A media expert says the demise of another local news outlet is symptomatic of the broader financial problems facing the sector. Better Public Media lobby group chair Peter Thompson spoke to Corin Dann.

Local paper Wairoa Star folds after 102 years

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On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins us to discuss tomorrow's budget, Te Pati Maori are urging people to protest the Government's policies on Thursday - Budget Day, we hear from co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, tax cuts are also in focus ahead of the budget, RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds crunches the numbers, demand is outstripping supply for radiation therapy, and Nathan Rarere discusses a beloved competition.

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 29 May

Neighbours of the abandoned Gulf Harbour Country Club sick of the course looking unloved have taken matters into their own hands, with some buying their own ride-on mowers and using weed whackers to maintain the greens. Leonard Powell reports.

Neighbours of abandoned country club maintain grounds

An inner-city Wellington cafe says it's being forced to close its doors by the council's never-ending construction work on the central library and the Town Hall. The cafe's co-founder Rhys Kaan spoke to Corin Dann.

Wellington cafe to close due to 'never-ending' construction

There's been a sudden spike in whooping cough, which has prompted health authorities to send notices out to GPs, hospitals and hauora Maori clinics warning them to be on the look out for the disease - also known as pertussis - and to protect the most vulnerable. Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.

Health authorities send notice as whooping cough cases spike

Crews trying to access the site of a devastating landslide in a remote Papua New Guinea village are being held up by a collapsed bridge. RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Local paper Wairoa Star folds after 102 years

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