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Michael Wood will not apologise for his comments about the hospitality and tourism industry.He has accepted some concerns the sector has raised over foreign worker shortages but says businesses should be considering how to make low-wage jobs with insecure working conditions more attractive places to work.A Qantas flight to Wellington was forced to divert to Christchurch because of the city's overnight curfew.Passengers were forced to spend the night in the terminal and were given $15 food vouchers.A woman had to save her mother's life in Middlemore Hospital after she was put into palliative care.She says her mother is lucky to be alive, but blames the situation on an overstretched health system.Hairy MacLary author Lynley Dodd has hit back at accusations the book is outdated and lacks diversity.It comes as a study from Perth has suggested that Hairy MacLary is one of several children's books that "perpetuate outdated stereotypes".Ali Jones and Nick Leggett joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The HuddleSee omny