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Gavin Grey: UK and Europe correspondent on UK, French elections
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 8 July 2024
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Content more of an issue than quantity in screen time debate
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Elliott Smith previews All Blacks first test of the season
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UK Election: Rishi Sunak and Conservatives set for historic defeat
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Cross-government approach needed to solve the housing crisis
The Labour Party says building more houses requires support from all sides. Housing Minister Chris Bishop will today announce the plan to flood the largest cities...
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Current social housing state a result of "unilateral decisions" from Kainga Ora
A housing expert is backing the move to overhaul Kainga Ora leadership. The Housing Minister's announced a refreshed board and new expectations to reduce operating...
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Biden-Trump debate sparks "persistent rumours of panic amongst the Democrats"
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Teachers union "can't see a gamechanger" in standardised testing announcement
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Lucy Letby found guilty of another attempted baby murder
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Number of in-term holidays trending downwards
A principal says the number of students going on holidays during the school term has dropped. Flight Centre data shows a 30% reduction in family bookings during...
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"Decent shot" of change coming from the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
A media commentator says a Bill to make tech platforms pay for news has a decent shot at bringing change. The Government's progressing an amended version of the...
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Farmers concerned about the shrinking window for RMA reform
Federated Farmers is urging the Government to pick up the pace with replacing the RMA system. The percentage of applications processed within statutory time frames...
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"Warfare": Australia's big four banks bombarded by cyberattacks
Australia’s big four banks have been hit with a raft of cyber-attacks. The systems of NAB, CommBank, ANZ, and Westpac were being hit every minute of every day,...
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Liquidations trend upwards as small businesses suffer
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"We're not there yet": Govt commits to passing law and order legislation in Q3
The Police Minister says he's starting to see change when it comes to crime, but there's a long way to go. The Government's committed to passing four pieces of...
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Govt's Q3 law and order plans are "what the public wants to see" - Chris Cahill
The Government's committed to passing four pieces of law and order legislation in the next quarter. It includes enabling police to ban gang patches and confiscate...
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Shaun Robinson: Mental Health Foundation CEO on new govt targets
The government has announced a goal of between 80 and 90% of people seeking specialist and primary services getting that help faster. Shaun Robinson, Mental Health...
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the French and UK elections
France is going to the polls today, with early voting hinting at a change of Presidency. UK politicians are doing their final push for votes ahead of Thursday's...
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Andrew Alderson: Lando Norris' rise has been a highlight of the season
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The continued fallout from the first US Presidential debate of this campaign
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went head to head in Atlanta last week in the first Presidential debate of this campaign cycle. The debate...
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US Presidential debate to show who's mentally and physically "fit to be president"
Joe Biden and Donald Trump go live in Atlanta tomorrow afternoon, New Zealand time. The televised US election debate is the earliest in the campaign since 1960,...
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Starliner woes not the PR that Boeing's after - US Correspondent
Two astronauts are likely to remain stuck in space into July. Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were supposed to return on the Boeing Starliner about two weeks...
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Corrections needs a "massive overhaul" in face of sentencing law reforms - Association President
There’s uncertainty over whether Corrections has capacity, with more prisoners on the way. The Government's sentencing law reforms will mean longer sentences and...
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Clean up begins after the East Coast's "wild spell of weather"
A Gisborne Civil Defence manager says they're now dealing with the clean up from this week's severe weather. States of emergency in the Wairoa District and Hastings...
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Agree to Disagree clause is "how it's supposed to work" between coalition partners
New Zealand First has invoked the Agree-to-Disagree Coalition clause. Winston Peters says his Party doesn't support the Government continuing the Covid Commission...
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Plot thickens in the UK's election betting scandal
A gambling scandal is causing a rocky run up to next week's UK election. Six police officers, including a member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's protection team,...
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Strikes, Red Sea disruptions behind spike in shipping prices
There’s hopes a spike in global shipping prices won't stay around for long. Conflict in the Red Sea has caused shipping costs to jump three times higher than the...
