Green party drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says the majority of Kiwis would like to see a health-based approach to drug laws, based on education and treatment rather than prosecution. 
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Retail NZ CEO Greg Harford says retailers should be able to decide their own level of mask rules, as compliance wanes. He says of retailers surveyed most would like rules to be nuanced and looser. 
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ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden says it's distressing to see the fallout from America's Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion rights established under Roe v Wade yesterday. She says women should know they have the right to a medical procedure, and ACT will support pro-choice policy. 
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Director of policy and research for the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Dr Charlotte Chambers says DHBs need more staff than there are jobs advertised which is causing limitations in access to healthcare. She says part of the problem is our reliance on an overseas work force - which has been a struggle in a covid environment. 
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Corrections Association President Floyd du Plessis says covid fatigue, further violence and a lack of government support have resulted in 800 front-line prison job vacancies across the country. 
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TVNZ US correspondent Anna Burns-Francis joins the Weekend Collective to discuss what we can expect in the second January 6th committee hearing tomorrow, and what it will focus on. 
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Former Labour education spokesperson and current Chair of Education NZ Steve Maharey joins the Weekend Collective to discuss what's really behind chronically low school attendance levels, and what really needs to be done. 
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National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell joins the Weekend Collective to discuss National's new plan to tackle gang violence and presence. 
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The Herald reported the Government has quietly delayed changes to the tax system designed to stop people using companies to avoid paying the top income tax rate.
Tax partner and PwC board member Geof Nightingale joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss.
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PwC tax partner and board member, Geof Nightingale joined the Weekend Collective to chat about why the Government quietly delayed changes to the tax system. 
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