Top Stories for Thursday 9 March 2023

Top stories for 9 March 2023 Doubt is cast over Te Whatu Ora's claims of improved wait times in hospital emergency departments-- National says the numbers are either wildly optimistic, or wrong The opposition mixes up its Ministries in an attack on the Government's rising spend on contractors. Papakura residents worried about chemical contamination from yesterday's Auckland motorway truck explosion are told soap and water should fix any problem. Overseas, Ukraine denies involvement in the sabotage of Europe's Nord Stream gas pipelines.