11 Sep 2024

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 11 September

From Morning Report, 10:00 am on 11 September 2024

On today's episode, Two hundred and thirty mill workers are now desperately searching for work after Winstone Pulp International confirmed it will shut down in less than a month, it's the main employer in the central North Island region - with most of its workers living in Raetihi, Ohakune and Waiouru - and there are few other job opportunities, on Tuesday we brought you the shocking story of a patient dying in the waiting room of Rotorua's Emergency Department after waiting three hours to be seen. This happened just two weeks after ED staff had written to management about wait time concerns, and Every generation has the debate as to whether they are better off than their parents, but the concerning thing is that some people say that the answer now is no.