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Deborah Hart: Consumer Advocacy Council Chair on the impact of the strain on the power supply
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 …

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Kerre Woodham: Another example of our power industry being unable to cope
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…

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Dr Frank Frizelle: Colorectal surgeon and co-author on the study showing rising rates of early onset colorectal cancer
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…

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Kerre Woodham: Where does the criticism end?
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…

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David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the benefits of the revamped school lunches programme
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…

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Bonnie Robinson: Presbyterian Support Northern CEO on Lifeline's struggle to keep up with demand
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…

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Kerre Woodham: There's got to be better ways of managing our mental health services
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…

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Kerre Woodham: We need the prevention as well as the "cure"
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…

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Alex Penk: Ethos CEO on the 'Students and Social Transition: A Gender Identity Policy Guide'
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…

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Kerre Woodham: If there's one thing we leave behind, it should be clean streams, pristine seas and first-world water services
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…

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