Top Stories for Monday 18 December 2017

The New Zealand chairperson of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine Dr John Bonning says alcohol is a factor in too many admissions to hospital emergency departments. $22 million will be spent rolling out rumble strips and safety barriers on high risk rural State Highways. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins us to discuss fossil fuels and her government's climate change goals. Two women have waived their right to name suppression so they can speak out abut sexual abuse they suffered from men who were serving in the Defence Force. A plane brought in to cover a faulty Air New Zealand aircraft has caused problems of its own with homebound passengers delayed up to 18 hours in Sydney. It's been a summer sorcher for most of New Zealand with temperatures soaring throughout the country. Niwa's Chris Brandolino tries to explain what's happening and what to expect.