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Labour's criticising the Prime Minister regarding his knowledge of legislation on bootcamps.
The Government is crafting law to allow the use of force for restraining youth offenders at the military-style academies.
The Prime Minister has said he wasn't aware there were suggestions force could be used.
Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime says that's not okay.
"It is deeply concerning that the Prime Minister is not across the details of one of the key National Party election policies, which is boot camps."
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pushes for the presidency on the eve of election day.
Harris is spending the day in the largest battleground state, Pennsylvania, and Trump's turned his attention to North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan is in Pennsylvania.
He says everyone seems confident - but it's not over until it's over.
"At the moment, it looks like all the races and all of the swing states will be close - and tomorrow night will be fairly inconclusive."
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Labour's Peeni Henare is calling for an inquiry into a police raid in ĆpĆtiki on properties with ties to the Mongrel Mob, with arrests and asset seizures.
There've been accusations women were strip-searched and a three year old child was left alone.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell denies children were left alone - and questions the claim of strip searches.ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper wonders why Henare is calling for this move.
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There's still no relief for Australian homeowners as the RBA leaves rates unchanged at 4.35 percent.
This decision falls in line with expectations from economists - as the nation grapples with the impacts of high inflation.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says it's looking more likely the Reserve Bank will not start cutting rates until 2025.
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The Breakers are celebrating their latest victory after Monday night's basketball blowout.
They have consolidated top spot on the Australian NBL basketball ladder after dispatching hosts Melbourne United 113-79.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacked this victory further.
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The 2024 Melbourne Cup is upon us- and it's a big day for gambling fans.
The TAB says this is one of the biggest days for the platform, with Kiwis projected to spend up to $30 million on betting.
Racing commentator Mick Guerin says there's three Kiwi-trained horses in the mix - but they're long-shots to win.
"We lose a lot of our best talent, much like we do with rugby players going to France or England. We lose people because of the market share and the economics of it, so we don't always have our best horses racing in the Melbourne Cup."
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Over in Spain, efforts have begun to search an underground carpark in Valencia - where authorities fear may more be dead after last week's flash flooding.
The deadliest flash flood in modern Spanish history has killed over 217 people so far, with dozens more still unaccounted for.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says angry crowds have confronted King Felipe VI and thrown mud in protest of the 'woeful' response to the disaster.
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48 hours ahead of the US presidential election, financial markets are gearing up for a Trump victory.
Polls indicate the election result will be close, and some experts are warning people not to adjust just yet.
Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly unpacks the potential financial implications ahead of election day.
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A new survey from Kiwibank reveals a majority of Kiwis think owning a home is crucial to getting ahead in New Zealand - but many feel locked out of the market.
Over two-thirds of non-owners feel pessimistic about home ownership, with millennials in particular believing they won't get on the property ladder.
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says people aged 30 to 44 have seen house prices surge the most over their lifetimes - and they feel the most overwhelmed.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
48 hours to go until the US election - who do we think is going to win? Kamala's pulling ahead in the polls, but is this victory guaranteed?
Brian and Hannah Tamaki were in court today over their Covid-19 rule breaches during the 2021 lockdown. Should the pair be punished - or should the charges be waived by this point?
Prime Minister Cjris Luxon is under fire after calling voters 'customers' in a sit-down interview. Is this an embarrassing mistake - or should he own the corporate-speak?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 4 November 2024, US pollster Henry Olsen tells Heather whether the shock poll from Iowa could spell bad news for Republicans in other swing states - and his gut feel on the election result.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis weighs in on whether Chris Luxon should have called voters 'customers'.
Principals and parents in Hawke's Bay are up and arms that the Ministry of Education is axing the school bus for kids from Clive.
Plus, The Huddle weighs in on the US election. Why do Josie and Trish think Kamala has got this?
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Finance Minister says Chris Luxon's description of voters in a recent sit-down interview was a 'slip of the tongue' as part of his corporate background.
In a new episode of 30 with Guyon Espiner, the Prime Minister referred to voters as 'customers' - and defended claims that he was out of touch with New Zealanders
Nicola Willis says Luxon is focused on delivering results above all, and he knows New Zealanders are New Zealanders.
"I reckon New Zealand has bigger challenges than whether or not the Prime Minister describes people as customers."
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The Police Minister has defended deporting 11 Vietnamese nationals, believed to be part of an organised crime group, after a major drug bust.
The operation targeted 30 rented Auckland properties.
About 3000 plants were destroyed, along with 48 kilograms of dried cannabis - valued at $18 million.
But Mark Mitchell says deporting looked to be less of a hassle than going through the courts.
"They were here illegally, they were going to be a big cost to the taxpayer - the police and Immigration worked together, they had discretion around this and they thought the best thing to do was put them on a plane straight back to Vietnam."
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The Government is trialling an intensive maths tutoring programme to pick up students falling behind.
It'll run over the first two terms of next year, for about 2,000 Year 7 and 8 pupils.
The trial will use small-group tutoring and supervised online tuition for 30 minutes, up to four times a week.
Education Minister Erica Stanford says it's the first of its kind.
"This is going to be a hybrid model, where we have some young people learn in groups of four just with a tutor - and then we'll have a hybrid model where we've got that happening, plus some online learning using a maths programme."
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There's high expectations for a lawyer's tactics in defending Brian and Hannah Tamaki.
The pair are facing court over organising protests in Auckland during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Brian Tamaki faces four counts of breaching the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act, with possible penalties of up to six months in prison and thousands in fines.
Lawyer Steve Cullen says it'll be interesting to see what arguments are mustered by experienced defender, Ron Mansfield.
He says Mansfield could argue the case under freedom of assembly or freedom of religion provisions in the Bill of Rights Act.
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Prime Minister Chris Luxon raised a few eyebrows after he called voters 'customers' in a sit-down interview.
Luxon later clarified to RNZ that he didn't need to scrap the corporate speak - and defended the claim that he was out of touch.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says voters should be encouraged to expect things from politicians - and the terminology doesn't matter.
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There's questions whether polls from Iowa will affect Republicans on election day.
Donald Trump previously won the state in 2016 and 2020 - but is three percentage points behind Democratic candidate Kamala Harris
Political analyst Henry Olsen says those figures seem out of step with Iowa's usual trend.
"I can see Trump doing a little worse, but it's hard to see Trump losing a state that he carried by 8 points in 2020."
Olsen is predicting Trump will re-enter the White House.
More than 78 million Americans have already cast votes ahead of polling day on Wednesday, New Zealand time.
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Most Australian politicians and their staffers have opted to fly Qantas, despite rules stating the cheaper fare must be chosen.
Virgin Australia has raised concerns - and pointed out the preference for the pricier airline is costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars every year.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says Virgin's services leave a lot to be desired - and they don't offer several key routes.
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Auckland FC are jubilant after becoming the second team in history to win their first three franchise A-League games.
A critical error from Wellington Phoenix keeper Josh Oluwayemi saw Jake Brimmer grab his first of two in the Kiwi derby in the Capital.
Sportstalk host Jason Pine recaps the season further.
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The latest thing that isn't a big deal but will have a big deal made of it - because it's the Prime Minister - is that Chris Luxon has called us voters 'customers'.
He did it in a sit down interview where he was asked about being seen as out of touch, and he was saying he was because he talks to people all the time. He said -âItâs been a belief system of mine, talk to the customer, to the public, to the people and the voters."
At which point the interviewer basically told him to ditch the corporate speak.
I donât have a problem with this, do you? This is not a big deal.
When I was at university studying postgrad politics, we often referred to voters as stakeholders. As in stakeholders in the Government of the day. That's a corporate term, that's not unusual.
It's also not unusual to see voters in a transactional relationship with a political party. If anything, it's actually not a bad thing for politicians to see us as customers - customers who will only come back for more from a political party if we get what we want.
Policies that we like, promises that are delivered and not broken, and so on.
What's the problem for a voter in that? You vote for a party, you get what you want. That is arguably the opposite of what the last Labour Government was doing pretty much the entire time on, for example, crime.
We kept saying, as customers - we donât like what weâre getting, can you go harder on the gangs?
And they kept responding with - youâre imagining it, you're wrong, we're going hard on the gangs.
They might have had a better showing at the last election if they remembered the mantra- the customerâs always right. And many âcustomersâ didnât come back for more.
Also, Luxon needs to stop apologising for the corporate speak.
Bringing a corporate approach is part of some of the best stuff that heâs done - and doing. His quarterly targets for the Government, managing the various parts of the coalition, trying to get efficiencies out of the public service...he's a manager, he just needs to lean into it.
Yes, sometimes you want less transaction and more principle in politics, but ultimately - Luxon's onto something.
He's a guy selling us a product and his product is the National Party. We are the customers and we want what we want out of the National Party. Being seen as customers is not a bad thing.
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