Five Big Things That Happened Today: Wednesday, April 10

April 10, 2024
Newshub will end programming and shutter its newsroom by July.

News on TV3 is set to end after 34 years on air, the OCR held steady and a threatened bird excited a community.

1 Newshub closure confirmed, nearly 300 jobs to go

Newshub will end programming and shutter its newsroom by July, Warner Bros Discovery has confirmed, with almost 300 jobs to go.

Journalists and producers were told at an all-hands meeting this morning.

Newshub's final day will be July 5.

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2 Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 5.5%

The Official Cash Rate has been held steady at 5.5% in the Reserve Bank's second review of the year.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said economic growth remains weak.

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3 TVNZ confirms cancellation of Sunday programme

TVNZ's long-form current affairs show Sunday is being cancelled.

The confirmation of an end to the show comes after yesterday's news the Midday and Tonight news bulletins were being axed.

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4 'Severely threatened' bird spotted in Kapiti Coast estuary

A "severely threatened" kōtuku, or white heron, has caused excitement among Kapiti Coast locals.

There are only 100-120 of the native birds around the country, but one has decided to pay Waikanae a visit.

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5 Head Hunter admits killing Mongrel Mob boss at Auckland church

Head Hunters gangmember Thomas Tahitahi has admitted to killing Mongrel Mob boss Daniel Eliu at an Auckland church in 2022.

New details of the murder were revealed in court disclosures today.

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ONE RENTAL SHOCK

Sam Armstrong

With a happy landlord, Sam Armstrong and her partner expected to keep living in their home as long as they liked.

Then, they were suddenly given seven days' notice to get out.

Fair Go's Garth Bray investigates.

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ONE JOB OPPORTUNITY

IKEA is looking for its first local hire ahead of its first New Zealand store opening.

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