
Groundswell refuses to meet with PM alongside other agriculture lobby groups
Farming protest group Groundswell says it won't meet the Prime Minister alongside other agricultural lobby groups.
Groups such as Dairy-NZ and Beef and Lamb have been working with the Government on a… Audio
Expert on Air New Zealand's capital raising plan
Air New Zealand is moving ahead with a $2.2 billion recapitalisation plan.
The national carrier wants to raise the money through a combination of shares and debt.
Shareholders are being offered two… Audio
Fewer ACC staff allowed access to sensitive files
Fewer ACC staff can now look at sensitive claim files, amid a raft of changes being introduced.
Access to sensitive claims, which relate to sexual abuse, and client privacy has come under scrutiny… Audio
Man whose bank account received donations for Parliament protest bankrupt
A man whose bank account was used to receive thousands of dollars in donations for the parliament occupation is currently bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.
Jamie Patrick Mansfield… Audio
Air New Zealand planning to raise $2.2b for pandemic recovery
Air New Zealand wants to raise $2.2 billion dollars to help it recover from the effects of the pandemic.
The airline plans to make $1.2 billion by offering shareholders two shares for every one they… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 31 March 2022
Today on RNZ National... Air New Zealand looks to raise 2-point-2-billion dollars to help it recover from the pandemic A man whose bank account was used to receive donations for the parliament… Audio
Stuff series on expats coming back to NZ during the pandemic
A new series has started on the Stuff website today, following the fortunes of six couples who returned to New Zealand during the pandemic to rebuild their lives, often from scratch. Producer… Audio
Police tout success of zero-tolerance to illegal racing
The police are touting the success of a zero-tolerance approach they took to illegal street racing around Hamilton last weekend.
Police deployed 50 staff before about 500 vehicles arrived.
200… Audio
Midday News for 30 March 2022
The America's Cup will be held in Spain, and 200 fines for Hamilton's boy racers. Audio
Christopher Luxon says no to ACT's proposed referendum - for now
The National Party is saying no for now to the ACT Party's proposed referendum on the co-governance model of government.
ACT leader David Seymour says that sounds a lot like National is running away… Audio
ACT, Māori Party at odds over who's stoking division
The ACT Party and the Māori Party are at odds over who is stoking division when it comes to co-governance.
ACT last week called for a public referendum on co-governance - broadly considered as… Audio
America's Cup: Grant Dalton on moving cup overseas
Team New Zealand chief Grant Dalton says the hope remains of the America's Cup one day returning to being based in New Zealand.
The next Cup will be held at Barcelona in Spain.
A bid from the… Audio
Debates on Māori co-governance unproductive - lecturer
ACT's call for a referendum on Māori co-governance has once again raised the question - can New Zealand have a debate about race and the Treaty without stirring up racial abuse?
Leader David Seymour… Audio
Police bolsters team scanning for threats online
The police are now significantly boosting its team dedicated to scanning for threats on the internet - three years after the mosque attacks. Before the attacks the police had no such dedicated team… Audio
Latest benefit boosts not enough for many families - advocates
Anti-poverty campaigners say despite increases to government benefits, families will still be trapped in poverty as the cost of living skyrockets.
The second of two benefit increases comes into… Audio
Slim pickings for kiwifruit harvest labour, despite high pay offers
It's slim pickings when it comes to labour for the kiwifruit harvest despite growers offering what they believe is top dollar for workers, along with other incentives.
The industry usually needs… Video, Audio
Construction still hampered by rising building costs
Building costs are going up faster than houses with some tradies struggling to get their hands on basic materials and facing unknown freight costs.
Part of it is Covid and supply chain uncertainty… Video, Audio
Stolen tools possibly traded for drugs - Bay of Plenty police
The cost of construction is going through the roof as tradies struggle to get their hands on basic materials - with lead times stretching well into the second half of the year.
As the squeeze on… Video, Audio