Midday Report

Midday sports News for 3 October 2022 Ryan Fox's one shot win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this morning moves him into a position to challenge to be the number one golfer on the European Tour.

News from the business sector

People evicted from emergency housing have given horrendous accounts which could be in breach of human rights according to the commission.

33 people have come forward who have come forward to the Human Rights Commission, after it put out a call last month for the experiences of emergency housing users around the country.

The commission says the system has potentially breached human rights, because there is no obvious recourse to justice for anyone poorly treated.

The National Party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop spoke to Māni Dunlop.

The length of time people are waiting to see a health professional is blowing out.

It could take up to six weeks to get an appointment at some GP clinics.

Taranaki and Canterbury hospitals last week warned they were operating well above capacity. The Taranaki emergency department was 30 patients above its 23 bed capacity last Tuesday.

Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ, says "across the motu, emergency department attendances and hospital admissions from ED have risen in recent weeks" and hospital occupancy has remained high.

The public is being reminded to only go to the ED for emergencies such as accidents, serious pain and trauma.

The Royal NZ College of GPs president Dr Samantha Murton spoke to Māni Dunlop.

It's Tuvalu language week - Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu!

There are nearly 5000 Tuvaluans living in Aotearoa.

Te Gana Tuvalu speaker and RNZ newsreader Malama T-Pole spoke to Māni Dunlop.

Voting closes in just over one week in the local body elections for councillors, mayors, and local boards.

Most people who are enrolled should have received their voting papers but what if you're not enrolled, or your papers haven't arrived?

Wellington City Council's deputy electoral officer Jennifer Parker joined Māni Dunlop in the studio to explain how easy it is to vote.

A move to drop controversial changes to fisheries legislation is being described as a win by environmentalists and recreational fishing sector - but is being heavily criticised by the commercial sector. This week, Oceans and Fisheries Minister, David Parker, dropped the preset decision-making parts of the Fisheries Amendment Bill which would have created a formula to decide on the commercial catch limits. Mani Dunlop asked him why he took them out before the third and final reading.

News from the rural farming sector

Midday sports News for 30 September 2022 New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox still hasn't got his clubs that were lost by an airline in France but it didn't stop him from making a strong start to the World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.

News from the business sector