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On today's episode, the Wairoa community is getting another $500,000 in government funding to help it recover from last week's devastating flooding. The Government has announced new standardised testing for students from the first year of school. An education expert says the potential use of artificial intelligence for tutoring has benefits, but will also pose challenges for developing students' critical thinking and social skills. Employees have been reminded to take care of what they write in private work emails or texts, after two Ministry of Justice workers landed in hot water for making derogatory comments about an academic on their workplace online chat system.
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Employees have been reminded to take care of what they write in private work emails or texts, after two Ministry of Justice workers landed in hot water for making derogatory comments about an academic on their workplace online chat system. The comments on Microsoft Teams were able to requested by the person under the Official Information Act. So how private is your online or digital work chat? RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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An education expert says the potential use of artificial intelligence for tutoring has benefits, but will also pose challenges for developing students' critical thinking and social skills. The Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins says she wants to expand the use of AI, starting with the health and education sectors, including AI tutoring. Dr Michael Johnston, senior fellow at the New Zealand Initiative, has researched the role of AI in education. He spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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Geo-political tensions will make trading conditions difficult for our exporters.
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New Zealand diver Lizzie Roussel says she never thought her Olympic career was over when she had her daughter.
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Southland are leading the way in the economic growth stakes.
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The Government has announced new standardised testing for students from the first year of school. Education Minister Erica Stanford said from next year, five year olds will be tested on phonics - how well they can read words by sounding out letters - with tests at 20 weeks and 40 weeks of schooling. The government has also mandated twice-yearly "progression monitoring" for reading, writing and maths, for children in years three to eight. The Education Minister Erica Stanford spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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The government is giving the Wairoa community another 500-thousand dollars to help it recover from last week's devastating flooding. The Wairoa river flooded more than 400 properties as heavy rain lashed the east coast last week, but the mayor thinks there is about 40-million dollars worth of damage. Emergency management minister Mark Mitchell announced the extra cash during a visit to the district today, which follows initial funding of 100-thousand dollars last week. Meanwhile Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says the government will lead an urgent review into how Hawke's Bay Regional Council managed the river. The Wairoa Mayor Craig Little spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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On today's episode, the government is pressing ahead with legislation that will force tech giants to pay for the news content they use. General practice owners say telehealth consults are becoming increasingly common as a way to manage critical staffing shortages of nurses and GPs. A government crackdown on truancy and parents who take their children away from learning during school appears to be working. Get your scarves and jackets ready, the rest of the week is expected to be very chilly.
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Get your scarves and jackets ready, the rest of the week is expected to be very chilly. Ski fields have had a generous dumping of snow, and a road snowfall warning is in place for the Desert Road. Heavy swell warnings are also in place, forcing the cancellation of all Interislander ferries until Thursday. For more on this, we're joined by Metservice meteorologist Lewis Ferris
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A government crackdown on truancy and parents who take their children away from learning during school appears to be working. New Flight Centre data shows travel bookings are up for the winter holidays, but have dropped off while children should be in school. Flight Centre New Zealand General Manager, Heidi Walker says families are still continuing to travel.
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News from the rural farming sector. Farmers have been told if they snooze when it comes to reducing on-farm gas emissions they'll lose. Rabobank chief executive, Todd Charteris was speaking about maintaining New Zealand's emissions competitive advantage. The topic of growing trade was also discussed at the conference this morning. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says to reach the goal of doubling the value of primary industry exports in the next ten years the government must work hard to open up new markets.
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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is being hailed as a trailblazer after announcing she'll retire from international rugby after the Paris Olympics. The two-time World Cup winner and Tokyo Olympic sevens gold medallist will call time on a 12-year career in which she terrorised defences with her electric pace on the wing.
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Midday Business News for 2 July 2024
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General practice owners say telehealth consults are becoming increasingly common as a way to manage critical staffing shortages of nurses and GPs. A severely short-staffed GP practice in Lower Hutt has had to stop doing face-to-face consultations, except in urgent cases. But High Street Health Hub patients desperate for appointments have struggled to enrol at other clinics, as other GPs have had to close their books. Dr Angus Chambers is a GP in Christchurch, and the chair of GenPro, the General Practice Owners Association.
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The Government is pressing ahead with legislation that will force tech giants to pay for the news content they use. The future of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill had been uncertain, having been introduced by the former Labour government. But today the government decided to push on with the Bill, albeit with amendements. One of the key changes includes giving the minister the power to decide which digital platforms are captured by the bill. The ACT Party has invoked the 'agree to disagree' provision in its coalition agreement with National, meaning the bill will rely on the support of other parties to pass. Andrew Holden is the public affairs director of the News Publishers Association - he spoke with Charlotte Cook.
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On today's episode, the head of a Wairoa iwi trust says the town's housing need is greater than ever, with increased mental distress following another stint of heavy rain and flooding last week. The Labour party is warning a course for jobless young adults was never intended for children and using it for them could have disastrous outcomes for kids and those who staff it. A raft of financial changes are coming into effect today which will affect households across Aotearoa. And it's the end of an era as Newshub enters its final week.
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It's the end of an era as Newshub enters its final week. At 6pm on Friday, Mike McRoberts and Samantha Hayes will read the last ever Newshub bulletin. Warner Brothers Discovery announced it will close its news operations on July 5th to reduce costs for channel Three. From next week, news gathering for a new-look show will be outsourced to Stuff. Hal Crawford was the chief news officer at MediaWorks until early 2020. He spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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A raft of financial changes are coming into effect today which will affect households across the country. The Auckland Regional Fuel tax has been abolished, but a five dollar charge is coming back into prescriptions. For families, subsidies for childcare and an increase to paid parental leave also start today. Ruth Smithers, the chief executive of financial mentoring charity FinCap, spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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News from the rural farming sector.
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