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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
On the Record
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OIA release timing reveals Pharmac’s broken culture

OPINION: Drug-buying agency a beast that does all it can to avoid being held to account.

NBR columnist Rachel Smalley speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath.

This week, I lost quite a lot of love for New Zealand. I want to believe our public service is better than what it is but, the reality is, the apparent manipulation of media and the control of information often leaves me questioning my career. 

Sometimes, in the pursuit of the truth, you uncover

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