The Dunedin mayor has moved quickly to replace his outgoing deputy who's resigned over the handling of a racist incident. Sophie Barker handed her notice in after filing an official complaint about Mayor Jules Radich's conduct and how he managed accusations of racist abuse by the Strath Taieri community board chair, Barry Williams. The council wrote to Mr Williams asking him to consider stepping down after he directed a racial slur at a pub worker. He hasn't. Yesterday councillor Cherry Lucas was appointed as the new Deputy mayor. Joining us now to shed more light on the situation is former deputy Sophie Barker, who still remains a councillor. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337058840112

A twelve year old Bay of plenty school boy has won a national golf title after playing just three rounds of the game in his life. Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau nailed the nine hole golf competition at the AIMS inter-school games in Tauranga, with a stableford score of 87, last week. If you dont play golf that's amazing and the story of this amazing 12 year old is spreading fast . Bayleigh is from Taaneatua, it doesn't even have a golf course. But together with his Taaneatua School mates, Pedro Robinson and Lincoln Reritito they also won the teams gold too. Whetu Wiremu, a teacher aide got him into the game after Bayleigh, who has autism, was struggling a bit sitting under his desk and not really speaking to anyone. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337058835112

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337059605112

A financial expert is calling for the ombudsman to investigate alleged failings by banks in protecting customers from scams. Former fund manager Janine Starks believes there are "systematic failures" in the banking system here. And the industry has fallen short of its duty to customers by failing to have robust enough security systems. Janine Starks joins us now. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337058349112

Former All Blacks coach Sir Steve Hansen caused a bit of a stir when he joined the Wallabies a few weeks ago, now he's back in familiar territory. Hansen is in the All Blacks camp in Lyon, at the request of coach Ian Foster, as they prepare for their second Rugby World Cup game on Saturday. Sports reporter Felicity Reid joins Lisa Owen in studio. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337057926112

As senior doctors walked off the job for a second time this month, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has promised to fund the training of more doctors, if re-elected. The party has committed to significantly boosting the number of placements at the country's two medical schools by 2027. Mr Hipkins made the pledge during a day of campaigning in Dunedin, where he paid a visit to the 'The Love Shack.' Our political reporter, Katie Scotcher, was there.

If he's finance minister David Seymour's pledging to work "tightly" with the "nats" to deliver on tax policy. But the ACT leader concedes his party will probably have to scale back its tax relief package because of the state of the government books and says National should be reviewing its promises. The pre-election inspection of the country's finances has revealed the deficit has ballooned to $11.4 Billion from the previously forecast $7.6 Billion driven by a lower than expected tax take. A return to surplus is now delayed another year until 2026/27. Inflation isn't forecast to drop to the target 1 to 3 percent until December next year. Interest rates may rise again before gradually easing in late 2024. And many economists say there's little fat for new govenrnment spending. ACT leader David Seymour concedes he'll probably have to walk back some of his party's promises. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337058031112

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins did his best to look chipper on the campaign trail today, after a bruising TV poll last night. The latest Newshub Reid Research poll has support for Labour at a six year low, with National and ACT comfortably forming the next Government. Our political reporter Anneke Smith is on the campaign trail.

As Labour tanks in pre-election polls, we visit a West Coast town that played an important role in the party's history. A miners' strike in Blackball in 1908 laid the foundation stone for Labour's formation eight years later. Today, the town of about 300 people has three watering holes and an artisan food industry that belies its size. But, is it still a political hotbed? Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Nick Monro find out in their first story from their pre-election South Island road trip.

The long running Whakaari White Island trial against companies and individuals accused of health and safety failings is now down to one lone defendant. Two booking agents accused of health and safety failings in the Whakaari/White Island trial have had the charges against them dismissed, leaving Whakaari Management Limited as the only defendant. It comes just a week after charges against the three owners of the Island, the Buttle brothers, were dismissed. Our reporter Lucy Xia has more.