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It's that time of year again, where we all hunker down for the winter, but it's not just us who are feeling the chill! Despite their fur coats, our pets need some extra TLC over the colder months which is why SPCA Scientific Officer Dr Alison Vaughan has put together some tips. She speaks to Jesse about keeping our furry friends healthy and warm du…
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Some properties in New Plymouth could face rates rises of over 100 percent next year, under a proposal being voted on next week. Most residential properties would see rates increases up to a maximum of 30 percent but others, along with farms and commercial and industrial properties, would face even steeper rates rises.…
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Secondary teachers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Education Ministry's latest pay offer, which brings more disruption to students with strikes from next week. The Post Primary Teachers Association says its members voted against the offer of three pay rises over two years plus a $4,500 payment.…
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At last there's peace in our times for golf - but who is the real winner in the proposed merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf? Dana has the details on the extraordinary development, and casts her eye over the Silver Ferns line-up for next month's Netball World Cup.
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Wellington indie singer/ songwriter Lontalius (Eddie Johnston) releases his fourth album this week, and it's a luxuriously sad delight. We'll hear two songs from that today, followed by an early track from Northampton's Bigga Bush and a dancefloor classic from Grace Jones, who just turned 75.
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Kawerau District Council is under fire from its community who are fed up with paru or muddy water coming from their taps. The town that once boasted it had some of the best drinking water in the country has been dissatisfied with the water since the council started chlorinating the system in 2019 to comply with new national standards. Diane also ta…
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Science writer Michael Spector isn't alone in thinking the Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in dramatic and lasting change across the world - he just thinks most of us have overlooked what could be the greatest scientific development in the history of humanity. In his new audiobook Higher Animals: Vaccines, Synthetic Biology, and the Future of Life, h…
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As the death toll from a three train collision in Odisha, India, Ed talks to Kathryn about the reprisals and political fallout from the tragedy. Also, reports this week have suggested that the head of the CIA made a secret visit to China in May in an urgent bid to get relations between the two superpowers back onto a more stable footing. And in Sou…
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Airlines are pushing back on Auckland Airport's plans to raise landing charges from July, to help fund its multi-billion dollar renovation plans. That plan includes integrating the domestic and international terminals, a new baggage system, and airfield expansion. Passenger charges for both domestic and international jets will double during the nex…
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Auckland councillors head into a second day of debate in their efforts to finalise Mayor Wayne Brown's budget, The proposed share sale of airport shares is expected to dominate proceedings and several amendments have been tabled in a bid to break the impasse. his includes looking at alternatives to the contentious selling off of the city's airport …
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The Antipodean albatross faces extinction by 2050, the Department of Conservation warns. It's estimated surface longline fishing alone kills 300 to 500 albatross in New Zealand waters every year. Dr Stephanie Borelle from Birdlife International is urging the new Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Rachel Brooking, to take more ambitious and urgent ac…
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The Public Service Association claims the South Waikato District Council has breached its obligations to act in good faith during a recent restructure.... but the chief executive says it's just a case of hurt feelings. The council is proposing one of the largest rate rises in the country at 18.5 percent and has made eight people redundant as it loo…
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The New Zealand Institute of Physics is calling on the government to bail out Victoria University's School of Chemical and Physical Sciences. The Institutes president, Professor Joachim Brand, says budget cuts will strip the faculty to a bare-bones operation. He spoke to Corin Dann.
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New Zealand's Michael Venus was a beaten finalist alongside Bianca Andreescu in the mixed doubles final at the French Open overnight. The pair won the first set, but then succumbed to a comeback from Japan's Miyu Kato and German Tim Putz. Meanwhile the finalists in the women's tournament have been found. Defending champion Iga Swiatek will play Cze…
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Eight companies are accused of making and exporting an estimated $29 million worth of tainted fat and meat and bone meal. Two individual company directors and two employees also face prosecution under the Animal Products Act and Crimes Act, following an investigation by the Ministry of Primary Industries. Investigative reporter Anusha Bradley spoke…
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There's been another drop in students passing their NCEA levels last year, with the achievment rate's falling annually since 2020. NZQA's latest annual report reveals only 65 percent of year 11s passed NCEA level one last year. NZQA Chief Executive Grant Klinkum spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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Waikato-Tainui is seeking a large shareholding of Auckland Airport shares if Auckland Council agrees to sell part or all its shareholding. The iwi already has substantial investments in the airport precinct including two hotels. Its executive chair, Tukoroirangi Morgan said the shares would be an opportunity to settle outstanding Treaty claims in t…
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