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On today's episode, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson announces her breast cancer diagnosis. A former defence minister Wayne Mapp says the government needs to bite the bullet and replace the defence force's ageing Boeing 757s. An education specialist makes the case for teaching handwriting as well as typing, and a Hawke's Bay GP says desperate and panicked women are facing serious physical and mental impacts amid the current shortage of hormone replacement therapy patches.

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 17 June 2024

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A Hawke's Bay GP has launched a survey about the the current shortage of hormone replacement therapy patches - saying she's hearing from desperate and panicked women, who are facing serious physical and mental impacts without their medication. Dr Samantha Newman spoke to Ben Strang on Midday Report.

Physical and mental impacts of hormone replacement therapy

Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has announced she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Ben Strang on Midday Report.

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