The disability community says it's "shell shocked" over Government changes, a phone call is recounted as the Polkinghorne trial continues, and one shocking story.
1 Disability community 'shell-shocked' by ministry changes
Disabled people and their advocates say they are "shell-shocked" and "appalled" by changes to Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People, decrying the lack of consultation with the community.
Responsibility for disability support services will be taken off Whaikaha by October this year, leaving it to focus on advocacy and policy advice.
Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston said earlier the changes would "stabilise" the ministry.
2 OCR cut: 'Home loan relief coming' as Reserve Bank accused of 'flip flop'
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has hit out at critics of the central bank's forecasting. The bank cut the official cash rate to 5.25% yesterday.
One economist described the shift in forecasts as "the biggest flip-flop ever".
Meanwhile, home loan borrowers can expect rates to fall throughout the rest of this year and next, commentators say.
3 'It tasted like poison' — mum licked food parcel meth lolly after son spat it out
A former meth addict says she was triggered after her son and younger brother accidentally tried methamphetamine disguised as lollies.
"I went to taste it to see if it was a lolly, and it wasn't a lolly, it was definitely methamphetamine," the mother said.
She said the strong taste was why kids had not swallowed the fake sweets.
4 'They're going to charge me with murder': What Polkinghorne told a wife's friend
Another long-time friend of Pauline Hanna has recounted the phone call the Auckland woman's husband Philip Polkinghorne made following her death.
"When we answered the phone he was already crying and he said 'my darling wife, she's gone'," the friend told the court.
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5 All Blacks: Cane back as Razor rings the changes in bid for revenge
Veteran loose forward Sam Cane returns to a squad which is likely to raise a few eyebrows as the All Blacks attempt to avenge their loss to Argentina at Eden Park on Saturday.
Former skipper Cane, who has played 95 Tests and has returned from a long-term back injury, has been named on the reserves bench and will add much-needed experience during the continued absence of captain Scott Barrett.
ONE SHOCKING STORY
Glamour model Chloe Ayling suffered a terrifying ordeal in 2017, when she was kidnapped and threatened with being sold into the sex trade in Italy.
She made it home to Britain, but her problems didn’t end there as serious doubts were raised about her story.
Elizabeth Gregory writes about Ayling's shocking ordeal as a new BBC-produced drama on the story premieres on TVNZ+ tonight.
ONE HEALTH STORY
New Zealanders may be eyeing headlines nervously as the World Health Organisation declares a global health emergency amid rising mpox cases.
What should we be aware of on this side of the world? Anna Murray explains.
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