PMN News Political Reporter Ala Vailala joined #PacificMornings to discuss the latest in politics.

Many members of diverse communities avoid public broadcasts due to experiences with offensive or harmful content, according to Broadcasting Standards Authority research. The BSA’s Stacey Wood joined #PacificMornings to discuss the findings.

New research has found differences in the rates of 'amenable deaths' across 20 DHBs from 2008-2018. However, after accounting for factors such as deprivation, demographic factors, rural locations, and funding - there was only a small difference that could potentially be linked to the local system performance, and ethnicity was the strongest factor in avoidable deaths. University of Auckland research fellow in medical and health sciences Dr Pushkar Silwal joined #Pacificmornings to tell us more.

Thousands of Woolworths workers will walk off the job today between midday and 2pm in supermarkets across Aotearoa. FirstUnion’s Rudd Hughes joined #PacificMornings to discuss why.