Some schools are scrambling to fill teaching positions before term one.

About 450 teaching and principal roles remain vacant - 12 percent more than this time last year.

About 75 percent are in the North Island, with 125 in Auckland.

The principal of Auckland's Northcote College, Vicki Barrie, says they’ll likely start the year with gaps in carpentry and Māori studies.

"We've got some flexibility within the timetable and the teachers that we've already got, so we're making changes to the timetable to cover it temporarily." 

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Some schools are scrambling to fill teaching positions before term one.
About 450 teaching and principal roles remain vacant - 12 percent more than this time last year.
About 75 percent are in the North Island, with 125 in Auckland.
The principal of Auckland's Northcote College, Vicki Barrie, says they’ll likely start the year with gaps in carpentry and Māori studies.
"We've got some flexibility within the timetable and the teachers that we've already got, so we're making changes to the timetable to cover it temporarily."&nbsp;
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Vicki Barrie: Northcote College principal voices concerns over new report exposing teacher shortage

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The popularity of American sports could keep growing here - as streaming giants compete for viewers.

Disney Plus is pushing its ESPN sports offering across Australasia with a new lower-cost subscription plan.

Media commentator Duncan Greive says younger audiences are increasingly turning to American sports on global platforms over watching traditional sports like rugby and cricket.

"The had a moat as wide as the Tasman around them in terms of TV and radio - now with YouTube and TikTok, rugby doesn't have the kind of hold over them." 

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The popularity of American sports could keep growing here - as streaming giants compete for viewers.
Disney Plus is pushing its ESPN sports offering across Australasia with a new lower-cost subscription plan.
Media commentator Duncan Greive says younger audiences are increasingly turning to American sports on global platforms over watching traditional sports like rugby and cricket.
"The had a moat as wide as the Tasman around them in terms of TV and radio - now with YouTube and TikTok, rugby doesn't have the kind of hold over them."&nbsp;
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Duncan Greive: media commentator on Disney Plus expanding their ESPN offerings

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A truck-drivers advocate says relaxing freight restrictions will have very little impact on infrastructure. 

The Government's planning to increase truck load limits and allow freight to move during off-peak times, if we go to Phase Two of the fuel plan. 

Multiple sector organisations and companies say the changes should just be implemented now. 

National Road Carriers Spokesperson James Smith says it won't cause any more potholes. 

"If you're operating within the existing axel mass limit and all you're doing is increasing the total at the end, the actual pavements aren't going to notice a difference." 

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A truck-drivers advocate says relaxing freight restrictions will have very little impact on infrastructure.&nbsp;
The Government's planning to increase truck load limits and allow freight to move during off-peak times, if we go to Phase Two of the fuel plan.&nbsp;
Multiple sector organisations and companies say the changes should just be implemented now.&nbsp;
National Road Carriers Spokesperson James Smith says it won't cause any more potholes.&nbsp;
"If you're operating within the existing axel mass limit and all you're doing is increasing the total at the end, the actual pavements aren't going to notice a difference."&nbsp;
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James Smith: National Road Carriers Spokesperson on the Government's plan to loosen freight restrictions

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The suspect of the shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has been charged with the attempted assassination of the US President.

31-year-old California teacher Cole Allen was allegedly armed with multiple guns and knives, and written documents suggested he'd planned to target Trump officials.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper addressed the fallout from this incident - and the conspiracies. 

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The suspect of the shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has been charged with the attempted assassination of the US President.
31-year-old California teacher Cole Allen was allegedly armed with multiple guns and knives, and written documents suggested he'd planned to target Trump officials.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper addressed the fallout from this incident - and the conspiracies.&nbsp;
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Vicki Barrie: Northcote College principal voices concerns over new report exposing teacher shortage

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