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Midday News for 10 July 2019
Audio 10 Jul 2019A missing father and his daughters are found safe after spending a night in the bush. The petition for a national cancer agency gains traction. Audio
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Govt stalls ACC asbestos review
Labour's promised ACC asbestos review into extending cover to some people exposed outside the workplace is being put on hold by the government.
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Sport: Nasi Manu included in Tonga's squad for Pacific Nations Cup
The emotional return of number eight Nasi Manu headlines Tonga's 31-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup rugby competition.
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Asbestos court ruling 'bittersweet' victory for family
Deanna Trevarthen's family continued the legal fight over ACC cover after her death at the age of 45 from asbestos-related lung cancer. Audio
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Cancer victim should have been given ACC cover - High Court
The High Court has ruled ACC should have covered a woman who died of a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos as a child.
Deanna Trevarthen was 45 when she died in 2016, after being exposed to asbestos… Audio
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Protests over plans for huge waste incinerator in Chinese city
While the world's attention has been focused on the protests in Hong Kong, another Chinese city has been witnessing unrest on a scale rarely seen on the mainland.
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ACC wrong to deny woman after asbestos contact - High Court
The High Court has ruled that a woman who died of a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos was entitled to ACC cover.
Deanna Trevarthen died in 2016 at the age of 45, after being exposed to asbestos… Audio
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Asbestos victim should have got ACC
Audio 8 Jul 2019The High Court has ruled that a woman who died of a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos as a child was entitled to ACC cover. Lawyer Hazel Armstrong specialises in resolving ACC issues and tells Karyn… Audio
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Absence of cancer agency plan 'another broken promise' by Labour
The health minister has given his clearest indication yet that a national cancer agency may not be part of the government's plans for overhauling cancer care.
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ACC should have covered asbestos victim, High Court rules
A woman who died of a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos was entitled to ACC cover, the High Court has ruled.
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Govt gives firmest indication yet that cancer agency off table
The first look at the Government's plan to tackle what many have described as inadequate cancer care will be available soon, but it appears a national cancer agency - a Labour campaign promise - is… Audio
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Fiji MP puts iconic hairstyle on the line for charity
The iconic hairstyle of Fijian parliamentarian Lenora Qereqeretabua is on the line for a good cause.
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Silver Ferns in great shape, says netball’s grand Dame
Dame Lois Muir talks on finally retiring at 84, how much netball has changed in six decades, and how the Silver Ferns will fare at the World Cup.
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Blair Vining's cancer petition has more than 140,000 signatures
More than 140,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling for a National Cancer agency in what has become the country's biggest Cancer petition to date. Last week you might remember we spoke to… Audio
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Mediawatch: Cancer campaign coverage puts heat on Pharmac
The pressure's on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that's become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in… Audio
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Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions
The pressure’s on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that’s become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in… Audio
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Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions
The pressure’s on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that’s become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in…
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All Black jersey blitz pulls the wool over fans' eyes
The latest All Blacks World Cup jersey was launched with a comprehensive PR blitz this week - and a premium price tag. The media marveled at its cutting edge design, but it wasn’t clear whether paying… Audio
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All Black jersey blitz pulls the wool over fans' eyes
The latest All Blacks World Cup jersey was launched with a comprehensive PR blitz this week - and a premium price tag. The media marveled at its cutting edge design, but it wasn’t clear whether paying…
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Mediawatch for 7 July 2019
Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions; giving Austria's far-right a platform; All Black jersey reveal pulls wool over fans' eyes Audio
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Terminally ill father garners 130k signatures for cancer reform
A Southland father's petition calling for cancer care reform has garnered more than 130,000 signatures.
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 241: Beastwars/ Grace Kelly
On this week's Pocket Edition Beastwars' Matt Hyde tells us how a cancer scare brought his band back together, and sixteen year-old Grace Kelly performs her viral hit song 'San Jose'. Audio
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Taonga taken: 'To have this happen is just super overwhelming'
A Rotorua whānau has issued a public appeal for information about a pounamu which was stolen from a grave site at Kauae Cemetery in the city.
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Dr Richard Babor: 'Bacon's bad for you'
Surgeon Richard Babor treats many cancer patients, and inevitably he's faced with the same question – 'How could I have prevented this?' In the new TVNZ series How Not To Get Cancer, Babor explores… Audio
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Parenting a sick child, what can help
The past nine months have been a rollercoaster of emotions and change for Ashburton parents, Jo and Deane Taylor. Last year their 13 year old son Tom, was diagnosed with stage 4 hodgkin lymphoma. In… Audio, Gallery
