Labour this week broke its policy drought and announced it would cap public transport fares at $20 for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and $10 outside those metro areas. National has panned the proposal and questioned Labour's costings which put the price tag at $65 million. Simeon Brown, National Party's campaign chairman, spoke to Guyon Espiner

Cardiac scientists within Health NZ say they are being prevented by their parent organisation over an objection to changes in the way diabetes treatments are funded. Cardiac Society chair Martin Stiles spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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