Funding
Dame Malvina on spotting talent
The Dame Malvina Major Foundation Art Excellence Awards give young artists a financial boost. Dame Malvina says the judging panel is looking for people with strong communication and performance, but… Audio
Sport: Fiji's NSW bid on verge of govt support
Efforts by Fiji to get a team in Australia's domestic New South Wales rugby league competition has gained momentum with the possibility of government funding. Audio
Auckland Council pulls funding from controvesial investments
Auckland Council has voted to dump its investments in controversial weapons, tobacco, fossil fuels and gambling. Audio
Principals say funding failing disabled students
Northland principals frustrated by a lack of support for violent children say the funding squeeze is also hurting children with disabilities. Associations president Pat Newman has warned he's looking… Audio
Pharmac looks to fund women's tampons and pads
Government funded health agency Pharmac is considering funding women's sanitary products such as tampons and pads. Charity KidsCan says many girls can't afford the products. Audio
Calls for changes to funding sources for councils being sought.
Kauriglen Operator Larry Mitchell supports a change in the way local governments are funded and joins the panel to discuss the options. Audio
Renewed push for Pacific media ombudsman
Private donors and charities are being asked to help fund a Pacific media ombudsman to scrutinise media freedom and ethics in the region.
$700k school trip
Rotorua school principal Patrick Walsh discusses the financial rules around overseas school trips. Audio
Govt drops bulk funding, continues decile funding replacement plan
The government has abandoned a proposal to introduce a form of bulk funding, which would let schools trade teachers for cash. Audio
Geonet wants 24 hour monitoring so can give quicker tsunami war
The director of Geonet wants extra funding to staff its monitoring centre 24 hours a day, saying it cannot give tsunami warnings as quickly as it should under the current system. Audio
The Importance of Well Made Clothes
Courtney Sanders is a Melbourne-based Kiwi and co-founder of Well Made Clothes. She talks to Sonia Sly about setting up an online ethical clothing business and a movement towards slow fashion. Audio
Seclusion rooms pin-pointed as a symptom of special ed under-funding
Special education advocates say seclusion rooms are a symptom of under funding of the special education system. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
MPI misled in dam funding bid, says report
The Ministry of Primary Industries was misled in a funding bid for a Wairarapa dam, an independent report has found. Audio
Goff and Crone weigh in on new Auckland transport plan
Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone says transport changes 'way too slow'. She's keen on public-private partnerships. Her competitor, Phil Goff, says asset sales wouldn't make up the shortfall. Audio
EMA chief asks how will Auckland pay for new transport plan
The business lobby group, Employers and Manufacturers Association, says Auckland might need to sell some assets to fund transport shortfall and to consider a congestion charge. Audio
Auckland Council and govt agree on transport priorities
An extra $4 billion has to be found to fund a list of transport projects agreed today between the Auckland Council and the government. Audio
Ambulance services nearing funding crisis
Ambulance services warn the safety of their patients and paramedics are at risk and more funding is urgently needed or they will face a crisis situation. Audio
No funding decisions made, Hekia Parata says
Minister of Education Hekia Parata is assuring teachers and parents that no funding decisions have been made, following the rejection of a proposal to introduce "global funding". Audio
Hekia Parata's funding plans rejected by advisory group
An advisory group has rejected the Minister of Education's plans for a global budget funding system for schools. Hekia Parata joined Checkpoint to discuss the opposition her plans received. Video, Audio
Special needs report highlights exclusion and under-funding
Many children are not getting full access to education because schools are under-resourced and some don't want to work with disabled children, a critical report from a community law centre says. Audio
