On today's episode, the man sought by police for killing a person on a popular Auckland street has been found dead at a rural property outside Taupo, Auckland's deputy mayor Desley Simpson gives us the latest, a new look school lunch programme has been launched, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch joins us, and a debt solution provider is warning that cutting funding for advisors could worsen the mental health of those struggling financially, DebtFix chief executive Christine Liggins discusses the implications.

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May 2024

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KEA Outdoors was founded by Matt Butler, after his previous work a tour guide was wiped out virtually overnight when the borders closed during the Covid pandemic. The entrepreneur sells his outdoor survival kits around the world and says the pandemic proved the catalyst for him to turn his idea into reality. The company has been fully funded through product-focused crowdfunding campaigns and now has warehouses in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and China, shipping product to more than 50 countries. Matt Butler now has his sights on major expansion through a crowdfunding equity campaign.

Wanaka entrepreneur takes on competitive global outdoor

Small business owners in Waikato are accusing the Government of breaking its promise to crack down on retail crime. The Minister of Justice, Police and Corrections, along with council officials and police spokespeople, fronted a frustrated crowd on Saturday, to discuss the growing number of brazen incidents in the area. Waikato liquor store owner Ash Parmar goes to work with a remote control for a fog canon, and a personal alarm, hanging around his neck. Amit Khanna owns a petrol station in Hamilton. He says after a ram raid, police dropped the boys responsible home, only for the same group to return three hours later.

Waikato small business owners sound alarm over retail crime

The greater role pharmacies are playing in administering vaccinations is under scrutiny after concerns were raised about three outlets in the South Island. =

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May 2024

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