A report into the lack of progress in children’s agencies, Hayden Wilde wins silver in Paris, and some strange laundry hacks.
1 Malachi Subecz was murdered in 2021 – report finds NZ children 'no safer now'
Chief Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad reacts to a "gutting" ICM report into progress made by government agencies such as Oranga Tamariki in the wake of the Malachi Subecz tragedy.
The report found New Zealand children are "no safer now".
In fact, she tells John Campbell, child abuse in care is on the rise in this country.
2 'I gave it everything' — Hayden Wilde on his epic triathlon finish
New Zealand's silver medallist in the men's triathlon, Hayden Wilde, has revealed what he said to one of his "biggest rivals" in the sport — gold medal winner Alex Yee — immediately following their Olympic race.
An incredible performance had Wilde, 26, in the gold medal position before being caught just 200m from the finish line by his old friend and rival Alex Yee of Britain.
Wilde told Breakfast he had enjoyed a burger with his family who had flown over to support him at the drama-filled race that was postponed due to water quality in the Seine.
3 Pylon collapse: Inexperienced workers were not supervised properly
Transpower says two less-experienced crew members were working on a base plate of a pylon in Northland when it fell and were not being supervised properly while completing the work.
At the time, Transpower said maintenance contractors removed too many nuts at the bottom of three legs of the power pylon that collapsed in Glorit on in June 20 and caused widespread outages across the Northland region.
Speaking to media today, Transpower acting chief executive John Clarke and grid delivery manager Mark Ryall said it was "committed to improving" following the release of an independent investigation's report into the incident.
4 UK police charge 17-year-old with murder over stabbing rampage
British police say they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed three children in Southport, northwest England.
The Merseyside Police force says the teenager, who has not been named because of his age, also faces 10 counts of attempted murder over people injured in the attack.
About two dozen children were attending a Taylor Swift-themed summer vacation workshop on Monday when an attacker with a knife burst in. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, died from their injuries. Ten other people were injured, among whom five girls and two adults are in critical condition.
5 Where have all the doctors gone?
A lack of doctors to cover shifts at Dargaville Hospital is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to staff shortages, says one doctors union.
How did New Zealand’s hospitals get to this point?
Opinion and Explainers Editor Anna Murray looks into it.
ONE RAUCOUS ROOSTER
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn, but in the suburb of Birkenhead on Auckland's North Shore, it can be anytime from 3am.
That's when a rogue rooster starts crowing, and he's dividing the community.
Seven Sharp went to the neighbourhood to investigate the source of the noise.
ONE ODD LAUNDRY HACK
Type in #laundryhacks on social media platforms and you’ll be flooded with tips, tricks and cheats for getting your sheets, towels and clothes pristine.
But be prepared for the wild and wacky laundry hacks you didn’t know you needed. Who knew shaving foam and denture tablets would be two of the most recommended products for making stains disappear? At least according to dozens of TikTokers and laundry bloggers online.
Fair Go decided to put a few of those random laundry hacks floating around to the test, comparing them with popular regular stain removers – Vanish Power Gel and SARD Wonder Soap – products our TVNZ styling team swear by.
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