Top Stories for Friday 8 September 2023

Top stories this morning... 24 hours and 15 minutes to go before The All Blacks and France kick off the Rugby World Cup in Paris. Dunedin Hospital will lose its right to train junior cancer doctors next month, because it can't keep its senior staff.. Covid cases have been down this winter, but other viruses are hitting people hard. People who stepped up during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured at an awards ceremony in Napier. And Up the wahs ...Warriors fans line up for a free tatoo ahead of their team's NRL finals appearance.