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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has had his 2020 rape conviction overturned. The New York Court of Appeal found that Weinstein did not receive a fair trial, due to witness testimony including accusations that were not part of the case.   Los Angeles KNX News Presenter Charles Feldman tells Jack Tame the next step will be for the New York District Attorney to decide whether to retry the...

After hours clinics around the country are on the verge of collapse.   New Official Information Act data shows that 24 practices and clinics had to reduce hours or close due to critical staff shortages and cost pressures in the first eight months of 2023.   In Porirua, health officials are considering replacing overnight doctors with a telehealth service, which the local iwi says is unacceptable....

Ministers have a big weekend in store ahead of Monday’s Cabinet meeting, which will be one of the last major steps in signing off the 2024 budget.   Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls tells Jack Tame this budget is one of the most significant in recent years as the Government tries to balance the country’s fiscal position and balance between three coalition partners.   And, Winston Peters us...

The Supreme Court has weighed whether former presidents are immune from prosecution and what exactly it means if they are.   The answer will determine whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election. Trump believes he is entitled to absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions committed while in office.   US correspondent Dan Mitchinson t...

The Warriors have suffered their third loss in a row, losing at home to the Gold Coast Titans in yesterday’s ANZAC clash.   Weekend Sport host Jason Pine tells Jack Tame the team’s roster remains as strong as it did at the start of the season and fans shouldn’t worry just yet.   Meanwhile, the Crusaders are at the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific table after just one victory in eight games. Piney...

New Zealand is set for a new player in the supermarket landscape.   Residents of Nawton, Hamilton will soon be walking through the doors of the biggest, independent supermarket in NZ, FIFO – Fresh In Fresh Out. The suburb has been without a supermarket for eight months after losing its Countdown due to persistent retail crime.   Owner Manish Thakkar tells Jack Tame the new supermarket will be fina...

Two days on, it’s fair to say Christopher Luxon’s swift and brutal demotion of Penny Simmonds and Melissa Lee hasn’t met much opposition. I appreciate these are early days for the new government and all Ministers are bedding in, but I don’t think I’ve heard a single person publicly argue that Lee or Simmonds was doing a sufficiently good job. Not one.   Of course, opposition MPs feel duty-bound to...

Rishi Sunak says UK military spending would rise to 2.5 percent of national income by 2030 in response to global threats. Sunak has also committed to giving the Ukraine £3 billion a year for as long as the current war goes on. UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains why Sunak is committed to keeping the UK on a  "war footing". LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Business Mentors CEO Sarah Trotman joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds have been unexpectedly stripped of their portfolios today - what do we think of this? Is this good leadership from Luxon? Elon Musk has been clashing with the Australian Government o...

As Netflix releases their results for first quarter, they've promised some new changes to the service. The company's shares have dropped by nine percent, and speculation indicates the company could introduce ads to the service. Milford Asset Management's Deborah Lambie explains further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been more light shined on the conflicting coverage of public sector job growth. Labour's Chris Hipkins has justified the growth of the public sector under the previous Government- does he have a point? NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains both sides of the issue. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Chris Luxon has revealed surprise tweaks to Cabinet. Melissa Lee's lost her Media and Communications portfolio and been booted from Cabinet and Penny Simmonds' Disability role has gone to Louise Upston. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper dissects Luxon's reasons for the reshuffle. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New reports show Tesla is experiencing a steep decline in profits and revenue - but the company's shares jumped 10 percent. The electric vehicle manufacturer posted a lower-than-expected $21.3 billion in revenue and 55 percent decline in profit from the first quarter of 2023. AJ Bell financial advisor Danni Hewson says investors believe CEO Elon Musk aims to focus more attention on Tesla, with mor...

New Zealand has achieved its first trading surplus since last May. Stats NZ trade data for March 2024 shows a monthly surplus of $588 million. Goods exports rose 3.8 percent in March on March 2023 - driven by fruit exports, which rose $170 million. ANZ economist Henry Russell says this is down to a post-pandemic bounce-back - and a weakening domestic economy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listen...

The Defence Force is facing an unexpected challenge ahead of ANZAC commemorations in Gallipoli. About half the luggage of the 40-strong team is lost in transit at Dubai, including uniforms and instruments. RSA CEO Marty Donoghue says he expects the team will come up with a backup plan ahead of tomorrow's event. "I think the contingent will be really gutted it doesn't have its instruments and unifo...

American comedian Arj Barker is on the defence after last weekend's incident Barker has sparked controversy across the Tasman after he asked a mother and baby to leave his Melbourne comedy show on Saturday, because the baby was disrupting his performance. He says he had no interest in shaming the woman or her child - but he wanted to create a quiet soundscape.  "I just wanted to create an uninterr...

Dog walkers in Auckland's Remuera and Pt Chevalier have been leaving poo bags where rubbish bins used to be. The council's been removing bins with low historical use since last November to save money. Orakei Local Board member Troy Churton says the protest is duly noted, but it's no reason to keep dump dog faeces. "I can definitely raise this with my board - and will do so - that some of the bins...

The Prime Minister is defending today's surprise Cabinet reshuffle. Luxon has demoted Melissa Lee from Cabinet and stripped her of the Broadcasting and Media portfolio, giving it to Paul Goldsmith. He's also sacked Penny Simmonds as the Minister for Disabilities, handing the role to Louise Upston. Prime Minister Luxon says he needs the right people in the right assignments at the right time - and...

New US-based research suggests women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors. A study has followed people 65 and older, observing data on those who died within 30 days of seeing a doctor. 8.15 percent of women who died had been treated by female physicians, but that rose to 8.38 percent for women who'd been seen by a man. For male patients, their doctor's gender made no difference. U...

The Warriors have an eye to the future with another landmark signing. 19-year-old halfback Jett Cleary - younger brother of Penrith halfback Nathan and son of former Warriors and current Panthers coach Ivan - has signed a three-year deal from next season. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's growing calls for transparency and clarity around anti-doping processes. This comes after the revelation that the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, despite testing positive for a banned substance. Former World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman says aspects of this don't pass the 'smell test'. "They could be better...

I have got nothing bad to say about Chris Luxon demoting Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds today. This is exactly the kind of performance management that the country deserves, don't you think? Obviously on a human level, I feel sorry for both of those ministers because this will humiliating - but don’t tell me this wasn’t deserved. Melissa Lee has done an appalling job of looking like she knows what...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is pushing back at a proposal by the Commerce Commission to increase competition in the banking sector. The Commerce Commission has made multiple suggestions, including asking the Reserve Bank to tolerate more risk so that smaller banks and lenders have a chance to add competition in the market.  Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby spoke with Heather du...

Tonight on The Huddle, journalist Clare de Lore and former Chief of Staff to Jacinda Ardern, Mike Munro, joined in on a discussion about the issues of the day and more! The Government has proposed a ban on gang patches, but will it work? The Wellington Reading Cinemas deal is officially off the table - is it surprising that it took so long? And is comedian Arj Barker in the right for kicking a bre...

The controversial Reading Cinemas deal is off. Wellington City Council announced this afternoon that it's ended negotiations because they couldn't get the best possible outcome for Wellingtonians. Under the proposed deal, Wellington Council was set to buy the Reading Cinemas land for $32 million, then sell it back to Reading after a decade as a way to finance a future refurbishment.   LISTEN ABOVE...