The country's record net migration of 139,000 new arrivals in the last year has raised concerns about the potential impact on consumer demand and the flow-on to inflation.

Are record migrant remittances helping keep inflation in check?

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Staff at the Children's Ministry are expressing alarm that government-ordered cuts will compromise vital record keeping. VOYCE's Te Wai Pounamu youth council chair Lisa McLaren spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Staff alarmed over OT cuts compromising record keeping

Despite thousands of armed French Police on New Caledonian soil - many of the roads are still blocked or are in worse condition than they were. New Caledonia La Premiere news service journalist Coralie Cochin spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Roads remain blocked in New Caledonia as unrest continues

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Bill examines how New Zealand First's 'Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill' might work up against the Building Code. Are there really men's, women's and unisex toilets everywhere as Winston Peters has suggested? And what does good toilet design look like? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland

Are record migrant remittances helping keep inflation in check?

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