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1230 Susan Bidwell Canterbury Community and Public Health

We're all used to hearing stories of food crises happening in Africa or the 'third world', however, a recent report has prompted an investigation from Canterbury Community and Public Health into food security in New Zealand. Apparently one in ten New Zealanders have "low food security" meaning one in ten of us are hungry or have a poor diet because we cannot not afford nutritious food. To discuss the report and its implications Susan Bidwell from Canterbury Community and Public Health joins me on the Wire

1245 Dr Jim Headley Senior Lecturer of Russian Politics at Otago University

In recent local elections in Russia, the main Kremlin-backed United Russia party swept more than 7,000 local elections in 75 of Russia's 83 regions. While United Russia will be celebrating, many are claiming the elections were rigged and are crying corruption. The result prompted all opposition factions to walk out in protest of the Kremlin controlled Parliament. Joining me on the Wire to shed some light on Russia's election woes is Dr Jim Headley, a Senior Lecturer in Russian Politics at Otago University.

1300 Health Minister Tony Ryall

Up to 500 jobs in health administration will be cut as the government sets up a new National Health Board to supervise district health boards' spending. Health Minister Tony Ryall says the creation of a NHB within the Ministry of Health will see around 180 staff go at the Ministry and up to 320 from District Health Boards. This will apparently lead to a saving of $700 million over the next five years which can be reinvested in frontline services.

1330: Dear Science with Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin from the Science Media Centre will discuss the latest going on in the science and technology world.

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