Podcasts about Counties Manukau

Over the next four years $164 million will go towards setting up urgent care clinics in Counties Manukau, Whangārei, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Dunedin. Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to Corin Dann.

A new 24/7 urgent care service will come to Counties Manukau by late 2025 as part of the governments new four-year funding scheme for after-hours health care. Dr Karl Cole from Papatoetoe Family Doctors spoke to Corin Dann.

In today's episode, the Parliamentary debate of unprecedented suspensions handed down to three Te Pāti Māori MPs has the potential to bring the House to a grinding halt ahead of Thursday's Budget, over the next four years $164 million will go towards setting up urgent care clinics in Counties Manukau, Whangārei, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Dunedin, children as young as six, are being adopted from overseas and forced into domestic slavery, being beaten, threatened, raped and abused, Auckland FC have taken a significant step towards a dream Grand Final appearance in their debut A-League season, beating Melbourne Victory 1-nil in a tense semi-final first leg at AAMI Park, and we have the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh in Australia.

The second phase of police withdrawal from mental health callouts starts in parts of the country next week. From Monday, detained mental health patients will be handed over within 60 minutes at Waitematā, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Nelson-Marlborough, and West Coast EDs. Police will also tighten custody rules to reduce unnecessary assessments. Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson says police will make sure handovers are done safely. "We want our police staff to be out dealing with the issues that the public are expecting - and keeping people safe." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Ireland 7s International and Connacht Rugby Star is the newest recruit at Ennis Garda Station. New-Zealand native, Josh Rowland's journey began at South Auckland where he left school at just 15 before commencing his professional career at Counties Manukau, where he was a teammate of Bundee Aki. Having recently graduated from Templemore, Josh is now continuing to serve his two-year probation period and is currently based in the county town. Clare FM's Daragh Dolan went to Ennis Garda Station to hear Josh's story. Photo (c): Clare FM

The 2024 National Rugby League Premiership is held over six weekends at different venues across New Zealand. This weekend, the Auckland Vulcans and Counties Manukau Stingrays will battle it out for the title at Pulman Park. Counties Captain Jemal Hunt joined Adam Cooper to preview the clash. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's America's Cup defence is set to get underway. Last week Team Britannia confirmed their challenger status after beating Italy's Luna Rossa in the preliminary Louis Vuitton Cup. NPC quarterfinals are also set to get underway, with Wellington taking on Counties Manukau in Wellington tonight, which will see TJ Perenara play his final game on New Zealand soil before jetting off to Japan. Other fixtures over the weekend are Bay of Plenty vs Hawke's Bay, Taranaki vs Waikato and Tasman vs Canterbury. Weekend Sport host Jason Pine joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most anticipated returns to rugby happens today. Cam Roigard has missed the last six months after rupturing his left patella tendon, but joins Counties Manukau today as they take on Manawatu. He joined Piney to discuss his return and give an insight into what it was like to sit on the sideline for so long. “It's been, yeah, quite a journey.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NPC Bulletin with Campbell Burnes previewing round 8 of the Bunnings NPC kicking-off tonight with Counties Manukau v Wellington and wrapping up on Wednesday with Tasman defending the Ranfurly Shield v Auckland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's support for more use of private hospitals to help the health system. Minister Shane Reti's outlined plans for reaching five health targets set in March, spanning wait times, immunisations and cancer treatment. He's discussed increasing public hospital beds and operating theatres and using private hospital capacity more. Counties Manukau chief medical officer Andrew Connolly says private healthcare will help get wait lists down. "Most of the work will still be done, however, in public facilities. We don't want to lose staff to private just to do public work." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moana Pasifika is a team building and looking to craft a proud identity in the islands. This week, Christy Doran and Matt Toomua are joined by Wallaby legend and Moana prop Sekope Kepu to discuss building a team from the ground up, discovering more of his roots, the anniversary of the Waratahs 2014 title, coming full circle with Counties Manukau and more.Christy and Matt also discuss the results from Super Rugby, particularly the pressure on the Waratahs and Michael Hooper's Sevens debut in Hong Kong. Hosts: Christy Doran & Matt Toomua Guest: Sekope KepuProducer: Nick Wasiliev Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sport is joy.    In the newspaper life's tragedies are on the front page, the triumphs on the back.    Sport comes with its share of grief and drama, it certainly isn't exempt from the drivers of regular news, by and large though, it's a place of celebration.    The best story of the week has come from the heart and soul of New Zealand sport - grassroots rugby. And rugby needs it. It's a sport that has attracted plenty of ire from the media and the public over the years as it slowly loses its grip on being the dominant sport here.   Player numbers are lagging, there's a disconnect between the union and the unions, it's sinking in a financial mire, there's increasing concern around the safety of the sport, an ever-present debate around the lawbook and the miserable sight of empty super stadiums motu wide. It's not in the best shape.   Now this.    It's small. It's hardly headline news. It won't be picked up on by international media but it is significant and uplifting.    Based on the success Manurewa club rugby have had, Counties Manukau has launched a wonderful scheme.    They're removing junior rugby fees.    11 of their 17 clubs have signed up for the initiative which is being essentially underwritten by the Silver Lake money picked up by Counties.   Manurewa's explosion of numbers over the last 3 years point to this as a way forward for the code, from 187 juniors to 438. Plenty of unions should now be keeping a close eye on this.     Counties is making change where it is most keenly felt, the back pocket.    Counties is looking after the families during a cost of living calamity.   Counties is looking after the grassroots.   Water the dirt, flowers last for you.   That'll do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Te Whatu Ora is blaming old tech for its failed payments.  Up to 10,000 nurses in Auckland, Waitemata, Counties Manukau, and Nelson have still to receive their pay rises.  The money was supposed to hit their accounts by September 27 at the latest.  Te Whatu Ora Chief People Officer Andrew Slater told Mike Hosking that the situation is a big frustration for their people, and for them.  He says many of the payroll systems that pay more than 90,000 people are out of date, and not up to the job  Slater's assuring people they will be paid by the end of this, and next month.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bulletin with Dale Budge on NRL Finals Warriors v Knights, Bunnings NPC, Counties Manukau beating Canterbury, NPC v Super Rugby, Kiwi Motorsports action, Liam Lawson back for Singapore, SVG confirmed for Team Trackhouse NASCAR 2024,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Counties Manukau prepare for their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Wellington, Piney caught up with their Coach Reon Graham to preview the match.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SENZ Canterbury Bulls Coach Jed Laurie joins the show to talk New Zealand Rugby League Premiership, first match v Counties Manukau, state of the game down south & more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau is dispelling worry over Middlemore Hospital's crowded emergency department. It yesterday treated more than 200 patients, and at one point over 70 people were waiting for beds. But Hospital and Specialist Services interim lead Vanessa Thornton says that's not unusual. "We've been very busy like this through the whole of winter, so this is not a new number for us. It's high, but it's not something that we can't manage." Thornton says processes are in place to deal with high demand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taranaki rugby coach Neil Barnes joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport after their strong start to the NPC season. The Bulls are three from three and top of the table, with wins over Counties Manukau, Northland and Manawatu so far. Neil chats to Marty about the keys to their success in the early stages of the season, as well as the comments made by New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson that the NPC as a competition isn't fit for purpose.

Counties Heat Captain Shyanne Thompson joined the show, to preview their opening clash against BOP.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swarming dirt bike riders causing havoc on Auckland roads will be a target of police this long weekend. A special squad will be using the Eagle helicopter as well as traffic and surveillance cameras to crack down on the reckless riders, who appear to be using social meeting to organise street gatherings intimidating and harassing other drivers. Police fear someone could be killed and are appealing for people to help them trace the motorbikes. Counties Manukau area commander Inspector Rod Honan says riders are completely reckless.  

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire at a South Auckland scrap metal yard, which has been burning for more than 30 hours. The fire at the Sims Metal scrap yard in Favona shut down schools, stopped train services and sent toxic smoke billowing across the suburb, forcing people indoors. It is the ninth fire at the site and the fifth described as serious by Fire and Emergency (FENZ). FENZ District Manager for Counties Manukau; Brad Mosby spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

On this weeks episode we got to catch up with Head Coach of the New York Iron Workers (Major League Rugby) - James Semple. James has both a strong playing (Counties Manukau, North Harbour, Utah Warriors) & coaching background (Waikato Women, Auckland Blues, Utah Warriors, New York) & he's taken on the challenge of leading this New York team to back to back championship glory. We got to chat to James about how he got started in coaching, his experience in the MLR, Super Rugby & who he thinks should be given the #10 jersey for the All Blacks.

Dr Rinki Murphy and Dr Brian Yow discuss a programme to turn around obesity and diabetes treatment in Auckland's Counties Manukau.

Reon Graham joins Riccardo & Gordon to reflect on Cam Roigard's start to the Super Rugby Pacific season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new unit dedicated to helping people with obesity is set to open in South Auckland in June. The clinic, run by Te Whatu Ora, will see patients who have been rejected for bariatric surgery, or young people who have type two diabetes and a body mass index (BMI) over 35. It comes after a report found seven out of ten adults in Counties Manukau are overweight or obese. South Auckland has more people with a high BMI than any other region in the country. Kathryn speaks to University of Auckland endocrinologist Dr Rinki Murphy, who is leading the unit, Te Mana Ki Tua.

Police officers confronting armed offenders and other dangerous situations will hopefully be better resourced and trained to de-escalate and prevent loss of life following the nationwide launch of a new police tactics model worth about $200 million. The model, prompted by the shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt during a vehicle stop in Auckland in 2020, enhances the tactical capability of officers through training, with a strong focus on tactical communication that can calm an offender and reduce the likelihood of incidents escalating toward violence. Police have been testing the model since November 2021 in the Northland, Counties Manukau, Waikato, and Central police districts and it will now be rolled out nationwide, adding almost 250 police staff to facilitate the shift. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster welcomed the model, saying it would better equip his officers for the “increasingly volatile” environment police were currently facing. “We've seen a greater willingness to use firearms against police, we've seen a greater range of incidents where firearms have been used by police and that is something we need our people to be equipped for.” The death of Constable Matthew Hunt was the incident that prompted the new model. Photo / Supplied Coster fronted a demonstration of the new model, which was witnessed by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Police Minister Ginny Andersen. In the past, tactical priorities centred around how to use items like handcuffs and Tasers, while the new model emphasised the importance of negotiation skills. The demonstration, conducted in Trentham, north of Wellington, involved two officers armed with Tasers negotiating with an ‘offender' who had hit his partner and was threatening self-harm while refusing to exit his locked home. As per the model, the officers largely spoke in a non-threatening fashion and one used the fact he too was a father to build a rapport with the offender until he surrendered. Coster said the new model represented a “real stepchange” to police training. “It's much needed and I'm delighted that we've got it and I think it does position us now to cope with an environment that's increasingly volatile.” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster (left) and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (second left) chat with officers. Photo / Mark Mitchell Officers would be given four additional days of training on top of the 3.5 days they currently received. When attending vehicle stops, which Coster described as “one of the riskiest things we do”, officers would be encouraged to call in more support and dog handlers would be further resourced by a tactical operator that was a member of the Armed Offenders Squad. Andersen said in a statement the model had been developed in consultation with Māori, Pacific and ethnic community leaders. “It's critical to give front-line Police a higher level of protection without changing New Zealand's community policing approach – which we strongly believe is effective and appropriate for our country,” she said. “Policing the public will see under the new model will be the same as what they see now, but those causing the most harm in our communities will feel the difference because Police will have an increasingly comprehensive suite of tools to work with.” - Adam Pearse, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're lucky enough to be joined by a man who epitomizes the term battler better than many; David Bason as he talks us through his journey in rugby and beyond. From his memories of 1st XV and NZ Secondary Schools rugby to stepping up into the NPC where he shares the reality of what it is like to be second choice. He talks career highs such as playing a Super 14 Grand Final in front of 50,000+ and lows such as being cut from Counties Manukau and having to turn down an offer from a giant European club. On top of that there's plenty of funny stories along the way including an eventful club rugby debut, tales of many battler teammates, which fellow halfback he'd take on in a charity boxing match and the dog move that Richard Kahui pulled on him.

Counties Manukau Director Craig Carter joins the show to talk about the new Auckland wide Club Rugby competition in an initiative to try to revitalise the once proud part of New Zealand rugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apart of our Ex-Athlete series, Jared Page joins Staffy to discuss life after rugby!

The Government is looking to break the cycle for New Zealand's youngest recidivist offenders through a new fast-track intervention approach aimed at 10 to 13-year-olds as part of a new youth crime package, the Herald can reveal. It will include $2 million spread across four regions - Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Bay of Plenty - to fund locally-led solutions to reduce youth crime. It will also feature an age expansion of a joint agency approach to youth offenders in Auckland, which originally focused on children under 14 years old but now would include offenders aged up to 17. Recent spikes in violent crime in areas including Auckland and Waikato had prompted several developments in the Government's approach to crime, including new police powers to target fleeing drivers and a multi-million dollar suite of changes to address retail crime after the death of 34-year-old Auckland dairy worker Janak Patel. The new approach to offenders aged 10-13 applied to children involved in serious or persistent offending, such as ram raids, aggravated robberies and fleeing from police. Within 24 hours of an offender being identified, several agencies would become involved as required, including Oranga Tamariki and police, alongside education, health and social development representatives. Local iwi and community organisations would be engaged at the earliest opportunity, with the aim to develop a plan for the child and their whānau. Within 48 hours, it was expected officials would agree on a plan to provide the necessary support, while focus was placed on building a relationship with the whānau to address future offending. “At the moment it can take weeks for a family group conference or court proceedings to take place,” Minister for Children Kelvin Davis said. “This change will mean an urgent plan is agreed to ensure a child is dealt with and getting any support they need immediately to help stop them offending again.” Police Minister Chris Hipkins said: “By taking this approach, fast-tracking it and applying it to a small group of 10 to 13-year-olds who are serious and persistent offenders, we can help address the recent spike in offending and continue to see the number of ram raids come down.” Police Minister Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell The package also expanded the Kotahi te Whakaaro joint agency response to young offenders, which was initially developed in South Auckland for children under 14. As part of its $53 million Better Pathways youth crime package announced earlier this year, the Government funded Kotahi te Whakaaro to be carried out in West Auckland. The approach, created by the South Auckland Social Wellbeing Board, brought together members of police, Oranga Tamariki, Counties Manukau Health, education, Kāinga Ora, the Ministry of Social Development, local non-government agencies and Te Iwi o Ngāti Kahu to review cases of youth offenders caught in the preceding 24 hours. Now, Kotahi te Whakaaro would also address offenders aged between 14-17. Board programme director Ann Wilkie, also an inspector with Counties Manukau police, said having a timely, joined-up response to children who presented signs of offending was proving successful. “It's the ones that sit outside of that space that often it's more of a siloed approach so definitely for those kids who are starting to go down the wrong path, the way that Kotahi te Whakaaro works is definitely the way to go.” In four months of operation, the approach had led to only 13 of 52 children reoffending and just four new reports of concern from Oranga Tamariki. Six had been supported back into education. Only 19 were in education to start with. Minister for Children Kelvin Davis. Photo / NZME The focus on local solutions was at the heart of the package, with $2m devoted to funding providers in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Bay of Plenty to either boost existing measures to target young offenders, or initiate new ones. On Monday last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a multi-million dollar retail crime package, following the stabbing of Patel, who was managing the Rose Cottage Superette in Sandringham when he died on November 23. It included $4 million that would be split between local councils in Auckland ($2m), Hamilton ($1m) and Bay of Plenty ($1m) to match council funding for local crime prevention measures such as street lighting, CCTV cameras and bollard-esque planter boxes. The Government would also subsidise the purchase and installation of fog cannons to the tune of $4000 for any shop owner who felt vulnerable - regardless of whether they had been previous victims of crime - something which had limited the application of crime prevention methods in the past. The Herald revealed the dairy Patel had been managing at the time hadn't qualified for a Government-subsidised fog cannon in the past because it hadn't suffered enough crime, despite local police officers recommending the dairy should be included in the scheme spawned from an increase in aggravated robberies in 2016. Finally, the $6m Retail Crime Prevention fund - designed to support businesses hit by ram raids - was expanded to include those who had experienced aggravated robberies. On Thursday last week, new police powers to target fleeing drivers were announced, including a 12-month increase to the maximum driver licence disqualification period for a second offence of failing to stop or remain stopped - from 12 months to between 12-24 months. An amendment would also be made to the Sentencing Act 2002 so that a vehicle could be forfeited on a conviction for failing to stop for police, meaning offenders could have their vehicle permanently removed and would not get any proceeds from the sale. Finally, police would be enabled to impound a vehicle for 28 days if the owner failed, refused or provided false or misleading information about the identity of a fleeing driver. Opposition parties National and Act have repeatedly called for harsher consequences for young offenders. National last month released its youth crime policy, which included sending recidivist offenders aged 15-17 to military academies and enabling ankle bracelets to be placed on offenders aged 10-17 if they had committed a serious offence, such as a ram-raid or aggravated burglary, at least twice. - Adam Pearse, NZHSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Campbell's series on young offenders called Tough Love, which is running during One News couldn't be more timely given the agonising over what to do and how to deal with offenders as young as 10 years old. In this series, we've seen Craig Clark from Counties Manukau police and Jane King from Oranga Tamaki, and they realize that many of the young people that come to their attention come from homes where police and Oranga Tamariki are not trusted. They're not welcome in the door, it's a blanket rejection of anything they have to offer.  So between them, they began to assemble a team from within the community from south Auckland. The result was Kotahi te Whakaaro (Think as One). They take local resources, local staff,  local NGOs, local understanding, and use them to get entry into the homes where these young offenders are. So every morning this group meets to review all suspected youth crimes in their area overnight. This is every single day. There are eight groups who are part of this particular organisation.  Reconnect Family Services, which is an NGO, local iwi, police, Oranga Tamariki, Counties Manukau Health, the Ministry of Education, Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Social Development. They get together and they discuss who the best people are to approach that particular family. So it's individual by individual. There's a tailored response for each child and they are children. They're between 10 and 13, although under the new package just announced they go out to 17 now.   That's just the sort of initiative that the Government is going to be funding in its latest attempt to break the cycle of youth offending.   $2 million spread across four regions; Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Bay of Plenty to fund locally led solutions to reduce youth crime.  So they're going to look for unique community approaches, using all sorts of different agencies to try and get a response. Now I know that there is a call to lock these kids up and throw away the key and. I get that. But if it works, and it appears that Kotahi te Whakaaro does, then surely what works should be what's funded?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top stories for 10 November 2022 A police officer is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Counties Manukau last night. New research shows New Zealand has worse school attendance than other English-speaking countries. The widely-predicted red Republican wave hasn't eventuated in the US midterm elections.

An Auckland doctor warns Covid-19 will be like a ship's anchor, dragging along and hard to dislodge from the nation's hospitals. The Ministry of Health yesterday said Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations were at the lowest levels since February, with evidence of a real and sustained decline in numbers in the community. Counties Manukau population health director Dr Gary Jackson says dropping Covid-19 numbers are promising, but the virus will remain in hospitals for some time yet. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.

NPC Battler of the Week - Week 1 | The last-second drop goal hero, Counties Manukau First Five Eight Riley Hohepa. Thanks to Property Brokers.

Counties Manukau are focusing on local talent in 2022, and it be a smart move or their demise.

Eloise Blackwell joined the program to preview Auckland's opening clash against Counties Manukau. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government is considering widening free access to flu vaccines to help the health system which is struggling, not even one month into winter.  GPs in Counties Manukau offered free visits over the weekend - and will do so again this coming long weekend - to try reduce the load on Middlemore's services. At the other end of the north island, most planned surgeries in the Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs have also been delayed for four more weeks right off the back of a two week delay. These DHBs refused interviews with RNZ but the Minister of Health Andrew Little did. He told Morning Report Covid-19 numbers are higher than authorities anticipated, and the flu season hit earlier. 

I can't help but think health is going to be a major election issue next year. Just look at the headlines this week regarding our first responders. The Professional Fire Fighters union is pursuing industrial action against Fire and Emergency New Zealand, in an attempt to get better wages and safer working conditions.Through all this we discovered firefighters co-respond with St John's Ambulance to 96 percent of all of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Career firefighters have been co-responding to life-threatening medical events since 2013. Yesterday, we learned police are struggling to deal with a massive increase in calls related to attempted suicide and mental health issues – with the issue only expected to get worse.In the past 6 years there has been an 87 percent jump in the number of calls to police for threatened or attempted suicides. There was a 66 percent rise in the number of mental health related calls, but police were only able to respond to less than half of these.We have a mental health crisis in New Zealand, it is a health issue not a police issue and please excuse me for mixing up my first responders, but the police are the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff here. And then there's the chronic shortage of GPs.General practitioners are at the front line of our health system and we've known for a while now that many family doctors will be hitting retirement age over the coming decade, and we're not training enough people to replace them.  South Auckland GPs have vocalised the shortages they face in their region, along with the pressures and burnout many doctors are facing. The Medical Council of New Zealand's workforce survey in 2021 showed Counties Manukau had just 6.7 percent of the country's GPs, despite having 11.7 percent of the country's population, the biggest shortfall in the country.A report to the Counties Manukau District Health Board in April last year highlighted the impact a lack of GP's was having on primary healthcare access. It said it had “reached the limit of primary care capacity” in the face of a growing population and increased demand for services.According to Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Bryan Betty this isn't just a south Auckland issue. There are GP shortages in rural areas, and in other urban areas, and as a result hospitals are really starting to get back up.We see this most winters as winter ills push up patient demand, and now there's the extra demands placed on healthcare providers by Covid-19, but surely we should all be able to access a GP.If we can't access a GP, the first port of call when it comes to our health, then what does that say about our health system?  Not much. 

Multiple waves of winter illness are washing over a health system already under strain, and now the fight is on to keep clinicians heads above water. Dunedin Hospital is closed to visitors, Hawke's Bay Hospital is fighting the flu and in Counties Manukau the surge of winter illness has come so much earlier than expected the DHB is describing the hospital as ground zero. Timothy Brown reports on why clinicians across the motu are under the pump. Minister of Health Andrew Little joins Lisa Owen to discuss the issue. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6307231649112

Questions to Ministers: BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on expanding mental health and addiction services? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their weight with the Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its weight over the first three emissions budget periods? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac economist Michael Gordon's view that "Many households are already feeling the pinch on their finances, and that pressure will become more intense over the next few years"; if so, will he commit to tax relief in tomorrow's Budget? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Forestry: How is the Government using investment in forestry to help New Zealand meet its obligations to lower emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her Government's statements and policies? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why did he announce yesterday an expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set aside to start services in Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already announced in April 2021, "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of any other recent Government mental health announcements that have already been announced? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting the public transport sector? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he still believe that early construction on Auckland light rail will start in 2023? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Youth: What recent announcements has she made about supporting youth in New Zealand? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "in terms of what I am delivering as Police Minister … our people feel safer"; if so, why?

The Budget is shaping up to be all about health. The context of course is a global pandemic. Wait times for GP appointments in Dunedin have been as long as eight weeks, a nursing crisis, a mental health crisis, workforce strikes and a complete overhaul of our health system - ditching DHBs in favour of Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority. Health Minister Andrew Little spoke to Tova on Wednesday morning about the barrage of challenges facing the health sector as more information comes to light heading into Thursday's budget release. Both Little and Tova O'Brien butt heads over the mental health announcements made on Tuesday to expand Mana Ake into Northland, Counties Manukau, BoP, Lakes and West Coast schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to cut the rapidly rising number of people waiting for non-urgent surgery in public hospitals. Health Minister Andrew Little has set up a taskforce to help hospitals take whatever short-term measures they can to reduce waiting times, and will be responsible for delivering a national plan by September. The taskforce will be led by Counties Manukau chief medical officer and colorectal surgeon Andrew Connolly. He spoke to Corin Dann.

Health Minister Andrew Little has announced hospital waiting lists will be managed nationally. He says managing the waiting lists nationally will cut the time people are waiting for operations and appointments that were postponed during the pandemic. The Minister says the work will be overseen by a taskforce led by the Counties Manukau chief medical officer, Andrew Connolly. Health correspondent Rowan Quinn spoke to Corin Dann.

Todays show is the first part of another brilliant conversation, this time with rugby coach Stuart Lancaster.Stuart is currently coaching Leinster Rugby and he's held leadership, management and coaching positions at many levels of the game including being the former England Rugby head coach. I've also worked with Stuart during my time at England Rugby and have coached against him during his time at Leeds and we discuss that time in both our lives later in this show. He's a wealth of knowledge around a whole host of topics and over the two shows we delve into leadership, joining new organisations, transitioning from one role to another, creating and maintaining cultures as well as a tonne and of references to books and resources that has helped Stuart continue his learning journey and we started with Stuart explaining where he sees culture sitting in the construction area of a high performance environment.Show Notes: Jim Collins Book ‘Good To Great' - https://amzn.to/38myPfxLeinster Rugby - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/Leo Cullen - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/leo-cullen/Performance Clock - https://wgcoaching.com/the-performance-clock-the-most-important-concept-in-high-performance-sport/Kettlethorpe High School - https://kettlethorpehigh.co.uk/Andy Farrell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_FarrellGraham Rowntree - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_RowntreeSocial Identity Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.htmlDaryl Powell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_PowellSimon Middleton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_MiddletonEngland Saxons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_A_national_rugby_union_teamGuy Easterby - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/guy-easterby/Robin McBride - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/john-fogarty/Stuart Hooper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_HooperPaul Sackey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_SackeyRussell Earnshaw - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_EarnshawWayne Bennett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Bennett_(rugby_league)Alastair Clarkson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_ClarksonFrancois Pienaar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois_PienaarEngland Cricket - https://www.ecb.co.uk/Queensland Reds - https://reds.rugby/Counties Manukau - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_UnionSteve Jobs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_JobsMatthew Syed Book 'Rebel Ideas' - https://amzn.to/3kaByvoDavid Brailsford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_BrailsfordBritish Cycling - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/Team Sky - https://www.ineosgrenadiers.com/article/team-sky-to-become-team-ineosMartin Glenn - https://www.thefa.com/news/2018/dec/13/martin-glenn-statement-131218Gareth Southgate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_SouthgateOther Book's That Stuart Recommends:Bill Walsh - 'The Score Takes Care Of Itself' - https://amzn.to/3vDNcV2John Wooden - 'Wooden On Leadership' - https://amzn.to/3vHutHZRic Charlesworth - 'World's Best' - https://amzn.to/3K76tDmJohn C. Maxwell - ‘Everyone Communicates, Few Connect' - https://amzn.to/3vKkm5aAlistair Brownlee - ‘Relentless' - https://amzn.to/3Lfhp3cJon Gordon - 'The Power Of Positive Leadership' - https://amzn.to/3rOswZ0Kevin Murray - 'Charismatic Leadership' - https://amzn.to/3vDNSK4Owen Eastwood - ‘Belonging' - https://amzn.to/3k796dOJames M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner - ‘Learning Leadership' - https://amzn.to/3MqokqvPatrick Lencioni 'The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team' - https://amzn.to/3EM4wekMore About Stuart Lancaster:Leinster Website Profile - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/stuart-lancaster/Website - https://www.stuartlancaster.com/leadershipWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Lancaster_(rugby_union) LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lancaster-20a549143/?originalSubdomain=ukListen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast:Ben's Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQAmazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnOTuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsmBen On Social:Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSitFollow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7oFollow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8FtvRead about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

Ram raid attacks have left a path of destruction across Auckland over the last two weeks.Multiple targets have been hit and shopowners now face the reality that they could be next.What's more is that the attacks are becoming more brazen, shifting from dairies to department stores and malls, which often offer the criminals more lucrative hauls.Herald senior writer Jane Phare said that the mostly young offenders committing these crimes are becoming more confident over time.She says that offenders are turning away from dairy owners because they've realised they can make better scores elsewhere."The dairy owners are now locking up vapes and cigarettes. The offenders have to be in and out really quickly. They've only got a few minutes, and they're not getting a lot from the dairies. They're just getting chippies, lollies and drinks. So they are becoming more brazen and targeting high-end designer clothing, electrical goods and other stuff they can sell easily."Phare says there's something desirable about notoriety that is afforded to those brazen enough to smash a stolen vehicle into a mall."There's definitely a social media element to it," she says."They don't leave it up very long, but they are sharing it on Snapchat and Tiktok. There's definitely evidence of that. It's a bit of a craze at the moment. Ram raids aren't new, but they're definitely on the increase."Research into ram raids has shown that most ram raid offenders are under the age of 17, indicating that this problem is concentrated among younger demographics.Phare says this demographic group simply doesn't face the same repercussions as older offenders."No one will really admit this, but up to the age of 18 kids are dealt with in the youth the court. They're not going to go to jail. They'll get community service. I mean, one of our local store owners, a bottle shop owner, got a letter of apology but there was $30,000 of damage done and his store is still boarded up because there's a huge backlog waiting for these doors to be replaced."For these offenders to face any repercussions, they first need to be caught and there simply is no guarantee of this happening either."I did get some data from the police showing that in the year between February 2021 and March 2022, only 20 young people were apprehended. These kids are wearing masks and gloves. They're wearing plain clothing, like pale grey hoodies and sweat pants. They certainly don't go in wearing a spangly jacket that everybody will be able to recognise. These kids are getting away with it."Asked whether these attacks on stores were well organised or simply chaotic smash and grabs, Phare said that the evidence showed a mix of both. Kaurilands GAS service station owner Kanna Sharma had his store targeted this week. Photo / Adam Pearse"I've watched quite a lot of CCTV footage and some of it is like Fawlty Towers. It's disorganised. It's almost funny. They're stealing things with nothing inside and they're missing stuff just because they're in such a panic."But other stuff is very organised. They come in two cars, one's a getaway car, and they've scoped the place first. They know exactly what they're targeting. In the example of one bottle store, they didn't even look around. They came in, jumped on the counter and reached up for the thousand-dollar bottles of collector whiskey. They knew exactly what they were after and they took about $10,000 worth of alcohol. You can't tell me that's for personal use. They must be stealing that to order."Phare says that the businesses facing these attacks often have to fork out their own money to protect their premises."They can put in fog cannons … they're putting in roller doors, grills, ram bollards, bolts, more CCTV cameras inside and out, louder alarms, and maybe getting the alarm monitored. But that all costs thousands of dollars and it's not covered by...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts back the "cautious" call to stay in the red Covid setting at least until Easter as, while cases are declining, Auckland still leads the country in hospitalisations per capita.Meanwhile, hospitality representatives say they are "gutted" and question why there has been no movement given low transmission rates at venues.But with the health system near bursting point, experts warn everything possible needs to be done to avoid another "wave" of Omicron, as seen in other countries, with winter arriving and the border reopening likely to reintroduce a range of infectious diseases.From today controversial vaccine passes will no longer be required, and Government-enforced vaccine mandates will be limited to the health and disability, aged-care, Corrections and border workforce sectors.Ahead of Monday's traffic light decision had been hints of a further loosening of restrictions in a move to orange and removing indoor gathering limits, and at least for Auckland where cases were well past the peak.The reasoning had been a steady decline in daily Omicron cases - down 36 per cent from two weeks ago - hospitalisations beginning to slow and high vaccination coverage coupled with natural immunity gained from infection.But while case numbers in Auckland had slowed each of its three DHBs remained with the three highest hospitalisation rates per capita in the country, with Counties Manukau at the top with 134 patients.Auckland made up close to half of the 734 current hospitalisations - a large drop from about 600 a few weeks ago, but still at the high end of pre-outbreak models."The trends are all in the right direction but with the hospitals still under pressure it makes sense to be cautious," Covid-19 modeller Michael Plank said."A move to orange might not cause a second wave in itself, but it could increase it a little or prolong that decline."It comes as doctors and nurses have been raising concerns in recent weeks about the pressures on the stretched health system, with the added issue of staff contracting the virus themselves.Plank said greater caution was also needed with the border reopening to more Kiwis from overseas, along with international visitors progressively from April 12, with potential for other infectious diseases.A major tool remained the vaccine, he said, with still about a million eligible people yet to get their booster shot, which was highly effective at reducing severe illness from Omicron and pressure on the health system.Public health expert Dr Collin Tukuitonga said that given international evidence of multiple waves of Omicron it made sense to stay at red a little longer."It is about how we can protect best the health system. Those hospital numbers are not as acute but even so, that is still a lot."The system is under stress, and hospitalisations are just one indicator. There are many cases treated by GPs, nurses in the community and through Māori and Pasifika providers."Tukuitonga said the border reopening would likely see the reintroduction of "bugs from the past", such as influenza, adding extra pressure."The big problem would be if we got another wave coinciding with flu in the winter."Meanwhile, many hospitality sector representatives have expressed disappointment at the ongoing gathering limits.Hospitality NZ chief executive Julie White said she was at a loss as to how that decision had been made, given the Government had already admitted that hospitality venues were not considered vectors of the virus."The Prime Minister said two weeks ago that they now have the data that shows our venues aren't the vectors that are spreading it. It's down to around 6 per cent [of all transmission]."We're at a loss as to why we're not moving."Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland's hospitalisations remained above highest modelled scenarios. Photo / Mark MitchellThe...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's always good to catch up with Beaver and chat about old times and new.  We talk about his new business venture with a couple of old All Black and Chiefs team-mates, GRINS, and what the future holds for them.He shares his career-high, of kicking that winning kick in the 2011 Rugby World Cup after being called up from enjoying his off-season before taking a contract overseas.  He also shares the lows when he was widely criticized in his last game for the All Blacks.  He talks of his learnings from that time and how he was able to deal with and overcome the big hit to his confidence.We also talk about his time at his beloved Counties Manukau and how he is a proud Waiuku man, born and bred, and has recently moved back to his hometown to raise his own young family.Tune in to hear some good learnings from his stories.Proudly sponsored by Viktual+ 

A study has found police taking video statements for family harm incidents has dramatically increased the likelihood of getting early guilty pleas. Police have been trialing video statements from victims, rather than written, across the country. Data from Counties Manukau shows videos raise the rates of an early guilty plea by 95 per cent. RNZ reporter Tom Kitchin spoke to Inspector Ross Elwood.

About 70 firefighters have been working to extinguish a vegetation fire near Meremere that broke out last night. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Thomas Harre says the fire has covered about five hectares of native bush, including peat alongside the main railway line, which has been closed. No structures are at risk and conditions on Sunday night were calm, which helped firefighting efforts. While the fire was visible from State Highway 1, the road was not affected. Harre says the fire was reported shortly before 7pm and brigades have responded from both the Counties Manukau and Waikato Districts. Helicopters will be brought in to support ground operations from about 7am this morning

Scotty and Mils are back to chat the week in Rugby. They get Joe Royal on the phone to talk about Counties Manukau's efforts so far this Mitre 10 Cup, the Farah Palmer Cup and the immensity of the skill level of New Zealand's female players, they discuss the benefits of players getting overseas experience, and a mullet of Milsy's past is brought back to life. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.