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Further mpox cases confirmed after Pride Festival
Health New Zealand have confirmed the virus is clade II and are not linked to recent clade I cases in Africa.
Watch: Health Minister announces details on government's new health targets
Shane Reti has laid out a plan for achieving the government's big health goals.
Paedophile priests were dumped in the Pacific as 'geographic solution'
The region served as a perfect hiding place for priests accused of sexual abuse. Some didn't stop when they got there.
Man in disbelief as brother fights for life after flu-like symptoms
Auckland man remains in intensive care after being admitted to hospital following flu-like symptoms.
Brief lockdown ends at Napier high school
In a post on social media, a spokesperson said everyone was safe, but asked people to stay away.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September 2024
On today's episode, former Green Party MP Darleen Tana's lawyer says the party's co-leaders acted unlawfully when they ejected Tana from the party, an ACC researcher says a proposal to increase levies… Audio
Crown never formally agreed to pay midwives more - government lawyer
A government lawyer said there was a "shared aspiration" for change, but that was not a concrete agreement to change pay or contracts.
Single-sex or co-ed? How to pick the right school
While some academic results might put single-gender schools in the lead, there is much more to consider than test results.
Auckland's mayor proposes alternative harbour bridge
Wayne Brown is urging the government to build bridge from Pt Chevalier to the North Shore.
Union on proposed closure of Taranaki Methanex plant
The union representing workers from the Methanex plant poised to close in Taranaki says there will be more of these types of job losses to come. E Tu National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh spoke to… Audio
ACC researcher on proposal to increase levies
An ACC researcher says a proposal to increase levies to cover rising injury numbers and costs is directly linked ACC's failures in rehabilitating patients. Researcher and barrister specialising in ACC… Audio
Lawyers for former Green MP say leaders acted unlawfully
Former Green Party MP Darleen Tana's lawyer says the party's co-leaders acted unlawfully when they ejected Tana from the party. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Māori health leaders demand government kill Treaty Principles Bill
Māori health leaders are calling on the government to scrap the Treaty Principles Bill, fearing it will lead to even less equitable healthcare.
Potential ADHD treatment options set to expand
Pharmac says introducing a new ADHD medicine and removing the renewal criteria for another would help benefit 13,000 after five years.
Single-sex or co-ed? How to pick the right school
While some academic results might put single-gender schools in the lead, there is much more to consider than test results.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September
On today's episode, ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing analysis from the Council of Trade Unions suggesting it will cost at least $4 million to progress the Treaty Principles Bill to a… Audio
Gondola-like transport set to start in Queenstown
Picture gondola-like pods hanging under rails and over roads, taxi-ing travellers around city centres. Anna Sargent reports. Audio
Double average number of complaints laid against employers
More than 550 migrants, advocates or others laid complaints against employers last month, which is more than double the average number this year. Migrant Exploitation Relief Foundation's Cameron Bower… Audio
Emergency departments told to stop using 'Code Black'
The code indicates a hospital is critically overcrowded, and doctors say the change by Heath NZ is "applying wallpaper to a great hole". Audio
Private group cleared to use cameras to identify plates on Transmission Gully
A private consortium has been given the green light to run motorway cameras to identify drivers' number plates and vehicle type to uphold a commercial contract. Audio
