23 Aug 2017

Top Stories for Wednesday 23 August 2017

From Morning Report, 6:00 am on 23 August 2017

The Government will open the books today which will give political parties an idea of what extra money they may have to spend on election campaign promises. In 2013 Donald Trump tweeted "let's get out of Afghanistan" but now as US President he has decided it's not time to withdraw troops yet. The Canterbury District Health Board and the Ministry of Health are at loggerheads over how to reduce the board's ballooning deficit. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says services will not be cut at the DHB. New Zealand First is asking why land sold by Housing New Zealand, and earmarked as a Special Housing Area, is now housing crew for China Southern Airlines. The party's leader Winston Peters joins us.