Midday Report

Used car dealer 2 Cheap Cars is getting a profit boost as a tougher economy sees consumers trim their vehicle options.

Anan Zaki has the business news.

The Cancer Society says it's concerned about the ripple effects of the severe shortage of senior oncologists at Dunedin Hospital.

The hospital will next month lose its accreditation to train junior oncology doctors because it doesn't have enough senior staff.

The Radiation Oncology unit is supposed to have eight specialists, but it's down to just three - and one of those is leaving in November.

The Cancer Society's Service delivery manager Craig Watson, spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

One person has been arrested and charged over indecent offences against four young people at an Oranga Tamariki residence earlier this year.

It follows an investigation that began in June, when Oranga Tamariki announced two staff members had been stood down over allegations of inappropriate conduct.

Ruth Hill has been covering the story and spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

National, Labour and the Green Party last night all committed to building one thousand state houses in Auckland each year, if they're elected into Government.

The commitment was made at a debate in Auckland last night.

Paul Gilberd, chief executive of Community Housing Aotearoa, spoke to Charlotte Cook

Animal rights group SAFE launched a new advertising campaign focused on National's live export policy.

Monique Steele has the rural news.

Robyn Broughton, one of New Zealand's most successful netball coaches, has died. Broughton coached the Southern Sting and then Southern Steel between 1998 and 2011 and won seven national titles.

Barry Guy has sports.

Transport software company and takeover target - ERoad - is raising $50 million to repay debt and fund growth, particularly in North America. 

Anan Zaki has the business news.

Under pressure over law-and-order, the Labour Party is promising to add another 300 police officers to the front-line over four years.

It says that will be one of the new ways it will crackdown on gangs. In June, the Government announced it had delivered an extra 1,800 police while in office - a previous commitment.

Labour's leader Chris Hipkins says he intends to grow that further - ensuring there is at least one officer for every 470 New Zealanders - the best ratio in modern history.

Meanwhile in Queenstown the Leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, has set his sights on increasing tourism, and making changes to working holiday visa rules.

Our Political Editor Jane Patterson was at the announcement and spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Emergency department doctors want political parties to commit to 24-hour security staff in every ED across the motu.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has issued a call for proper solutions to the problems in the health system that are leading to long waits for care, staff burnout and rising levels of aggression and violence in EDs.

The College's chair, Dr Kate Allan, spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The Coroner has found the driver of a van that crashed, killing himself and six family members in Picton last year, was operating the vehicle on less that four hours sleep.

One of the children who died was a 14-year-old student at Pukekohe High School - one of his surviving brothers continues to study there part time.

Pukekohe High School principal Richard Barnett spoke to Charlie Dreaver.