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Book review: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

From Nine To Noon, 10:40 am today

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Lisa Finucane reviews By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult published by Allen & Unwin

Tess has been covering the inquest into Lachlan Jones' death.

The Gore three-year-old was discovered unresponsive in a sewage oxidation pond in 2019.

The coroner is being urged to recommend the police reinvestigate what happened. 

And Southland district mayor Rob Scott is calling for a new local government structure for the wider region.

The proposal would consolidate the four existing Southland councils into two unitary authorities.