In today's episode, Timaru Council has launched a taskforce to help affected workers find new jobs after Alliance Group today confirmed its Smithfield meatworks will close with a loss of 600 jobs; the former Green MP Darleen Tana may finally be ousted from Parliament after party delegates decided last night to use the controversial waka-jumping legislation; KiwiRail is offering voluntary redundancies across its entire workforce starting Monday, and as more towns and street names are being returned to their correct te reo Maori names, more attention is also being paid to their pronunciation - so how are apps like Google Maps keeping up?
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