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Early Business News for 16 June 2023
June 15, 2023 18:28 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBLatest news from Radio New Zealand's business team.
Liquid gold: paying plasma donors, saving lives and money
June 15, 2023 18:21 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBPaying blood plasma donors in New Zealand would ensure enough is in the country to meet patients' needs. In Alberta, Canada, donors receive up $105 NZD ($65 USD) per donation. Georgetown University's Professor Peter Jaworski is an expert in the economics and ethics of blood and plasma donation, and co-author of the new report, 'Liquid Gold: New Zealand's need for compensated plasma collections'. He says we should follow Canada's lead in paying our donors, incentivising plasma donation an...
Four potential pathways to greener energy systems
June 15, 2023 18:13 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MBThe Government is looking into how it can transition towards a low emissions economy and move away from fossil fuels. Energy Link was commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to model the system-wide effects of four potential electricity pathways in New Zealand. Parts of the model look into storing hydroelectricity generated by Lake Onslow and closing the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The Parliamentary Commission for the Environment's chief economist, Geoff Sim...
Businesses ready for tough winter as recession strikes
June 15, 2023 18:08 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MBThe country has slipped into recession - brought on by devastating floods and a cyclone as well as rising interest rates. The figures show negative growth by whisker for the last quarter of 2022 and the first three months of this year. The question now will winter be any better? Many small businesses don't think so as they struggle with rising costs and being able to pay staff.
Auckland hosts largest collection of Egyptian artefacts
June 14, 2023 20:54 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBNew Zealanders can now get up close and personal with treasures from Egypt, as the largest collection of ancient artefacts is on display in Aotearoa. The collection, called Egypt: In the Time of Pharaohs, opens today at Auckland War Memorial Museum. It reveals the everyday life of one of history's most influential cultures, showcasing more than 300 artefacts, including mummified remains and jewellery. Delphine Herbert went for a look.
Fully electric bus service on its way to Nelson and Tasman
June 14, 2023 20:53 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBIn a few months, Nelson and Tasman will have a new bus service - with more destinations, more regular buses and lower fares. The main fleet of seventeen buses will also be fully electric. Some residents are concerned about the changes, while others say the new service can't come soon enough. Submissions will close today ahead of tomorrow's hearing. Samantha Gee has the story.
Holiday backpay begins for teachers
June 14, 2023 20:48 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBThousands of school staff are about to get the first tranche of payments compensating them for 400-million-dollars in miscalculated holiday pay. It's taken seven years of review, negotiation and calculation to get this far and the payments scheduled for later this month are only the first step. They cover more than 82,000 current school employees and will total more than $38 million. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen has been following this story.
The staggering difference in petrol price across the country
June 14, 2023 20:47 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MBThat's the staggering difference in the cost of a litre of unleaded 91 petrol across Auckland and the AA says the difference could be up to 65 cents a litre for diesel. Motorists have enjoyed a fuel subsidy for the past 15 months, but that's set to end at the end of this month. First Up's Leonard Powell hit the road to find out if people will drive across town to save more than thirty dollars to fill up an average car. And by our calculations, the cost of filling up your average 50 litre...
East Coast seeks more than band-aid resilience fixes
June 14, 2023 20:37 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBCommunities on the East Coast are sick of being offered band-aid fixes and praised for their resilience. They were hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle, which devastated their infrastructure and cut off communication. With climate change, these storms are expected to become more frequent and violent. RNZ cyclone recovery reporter Kate Green has been looking at their options to prepare.
Market Update for 15 June 2023
June 14, 2023 20:30 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBBusiness update for 15 June 2023
Market Update for 15 June 2023
June 14, 2023 20:30 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBBusiness update for 15 June 2023
Mother seeks action to cut young people's access to vapes
June 14, 2023 20:28 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBThe mother of a 16-year-old boy who's battling a serious vaping addiction says more must be done to reduce young people's access to vapes. Parents upset about vaping by children have set up a new group - Vape-Free Kids NZ. Anna, whose surname we've agreed not to use, says regulations exist but they're not being enforced, and the young are the victims. She spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.
Complex views on Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary plans
June 14, 2023 20:25 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBThe government needs to go back to the drawing board if it wants to get a proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary off the ground with iwi support. More than 40 iwi organisations voted to reject the government's plan, with only one voting in favour. Maori say an indigenous led approach is the only way forward. Ngati Kuri are mana whenua and mana moana for the Kermadecs, and originally supported the sanctuary, but they didn't have voting rights. Ngati Kuri chair Harry Burkhardt spoke with Corin ...
Record-breaking boom in primary exports
June 14, 2023 20:14 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBThe performance of dairy, seafood and processed food exports is being praised as the reason primary industry exports have exceeded expectations, reaching a new annual record of more than $56 billion. The government is also praising itself, saying its export strategy and new Free Trade Agreements have opened the doors for record overseas sales. Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says the numbers signal a bright future, and show the worst of the economic headwinds are behind us...
Race for the rural vote underway at Fieldays
June 14, 2023 20:08 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBThe race for the rural vote is underway at Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton with Labour, Act and National turning up in force at the largest agricultural gathering in the Southern Hemisphere. It's a showcase for the latest in farm technology. Our reporter Monique Steele was there.
Panicked parents band together against vapes
June 14, 2023 19:49 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBPanicked parents have banded together to call for stronger action from the government to curb the rising number of young people vaping. They say they're seeing their children become debilitated by their addiction. Their group Vape-Free Kids NZ was started a month ago, and has already gained over one-thousand members. Anna Sargent reports.
Queenstown migrant workers exploited and struggling
June 14, 2023 19:44 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MBA group of migrant workers in Queenstown are struggling because their employers aren't giving them the promised working hours. Accredited employers are required to give workers a minimum of 30 hours per week, but in some cases that isn't happening. Tracy Pool is the manager of the Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau - she says workers are struggling to pay their rent and fear losing their accommodation. She spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.
Bay of Plenty: police monitoring gang action
June 14, 2023 19:39 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MBHundreds of gang members, and 100 extra police, have been in the area after the killing of Mongrel Mob Barbarians boss Steven Taiatini last Friday. A homicide investigation has been launched into Mr Taiatini's death. His body was taken from Opotiki to a crematorium in Whakatane yesterday and there were reports of shots being fired at a vehicle in the town. Mr Taiatini's family say they are willing to talk to rival gang members such as Black Power about tensions.
Verdict due out today on whether NZ is in a recession
June 14, 2023 19:22 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBGDP figures out today will reveal whether or not the economy has tipped into recession, after negative growth of 0.6% in the December quarter of 2022. The figures are a key indicator of the health of the economy and will play a role in any decision by the Reserve Bank to again lift the Official Cash Rate, or not. Many economists are picking a slight fall in GDP, which would mean the country is technically in recession. The Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr says there's no doubt the ec...
Primary industry exports earn a record $56.6 billion
June 14, 2023 19:18 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBPrimary industry exports are forecast to reach just over $56 billion by the end of this month. That's higher than expected, and is largely due to an increase in dairy, seafood and processed food exports. Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.
Mental health nurse attacked, dragged by her hair
June 14, 2023 19:14 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBA mental health nurse who was knocked out and dragged by her hair at work says the police have not taken the assault seriously. Her union says that's not uncommon, with many mental health nurses being made to feel that assault is just part of the job. Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports
Reporter on the scene at Whakatane
June 14, 2023 19:12 - 5 minutes - 4.58 MBBay of Plenty police have been on alert overnight in Opotiki and Whakatane after reports of shots being fired at a vehicle in Whakatane yesterday. Hundreds of patched gang members who had been in Opotiki for the tangi of Mongrel Mob Barbarians boss Steven Taiatini yesterday travelled to Whakatane on motorbikes and in cars and utes for the gang bosses' cremation. The 45-year old gang president was killed on Friday night and a homicide investigation is underway. RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell...
Climate change project funding yet to be spent
June 14, 2023 18:51 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MBTens of millions of dollars earmarked for Government climate change projects are yet to be spent. Treasury documents show about a third of the initiatives in the more than $3 billion Climate Emergency Response Fund may not use all their allocated funding for this year. Trouble recruiting staff is a major culprit. Climate reporter Hamish Cardwell has more.
Primary industry exports reach record high $56 billion
June 14, 2023 18:44 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBThe primary industry has outperformed expectations as annual exports reach a new record high of more than 56-billion-dollars. The December forecast expected 55-billion in exports, but led by a growth in dairy, seafood and processed food exports, the result is 1-point-2-billion-dollars higher than thought. The government thinks primary industry exports could rise to 62-billion-dollars by 2027, and are praising new Free Trade Agreements as opening the door for more sales. Business NZ chief...
Early Sports Chat for 15 June 2023
June 14, 2023 18:39 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBAn update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.
Morning Rural News for 15 June 2023
June 14, 2023 18:28 - 4 minutes - 4 MBNews from the rural farming sector.
Early Business News for 15 June 2023
June 14, 2023 18:26 - 1 minute - 1.78 MBLatest news from Radio New Zealand's business team.
UK Police question man over Nottingham murders
June 14, 2023 18:18 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBPolice in the UK are questioning a man on suspicion of murder after two students and a man were stabbed to death in Nottingham. The two students killed were 19-years-olds Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber - and were both in their first year at Nottingham University. The University's Vice-Chancellor, Shearer West, says they were talented athletes. The older man killed was primary school caretaker, Ian Coates. The BBC reporting his family is shocked. Three other people were also inju...
Italy's longest serving PM mourned
June 14, 2023 18:11 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBItaly's held a National Day of Mourning to mark the funeral of former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. Around 2000 people were inside Milan's Duomo cathedral for the service, with thousands more outside. Italians either loved or hated Mr Berlusconi, who - despite his gaffes, sex scandals, and insults - won over the Italian population and was voted in as Prime Minister three times between 1994 and 2011. Italy correspondent Davide Lerner spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.
Fox Glacier residents feared ghost town after slip
June 13, 2023 20:59 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBA ghost town - that's what Fox Glacier residents feared their town would become after access to their main tourist attraction was severed four years ago. In March 2019, a major landslide destroyed the road to the glacier. Less than six months later, locals were told it wouldn't be reopening and the government was stepping in to help fund alternative attractions. Tourism reporter Tess Brunton reports.
Not just a free lunch: ripple effects from free school meals
June 13, 2023 20:50 - 3 minutes - 3.53 MBResearchers say the ripple effects of providing healthy meals in schools extend wider than a free lunch. The $260 million Healthy School Lunch Programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako, provides free meals to schools in need across Aotearoa. But supporters say the programme can also improve children's mental health, enrich learning and boost local economies. Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau is a research fellow with the University of Auckland.
New Plymouth pushes ahead with double digit rates rise
June 13, 2023 20:47 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBThe New Plymouth District Council has pushed ahead with an average rates rise of 12.4 percent despite being faced with an - at times - hostile Civic Centre crowd. They were fired up by revelations that 39 percent of property owners could face a rates hike of between 15 and 30 percent, and almost two thousand others an increase of between 30 and 50 percent. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin was there.
Gore: All but mayor reject petition for Stephen Parry to resign
June 13, 2023 20:43 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBThe dysfunction at the Gore District Council has been on display again with a petition calling on chief executive Stephen Parry to resign. The petition was rejected by all councillors at a meeting yesterday, but the mayor disagreed. Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown, was there.
Travel disruptions warned for BOP mob boss tangi
June 13, 2023 20:40 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBPolice are warning of travel disruption in eastern Bay of Plenty as hundreds of gang members follow the hearse carrying the body of Mongrel Mob President Steven Taiatini from Opotiki to the Hillcrest Crematorium in Whakatane.
Market Update for 14 June 2023
June 13, 2023 20:32 - 1 minute - 1.35 MBBusiness update for 14 June 2023
Problems emerge for half-price tickets to ride after July 1
June 13, 2023 20:28 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBCheap public transport for young people, a big pledge in the latest Budget, has hit a snag with some councils unable to verify passengers' age. The plan, which will see riders aged between five and twenty-four only paying half fare, comes into play on July 1, the date when half-price travel for everyone else ends. That's too tight a deadline for the capital city. Greater Wellington Regional Council councillor Thomas Nash spoke with Corin Dann.
Fire safety delays for emergency housing motels
June 13, 2023 20:21 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBThousands of people in emergency housing motels are without higher fire safety protections, despite Cabinet promises six months ago to set standards for the first time. The government - which was advised it lacked "any formal power" to tell moteliers what to do - agreed last December to introduce the standards. But that is still to come - and a council at the emergency council epicentre has also been left waiting as it tries to boost its powers over motels. Phil Pennington has the story....
Hawkes Bay resident to begin recovery talks with council
June 13, 2023 20:17 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBThousands of Hawkes Bay people with cyclone wrecked homes can start sitting down with council officials from today to nut out what exactly is going to happen to their properties. 236 are in the government's high-risk category and qualify for a voluntary buyout and there are over two thousand that can be lived in as long as they have better flood protection. At a community meeting in rural Puketapu last night, locals were starting to see the way ahead. Our reporter Lauren Crimp was at the...
Iwi respond to Kermadec Sanctuary proposal
June 13, 2023 19:53 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBMore than forty iwi organisations have voted overwhelmingly to reject the plan, saying an indigenous led approach is the only way forward. Former Prime Minister Sir John Key announced the sanctuary in 2015 but push back from iwi and political parties has stalled progress since. The Environment Minister, David Parker this morning told us he's disappointed. Rangimarie Hunia, Chair of the Maori Fisheries Trust, Te Ohu Kai Moana spoke with Corin Dann.
Is NZ a 'negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking' place?
June 13, 2023 19:44 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBNational Party leader Christopher Luxon has described New Zealand as a "very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking' place. A spot-poll published on the news site Stuff had most respondents agreeing with him. Christopher Luxon joins us now.
Dozens of migrant workers left jobless, destitute
June 13, 2023 19:39 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBDozens of Chinese migrant workers have been left jobless and destitute after paying thousands of dollars for work visas - only to be left with no work or dismissed by their employer shortly after they arrive. Others claim the jobs were fake and they didn't get a single day of work. The Citizens Advice Bureau is representing eight Chinese workers. Its National Policy Advisor Louise May is with us now...
New data suggests property market may be bottoming out
June 13, 2023 19:35 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBNew property price figures out today suggest the market could be bottoming out. CoreLogic's interactive Mapping the Market tool shows that around twelve percent 12% of the suburbs it tracks saw increases in median value over the past three months. The trend has been most pronounced in Northland and the Kaipara District. But hundreds of other suburbs, especially in areas such as Wellington, remain "soft". Kelvin Davidson is the chief property economist at CoreLogic.
RNZ board releases terms of reference for inquiry
June 13, 2023 19:24 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBThe board of RNZ are this morning releasing details of an independent review into how pro-Russian sentiment was inserted into a range of online stories. One staff member has been stood down while the matter is investigated. As of last night, an audit has found 22 articles that were inappropriately edited, 21 that had come from Reuters, and one from the BBC. The edits also now extend to anti-Israeli, pro-Palestian language being added to international wire copy. RNZ board chair, Jim Mathe...
Transport discount for young people hits a snag
June 13, 2023 19:21 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBThe Government's Budget promise of cheap public transport for five to 24-year-olds has hit a major snag with some of the biggest councils still figuring out a system for checking a passenger's age. The scheme kicks in from July 1 when half price public transport for everyone ends. But Wellington won't be ready to implement it, and it's still unclear if other regions including Auckland will make the deadline either. Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.
New Zealand: Net gain of 70,000 migrants
June 13, 2023 19:15 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBNew Zealand had a net gain of more than 70-thousand migrants in the year to April. Those numbers included a huge spike in March, while numbers have dropped off again since. Immigration Minister Michael Wood says the numbers are a positive sign as the government tries to get workers into the economy. Mr Wood spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss...
Work visa scam leaves dozens of migrants destitute
June 13, 2023 19:10 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBDozens of Chinese migrant workers have been left jobless and destitute after paying thousands of dollars for work visas - only to be left with no work or dismissed by their employer shortly after they arrive. Others claim the jobs were fake and they didn't get a single day of work. Most of them have come into the country on the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. Our reporter Lucy Xia has the story.
Business News for 14 June 2023
June 13, 2023 18:54 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBBusiness news for 14 June 2023
Minister disappointed in iwi rejection of Kermadec proposal
June 13, 2023 18:50 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBIwi leaders have rejected the government's latest proposal to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary. More than forty iwi organisations have voted overwhelmingly to reject the plan, saying an indigenous led approach is the only way forward. Former Prime Minister Sir John Key announced the sanctuary in 2015, but push back from iwi and political parties has stalled progress since. Environment Minister David Parker says recent indications were that the parties were close to an agreement.
Trump first president to face charges in federal court
June 13, 2023 18:47 - 3 minutes - 3.1 MBFormer US president Donald Trump will make history as the first ex-president to face charges in federal court at 3. He's accused of hoarding thousands of classified government documents after leaving office and lying to officials who tried to get them back. It's alleged the US government secrets were stored in a shower, a bathroom, a ballroom and a bedroom in his Mar-a-Lago estate. Mr Trump denies the accusations and is calling the prosecution a "witch hunt." Our US correspondent Benji H...
Early Sports Chat for 14 June 2023
June 13, 2023 18:35 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBAn update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.