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Midday sports News for August the second, 2022

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A health workforce expert says the government's newly announced staffing strategy will do little to ease New Zealand's reliance on foreign trained and born medical staff.

The new plan - announced yesterday - does increase the domestic supply of doctors and nurses with more training positions for GPs, nurse practitioners, and radiology registrars but there's a continued focus on securing staff from overseas.

The latest international figures - from 2019 - show Aotearoa is the second-most dependent on international medical graduates of the developed countries in the OECD.

Otago University professor Robin Gauld spoke to Māni Dunlop about the plan.

Five youth inmates remain on the roof of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison where there is considerable damage to the facility.

Projectiles were thrown at staff when the standoff began yesterday afternoon.

Corrections' chief custodial officer Neil Beales told Mani Dunlop the situation was contained, and negotiations continue.

Five youth inmates remain on the roof of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison where there is considerable damage to the facility.

Projectiles were thrown at staff when the standoff began yesterday afternoon.

Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin spoke to Māni Dunlop about the latest developments.

Two homes and two families in Wellington are teetering on the edge, after a slip last week left their houses unsafe to enter.

They are facing an uncertain future after the council 'Red Stickered' their homes indefinitely on Friday.

The Philips family has spent the weekend in limbo unsure about what to do or what options they have. 

Jaime Philips told Māni Dunlop they would be out of their house for at least three months.

The Māori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, says te reo Māori has united people since it became an official language of New Zealand 35 years ago today.

The commission says some people warned the Māori Language Act passed on August the first 1987 would divide New Zealanders.

40 percent of New Zealanders aged 15 to 34 can now speak more than a few words or phrases.

Māni Dunlop spoke to Taura Whiri chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui who said although many gains have been made - there was still a long way to go.

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Lewis Clareburt says it's special to join Dame Sophie Pascoe as the only New Zealand swimmers to win two gold medals at a Commonwealth Games.

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