27 Feb 2024

Top Stories for Tuesday 27 February 2024

From Morning Report, 6:00 am on 27 February 2024

Top stories for Tuesday 27 February 2024 Confidential briefings show Associate Health Minister Casey Costello rejected official advice urging the government to keep some aspects of its Smokefree Legislation. Labour says the government is prioritising tax cuts over classrooms for children. Cancer patients are waiting four times longer than they should for bone marrow transplants - doctors say the delays could be deadly. Legislation to disestablish the Maori Health Authority is to be heard under urgency today. A small Taranaki town wins big at the National Rowing Champs.