A nurse who needed a double hip replacement faced a lengthy wait or an $80,000 bill for the operation, and she eventually went overseas to find a solution.

She had robotic surgery in India - which set her back $20,000.

Claire Olsen says it was 'world-class' and pointed out that New Zealand's own healthcare system was 'third-world' by comparison. 

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A nurse who needed a double hip replacement faced a lengthy wait or an $80,000 bill for the operation, and she eventually went overseas to find a solution.
She had robotic surgery in India - which set her back $20,000.
Claire Olsen says it was 'world-class' and pointed out that New Zealand's own healthcare system was 'third-world' by comparison.&nbsp;
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Claire Olsen: Kiwi nurse saves $60,000 having robotic hip surgery in India

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Should first responding volunteers be covered for post-traumatic stress caused by the job?

ACC currently covers the responders for broad physical injury cover - but not for mental health harm.

A petition to change the legislation with more than 36,000 signatures was unsuccessful last year.

Land Search & Rescue chief executive Wendy Wright says most of their workforce are actually volunteers.

"We can provide short-term support for them, but it's for those that have long-term PTSD - and it's that longer-term support that we are unable to provide." 

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Should first responding volunteers be covered for post-traumatic stress caused by the job?
ACC currently covers the responders for broad physical injury cover - but not for mental health harm.
A petition to change the legislation with more than 36,000 signatures was unsuccessful last year.
Land Search &amp; Rescue chief executive Wendy Wright says most of their workforce are actually volunteers.
"We can provide short-term support for them, but it's for those that have long-term PTSD - and it's that longer-term support that we are unable to provide."&nbsp;
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Wendy Wright: Land Search & Rescue chief executive on the growing calls to give first responding volunteers mental health coverage

Women are continuing to lag significantly behind men when it comes to home ownership.

Data from Cotality shows more than half of Gen Z men surveyed own their own home, while just a third of women do. 

The disparity also exists amongst the millennial and Gen X age groups.

Cotality Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson says it's not an attitude issue.  

"Females actually rate property ownership more important than males, pretty much across the spectrum. So this is about other things, monetary factors, there's unfortunately still that gender wage gap across New Zealand."

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Women are continuing to lag significantly behind men when it comes to home ownership.
Data from Cotality shows more than half of Gen Z men surveyed own their own home, while just a third of women do.&nbsp;
The disparity also exists amongst the millennial and Gen X age groups.
Cotality Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson says it's not an attitude issue. &nbsp;
"Females actually rate property ownership more important than males, pretty much across the spectrum. So this is about other things, monetary factors, there's unfortunately still that gender wage gap across New Zealand."
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Kelvin Davidson: Cotality Chief Property Economist on the reports claiming women are being left behind in the property market

Air New Zealand's assuring it's on track for economic stability.

The national airline's announced a first-half before-tax loss of $59 million.

CEO Nikhil Ravishankar says the result's driven by challenges from aircraft being grounded, a softer recovery than expected - and rising costs. 

But he says they'll be well on the road to recovery over the next two to three years. 

"One of the key reasons I say that so confidently is for the first time in six years, we've got new aircraft coming back into the fleet and we're solving engine issues." 

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Air New Zealand's assuring it's on track for economic stability.
The national airline's announced a first-half before-tax loss of $59 million.
CEO Nikhil Ravishankar says the result's driven by challenges from aircraft being grounded, a softer recovery than expected - and rising costs.&nbsp;
But he says they'll be well on the road to recovery over the next two to three years.&nbsp;
"One of the key reasons I say that so confidently is for the first time in six years, we've got new aircraft coming back into the fleet and we're solving engine issues."&nbsp;
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Nikhil Ravishankar: Air New Zealand CEO says airline on the road to recovery following first half financial loss

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Claire Olsen: Kiwi nurse saves $60,000 having robotic hip surgery in India

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