Midday Report

One of the country's biggest beauty therapy clinics has partnered with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia to train technicians to spot suspicious legions. Caci Clinic will train all of its therapists and nurses to recognise potential skins cancers, and encourage clients to see a GP. This follows a successful trial with clinics in Australia, with training also run by the Skin Cancer College of Australasia. Emily Stevenson is the product manager at Caci Clinic and is spearheading the initiative, she speaks with Charlotte Cook.

The High Court has heard BNZ can't justify terminating its banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community. The BNZ sought to close Gloriavale's commercial accounts following an Employment Court ruling last year, arguing banking with the community would be inconsistent with its human rights policy. RNZ reporter Jean Edwards has been at the hearing and joins Charlotte Cook.

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An emergency doctor at Wellington's Hutt Hospital says they are often operating with just half the number of people they need, adding to a backlog of ambulances queuing up outside the department. The equivalent of nine ambulances a day are unable to respond because they are stuck outside emergency departments, unable to drop off patients. It's known as ramping, and in the first three-months of this year, Hato Hone-St John Ambulance crews spent more than ten thousand hours queued up outside. Hutt Hospital Emergency Doctor and Association of Salaried Medical Specialists member Tanya Wilton tells Charlotte Cook it's a complex problem that has far reaching ramifications.

Elderly residents of Waihi Beach in Bay of Plenty are in clean up mode after their homes were swamped with chest height water. Up to 120 milimetres of rain fell in two hours yesterday afternoon, overwhelming the stormwater infrastructure. About 27 people had to be evacuated from the worst hit area at the local block of pensioner housing. Charlotte Cook speaks with RNZ reporter Delphine Herbert at Waihi Beach.

People in Bay of Plenty have been warned of potential surface flooding and slips brought on by heavy rain over the next two days. Metservice has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the region, continuing what has been a very wet 2023 for the North Island so far. Metservice meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane speaks with Charlotte Cook.

The Kingdom of Tonga is mourning the death of Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu who died yesterday in Auckland, aged 75. The princess is remembered for paving the way for women in politics in Tonga, becoming the first elected female parliamentarian in the 1970s. In 2021, she accepted the New Zealand government's apology for the Dawn Raids, which targeted the homes of Pacific Islanders. RNZ's correspondent in Tonga, Kalafi Moala, reflects on her reign.

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