Horses and people are still hospitalised after a number of animals belonging to the Household Cavalry ran through the streets of London.

Four of the seven horses threw off their riders after being spooked by a loud noise yesterday.

UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Andrew Dickens that they were right by Buckingham Palace, running through some of the busiest streets in the city.

He said that it frightened a lot of people, one horse crashing into a cyclist, another into a taxi, and a third into a double decker bus.

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Horses and people are still hospitalised after a number of animals belonging to the Household Cavalry ran through the streets of London. 
Four of the seven horses threw off their riders after being spooked by a loud noise yesterday. 
UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Andrew Dickens that they were right by Buckingham Palace, running through some of the busiest streets in the city. 
He said that it frightened a lot of people, one horse crashing into a cyclist, another into a taxi, and a third into a double decker bus. 
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Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the hospitalisations after Household Cavalry horses ran through the streets of London

A public health academic says David Seymour's claims he can reduce funding for the school lunch programme while delivering the same results is a big call to make. 

The Associate Health Minister's unveiled a slimmed down version of the programme he says will save $107 million a year. 

He says they'll reduce costs by bulk buying and serving simple items. 

But Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair Boyd Swinburn told Mike Hosking that what's being called savings is really a withdrawal of investment in childhood nutrition.

He says we're doing nothing otherwise about problems we have with childhood obesity, rotten teeth, poor mental health, and so on.

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A public health academic says David Seymour's claims he can reduce funding for the school lunch programme while delivering the same results is a big call to make.  
The Associate Health Minister's unveiled a slimmed down version of the programme he says will save $107 million a year.  
He says they'll reduce costs by bulk buying and serving simple items.  
But Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair Boyd Swinburn told Mike Hosking that what's being called savings is really a withdrawal of investment in childhood nutrition. 
He says we're doing nothing otherwise about problems we have with childhood obesity, rotten teeth, poor mental health, and so on. 
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Boyd Swinburn: Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair on the new school lunch programme

Israeli tanks have now entered Rafah, taking control of the border.

Yesterday saw Hamas agree to a ceasefire proposal, but Israel believes the terms do not go far enough and as such, are continuing their mission.

Despite this, a delegation is being sent to negotiate, trying to reach an agreement. 

Former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum told Mike Hosking the ceasefire discussion has been quite confusing.

She said that they’d previously presented five ceasefire deals, all of which were rejected by Hamas.

As soon as they sent out warning leaflets to the residents of Rafah, Hassan-Nahoum said, suddenly they come back with an approved deal on an offer that was never made.

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Israeli tanks have now entered Rafah, taking control of the border. 
Yesterday saw Hamas agree to a ceasefire proposal, but Israel believes the terms do not go far enough and as such, are continuing their mission. 
Despite this, a delegation is being sent to negotiate, trying to reach an agreement.  
Former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum told Mike Hosking the ceasefire discussion has been quite confusing. 
She said that they’d previously presented five ceasefire deals, all of which were rejected by Hamas. 
As soon as they sent out warning leaflets to the residents of Rafah, Hassan-Nahoum said, suddenly they come back with an approved deal on an offer that was never made. 
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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: Former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem on the ceasefire negotiations and Israel continuing to move into Rafah

There are lessons to be learned from the Auditor-General's review of last year's election. 

The report's found the final check of the official election results was done within a few hours on the day it was announced. 

The rushed assessment failed to identify multiple errors.

It also recommends improvements to controls, quality assurance, recruitment, training, and risk management

Political commentator Grant Duncan told Mike Hosking that people at the polling stations seemed to be under a lot of pressure. 

But, he says, it's good to see a systematic approach taken by the Auditor-General and robust recommendations.

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There are lessons to be learned from the Auditor-General's review of last year's election.  
The report's found the final check of the official election results was done within a few hours on the day it was announced.  
The rushed assessment failed to identify multiple errors. 
It also recommends improvements to controls, quality assurance, recruitment, training, and risk management 
Political commentator Grant Duncan told Mike Hosking that people at the polling stations seemed to be under a lot of pressure.  
But, he says, it's good to see a systematic approach taken by the Auditor-General and robust recommendations. 
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Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the hospitalisations after Household Cavalry horses ran through the streets of London

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