AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublic Broadcasting: Journalism educators are urging RNZ to protect its newsroom as the broadcaster grapples with an $11.8 million budget blowout and plans to cut up to 60 jobs. Nature: A new study finds Southern Alps giant wētā numbers have fallen by more than 90% at historic sites, with researchers finding rats where the insects once thrived. Politics: New Zealand’s knife-edge election has left coalition negotiations and the formation of a government unresolved. Rugby: Beauden Barrett will captain the All Blacks for the first time against Wales on Saturday, leading a much-changed side. Cricket: Kevin Malloy takes over as New Zealand Cricket chair as the organisation faces a reported $7.3 million deficit; meanwhile, India’s Rishabh Pant has passed a fitness test and is on his way to Wellington for the Test series.
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