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Deborah Hart: Consumer Advocacy Council Chair on the impact of the strain on the power supply
Consumers will be feeling unsettled as the reliability of electricity supply is tested.
A cold snap and low wind generation meant the country faced …
2 years, 1 month ago
Kerre Woodham: Another example of our power industry being unable to cope
Ah, another cold snap, another example of our power industry being unable to cope. I hope you all had cold showers and turned off the heated towel ra…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dr Frank Frizelle: Colorectal surgeon and co-author on the study showing rising rates of early onset colorectal cancer
There are more calls to further lower the bowel cancer screening age.
An Otago University study shows rates of early onset colorectal cancer have ri…
2 years, 1 month ago
Kerre Woodham: Where does the criticism end?
You have to wonder whether the strident critics of the coalition government ever stop and look at the facts. Maybe read the press releases. Listen to…
2 years, 1 month ago
David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the benefits of the revamped school lunches programme
The Associate Education Minister says a revamped school lunches programme is better bang for buck.
Every student who received a free school lunch un…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bonnie Robinson: Presbyterian Support Northern CEO on Lifeline's struggle to keep up with demand
Lifeline is calling for a lifeline as they celebrate their 60th anniversary.
The Mental Healthline is struggling to keep up with demand, taking arou…
2 years, 1 month ago
Kerre Woodham: There's got to be better ways of managing our mental health services
You will remember there was some alarm in some quarters when the New Zealand Police Service announced they'd be looking to step back from attending c…
2 years, 1 month ago
Kerre Woodham: We need the prevention as well as the "cure"
We thought we'd start with the announcement on law and order and Corrections, given that this was one of the big drivers for National and ACT, and in…
2 years, 1 month ago
Alex Penk: Ethos CEO on the 'Students and Social Transition: A Gender Identity Policy Guide'
A new policy guide for New Zealand schools, titled ‘Students and Social Transition: A Gender Identity Policy Guide’, has been emailed to schools acro…
2 years, 1 month ago
Kerre Woodham: If there's one thing we leave behind, it should be clean streams, pristine seas and first-world water services
Last week, I think it must have been Wednesday or Thursday, I was harrumphing and muttering away like Waldorf and Statler from The Muppets. I was doi…
2 years, 1 month ago