Immediate changes are in store for Kainga Ora, in light of a critical independent review.

It found the public housing agency needs significant savings to become financially viable.

Housing Minister Chris Bishop's indicated a total refresh of the board but rules out a mass sell-off of state houses.

Community Housing Aotearoa Deputy CEO, Chris Glaudel told Mike Hosking that the report isn't shocking, but contained a few surprises.

He says the most important thing was the report digging deeper into our overall social housing system and the issues at play.

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Immediate changes are in store for Kainga Ora, in light of a critical independent review. 
It found the public housing agency needs significant savings to become financially viable. 
Housing Minister Chris Bishop's indicated a total refresh of the board but rules out a mass sell-off of state houses. 
Community Housing Aotearoa Deputy CEO, Chris Glaudel told Mike Hosking that the report isn't shocking, but contained a few surprises. 
He says the most important thing was the report digging deeper into our overall social housing system and the issues at play. 
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Chris Glaudel: Community Housing Aotearoa Deputy CEO on the findings of the independent review of Kainga Ora and social housing

The Government’s expected to announce a $600 million boost in funding for Pharmac today. 

If approved, it would bump the medicine budget up 40 percent - and cover the 13 cancer drugs the Government initially promised, and more.

Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair, Malcolm Mulholland, told Mike Hosking “From our perspective – this was always going to be the option that the government would land on.”

Mulholland said “The problem doesn’t go away – but we expect it will put a significant dent in Pharmac’s options for investment lists.”

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The Government’s expected to announce a $600 million boost in funding for Pharmac today.  
If approved, it would bump the medicine budget up 40 percent - and cover the 13 cancer drugs the Government initially promised, and more. 
Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair, Malcolm Mulholland, told Mike Hosking “From our perspective – this was always going to be the option that the government would land on.” 
Mulholland said “The problem doesn’t go away – but we expect it will put a significant dent in Pharmac’s options for investment lists.” 
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Malcolm Mulholland: Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair on the government's expected announcement for cancer drugs

Labour’s lead in the UK election is holding steady as the Tories deal with a scandal.

The party has admitted that their campaign head, Tony Lee, placed bets on the timing of the vote, allegedly just days before Sunak went public.

The BBC revealed that Tory candidate Laura Sanders, wife of Lee, is also being investigated by Britain’s Gambling Commission.

UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Mike Hosking that it’s a huge scandal that these people have seemingly used insider information to infringe the UK’s betting laws.

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Labour’s lead in the UK election is holding steady as the Tories deal with a scandal. 
The party has admitted that their campaign head, Tony Lee, placed bets on the timing of the vote, allegedly just days before Sunak went public. 
The BBC revealed that Tory candidate Laura Sanders, wife of Lee, is also being investigated by Britain’s Gambling Commission. 
UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Mike Hosking that it’s a huge scandal that these people have seemingly used insider information to infringe the UK’s betting laws. 
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Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the betting scandal facing the Tories

New Zealand's officially out of a technical recession but may not be out of the woods.

Stats NZ figures show GDP rose 0.2% in the three months to March and the same amount for the year.

However, per capita GDP decreased by 0.3%.

Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen told Mike Hosking that the numbers are not looking promising for Q2.

He said that some of the important pieces of the business economy haven’t been doing as well —construction, non-food manufacturing, professional services— which doesn’t bode well for general economic momentum.

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New Zealand's officially out of a technical recession but may not be out of the woods. 
Stats NZ figures show GDP rose 0.2% in the three months to March and the same amount for the year. 
However, per capita GDP decreased by 0.3%. 
Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen told Mike Hosking that the numbers are not looking promising for Q2. 
He said that some of the important pieces of the business economy haven’t been doing as well —construction, non-food manufacturing, professional services— which doesn’t bode well for general economic momentum. 
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Chris Glaudel: Community Housing Aotearoa Deputy CEO on the findings of the independent review of Kainga Ora and social housing

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