Episodes
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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named his 36-man squad for the end-of-year northern tour that will feature matches against Japan, England, Ireland, France and Italy over five consecutive weekends.
Three News sports reporter Ollie Ritchie joins us to chew over the selections. -
New Stats NZ data shows filled jobs were up .2% in August, the first monthly rise since March, with almost 5000 jobs added across the country.
But the year-on-year numbers were still down 0.4% compared with August 2023. -
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Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, Group Controller Chris Henderson and Police Otago Coastal Area Commander Inspector Marty Gray with the latest on the state of emergency in Dunedin.
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The MetService has issued its first ever red alert heavy rain warning for the Otago region. The warning means ‘act now’ as the potential impact from the weather could include ‘threats to life’.
Otago's Civil Defence Controller Rob West spoke to Newsable about the threats and why Dunedin’s Civil Defence bunker has been activated. -
Vice-presidential candidates Governor Tim Walz (Democrats) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (Republicans) faced off against each other for the first time in a debate in New York. The pair clashed on immigration, the economy and abortion in what was generally a cordial affair.
David Smith is the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian and joined Newsable to review the respective performances. -
Capacity on some Air New Zealand routes are about to take a plunge.
The reductions will hit the last and first flights between Christchurch and Queenstown, some flights between Wellington and Dunedin and between Christchurch and New Plymouth.
On Monday, Air New Zealand cut the service between Wellington and Invercargill. -
The Court of Appeal has quashed Gail Maney's conviction for ordering the killing of Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989, accepting she was a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
It also quashed the convictions of Stephen Stone for murdering Fuller-Sandys, and for raping and murdering Leah Stephens, but ordered a retrial for him.
The court also acquitted two other people police alleged were involved as accessories after the crime - Maney’s brother Colin, and Mark Henriksen.
In acquitting Gail Maney, the court accepted the case against her had collapsed. -
Iran launched nearly 200 missiles into Israel in an attack that has ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we attack them”.
Dr Leon Goldsmith is an expert on the Middle East at Otago University and spoke to Newsable about what Iran's attack means for the region. -
October 1st sees changes in Government policy across health, parking, tourism, vaping, and winter energy payments.
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It has been nearly a year since an attack by Hamas killed over 1,200 Israeli civilians and saw another 250 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliation is estimated to have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians so far.
James Elder is a global spokesperson for UNICEF and spoke to Newsable from Gaza about how those still there are coping.
UNICEF Aotearoa is currently running a Children of Gaza crisis appeal, where Kiwis can donate to support their long-term work on the ground. If you would like to donate please visit https://www.unicef.org.nz/appeals/children-of-gaza-crisis -
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key is fascinated by US politics. In this sit-down interview with Samantha Hayes, he tells the Three News host why he not only thinks Donald Trump WILL win the election in November - he also thinks on balance that he SHOULD.
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Just a month after celebrating five years of direct flights between Auckland and Invercargill Air New Zealand has announced it will be scrapping its service between Wellington and Invercargill from early next year.
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Resources Minister Shane Jones has clashed with protesters on Lambton Quay in Wellington about the Government’s climate policies. This comes after the Government announced it would only allow four days for the public to make submissions on its bill to reopen oil and gas exploration off the New Zealand coast.
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The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - short, upbeat, inspirational and f%$#ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower.
TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation.
This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and Executive Produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in partnership between Stuff and Believer Media. -
Water-coolers in offices, and homes, around the country have been the scene of plenty of heated discussion this week thanks to Public Service Minister Nicola Willis. On Monday she directed her department bosses to tighten up on working-from-home arrangements, saying they should only be by agreement, should not compromise performance, and departments and agencies must regularly report on the number and nature of agreements in place.
With this in mind, Tova O'Brien, from Stuff's Tova podcast, was joined by Business Canterbury Chief Executive, Leeann Watson, and Professor of Management and Māori Business at the Massey Business School, Dr Jarrod Haar, to discuss the good and the not-so-good when to comes to working from home.
To hear more from the Tova podcast visit https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/tova-podcast/ -
Okay, so it isn't really a crisis, we just wanted to shoehorn that episode title in there...
However Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is leaving the job as the country's top cop earlier than expected to head up the government's new social investment agency. Following the announcement he sat down with Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent Tova O'Brien to discuss gangs, guns, police pay and being called names by politicians.
If you want to hear more from Tova talking to the political movers and shakers, head to https://stuff.co.nz/tova -
It's been confirmed that 22 year old Kiwi driver Liam Lawson will replace Australian veteran Daniel Ricciardo for the final six F1 races of 2024 on Red Bull owned RB team.
The decision could give Lawson a shot at holding the seat for 2025.
New Zealand motor sport legend, Greg Murphy, talks about what makes Liam so successful -
600 jobs at Timaru’s Alliance Smithfield meatworks plant are set to go under a new proposal put forward on Friday.
A consultation period will run for just over two weeks before a decision is made in later in October.
Affected staff will be able to apply for jobs at other plants, but redundancies are expected.
Timaru's Mayor, Nigel Bowen, speaks about the decision. -
The final contest for the America's Cup is edging ever closer, as the earlier competitions in Spain come to an end. But what do we know about the trophy they are competing for, The Auld Mug? Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr takes a look at the rich history that stretches back to the 1850s.
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned a lack of determination to solve the Israel-Gaza war in a speech to the United Nations.
He has been speaking on behalf of New Zealand at an annual meeting of the UN General Assembly and also expressed frustration at the “lack of political will” to reform the UN. - Montre plus
