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There are concerns over employers making young people work during school hours.

James Cook High School principal Grant McMillan says most employers are helpful and work with the school.

But he says some fast food places and construction sites make kids ditch school for work.

"Sadly, there are a small group of employers who tend to exploit young people by ensuring that the employer's needs are met before the young person's school - or other needs - are met."

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A slow down for the clean-up of silt in the cyclone ravaged Hawke's Bay.

About $44 million has been committed to managing silt and debris.

But the Regional Council says the money's run out a month earlier than expected.

Silt Recovery Taskforce Lead Darren de Klerk says they've explained the issue to the Government.

"To get us going for the next six months through to the end of summer 2024, we've forecast around $18 million. That should put a significant dent in the silt."

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The Police Minister says bolstering the police force will help New Zealand tackle a complex crime situation.

Labour has promised 300 more cops over four years if re-elected.

It's on top of about 1800 more staff coming on board since Labour won the 2017 election.

Police Minister Ginny Andersen says it will make a material difference.

"Those extra police officers mean that when people call the phone and ring up police, we get a response immediately."

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he'll visit China by the end of the year.

This trip will be the first visit to the region from an Australian Prime Minister since 2016.

It's been speculated for several months that Albanese will make this journey, after a successful interaction with Xi Jinping at a G20 meeting last year.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says this meeting is the first step of a journey to repair relations between both nations.

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Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson has jetted to Sydney, but there's no guarantees he'll play in Saturday's NRL finals match against the Penrith Panthers.

The Warriors' 'Player of the Year' has reportedly suffered a lower leg injury and has just a 50/50 chance of taking the field.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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A nurses union says having more staff will reduce violence in emergency departments.

There have been more than 7,000 assaults of public health employees in the two years to April.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is calling for around-the-clock security guards in all EDs.

NZNO's Kerri Nuku says reducing wait times will lower the tension.

"If we had more nurses, more doctors on the floor to be able to deal with the crisis- ED departments across the whole workforce are short."

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Russian mercenary group Wagner is set to be prescribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK Government- making it illegal to align with or support the organisation.

UK home secretary Suella Braverman described the group as 'violent and destructive' and a 'threat to global security'.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this designation could provide a legal basis for Ukrainians to sue Wagner for billions in compensation.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Ben Thomas from Ben Thomas PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

Chris Hipkins has had to apologise for the actions of another MP, this time Willie Jackson. Jackson claimed ACT and National would get rid of the minimum wage. Is Labour's campaign out of control?

Labour has laid out a five-point plan to grow the economy- how strong does this look? In particular, how credible is this newfound focus on India?

Missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips is now wanted over an alleged bank robbery- what do we think of this?

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EV charging network provider ChargeNet welcomes the latest announcement from National.

The party pledges it will roll out 10,000 more EV chargers up and down the country, to the tune of $257 million.

CEO Danusia Wypych says this investment from National would encourage more people to use electric vehicles.

"Now, people are more worried about- will I get a charger? And we've seen from our own customer base that there's starting to be more drivers out on the road, and we know we have to upgrade."

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A drop in share prices for Sky City - over the possibility its casino license could be suspended for up to 10 days.

The Department of Internal Affairs has applied for a temporary suspension from the Gambling Commission after it accused the operator of not complying with Host Responsibility rules.

Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton says the stock price dropped 13 percent on Monday, prompting concerns.

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