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6221 - Murray Edridge: Wellington City Missioner says more needs to be done to prevent another Loafers Lodge Tragedy
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  • 6221 - Murray Edridge: Wellington City Missioner says more needs to be done to prevent another Loafers Lodge Tragedy

    There are fears nothing has been done to prevent another Loafers Lodge tragedy. 

    An investigation into boarding house facilities was initiated after last year's fire killed five people. 

    It's found only half the 37 buildings inspected had adequate smoke detectors. 

    Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge told Mike Hosking that more needs to be done. 

    He says they're just waiting for this to happen again but isn't hopeful anything will change. 

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    Wed, 27 Mar 2024
  • 6220 - Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on Nicola Willis' Budget Policy Statement

    National's promise to keep tax cuts is being criticised. 

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis has delivered the Budget Policy Statement and reaffirmed the party's commitment to tax relief. 

    Willis says she's been humbled by how much recent forecasts have deteriorated. 

    Labour Party Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds told Mike Hosking that instead of focusing on the previous Government, Willis should focus on the cards in front of her. 

    She says when the half year fiscal update was worse than expected, she should have revisited them. 

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    Wed, 27 Mar 2024
  • 6219 - Dr Nina Hood: Education Hub Founder on New Zealand school behaviours being the worst in the OECD

    Challenging behaviours in New Zealand classrooms are at critical levels. 

    Over the last 20 years student behaviour has been among the worst in the OECD but new research shows it's worsened over the past two. 

    Education Review Office research has found a quarter of principals have seen students physically harm others and steal property at least every day. 

    Education Hub Founder Nina Hood told Mike Hosking that it's important to draw schools' attention to behaviour. 

    She says it's up to individual schools to create clear expectations, consistent rules, put structures in place, and uphold them. 

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    Wed, 27 Mar 2024
  • 6218 - Dr Ben Beaglehole: Otago Senior Lecturer for Psychological Medicine on New Zealand starting a trial using ketamine and psychotherapy to treat depression

    A new trial to treat depression has been given the green light in New Zealand. 

    Ketamine has been used as a treatment around the world in recent years, the drug showing short-term benefits. 

    Otago University is running the trial, combining liquid, slower-release ketamine with psychotherapy in an effort to achieve long term results. 

    The trial is eight weeks long, half the group receiving both ketamine and psychotherapy and the other half only receiving the drug. 

    Senior Lecturer Dr Ben Beaglehole told Mike Hosking that this is a treatment, not a cure. 

    He said that depression is a long term problem with factors that they won't be able to reverse with medication or short-term psychotherapy, but they’re looking to see if the short-term benefits of the drug can be prolonged. 

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    Tue, 26 Mar 2024
  • 6217 - Nick Tuffley: ASB Chief Economist ahead of todays Budget Policy Statement

    The Government will today unveil its economic plan for how its priorities will be delivered in the Budget Policy Statement. 

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis will give the speech at one this afternoon. 

    ASB’s Chief Economist Nick Tuffley told Mike Hosking that it’s a bit too early for them to have the hard and fast numbers, and today is more about setting our expectations. 

    We’re also likely to get a sense of how inflation is tracking in regard to the budget, though Treasury likely hasn’t finished their economic forecasts completely. 

    He said that it’s a pretty tough balancing act the Government has to walk with this budget. 

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    Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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