In today's episode, the Associate Education Minister says he will look for more funding for attendance services, in order to tackle the growing truancy crisis, with the trial of the man accused of murdering Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao now in its second week, attention has now turned to her cellphone, the Justice Select Committee has this morning been hearing submissions on changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act, which will make it harder for Maori to make customary claims on coastlines, and health experts warn that when Police start to pull back from mental health call-outs from the first of November, people experiencing mental distress may not have access to any help at all.
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