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i'm sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news from ukraine. the capital, kyiv, has come under heavy fire with officials calling it "exceptional in its density." they say the vast majority of missiles were shot down by air defence systems. these are the latest pictures, and government messages warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles was falling from the sky. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, said some of the debris fell on the city's zoo. in the past few days, president volodymyr zelensky has been on a european tour, in...

Your playlist will load after this ad The 100,000-strong petition is calling on the Government to double the drug-buying agency’s budget. Source: 1 NEWS The petition calls on the Government to conduct an external reform of Pharmac, and to double the budget the drug-buying agency currently receives. Patient Voice Aotearoa’s chairperson, Malcolm Mulholland, read out the names of 50 New Zealanders who have died due to a lack of access of drugs, including Blair Vining’s name. “It is a disgrace, and completely at odds with the current Gov...

Wellington.Scoop Wellington pipes at Mt Vic right now. pic.twitter.com/FzTJIzRUSJ Though workers were called to deal with the problem, it was not mentioned on the website of Wellington Water. However the Wellington City Council did know what was happening and at 4.15 it explained: A contractor has hit a small pipe (20mm) while servicing a building. Residents still have water and it should be repaired within the next hour or so. The DomPost reports that Apollo Lodge Motel manager Vikram Kaushal said four of his windows were cracked when stones were thrown into the air along with a stream of wa...

Your playlist will load after this ad Among them is South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, who says businesses and older Kiwis still need physical branches to bank. Source: 1 NEWS South Wairarapa District Mayor Alex Beijen delivered the petition to the Minister of Finance Grant Robertson today. Last year, the Government launched four regional banking hubs in Martinborough, Opunake, Stoke and Twizel in response to banks shutting down individual branches. Today, at the hub in Martinborough, South Wairarapa locals expressed frustration with the tri...