RNZ Pacific News at 1pm for 8 May 2024

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On today's episode, The New Zealand Defence Force is ready to send a Hercules to Noumea to bring New Zealanders home - as soon as the French give permission to do so, we hear from Defence Minister Judith Collns as well as journalist in Noumea Coralie Cochin, the Greens this weekend sought to put their scandals behind them, with a focus instead on a government they describe as cynical and cruel, co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joins us, former Kiwi and Warriors player Adam Blair discusses the Warriors stunning victory over the Panthers, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

Morning Report Essentials for Monday May 20

The attempted assassination of the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent shock waves around Europe, weeks before the European elections. The Netherlands is making a big shift to the right with the coalition of four right-wing parties. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cancelled all of his trips abroad as Russia steps up a new offensive near the city of Kharkiv.

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

KEA Outdoors was founded by Matt Butler, after his previous work a tour guide was wiped out virtually overnight when the borders closed during the Covid pandemic. The entrepreneur sells his outdoor survival kits around the world and says the pandemic proved the catalyst for him to turn his idea into reality. The company has been fully funded through product-focused crowdfunding campaigns and now has warehouses in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and China, shipping product to more than 50 countries. Matt Butler now has his sights on major expansion through a crowdfunding equity campaign.

Wanaka entrepreneur takes on competitive global outdoor

Small business owners in Waikato are accusing the Government of breaking its promise to crack down on retail crime.

RNZ Pacific News at 1pm for 8 May 2024

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