Health workers say engineered stone workshops need to do better to prevent a deadly disease, that can cause lung scarring.

A Ministry of Health check recommends more be done to prevent silicosis, which can happen when engineered stone dust is inhaled.

The ministry supports more ventilation systems, and masks, to stop this.

College of Physicians silicosis expert Alexandra Muthu told Mike Hosking there should be a better occupational health service.

She says at the moment, everything falls between Worksafe, ACC, Te Whatu Ora, and industry.



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Health workers say engineered stone workshops need to do better to prevent a deadly disease, that can cause lung scarring. 
A Ministry of Health check recommends more be done to prevent silicosis, which can happen when engineered stone dust is inhaled. 
The ministry supports more ventilation systems, and masks, to stop this. 
College of Physicians silicosis expert Alexandra Muthu told Mike Hosking there should be a better occupational health service. 
She says at the moment, everything falls between Worksafe, ACC, Te Whatu Ora, and industry. 
 
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Dr Alexandra Muthu: Silicosis expert on dangerous conditions in engineered stone workshops

A divisive bill has had its first reading in the UK’s House of Commons. 

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, setting off an emotional debate.  

It would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.  

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that there’s a “fairly clean” split in the House, the left largely in favour of the bill, and the right largely against.  

He says the bill is controversial, difficult, and very emotive, and will be debated at the end of November.  

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A divisive bill has had its first reading in the UK’s House of Commons.&nbsp;
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, setting off an emotional debate. &nbsp;
It would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help. &nbsp;
UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that there’s a “fairly clean” split in the House, the left largely in favour of the bill, and the right largely against. &nbsp;
He says the bill is controversial, difficult, and very emotive, and will be debated at the end of November. &nbsp;
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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the End of Live Bill having its first reading in the UK's House of Commons

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I assume you are as excited as I am, for today is Decision Day. 

It’s Meeting Day, Deal with Darleen Day. 

Darleen is off to court, as you do, but her former party is going to have another meeting, and it is suggested they may even make a decision. 

They need 75% to boot her out of the Parliament via the waka jumping law – I have no idea whether they will get that or not. 

If you haven't followed this, and I don’t blame you, trying to understand the way the Greens think requires tremendous patience, and quite possibly a lot of cannabis, but they don’t like the waka jumping law. 

So, to have to use it would rub a lot of them up the wrong way. But Darleen, with her actions, has already rubbed them up the wrong way, so it is just a matter perhaps of working out what feels less rubby: Tana or the law you dislike. 

At some point, as I have suggested before, they might like to look at their candidate selection process. Because I assume at one of the preceding meetings someone has had the wherewithal to say something like ‘Hey guys have you noticed how many halfwits we have ended up selecting that have gone on to make fools of us?’ 

A couple of procedural things: you must never forget the party has never released the full report into Tana. You might want to ask why not. 

Also, you might have noticed how astonishingly long it has taken them to get to this point, and that might be a warning as to what sort of approach to matters they may take, should they ever be in power in a cabinet that actually requires adults to make sharpish sort of decisions. 

As for today, well they have to boot her out. 1) Because she is a reprobate, but 2) because they have made such a meal of her performance and behaviour, not to boot her out is to see her win, and to see her win would make absolute fools of the party. 

That’s not to say that won't happen, because it’s the Greens, and they aren't like the rest of us. 

But it might just be that one of Parliament’s bigger embarrassments is about to, and not a moment too soon, get her comeuppance. 

I assume you are as excited as I am, for today is Decision Day.&nbsp;
It’s Meeting Day, Deal with Darleen Day.&nbsp;
Darleen is off to court, as you do, but her former party is going to have another meeting, and it is suggested they may even make a decision.&nbsp;
They need 75% to boot her out of the Parliament via the waka jumping law – I have no idea whether they will get that or not.&nbsp;
If you haven't followed this, and I don’t blame you, trying to understand the way the Greens think requires tremendous patience, and quite possibly a lot of cannabis, but they don’t like the waka jumping law.&nbsp;
So, to have to use it would rub a lot of them up the wrong way. But Darleen, with her actions, has already rubbed them up the wrong way, so it is just a matter perhaps of working out what feels less rubby: Tana or the law you dislike.&nbsp;
At some point, as I have suggested before, they might like to look at their candidate selection process. Because I assume at one of the preceding meetings someone has had the wherewithal to say something like ‘Hey guys have you noticed how many halfwits we have ended up selecting that have gone on to make fools of us?’&nbsp;
A couple of procedural things: you must never forget the party has never released the full report into Tana. You might want to ask why not.&nbsp;
Also, you might have noticed how astonishingly long it has taken them to get to this point, and that might be a warning as to what sort of approach to matters they may take, should they ever be in power in a cabinet that actually requires adults to make sharpish sort of decisions.&nbsp;
As for today, well they have to boot her out. 1) Because she is a reprobate, but 2) because they have made such a meal of her performance and behaviour, not to boot her out is to see her win, and to see her win would make absolute fools of the party.&nbsp;
That’s not to say that won't happen, because it’s the Greens, and they aren't like the rest of us.&nbsp;
But it might just be that one of Parliament’s bigger embarrassments is about to, and not a moment too soon, get her comeuppance.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: What will the Greens do on Darleen Day?

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The story of self-made millionaire Tony Quinn is fairly well-known, but there’s more to the tale. 

Quinn made his fortune through pet food and confectionary but is a keen motorsport driver and the visionary behind Highlands Motorsport Park in Central Otago.  

Originally released in 2016, his book ‘Zero to 60’ is getting a facelift, ‘Zero to 60 and Beyond’ sharing new stories in ten new chapters.  

Quinn told Mike Hosking he was inspired to write down his life story by his grandfather. 

“My Grandfather, who was Irish, got involved in the IRA when he was a young fella, and he had a fantastic, interesting life,” he said. 

“And when he died, there was nothing written down. And so there was no official record, if you like, of his life.” 

Quinn’s book started off as a personal project, a record for future generations as opposed to an official biography. 

“I was just gonna write my story so that the generations behind me could read all about why I did the things that I did, and that’s how it started.” 

It wasn’t until he found a freelance author to write his story out properly that the idea of publishing it came into being. 

“One thing led to another,” he said. 

‘Zero to 60’ became a number one best seller in New Zealand, flying off the shelves and going through several reprints, and after seven years, Quinn decided to revise it.  

“There has been so much happened in the last seven years." 

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The story of self-made millionaire Tony Quinn is fairly well-known, but there’s more to the tale.&nbsp;
Quinn made his fortune through pet food and confectionary but is a keen motorsport driver and the visionary behind Highlands Motorsport Park in Central Otago. &nbsp;
Originally released in 2016, his book ‘Zero to 60’ is getting a facelift, ‘Zero to 60 and Beyond’ sharing new stories in ten new chapters. &nbsp;
Quinn told Mike Hosking he was inspired to write down his life story by his grandfather.&nbsp;
“My Grandfather, who was Irish, got involved in the IRA when he was a young fella, and he had a fantastic, interesting life,” he said.&nbsp;
“And when he died, there was nothing written down. And so there was no official record, if you like, of his life.”&nbsp;
Quinn’s book started off as a personal project, a record for future generations as opposed to an official biography.&nbsp;
“I was just gonna write my story so that the generations behind me could read all about why I did the things that I did, and that’s how it started.”&nbsp;
It wasn’t until he found a freelance author to write his story out properly that the idea of publishing it came into being.&nbsp;
“One thing led to another,” he said.&nbsp;
‘Zero to 60’ became a number one best seller in New Zealand, flying off the shelves and going through several reprints, and after seven years, Quinn decided to revise it. &nbsp;
“There has been so much happened in the last seven years."&nbsp;
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Tony Quinn: Former Motorsport driver and entrepreneur on the revised edition of his book 'Zero to 60 and Beyond'

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/418cc127-807d-4f12-8c29-b20b015b74c5/transcript

Dr Alexandra Muthu: Silicosis expert on dangerous conditions in engineered stone workshops

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