Power Crisis – Parry’s Patients – Dr Death – Meningitis – Hospital Staff Morale – Councillor On Rape Charges - Mars
POWER CRISIS: Energy Minister Pete Hodgson is accusing some power companies of a Winter electricity price beat-up. But
he admits there is the chance of a crisis. The southern hydro lakes are at 60 percent capacity. Mr Hodgson says he
doesn’t want a repeat of 1992, when nothing was said until it was too late.
PARRY’S PATIENTS: Former patients of disgraced gynaecologist Graham Parry have vowed to fight on, after a ruling that
‘Patient A’ couldn’t sue Michael Bottril, the doctor at the centre of the Gisborne Cervical Cancer Inquiry, raised the
bar for suing for exemplary damages.
DR DEATH: Philip Nitchke, the euthanasia advocate Australians call Dr Death, says he is determined to get registration
to practice medicine in New Zealand.
MENINGITIS: A tripling of the death rate for meningitis has sparked a warning for extra vigilance today. Nine people
have been killed buy the disease already this year, compared with three last year.
HOSPITAL STAFF MORALE: A hospital boss appears to be defying a gagging order today. Auckland District Health Board CEO
David Evans said staff morale is at an all-time low, with staff breaking down.
COUNCILLOR ON RAPE CHARGES: A New Plymouth district councillor has been unmasked one of a group of gang members facing
rape charges.
MARS: Astronomers are getting some of the best views ever of Mars – it’s the closest its been to earth since 1988.