Breakfast: Tuesday, February 21

Published: 6:06AM Tuesday February 21, 2012 Source: Breakfast

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Operating deficit and economic forecasts

New figures put the Government's operating deficit at $9.5 billion, nearly 40% higher than forecast.

Breakfast asks NZIER principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub how much faith we can put in Government guesses.

Business insurance shock

The first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake will also see business interruption insurance come to an end.

Nadine Chalmers-Ross looks at the shock coming for many Christchurch businesses.

Broadband in NZ - what is the future?

With British actor Stephen Fry complaining about our broadband on the eve of a conference about its future, Breakfast asks where broadband is heading.

Quake anniversary to trigger emotions

On the eve of the first anniversary of the Christchurch's devastating earthquake, Breakfast talks with local psychologist Fran Virtue about how the people of the region are coping and the emotions the anniversary might trigger.

NZ's health system in the spotlight

Two new reports have put New Zealand's health system in the spotlight. Breakfast asks Prof Alan Merry, chair of the Health Quality and Safety Commission, whether an increase in serious hospital mishaps might dent public confidence, and hears from the Ministry's Chief Medical Officer Dr Don Mackie about the fight against infectious disease.

Insurance pay-outs

Breakfast talks to insurance lawyer Andrew Hooker to learn more about businesses impacted by their insurance pay-outs finishing at the same time as the one-year anniversary of the Christchurch quake.

Mine closed down

The Department of Labour has shut down operations at Spring Creek coalmine near Greymouth due to safety concerns. Breakfast asks Barry Bragg from Solid Energy, who run the mine, how this happened.

New digital music downloading website

Created by the founders of Skype, a new digital music downloading website has just launched in New Zealand. Joining us on the couch to tell us more about this ground-breaking service is Sarah Putt from Computerworld magazine.

Cook Island retirees denied NZ Super

While Kiwis can take their pension to the UK and Canada, the Islands are a different story. Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver looks why Cook Island retirees are being denied NZ Super.

Fresh training for emergency response teams

There is no denying the emergency response teams in Christchurch were outstanding in the aftermath of September and February's earthquakes. Now a year on, those teams are hoping to improve on how they respond to natural disasters by taking part in a realistic training exercise. James Ransley was there.

Making a resilient family

Breakfast talks to The Parenting Place's John Cowan about how Kiwi families can become more resilient.

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