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An Auckland apartment developer has been put into interim receivership by the High Court.   Du Val Capital Partners and other Du Val Group companies were put into interim receivership after an application by the Financial Markets Authority.   Police were also seen entering Du Val co-founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke’s home in Remuera.   NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson joined Andre Dickens...

Newstalk ZB Sports readers Andrew Alderson and Nick Bewley joined Andrew Dickens on the Sports Huddle.   The first week of the Olympics has wrapped up – with glory and agonising drama across the board for New Zealand – and the guys talk through their heroes so far, including triathlete Hayden Wilde.   Athletics is about to get underway in the Olympics, with sprinter Zoe Hobbs and runner Sam Tanner...

The New Zealand Trauma Surgeons Committee believe the Government’s plan to increase speed limits will ultimately lead to more deaths, injuries and traffic overall.   They’ve issued a statement warning New Zealand doesn’t have the appropriate infrastructure for high-speed travel.   And they warn many parents are fearful of speed increases around schools.   Trauma surgeon Dr Chris Wakeman joined And...

Great news for the ski fields. Winter has finally decided to do its thing and snow is dumping.   And the wild and wooly weather arrived in the week we learnt that we are no more ready for a natural disaster today than we were before Cyclone Gabrielle.   A few weeks ago work stopped on the COP project.   COP is Common Operating Platform. It’s a data system that could mean that any agency involved i...

More chances of medals tonight in the Paris games – this time in sailing.   Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie are competing in the medal race for the men’s 49er FX.   And windsurfer Josh Armit is also poised for a medal.   Former Olympic sailor and gold medalist Barbara Kendall joined Andrew Dickens to unpack the medal chances.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Wellington City councillor isn't a fan of her Council's competition - hoping to get inspiration on cycleways.   It's offered an $8500 prize pool for ideas on improvements.   Councillor Diane Calvert told Andrew Dickens it makes no sense.   “Well I think it is one of the many bonkers ideas that Wellington City Council has, and never really makes a difference to the city.”   LISTEN ABOVE   See omn...

Judith Collins says amending hate speech laws in light of the Christchurch mosque attacks would breach the right to free speech.   The Government's officially ended the coordinated response to the 2019 tragedy that killed 51 people.   36 recommendations from a report into the attack have been adopted - but eight won't be, including hate speech amendments.   The Lead Coordination Minister told Andr...

The Government has officially concluded its coordinated cross-government response to the Royal Commission of the Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks.   Lead Minister Judith Collins says they will adopt 36 of 44 recommendations from the report – but says hate speech laws or establishing a new security and intelligence agency isn’t among the recommendations they’ll adopt.   Newstalk ZB seni...

Wall Street Journal reporter  Evan Gershkovich,  former US Marine  Paul Whelan  and Russian-American journalist  Alsu Kurmasheva  have landed in the United States, following the  biggest prisoner exchange  between Russia and the West  since the Cold War.   The  returnees  were greeted with tears and embraces by their joyous families at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where President Joe Biden and...

New Zealand rowers enjoyed a fruitful day out on the water in Paris, completing a medal box set.   The day started with Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors winning gold in the women’s double sculls, followed by the women’s coxless four obtaining bronze, and the men’s coxless four winning the silver.   Sportstalk host D’Arcy Waldegrave joined Andrew Dickens.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener...

An Auckland restaurant is pleading customers to not order from them through Uber Eats.   Henderson's Fried Chicken Headquarters says every order through the service loses it money on fees.   It was once left with just $84 dollars from $800 in sales.   Co-owner Juri Loninia told Andrew Dickens it has no choice but to take the hit.   “Unfortunately, as a small business, we can’t just switch off Uber...

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of murder following the deadly stabbing attack in Southport. The attacker has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 attempted murders and the possession of a blade. He's expected to appear at Liverpool City Magistrates Court on Thursday. UK correspondent Vincent McAviney says this is the start of a long legal process for this case. LIS...

Increased development of large-scale dairy farms and falling feed prices have driven China’s raw milk production up - and the official price down. The current price is 3.23RMB/kg liquid milk - the lowest in 12 years, according to new data. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains what this means for New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest unemployment figures are set to be released next week. Experts are predicting unemployment rates will go up - in order to slow down inflation. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains what we can expect. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 1 August 2024, Transpower CEO John Clarke fronts over the findings around that 'toppled' pylon - will there be compensation for locals? Police Association President Chris Cahill isn't happy about light sentences being handed down to meth dealers. Former Olympian Eric Murray discusses New Zealand's medal chances in tonight's rowi...

Microsoft is investigating the scope of the damage after users reported issues with Microsoft 365 and Outlook services this morning. Monitoring website Down Detector's had thousands of outage reports - with a number of organisations affected. Tech commentator Paul Spain says it was largely New Zealand that was impacted by this recent outage. "This one wasn't so much of a global issue - it was very...

Tonight on The Huddle, NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson and Capital Director Ben Thomas joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! A new report by Independent Children's Monitor says the child protection system has not shifted enough since the death of Tauranga five-year-old Malachi Subecz - despite a 2022 review recommending sweeping changes. How appalling is...

Briscoe Group Limited has posted a near record net profit after tax of $84.2 million for the year ending January 28, 2024. The group, which runs both Briscoes and Rebel Sport, says profits have nearly reached the $88.4 million record set last year - despite a tough economic climate impacting the retail sector.  Briscoe Group Managing Director Rod Duke says more customers have gravitated to the gro...

Government agencies are being urged to get on with changes to child protections. A review in 2022 after Tauranga five-year-old Malachi Subecz was murdered recommended sweeping changes. The Independent Children's Monitor says they haven't happened, and children are no safer today than when Malachi died. Chief Executive Arrun Jones says these findings are disappointing. "We'd hoped to see more progr...

Four New Zealand rowing crews have the chance to supercharge the country's slow start in day six action at the Paris Olympics. Both double sculls duos and both coxless four combinations contest their respective finals from 9pm tonight. Former Olympic rower Eric Murray says Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors are likely to bring home a gold medal for women's rowing. "Going off paper, they are the fastes...

The Police Union says judges let too many high-level drug offenders off easy. A meth bust in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne in 2021 ended with the arrests of 15 - but only five went to jail. Police Association president Chris Cahill says the problem is sentence discounts. He says one person who imported 4 kilos of meth got five different discounts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Transpower says it's looking at what it can do for wider Northland after its fallen pylon caused a widespread power outage. An investigation has found contractor Omexom's team leader was distracted sandblasting, as unsupervised inexperienced workers removed the bolts from three legs at once. Residents can contact their retailer about compensation - but Transpower says it can't compensate businesse...

The Green Party's discipline of Julie Anne Genter's come into question, compared with the departure of Darleen Tana and Elizabeth Kerekere last year. Genter's been forced to apologise to the House, after crossing the floor in May and yelling in the face of a National Minister. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper predicted Genter wouldn't receive much punishment in the first place. LISTEN...

Two people have been found dead on a boat in Sydney's north. The bodies of the man and the woman were discovered on Wednesday evening after authorities investigated a mooring at Tunks Park, Cammeray.   Australian correspondent Murray Olds says investigations are still ongoing. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hayden Wilde has earned a silver medal after getting overtaken by long-time British rival Alex Yee around 200 metres from the end of the men's Olympic triathlon. Compatriot Dylan McCullough produced a selfless effort to drag Wilde back into the race on the bike after he was more than a minute down on the swim. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the victory further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystud...