Show Notes
In Australia, the debate over threats faced by those in public life continues in the wake of this week's attack on Australian MP Helen Haines. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke with Lisa Owen.
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Voters registrations for 18 to 24 year old are sitting at just 68 percent as Sunday's midnight enrolment deadline looms. The Electoral Commission has a target of signing up 94.7 percent of all eligible voters. Lisa Owen spoke to three first-time voters about what matters to them and why thousands of young people may miss out on voting.
There are just four days left to enrol to vote. Electoral Commission teams have been scouring shopping malls, markets, libraries, railway station and even hospitals to find and enrol the 321,000 New Zealanders yet to sign up. Currently 92.1 percent of eligible voters are enrolled. But young people are significantly lagging behind with just 68.6 percent of 18 to 24 year olds signed up to have their say. Reporter Matthew Theunissen joined one of the commission's teams at Auckland's Sylvia Park.
The ACT party is doubling down on claims doctors are erroneously certifying people unfit for work, meaning they can keep collecting a benefit when they shouldn't. The party wants to make it mandatory for all health and disability benefits to be independently issued by an MSD approved pool of doctors. President of the Royal College of GPs, Doctor Luke Bradford spoke to Lisa Owen.
A collaboration between the Government, a Northland iwi and oyster farmers will see a new oyster farm on the Kaipara Harbour. For years, wastewater flowing into the Mahurangi Harbour near Warkworth has plagued oyster farmers. RNZ reporter Jessica Hopkins has more.