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Chief Entertainment Reporter Jenni Mortimer reveals the 'Spicegirl' name given to her by Mel C, and Ed Sheeran responds to cousin's crticisms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters says he wouldn't call the first leaders' debate a 'duel of wits between unarmed opponents', but it wasn't very exciting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global Dairy Trade auction sees strong demand for low-fat, high-protein dairy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Infectious disease expert Nigel French says if we get evidence of secondary spread linked to the plague death in Russia, that would be cause for concern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sure, Luxon and Hipkins lead their respective parties, but no one's under any illusion this election will be a simple head-to-head battle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business of Tech Podcast Host Peter Griffin warns of the unprecedented access to your information Meta will have when its AI agent roles out to NZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waitomo CEO Simon Parham says a law change giving up land for petrol stations would be helpful, but price gouging rules won't make much difference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi slips under US$0.56 as bond rout continues; $15m government equity stake depends on private investment in Rotorua BioFactory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Panellists Trish Sherson and Dileepa Fonseka discuss the latest election poll, the upcoming campaign debates, and the increase of cocaine in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ABC Reporter Lice Movono live from Fiji's Tuvalu ahead of next month's COP31 climate change forum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior Travel Journalist Anna Sarjeant joins Herald NOW after surviving a trip to the Australian outback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist and execution witness John North says he thinks Christa Pike will survive, and many people agree her death sentence should be commuted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seniors@work founder Ian Fraser says we haven't had the hard conversations about working longer, which come with a potential retirement age increase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Labour's Barbara Edmonds on the fiscal plan announcement . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ First Leader Winston Peters discusses the latest policy announcements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forsyth Barr's Aaron Ibbotson says the New Zealand market is not seeing the same benefits of AI that the global makrets are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why young kids were chosen for a $10,000 grant and schooling for their ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National slams Labour's fiscal plan outline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneur Harry Mowbray says vote splitting to ensure a centre-right coalition is more important than senior National MPs making it into Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herald Sport journalist Christopher Reive recaps the NRL grand final, the Bahrain Grand Prix, and the looming Bledisloe Cup opener. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driven's Damien O'Connor says more than 90% of Kiwis consider touchscreen interfaces to be a distraction while driving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Panellists Lara Greaves and Rawdon Christie debate Labour's fiscal plan, Harry Mowbray's centre-right vote splitting plan, and sardine maxxing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green's Julie Anne Genter proposes cheaper public transport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer confidence dawldes down 0.4 points in September ANZ-Roy Morgan survey, but a net 20% see a better 2027 for themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.