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Portugal police have announced a fresh search for Madeleine McCann.
The British three-year-old disappeared 18 years ago from a resort in Praia da Luz - one of the most high-profile missing person cases in history.
The search centres around the resort - and chief suspect Christian Brueckner's former home.
UK correspondent Elizabeth Callaghan says this search is designed to gather more evidence about the case.
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New data shows more Kiwi farmers are satisfied with their banks - pointing to improved communication and less 'undue pressure'.
Federated Farmers’ latest Banking Survey shows 60 percent of respondents are 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with their bank.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Rob Campbell and Maurice Williamson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Will we read Jacinda's new book? What are we expecting? Are we annoyed there's no apology over the Covid response?
The new WorkSafe changes kicked in - are we glad the Government is dialling back on the health and safety enforcement or do we think this is a step too far?
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Looks like nothing's changed in camp Jacinda, has it?
You will get no admission that she and her Government got anything wrong during Covid, from what I can gather.
Now, this is my disclaimer - I haven't actually read the entire memoir just yet. But from what I've skim read and from what I've read and heard in the reviews, and what I've read and heard with her interviews promoting the book, if you are looking for her to admit that she got anything wrong at all during Covid, you're not going to find it.
The closest thing I found is on page 309, where she admits that she made 'imperfect decisions', but that's really underselling the massive balls-up that was our Covid response, wasn't it?
What you get instead is multiple excuses, heaps of verbal fluff to avoid answering hard questions and, regularly, the defence that we saved 20,000 lives.
Here's an example - she gave an interview to RNZ's Jessie Mulligan where he asked her about vaccine mandates, which we now know, of course, was a huge mistake that cost people their jobs simply because they wouldn't get the jab in which the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid said damaged 'social cohesion'.
Would she agree with that, he asked.
She said she wouldn't argue with their findings. He then asked her, did vaccine mandates save any lives?
She said - she's not the one that can answer that question for you, although apparently she can tell you that she did save 20,000 lives, she just can't talk about this particular instance.
And then she goes on to say that the Commission did also say that vaccine mandates were important in areas like healthcare and so on, and we're relatively limited, but again, I won't argue with their findings.
So, not a yes, not a no - and definitely not an apology.
Now, I don't actually know why I was expecting anything else from her. I mean, this was a feature of Jacinda during Covid.
She would never say she did anything wrong, which is why it got worse and worse as she barrelled full steam ahead in the wrong direction at times - because apparently going full steam ahead in the wrong direction was better than admitting she was headed in the wrong direction.
And of course she got things wrong. I mean, anyone would have. She made thousands and thousands of decisions over multiple years. She would 100 percent have got at least one of those decisions wrong, do you not think?
It would be nice just to hear her admit it, because I think it would help some of us - and I'm talking about me here - to forgive her.
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 3 June 2025, the Government's making big changes to Worksafe to move towards education rather than cracking down on companies. But will this result in more deaths?
Jacinda Ardern's new book is out, and Heather is disappointed - and she's not the only one. Political Commentator Grant Duncan tells her there are no big revelations and she doesn't acknowledge any mistakes from the Covid times.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis reckons the latest 1 News Verian poll shows people might not be as strongly opposed to the Pay Equity changes as some may think.
New NZME chair Steven Joyce on whether the public fight with new director Jim Grenon has hurt the company.
Plus, the Huddle debates the road cone crackdown and Jacinda's new book.
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Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon and former Finance Minister, Steven Joyce, have won positions on integrated media company NZME's board.
Board positions were voted on today in a shareholder meeting - where current chair Barbara Chapman stepped down.
Joyce is set to chair, and he says he's got an eye on the company's future.
"It's about not necessarily slavishly following social media - it's striking your own path."
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The Finance Minister says the latest poll will be a tough read for the Labour Party and Chris Hipkins.
Labour saw a three percent drop in support to sit on 29, Chris Hipkins' preferred Prime Minister rating also fell by 1 percent.
National also saw a drop in support, down 2 percent to sit on 34.
Nicola Willis says even after complaining about their budget - Labour didn't see a jump in support.
"Well, it gives me confidence that New Zealanders get where we are as a country - which is that we're a Government doing a big clean-up job. The books have been left in a mess."
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Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has released her highly-anticipated memoir today, with some reviewers disappointed.
A Different Kind of Power covers her tenure as Prime Minister, her Mormon upbringing, and navigating crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and Christchurch mosque attacks.
Political commentator Grant Duncan says the book lacks political revelations.
"There's just no really juicy reveals in there - I mean, there are some interesting angles that kind of raised my eyebrows a little bit."
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The Conservation Minister says any decision around the closed Tongariro Chateau won't be taken lightly.
Budget 2025 labelled the heritage-listed site in the shadow of Mount Ruapehu a 'fiscal risk'.
All options are on the table, including demolition.
Tama Potaka says it's an iconic building and very important to the area.
He says a decision on its future will be made in due course.
"It's definitely not years - we need to be a Government of action, we've taken action around a couple of those concessions in that beautiful part of the world."
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The downturn in construction continues.
The Post is reporting almost a third of all business liquidations are construction companies - up from a quarter in 2022.
Building Industry Federation chief executive Julian Leys says it's been a tough few months.
But he says things are levelling out.
"We still have a good number of building consents - sitting around at 33-34,000. We still are seeing active work with construction in sub trades."
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Safety experts are sceptical about a new Government directive for WorkSafe.
The health and safety regulator has been instructed to shift focus from enforcement, to offering advice.
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden says it is currently feared for its punitive actions - and not appreciated for guidelines.
But the Institute of Safety Management's Jeff Sissons says that characterisation from the Minister is not what he hears about the agency.
"Most employers haven't seen or heard much of WorkSafe. I take the Minister at her word, she's heard from some employers - but that's certainly not something I've come across."
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Triple murder accused and mushroom cook Erin Patterson continued to give her evidence in an Australian court today.
Three family members of Patterson's estranged husband died after eating the lunch she prepared at her Victoria home in 2023.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Patterson opened up about her issues during today's trial - and she explained that she hoped to get closer to her in-laws.
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New Zealand's roadcone hotline is being launched today, as the Government announces a suite of cultural changes for WorkSafe.
It's being instructed to move away from enforcement, and engage in earlier risk management.
WorkSafe says it's well placed to deliver on these expectations.
NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says these changes have been met with a mixed response.
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Max Verstappen has issued a veiled apology for his crash with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix.
The four-time world champion was hit with a 10-second penalty by stewards for causing a collision with two laps remaining.
Verstappen has now admitted his move 'was not right and should have not happened'.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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Some Whakatane residents could end up having their council bins confiscated for three months.
The District Council is bringing in a three-strike rule for people repeatedly putting the wrong items in recycling and green waste bins.
The Council's solid waste manager, Nigel Clarke, says he doesn't get why people keep doing it."We tried to provide the education to help people recycle correctly, but it is just that small minority that just don't want to get on board."
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A 53-year-old Royal Marine will appear in court following the Liverpool Football Club parade crash.
Paul Doyle from Liverpool has been charged with seven offences relating to the crash in the city on Monday.
He's a father of three and a local business man.
Seventy-nine people were injured in the event.
UK Correspondent Gavin Grey talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the incident, potential water shortages in the UK and France's new smoking ban.
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China’s offering the Pacific Island’s increased support.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has committed economic support in the Pacific’s fight against climate change.
He says over the next three years, China will undertake 100 projects in parts of the region that have ties to China.
Asia Business Correspondent Peter Lewis talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the commitment.
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Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 30 May.
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Newstalk ZB’s Sport Director Clay Wilson and News Editor Elliott Smith join Heather du Plessis-Allan for The Huddle.
‘Run It Straight' has everyone talking this week after a teenager died while playing the game with friends. Should it be made illegal?
What does The Huddle make of Andrew Webster’s call to remove the State of Origin from happening in the middle of the NRL season?
What chance do the Warriors have this week?
The Huddle discusses all this and more.
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This weekend marks the last day of Winnie and the first day of David Seymour as the Deputy Prime Minister.
Now, mostly I don't actually care.
I mean, I largely agree with Jim Bolger's assessment and, and obviously, happy 90th birthday to Jim for tomorrow.
The role doesn't actually mean very much.
It's symbolic.
It doesn't carry any particular power other than really just letting you know who's second in command.
But it feels like an appropriate time just to take a moment to acknowledge, because we don't do this very often, that it's actually very nice, isn't it, to have both of these two men in government right now, if only to give the Nats a little bit of a push along, you know, to actually do things from time to time.
Winston strikes me right now as the right man for the right job for right now.
Don't you think?
With all this nutty stuff that's going on in the world, his huge previous experience as a foreign minister, I think, is reassuring.
I feel like it's not going overboard to say that I trust his instincts in the job.
When he gets angry with Israel, you know, it's not for politics, it's not for performance.
It's because he's actually angry with Israel.
Given his experience, that would be warranted.
On David Seymour, if there's one thing that we can truly thank him for right now, it's shifting the Overton window so that we can, and now do debate things like the treaty principles.
The Overton window is the available, is the, it covers the stuff that we feel comfortable talking about in the media and in society.
He has shifted that, so principles are now firmly within the Overton window and we talk about it, and we should be able to debate it, because they should not be taboo.
Things that have as much impact on our economy and our society and our lives as treaty principles, and as on our private property as well, should be up for discussion without critics of those things being labelled racist.
And it is squarely because of ACT's policies that those discussion, those discussions are now out in the open.
Now, I don't really expect very much to change after the weekend other than maybe we'll see more of both men, more of David Seymour because he'll be the deputy, and more of Winston because he'll not be the deputy, which means that he can act up a little bit, maybe.
But either way, I think it's not a bad thing to have both of them in there at the moment, is it?
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