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Water supplies to the central North Island town of Ohakune have been turned off after last month's earthquake near Taumarunui likely damaged a major water pipeline. Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Over the weekend, calls were made by National for parties to commit to getting the books back in order in the run up to the election. National yesterday called for Budget Responsibility Rules containing debt and government spending and returning to surplus. ACT says the promise is three years too late. Leader David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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Wayne Costello is Department of Conservation's Operations Manager for the Western South Island.

We're often encouraged to eat lean cuts of meat and leave the rest behind, but Nick Thomson believes we're losing something valuable in the process.

Susie, Tracey and Brigitte discuss recent events in politics including National's list announcement.

Simon discusses what the impact of the opening of the central rail link will be on Auckland transport.