An intensive care specialist at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, David Galler, says the lack of trust between junior doctors and their DHB bosses has never been worse. The Resident Doctors Union says the junior doctors are striking to prevent clawbacks to long standing terms and conditions of employment. So, how does a huge organisation regain mutual trust? We ask Geoff Plimmer from Victoria University's School of Management. The government and electricity companies are launching a pilot scheme to help people with their power bills. A private company is providing lunch to 400 secondary school pupils in Lower Hutt. Meanwhile, the cost of living for beneficiaries rose 0.6 per cent in the three months to March and rose 0.4 per cent for Māori. The national average increase in the cost of living was 0.1 per cent. Is higher pay, not tobacco price hikes and hand-outs what's really needed? Anti-Muslim leaflets were left on cars parked outside two churches in Palmerston North on Sunday. In Auckland, there is mounting concern from some students about an increased white supremacy presence at the University of Auckland. Massey University's Paul Spoonley relays his observations about what's going on.
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