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Shah Aslam: Fully electric powered and sustainable

21 Apr 2022

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By 2025 a new boat-plane hybrid could take you between Lyttelton and Wellington harbours in just 60 minutes.  New Zealand company Ocean Flyer has inv...

Jamie Mackay: Farmers confidence is at a record low

21 Apr 2022

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What is Federated Farmers saying about today's inflation number? Fonterra's boss Miles Hurrell has finally spoken out in support of efforts to tax em...

Liam Dann: We don't need to knock the economy into recession

21 Apr 2022

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With annual inflation now sitting at 6.9 % ... the big question is what's this going to do to the Reserve Bank's thinking when it comes to the officia...

Patrick Moynahan: The vast majority still goes to the landfill

21 Apr 2022

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What did you do with your old phone last time you got a new one? And the old iPad, and the old computer? At the moment Kiwis produce nearly 80,000 to...

The Huddle: Inflation, a bridge you can't drive on and the PM's Asia trip

21 Apr 2022

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Everybody agrees inflation is bad... but do you trust any of our political parties to actually play their part in solving the issue? There's a new br...

Melodie Robinson: He has a softness to him that brings out the best in players

21 Apr 2022

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The Professor is back! Wayne Smith has been announced as the new head coach of the Black Ferns. He replaces Glenn Moore, who resigned shortly after ...

Jason Walls: It was important but it was quite comical

21 Apr 2022

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It’s the first day in Tokyo and the highlight so far has been the dancing kiwifruit! As with Singapore, there's been a significant focus on climate...

Murray Olds: The deal between China and the Solomon Islands is a big problem

21 Apr 2022

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The Solomons Islands' security pact with China has become an Australian election issue. Australia's Opposition is calling it the worst foreign policy...

Andrew Little: We're trying to provide for more comprehensive input

21 Apr 2022

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More details today on the new health authorities set to replace DHB's. The government has announced that Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Aut...

Michael Reddell: The Reserve Bank reacted very slowly last year

21 Apr 2022

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Annual inflation has hit 6.9%... The highest figure in 30 years.  The number wasn't as bad as some economists feared. Finance Minister Grant Roberts...

D'Arcy Waldegrave: He's worked with the Ferns before

21 Apr 2022

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Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave joined Andrew Dickens on Wayne Smith's appointment as coach of the Black Ferns.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listen...

Andrew Quarrie: The blame lies with the Rangitikei District Council

21 Apr 2022

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Mounting frustration over a central North Island bridge sitting idle. Construction has finished on the 11-million-dollar bridge connecting the Manawa...

Andrew Dickens: In hindsight, the Reserve Bank should have raised interest rates a year ago

21 Apr 2022

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I didn't want to talk about inflation today but it's unavoidable as it rose to its highest level in 30 years. The annual inflation rate is now 6.9 pe...

Eryk Bagshaw: It's probably fair to say there's a double standard there

20 Apr 2022

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China's deal with the Solomon Islands has turned into an election issue across the ditch. The two countries officially have signed a landmark securit...

Gavin Grey: This is an important moment for Boris Johnson

20 Apr 2022

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UK PM meets his MPs behind closed doors to call for unity after his first Commons defence of his ‘Partygate’ scandal fine.  New proposals to driv...

Deborah Lambie: China wants to avoid what happened in Hong Kong

20 Apr 2022

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China is now one of the only countries still following a Covid Zero strategy, what are the latest developments we are seeing there? If Covid Zero cou...

Brad Olsen: For how long will it persist at these levels?

20 Apr 2022

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We've been talking about it for days – tomorrow we'll actually find out how bad inflation has gotten. Brad Olsen, Infometrics principal economist,...

Kelvin Davidson: The construction industry is going to be busy for a while

20 Apr 2022

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Building consents in New Zealand have hit such a high level that our construction industry may not be able to keep up. There were 49,800 consents iss...

The Huddle: Labour Day v Matariki, Curia poll and Netflix

20 Apr 2022

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Christopher Luxon has said he wants to get rid of Labour Day, in exchange for Matariki to decrease the cost on business.  The latest Taxpayer Union/C...

Chris Luxon: Before we commit to it, have we thought it through?

20 Apr 2022

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Chris Luxon says he's just trying to make a point – calling for scrapping a public holiday if we're adding one.  The National leader maintains he'...

Bill Bennett: People might as well go back to watching old-fashioned television

20 Apr 2022

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Netflix is losing subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.  The streaming company lost 200,000 members in the first three months of this...

David Farrar: It's a very stark trend

20 Apr 2022

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National continues its upward trajectory, overtaking Labour in the latest Taxpayer Union/Curia poll.  National sits on 37.8%, one point ahead of Labo...

Steve: I get paid more at my second job than I do in my first

20 Apr 2022

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There are claims our health industry's understaffed because people are getting better pay at places like Bunnings and KFC. 10,000 health workers have...

Jason Walls: She'll be looking back home at those poll numbers

20 Apr 2022

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The PM is heading to Japan today. The latest Taxpayer Union/Curia poll has Labour trailing National for the first time. Any comment on the deal betw...

Dan Mitchinson: Biden hasn't made it a secret that he wants to run again

20 Apr 2022

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Johnny Depp takes the stand in his defamation trial against Amber Heard. Joe Biden has reportedly told Barack Obama he's going to run again in 2024. ...

D'Arcy Waldegrave: They sold 80,000 tickets in 3 hours

20 Apr 2022

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Tyson Fury denies he has any links to an alleged Irish mobster. Tonight, D'Arcy will be speaking to a netballer who has suited up for three separate ...

Martin Glynn: It is almost 10% of all revenue collected by AT

20 Apr 2022

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Cameras along a 160-metre length of bus lane in Auckland's Newmarket generated $4.3 million in fines last year. RNZ reports almost $29,150 fines were...

Andrew Dickens: The MIQ debate and the secret document come to light

20 Apr 2022

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Today I went to my little Japanese cafe in the suburbs for a Teppanyaki Beef Rice Bowl. I've been going once a week ever since I started this gig 2 m...

Enda Brady: This was always the big fear when Ukraine invited foreign fighters to help

19 Apr 2022

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Russia parades two captured Brits on state TV. The PM's mobile phone analysed after cyber-attack on no. 10 Downing Street. What did the Queen do aft...

Paul Bloxham: Shutting the border has had a bigger effect on a smaller economy

19 Apr 2022

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Interest rates are on the rise – here and across the ditch.  The Reserve Bank hiked the official cash rate by half a percent to 1.5% last week cau...

Ro Izzard: I don't imagine this group ever stopping, that's for sure

19 Apr 2022

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A group of restaurants and bars on Waiheke Island have joined forces to help each other survive the pandemic. Through a WhatsApp group, the venues ar...

Jamie Mackay: I think we've seen the tip of the market

19 Apr 2022

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Fonterra used the eve of the long weekend to share some quite important information. Host of the Country, Jamie Mackay joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN...

Pattrick Smellie: The government needs to try and buy the election now

19 Apr 2022

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Are you seeing signs that things might be on the improve when it comes to power prices? Adrian Orr issued a warning to the government.Pattrick Smelli...

Nicola Willis: There are things he could be doing right now to assist

19 Apr 2022

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Finance Minister Grant Robertson has rejected any suggestion the governments to blame for high inflation.  He was standing in for the Prime Minister ...

The Huddle: Arise Church, inflation and MIQ

19 Apr 2022

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Auckland Council reckons 3/4 of heritage homes will lose that status as a result of a new Government law that will allow for much more property develo...

Sally Hughes: We already have an extensive amount of ability to intensify in Auckland

19 Apr 2022

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Disappointment over Auckland Council's proposals for housing intensification.  It's released plans for implementing Government requirements for highe...

Jason Walls: It was never really going to be a big blockbuster press conference

19 Apr 2022

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It's the first full day of diplomatic meetings for the prime minister in Singapore.  Jacinda Ardern has just wrapped up her first bilateral meeting w...

ReliefAid's Mike Seawright: We're definitely going to see a lot of people leaving the east

19 Apr 2022

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The second phase of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has begun.  Ukraine has reported that the Russian army has launched its long-expected offensive in t...

Craig Harrison: It's not a big industry but feature highly in serious harm and deaths

19 Apr 2022

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Calls for a national inquiry into port safety, after another death at Ports of Auckland. A worker died this morning after falling from a height while...

Aaron Dahmen: The top health officials agreed in November that MIQ was no longer 'justified'

19 Apr 2022

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Grant Robertson was grilled on inflation at the post-cabinet presser. There are reports that health officials told the government back in November t...

Murray Olds: There's a huge chunk of Australian voters leaning towards the independent parties

19 Apr 2022

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The latest polling shows record numbers of voters peeling away from the main parties. Scott Morrison promises hydrogen hubs in Western Australia. Mo...

D'Arcy Waldegrave: They didn't do themselves any favours

19 Apr 2022

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Ash Barty is switching to golf. More red cards and suspensions in Super Rugby Pacific Nathan Brown will be on Sportstalk tonight to discuss the Warr...

Melanie Webber: This is not just affecting new teachers

19 Apr 2022

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New teachers have been underpaid by hundreds of dollars per week since the start of the year because of bureaucratic delays.  The teachers have to pr...

Andrew Dickens: Now is not the time for a government to be adding money to an economy

19 Apr 2022

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Inflation to the left of us and inflation to the right. For months it seemed like the only story in town was Covid but then along comes Ukraine and, ...

Enda Brady: There could be as many as three more party breaking fines coming

14 Apr 2022

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Boris Johnson is planning on sending asylum seekers to Rwanda! Johnson's facing more fines and the justice minister has quit. Travel disruption eve...

Paul Spain: It's going to be interesting to see how it plays out

14 Apr 2022

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FIFA is launching its own streaming service. It's called FIFA plus, and the plan is it will stream over 40,000 football games per year. Currently, ...

Jamie Mackay: I think the solution lies in the QEII National Trust

14 Apr 2022

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Fish & Game says the latest stocktake of the New Zealand environment points to significantly more work being required to improve water quality and rev...

Liam Dann: We're not calling this a crash

14 Apr 2022

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The latest real estate data shows the housing market is in "full retreat" according to ASB. Tighter credit lending and higher mortgage rates have bee...

Kevin O'Sullivan: We've been in discussions since last December

14 Apr 2022

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The cruise ship industry is looking across the ditch with envy as the first cruise ships sail into Sydney Harbour this weekend.  But here, the mariti...

The Huddle: More parental leave for men, Louisa Wall and The Nurses Union

14 Apr 2022

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Should we pay men more parental leave than women to encourage them to take the time off? Louisa Wall has torched the Parliament building on the way o...

Claire Breen: It's an idea that's been floating around for a while

14 Apr 2022

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Fewer than one per cent of New Zealand men take paid parental leave. So, should we start offering men more money than women to take paid parental lea...

Adam Blackwell: Tweed is quite good to cycle in

14 Apr 2022

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One hundred cyclists are set to get together on Saturday in Greytown. But there shall be no lycra anywhere! Instead, The National Tweed Ride will see...

Gregor Paul: The emotion has primarily come from New Zealand Rugby

14 Apr 2022

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The Silverlake deal has been held up again. New Zealand Rugby has made the decision to postpone the motion for approval of the proposal with Silverla...

Andrew Little: "People should stick to the deals they make"

14 Apr 2022

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The Health Minister is "puzzled" by a decision for nurses not to vote on a pay equity deal. The Nurses Organisation says a proposed settlement is con...

Barry Soper: You wonder where transparency and democracy is going?

14 Apr 2022

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Afghanistan refugees, more than 1500 have arrived. Another select committee blocks a Minister from being questioned. Louisa Wall's going and so is Q...

Murray Olds: More than 85,000 people will go through Sydney Airport today

14 Apr 2022

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Labor is trying to recover/reset after a disastrous first week of the campaign.  Govt accuses Labor of being soft on asylum seeker boats. Sydney Air...

D'Arcy Waldegrave: It's going to be a huge afternoon

14 Apr 2022

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Tim Southee has won a gong. Big homecoming for the Phoenix – first game home in a couple of years is on Sunday. The Blues vs Crusaders is tomorrow...

Diana Sarfati: This is something we're really worried about

14 Apr 2022

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There's been a drop in cancer diagnoses and surgeries this year as Omicron hit. It's hit Māori and Pasifika people especially hard.  There were 16 ...

Andrew Dickens: After 2 years, how many will want to come back into the office?

14 Apr 2022

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Today I took public transport into town and wandered through the CBD. I was pretty excited. We are now at orange. You can have as many people as you ...

Gavin Grey: People are pretty angry in this country

13 Apr 2022

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Boris Johnson and his chancellor are not going anywhere despite being fined for breaking lockdown rules. The latest record increase in the cost-of-li...

Nick James: A lot of these people have been waiting a long time to get here

13 Apr 2022

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An emotional day for both sides of the ditch. Our borders fully reopened today to Australians for the first time since the popping of the trans-Tasma...

Sam Trethewey: The sharemarket finished broadly unchanged

13 Apr 2022

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Sam Trethewey from Milford Asset Management joined Andrew Dickens on the local sharemarket after the decision by the RBNZ to lift the official cash ra...

Brad Olsen: The Reserve Bank will have to continue to be aggressive

13 Apr 2022

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ANZ and BNZ are the first ones out of the block. Both lifting home loan interest rates after the Reserve Bank's OCR call today.  The RBNZ decided ...

The Huddle: Politician expectations, lower voting age and new mask rules

13 Apr 2022

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You can pash a stranger on the dancefloor but have to wear a mask when at the supermarket, does this make any sense at all?  The Supreme Court has ag...

Phil Goff: I'm reasonably optimistic about it

13 Apr 2022

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Auckland Council's running out of money to fund services. Mayor Phil Goff says he has no choice but to cut back services and push back projects due t...

Chris Hipkins: “I made a mistake”

13 Apr 2022

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Covid Minister Chris Hipkins has apologised for misreading his lines at today's 1pm stand up and causing confusion around mask rules.  He stumbled wh...

Mia Rennie: Lowering the voting age will increase democracy

13 Apr 2022

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The supreme court has agreed to hear the voting age challenge from the Make it 16 group. That group believes it's age discrimination that 16- and 17-...

Nick Tuffley: One of the casualties is the housing market softening

13 Apr 2022

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The Reserve Bank's reacted to rising inflation with a double hike of the Official Cash Rate.  It now sits at 1.5 percent. ASB chief economist Nick ...

Greg Harford: The whole situation we're in with marks is increasingly absurd

13 Apr 2022

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Bye bye red light, the country is moving on and from midnight tonight we'll be in orange.  This means yes to a boogie on the dance floor and no more ...

Barry Soper: Mortgage rates are inextricably linked to the OCR

13 Apr 2022

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The traffic lights have changed, but does Chris Hipkins know? The OCR, interest rates are expected to rise. Should the Ukrainian President be addres...

Katherine Firkin: The trial is expected to get very grubby

13 Apr 2022

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The latest on the subway attack in New York.   The first day of testimony in the Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Infl...

Elliot Smith: The Blues reckon it's the best time to go do it

13 Apr 2022

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RTS returning to the Blues line-up – and this Friday they're hoping to end their Christchurch hoodoo. Panthers have created a cleary super-team, s...

David Clark: The food price index has gone ahead of inflation

13 Apr 2022

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New Zealand's recorded its highest annual food price increase in more than a decade. The latest Stats NZ data shows food prices were 7.6 percent high...

Andrew Dickens: Congratulations New Zealand, we're in Orange

13 Apr 2022

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So, congratulations New Zealand.   We're in Orange.   2 years and 1 month after the first lockdown we emerge into the autumn sun. I can go to my ...

The Huddle: Airbnb cameras, compulsory travel insurance and Shane Reti

12 Apr 2022

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The man who pleaded guilty to Fau Vake's manslaughter has been sentenced to 2 years, 9 months... too short do you think?   Should we make travel ins...

Jamie Mackay: We have no more cattle on the planet than we did 47 years ago

12 Apr 2022

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Greenpeace are making the case again that our dairy herds needs to be halved. Where has this come from? How much have emissions increased in the last...

David McLeish: Changing interest rates changes peoples demands

12 Apr 2022

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There's no question inflation is going through the roof at the moment, but the question is how hard does the Reserve Bank want to go tomorrow to count...

Wendy Hewson: It's going to be some time before there is any balance

12 Apr 2022

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We're staring down the barrel of an impending exodus of Kiwis overseas.  Immigration officials expect between 50,000 and 125,000 New Zealanders to l...

Sue Harrison: It's something for their benefit as well as ours

12 Apr 2022

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Christchurch Holiday Homes have put cameras outside the entry and exit points of their rental homes. It's to catch those throwing parties, having mor...

Louis Houlbrooke: We need to ensure tourists cover their costs

12 Apr 2022

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Why should New Zealanders have to pay for the healthcare of tourists? The debate's re-emerged today that instead of tourists coming under ACC, why no...

Shane Reti: We can't afford for our nurses to go offshore

12 Apr 2022

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Senior National MP Shane Reti's forced a rule change within his party.  Reti took a shot at the Australian Labor Party on ABC News radio – over a ...

Dan Hooker: He lined him up, waited until he was relaxed and completely blindsided him

12 Apr 2022

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Daniel Havili has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for his role in MMA fighter Fau Vake's death. Havili was one of the four men...

Murray Olds: It was a dreadful start for Albanese

12 Apr 2022

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Labor is trying to salvage what they can after Albanese's shocker of a start to the campaign. The incumbent Prime Minister has had a spot of trouble ...

Nick Bewley: It had to be done

12 Apr 2022

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Commonwealth Games are to be held in Australia once again. The Warriors are embroiled in controversy over a homophobic slur. Newstalk ZB Christchurc...

Hamish Piercy: Neither one backed down and the outcome was tragic

12 Apr 2022

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A fatal Upper Hutt crash caused by two motorists not merging into a lane has been labelled entirely preventable  Open Justice reports David Armstrong...

Andrew Dickens: Perhaps the problem is in the charge. Manslaughter was not invented for brawlers

12 Apr 2022

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Walking in to hear the news today that Daniel Havili had been sentenced to 2 years and 9 months for the manslaughter of Fau Vake Was like being punche...

The Huddle: Jacinda vs Louisa, aid to Ukraine and the NRL streaker

11 Apr 2022

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Did the PM really tell Louisa Wall she would never be in her cabinet? How has the PM handled the drama? NZ is set to send lethal aid (via financial ...

Gavin Grey: It's going to be a very interesting next few days

11 Apr 2022

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President Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a sec...

Jason Hungerford: Construction veterans are also getting involved in formal training

11 Apr 2022

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Construction booms have seen apprenticeships skyrocket.The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has seen a 77 percent increase in ...

Fran O'Sullivan: It really is game on now

11 Apr 2022

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The prime minister is off on her first trade mission since the pandemic... what can we expect from this? The latest Roy Morgan poll has a change in g...

Grant Robertson: It's about the most meaningful contribution NZ can make

11 Apr 2022

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Grant Robertson's defending the Government's latest support for Ukraine. New Zealand is sending a Defence Force Hercules Aircraft to Europe, supporte...

Bryce Edwards: This is going to show she was difficult to work with

11 Apr 2022

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Louisa Wall will leave parliament this week... But she wasn't going to go quietly.  Instead, she lobbed this bombshell on Q&A over the weekend. Forc...

Phil Rothfield: I think it was definitely an over-the-top reaction

11 Apr 2022

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Play was stopped temporarily during the Gold Coast-Parramatta match after a streaker ran onto the field – but she was stopped quite definitively he...

Jarrod Kerr: We're expecting about 3% growth this year

11 Apr 2022

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New Kiwibank data says New Zealanders have proven reluctant to open their wallets over the last few months. Household electronic card spending fell 9...

Air Marshall Kevin Short: It's been agreed that we would assist through countries around Ukraine

11 Apr 2022

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No New Zealand soldiers or aircraft will go into Ukraine or its airspace. Chief of Defence, Air Marshal Kevin Short, told Andrew Dickens he would str...

Barry Soper: Ideologically, this is a big shift for this government

11 Apr 2022

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Post Cab defence/traffic light announcements. The prime minister told Louisa Wall she wouldn't be in her Cabinet. Foreign Affairs select committee w...

Oliver Peterson: Albanese has made a fool of himself on day 1

11 Apr 2022

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Election called, and this time it's personal! Seriously though, Anthony Albanese is attacking Scott Morrison’s character, while Morrison is defendin...

Phil Gifford: You do wonder if the root causes were deeper than that

11 Apr 2022

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Results are out from the Black Ferns cultural and environmental review. Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters with a four-putt double bogey on the last ...

Sacha Green: There is need for education amongst landlords

11 Apr 2022

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Landlords making clauses after the tenancy agreement's signed is on the rise. And the Citizens Advice Bureau says what people try to include is prett...

Andrew Dickens: As the polls fall, more cracks will appear in Labour's facade

11 Apr 2022

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Well, surprise surprise, it seems the Queen of kind is not so nice after all. Estranged MP Louisa Wall mounted a media offensive over the weekend, s...