A southland fisherman, with an infected weeping open wound on his wrist gave up waiting for medical help after seven hours in Southland Hospital's Accident and Emergency department.

Fisherman with infected wound waits 7 hours in A&E

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If you've been driving on Auckland's Southern motorway, you may have seen a large billboard with the offer - Win A House! The raffle offers its winner a $2.5 million home, a brand new Tesla, $50,000 of furniture, and a secret mystery prize. Morning Report producer Katie Fitzgerald.

Examining the charity behind the 'Win A House' raffle

Pre-schoolers are the big winners from the government's overhaul of funding school lunches. In a major u-turn the government says free lunches will remain for eligible primary students for the next two-and-a-half years. Kate Green reports.

School lunch programme extended into early childhood centres

The Government is pushing ahead with its agenda to fast-track major projects in the face of fierce protest both inside and outside Parliament. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

Coalition forges ahead with fast-track agenda in face of fierce protest

Junior doctors who have been striking this week are getting paid about twice as much per hour as before 2022. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Fisherman with infected wound waits 7 hours in A&E

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