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The Ministry of Health has today released a study showing New Plymouth residents who lived near the Ivan Watkins Dow plant are likely to have much higher levels of cancer than the rest of the population.
Jim Peron has hit out at Winston Peters, who accused him under Parliamentary privilege on running a porn store and having links to a child sex group. Jim Peron (Bookseller); Paul Swain (Immigration Minister); Mark Sainsbury (Political Editor).
Return to the story on the Ministry of Health releasing a study showing New Plymouth residents who lived near the Ivan Watkins Dow plant are likely to have much higher levels of cancer than the rest of the population. Dr Mark Jacobs (Director of Public Health); Deborah Read (Otago University).
Prince Charles has left New Zealand for Fiji, on his last day his staff surprised students at a school with an impromptu singalong. Joe Nathan Moka (Student).
Floating mortgage rates are about to hit 9% for the first time in 7 years after a Reserve Bank decision today to raise the official cash rate. Allan Bollard (Reserve Bank Governor); Brendan O'Donovan (Westpac Chief Economist); Alasdair Thompson (Employers & Manufacturers Association); Andrew Little (Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union).
A new cell transplant technique has cured a man of Type One Diabetes. Richard Lane (Diabetic Transplant Patient); Nigel Heaton (Transplant Surgeon); Fergus Walsh (BBC Correspondent, London); Professor Stephanie Amiel (Diabetes Expert).
Rodney Hide heads into his first conference as ACT Leader tomorrow with his party facing political oblivion. Hide is considering running in Epsom which is currently a National seat. Don Brash (National Leader); Rodney Hide (ACT Leader).
The Auckland City Council has been left footing the bill for AK05 after Aucklanders kept away. David Malacari (AK05 Chief Executive); Carla Van Zon (International Festival of the Arts).