The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance claims switching to a public transport National Ticketing Solution will cost Auckland ratepayers at least $237.2 million.

Auckland Transport signed up to the system back in October, which will see the AT HOP Card replaced with a national card, as well as other added payment methods.

Using figures obtained under the Official Information Act, the alliance estimates the IT upgrade will cost Aucklanders $136.9-million, with ongoing costs of $100.3 over the next decade.

Spokesperson Josh Van Veen says the system is an unnecessary expenditure at a time when ratepayers can least afford it.

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The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance claims switching to a public transport National Ticketing Solution will cost Auckland ratepayers at least $237.2 million.
Auckland Transport signed up to the system back in October, which will see the AT HOP Card replaced with a national card, as well as other added payment methods.
Using figures obtained under the Official Information Act, the alliance estimates the IT upgrade will cost Aucklanders $136.9-million, with ongoing costs of $100.3 over the next decade.
Spokesperson Josh Van Veen says the system is an unnecessary expenditure at a time when ratepayers can least afford it.
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Josh Van Veen: Auckland Ratepayers Alliance spokesperson on AT replacing HOP Cards with National Ticketing Solution

A group of four women and nine children have secured flights to Australia from Damascus over the weekend, re-sparking conversations about ISIS brides returning to their home countries. 

Additionally, associates of a recently disbanded neo-Nazi group were removed from an ANZAC ceremony for booing and heckling the speaker.

Despite the group officially disbanding in January due to hate speech laws, Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the individuals are still active.  

"They still hang out together with secret handshakes and, you know, code words and whatnot, because they've all got IQs of about room temperature," he told Andrew Dickens. 

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A group of four women and nine children have secured flights to Australia from Damascus over the weekend, re-sparking conversations about ISIS brides returning to their home countries.&nbsp;
Additionally, associates of a recently disbanded neo-Nazi group were removed from an ANZAC ceremony for booing and heckling the speaker.
Despite the group officially disbanding in January due to hate speech laws, Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the individuals are still active.&nbsp;&nbsp;
"They still hang out together with secret handshakes and, you know, code words and whatnot, because they've all got IQs of about room temperature," he told Andrew Dickens.&nbsp;
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Murray Olds: Australia Correspondent talks ISIS brides and neo-Nazis heckling at ANZAC ceremony

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In an effort to make newborn hearing checks a more comfortable process for babies and parents Christchurch Hospital has developed an innovation to replace cool gels. 

"Exhausted mothers after breastfeeding all night would be anxious that we'd wake the baby up when we were screening in the maternity units," Christchurch Hospital's Newborn Hearing Screening Programme co-ordinator Angela Deken told Andrew Dickens.

"And so, the kudos really goes to one of the screeners, Pam Spark, who just kept pushing and trying to find solutions."

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In an effort to make newborn hearing checks a more comfortable process for babies and parents Christchurch Hospital has developed an innovation to replace cool gels.&nbsp;
"Exhausted mothers after breastfeeding all night would be anxious that we'd wake the baby up when we were screening in the maternity units," Christchurch Hospital's Newborn Hearing Screening Programme co-ordinator Angela Deken told Andrew Dickens.
"And so, the kudos really goes to one of the screeners, Pam Spark, who just kept pushing and trying to find solutions."
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Angela Deken: Christchurch Hospital Newborn Hearing Screening co-ordinator on new innovation to stop babies waking during checks

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Australian comedian Elouise Eftos fights against the culture of self-deprecation with her tongue-in-cheek self-dubbed title of Australia's first attractive comedian.

Eftos spoke to Dickens about the discomfort people display when someone is outwardly confident and secure. 

"Why is being a confident woman that knows she's funny and attractive and smart, why is that so confronting to people?", she asked.

Eftos is performing 'Aphrodite' at the New Zealand Comedy Festival on May 15-16 where she will explore complicated feeling towards the collective man, dating, and sexual liberation.

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Australian comedian Elouise Eftos fights against the culture of self-deprecation with her tongue-in-cheek self-dubbed title of Australia's first attractive comedian.
Eftos spoke to Dickens about the discomfort people display when someone is outwardly confident and secure.&nbsp;
"Why is being a confident woman that knows she's funny and attractive and smart, why is that so confronting to people?", she asked.
Eftos is performing 'Aphrodite' at the New Zealand Comedy Festival on May 15-16 where she will explore complicated feeling towards the collective man, dating, and sexual liberation.
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Elouise Eftos: Comedian on self-deprecation, feminism, and NZ Comedy Festival

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Josh Van Veen: Auckland Ratepayers Alliance spokesperson on AT replacing HOP Cards with National Ticketing Solution

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