There’s confidence the new regional roles at Health New Zealand will offer something new.

The Government's appointed four Deputy Chief Executives to run different regions from next month. 

It comes after its board was sacked and replaced by a sole commissioner. 

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Sarah Dalton told Ryan Bridge that these appointments will replace existing regional directors. 

She says they've got a different set of responsibilities, including bringing parts of the funded health sector back under their oversight.

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There’s confidence the new regional roles at Health New Zealand will offer something new. 
The Government's appointed four Deputy Chief Executives to run different regions from next month.  
It comes after its board was sacked and replaced by a sole commissioner.  
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Sarah Dalton told Ryan Bridge that these appointments will replace existing regional directors.  
She says they've got a different set of responsibilities, including bringing parts of the funded health sector back under their oversight. 
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Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ED on the new regional directors at Health NZ

A children's rights advocate says calls for changes to New Zealand's child safety systems go well beyond the 2021 death of Tauranga five-year-old Malachi Subecz. 

The Independent Children's Monitor has found recommendations made following Malachi's death haven't happened, and tamariki are no safer today than when he died.

But, Save the Children's Child Rights Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey told Ryan Bridge, the problems —and calls for changes— are decades old. 

She says a recommendation for agencies to cross-share information and concerns is more than 20 years old, and yet we still fail to do it.

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A children's rights advocate says calls for changes to New Zealand's child safety systems go well beyond the 2021 death of Tauranga five-year-old Malachi Subecz.  
The Independent Children's Monitor has found recommendations made following Malachi's death haven't happened, and tamariki are no safer today than when he died. 
But, Save the Children's Child Rights Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey told Ryan Bridge, the problems —and calls for changes— are decades old.  
She says a recommendation for agencies to cross-share information and concerns is more than 20 years old, and yet we still fail to do it. 
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Jacqui Southey: Save the Children's Child Rights Advocacy Director says recommendations for child safety systems have been made for more than 20 years

Did you see the reaction to Donald Trump's comments yesterday?

This is what he said about Kamala Harris' race: "She was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a black person."

What?

The media rightly ran the story, and it was a big deal.

Isn't questioning someone's race exactly what Rawiri Waititi did to Karen Chhour?

Isn't that exactly what he did the other day in parliament when he asked what blood quantum are you? Couldn't the same be said of Kelvin Davis saying that Karen Chhour lives in a Pakeha world?

She's Māori by the way. And what about Te Pāti Māori? They said Karen Shaw should have been raised by Māori caregivers instead of Pakeha ones. And claimed that she had disdain for Māori, for her people. This week they said she's just a puppet of her party and she was basically left in tears in the hallway to ThreeNews.

"I'm still a person. I'm still a person and I feel like I'm getting that stripped away from me day by day in this place, I've had enough.”

No apologies from Te Pāti Māori, no accountability. 

I just think it's sad. Put the politics to one side for a second, there's a woman crying in a hallway. Wouldn't you want to just say sorry, if what I had said had made you feel that way?

Karen Chhour is not a bad person, you might disagree with their policies, sure, but also, her treatment in the media this week. I think she's been interrogated more about who bullied her than Julie Anne Genter ever was about actually bullying. 

It's a double standard. No wonder she's battling and struggling. 

Then Chippy turns around and says she's not fit to be a minister. Gaslighting much.

Karen Chhour will be fine. She's a very strong individual.

I guess it just annoys me because if the shoe was on the other foot, imagine, just imagine. And where's the Human Rights Commission? Where's their statement on this stuff?

There'll be attack dogs on social media. You can, you can just imagine how it would play out if the shoe was on the other foot.

I say, keep doing what you're doing. Karen Chhour, you're hard working, you're conscientious, and you can rise above it.

Did you see the reaction to Donald Trump's comments yesterday? 
This is what he said about Kamala Harris' race: "She was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a black person." 
What? 
The media rightly ran the story, and it was a big deal. 
Isn't questioning someone's race exactly what Rawiri Waititi did to Karen Chhour? 
Isn't that exactly what he did the other day in parliament when he asked what blood quantum are you? Couldn't the same be said of Kelvin Davis saying that Karen Chhour lives in a Pakeha world? 
She's Māori by the way. And what about Te Pāti Māori? They said Karen Shaw should have been raised by Māori caregivers instead of Pakeha ones. And claimed that she had disdain for Māori, for her people. This week they said she's just a puppet of her party and she was basically left in tears in the hallway to ThreeNews. 
"I'm still a person. I'm still a person and I feel like I'm getting that stripped away from me day by day in this place, I've had enough.” 
No apologies from Te Pāti Māori, no accountability.  
I just think it's sad. Put the politics to one side for a second, there's a woman crying in a hallway. Wouldn't you want to just say sorry, if what I had said had made you feel that way? 
Karen Chhour is not a bad person, you might disagree with their policies, sure, but also, her treatment in the media this week. I think she's been interrogated more about who bullied her than Julie Anne Genter ever was about actually bullying. 
It's a double standard. No wonder she's battling and struggling.  
Then Chippy turns around and says she's not fit to be a minister. Gaslighting much. 
Karen Chhour will be fine. She's a very strong individual. 
I guess it just annoys me because if the shoe was on the other foot, imagine, just imagine. And where's the Human Rights Commission? Where's their statement on this stuff? 
There'll be attack dogs on social media. You can, you can just imagine how it would play out if the shoe was on the other foot. 
I say, keep doing what you're doing. Karen Chhour, you're hard working, you're conscientious, and you can rise above it.

Ryan Bridge: Keep doing what you're doing Karen Chhour

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 2nd of August, Gold, Silver, and Bronze for our rowers in Paris! Ryan speaks to medallist Keri Williams.

Transpower says compensation is off the table for those impacted the major outage, which was caused by workers removing too many nuts of an Auckland power pylon. How are Northland businesses feeling about the news?

Our child protection system hasn't changed enough since the death of Malachi Subecz in 2021, what does Save The Children think about the report?

Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 2nd of August, Gold, Silver, and Bronze for our rowers in Paris! Ryan speaks to medallist Keri Williams. 
Transpower says compensation is off the table for those impacted the major outage, which was caused by workers removing too many nuts of an Auckland power pylon. How are Northland businesses feeling about the news? 
Our child protection system hasn't changed enough since the death of Malachi Subecz in 2021, what does Save The Children think about the report? 
Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 
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Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ED on the new regional directors at Health NZ

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