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British news outlet The Guardian will no longer be posting on Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) going forward.
The news organisation has voiced concerns with the platform's content - and believe the risks now outweigh the benefits.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says many in the media industry feel that X has gotten more toxic since Elon Musk bought the platform.
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US investors are still riding high one week after Donald Trump won the US presidency - but what can they expect long-term?
Dow, and S&P, among others are experiencing rapid growth, but experts wonder how long this can last.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explains further.
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Monthly food prices fell 0.9 percent in October compared with September, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The largest contributor to the fall was vegetables, down 7.2 percent. But a rise in fruit prices, up 0.6 percent, partly offsets that.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains what this means for the state of the economy - and inflation.
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Farmers at this morning's Fonterra AGM took the opportunity to probe the company around their reasons to sell off the company's consumer brands.
Fonterra is looking to sell key brands such as Anchor and Mainland - and the farmers have expressed disappointment with this choice.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Richard Hills and Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
A lot of drama in the House as Te Pāti Māori disrupted the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill with a haka. What do we make of this?
The IRD is cracking down on overseas student debtors - and called in the collectors. Is this a good move?
Air New Zealand has launched their latest safety video starring Steven Adams and Tom Sainsbury and other big Kiwi names. Is this a good idea - or a waste of money?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 14 November 2024, dramatic scenes in Parliament this afternoon during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. Labour MP Willie Jackson got thrown out of the house, and Maori Party MPs staged a huge haka that saw Parliament suspended.
Senior political correspondent Barry Soper says he's never seen scenes like that and NZ First Minister Shane Jones has called for the disruptors to be jailed.
The IRD is cracking down on the people who now live overseas and aren't paying back their student loan.
Plus, the Huddle weighs in on Air NZ's new safety video. Naff or a Kiwi classic?
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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NZ First Minister Shane Jones has been quick to lambast the haka by Te Pāti Māori that disrupted the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee named Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke as the instigator - and the House has voted to suspend her.
Shane Jones is not surprised Te Pāti Māori undermined the discussions happening in Parliament.
"I'm not surprised the Māori Party are subverting Parliament - they're malcontents, they were there to undermine the legitimacy of Parliament and they are using that as a basis to recruit members for their party."
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Air New Zealand's head is defending splashing out on a new safety video, as airfares rise.
Kiwi NBA player Steven Adams features in the airline's first safety video in two years, alongside cameos by other notable Kiwis.
Chief executive Greg Foran says this is a worthwhile investment.
"It's an important part of the brand, it's a bit like the mangōpare on the tail or the uniforms - and we're doing a new one and you'll see them next year."
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There's reassurance from the Government that Kiwis will be treated more fairly by insurers.
A bill designed to better safeguard insurance consumers has passed its third reading in the House.
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says the bill gives insurance companies clarity around their responsibilities - and better protects policy holders filling out a claim application.
"You have to honestly respond to stuff - but it's up to the insurance company to ask you the right questions, not for you to anticipate."
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There's outrage among Melbourne commuters as Extinction Rebellion climate activists blocked traffic during peak hour.
The activists were protesting this year's climate summit, COP29, which is set to take place in the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the group occupied a busy freeway in Melbourne's East, delaying drivers for as long as 30 minutes.
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The National Party is standing by their choice to go against ACT's controversial Treaty Principles Bill.
A haka by Te Pāti Māori MPs interrupted the first reading of the contentious bill today, causing Parliament to be briefly suspended.
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says National believes the bill is no way to deal with a difficult and sensitive topic.
"Our view is - yes, address these issues, but the best way to do it is issue by issue."
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Inland Revenue is cracking down on outstanding student loans - and has doubled its team working on overseas collections.
It's also putting more money into collecting debt in Australia and the UK.
The number of borrowers has risen by more than 5,000
The IRD's project lead Andrew Stott says about 150 people could face an arrest warrant.
"It's really about whether they're engaging with us or not. So if they're just ignoring all of our communications or they're leaving us no way to get in touch with them, then that's our last resort."
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A Te Pati Māori MP has been suspended from Parliament for kicking off a deafening haka in protest of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Opposition MPs and people in the public gallery joined in, interrupting a vote on the legislation and forcing the Speaker to clear the House.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says today's events were a mess.
"I've never seen anything like it in more than 40 years of covering Parliament - the Speaker lost control, by no fault of his own."
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The All Blacks name their team to face France overnight tonight, with a few intriguing decisions to make.
Codie Taylor's a likely swap for Asafo Aumua at hooker, while Beauden Barrett could replace Damien McKenzie at 10.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave outlined his predictions ahead of the match.
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Donald Trump is continuing to appoint high-profile Republicans to his team.
The president-elect is making former 2016 rival, Senator Marco Rubio, his Secretary of State.
His former Chief of Staff, Matt Terrill, says he'll lean into negotiations with Trump.
"On the foreign policy front - Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Iran - those are going to be key themes and key issues that are going to pop up here."
Congressman Matt Gaetz has been nominated Attorney General - and Elon Musk will co-lead an agency on Government efficiencies with Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Well, here’s some good news if you don't like the idea of people freeloading on other taxpayers - the IRD has finally started properly cracking down on people who don't want to pay back their student loans.
They have doubled the size of the team that chases Kiwis living overseas to pay the money back, they've got the debt collectors in Australia involved and when any of these people with debt over $1000 comes in, 100 percent of them can expect to hear from the IRD.
And - this is something I particularly like - if the debt is big enough and these people have shown they really don't want to pay their money back, then they don't get to leave the country again.
So if they come in for a holiday or to visit family- nope, they're stuck here because they owe us some money.
And it looks like this crackdown is starting to work, because 7000 names have been given to the debt collectors in Australia - and about 1000 of them are now paying back their debt.
I don’t have any sympathy for these people and the crack down that’s coming at them. Because we are talking about a lot of money - about $2.2 billion. And as we know, this country's broke.
And these are not kids we’re talking about, these aren’t predominately 21-year-old graduates off an OE just forgetting to pay back their loans.
Most of the debt is owed by people in their 40s and 50s. Come on, you haven't paid your debt back in 40 years? By then - it's deliberate, isn't it?
These guys are the ultimate free-loaders. They get a nice education for free and then while the rest of us paid our money back and stayed to contribute to the country and pay taxes, they've taken that free education and skipped the joint and went and lived somewhere else and didn't pay that money back. 70 percent of them aren't paying anything at all.
If anybody should be paying up, it's these guys. And I'm very pleased to see the IRD is finally getting our money back so we can use it to build this place back up again.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, confirmed he was resigning following a damning report that concluded the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.
Welby was facing growing pressure to quit after the independent probe found he 'could and should' have reported decades of abuse by a church-linked lawyer to authorities in 2013.
UK correspondent Gail Downey says several figures in the church had called for Welby's resignation.
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It's been a week since Donald Trump won the US election - and the markets underwent a shift once the results became clear.
Small to medium-sized businesses have picked up - and they're expecting to see a boost driven by proposed tax cuts and fewer regulations.
Milford Asset Management's Stephanie Batchelor unpacked the results further.
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Insurance has been a hot topic of late, as premiums are continuing to shoot up while general inflation abates.
Findings of a Treasury survey show owners of apartments and other multi-unit buildings (MUB) are being hit extra hard.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny revealed how much insurance premiums had gone up - and how that impacted owners.
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There's outrage from Auckland commuters, as a hīkoi working its way down to Parliament marched over the Harbour Bridge and added to traffic issues.
NZTA was forced to close some lanes on the bridge and people were delayed in their morning commutes.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks the political causes that inspired the hīkoi.
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