2026-08-04 - Almost one million missed cervical screening alerts 'a fail', says women's health advocate and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Dr Bev Lawton rejected Health NZ's assertion there was no indication of harm despite the missed alerts. The foreign minister has attracted a firestorm of criticism after comments towards Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan. National needs Labour's support to pass the bill, but the education minister says she still doesn't know if they're allowed to see it. Data this week is expected to show the unemployment rate still hovering around the highest level it's been in a d…