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 | | The Public Service Association and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union are the organising groups behind the strikes, which are an attempt to persuade RNZ to give staff a 5 per cent pay rise -- rather than the 3 per cent on offer -- and an additional week's paid holiday per year. |
 | | While the BBC's World Service is spottily available here on AM freqencies, BBC Radio does not generally broadcast in New Zealand, except via RNZ when staff are on strike. |
 | | Those who have developed a taste for the exceptionally fine programming presented during those interludes are advised that BBC Radio offers at eleven streaming radio stations online, free to air, each with a completely different national audience format, as well as a large number of community-specific radio stations (also online) and podcasts. |
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