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Members of the Proud Boys have been convicted for their roles in the Capitol riots. Following a longer than expected trial, four of the far-right extremist group's members —including their leader— face jail time after being found guilty of seditious conspiracy for planning. International correspondent Dan Mitchinson says it was a complicated case for jurors to work through due to online threats, i...

A Palmerston North homeowner is taking a risk on a dollar reserve auction. James Faber's three bedroom property is valued at 580 thousand dollars, but only one person came to the first open home. He told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that he just wants it sold and sold quickly. The auction will be run on May 10. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KiwiRail's Chief Executive is praising his team even as the company's been forced to apologise twice in a week. A fault in Auckland this morning caused chaos for commuters as the power had to be turned off, halting services. It was because of contaminant found on an insulator, which was caused by humidity and bad weather. It follows a problem which affected Wellington's system earlier in the week....

Invercargill City Council is moving forward following sexual harassment allegations. In a letter of resignation from her job at Stadium Southland, an 18-year-old alleged that the manager, Councillor Nigel Skelt, asked her if she wanted to do 'jelly wrestling' naked. Skelt has resigned from his role today - weeks after he retired from the stadium on medical grounds and for personal reasons. Inverca...

Days ahead of King Charles' coronation, royalists are already queuing up. At least 15 people are reportedly braving the chilly London nights to secure prime spots in Westminster Abbey to see the coronation unfold. UK correspondent Enda Brady says rehersals are underway for Saturday's ceremony. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Ali Jones from Red PR and Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day: Speaker of the House Adrian Rurawhe has said he won't release his correspondence with Meka Whaitiri after she jumped ship from Labour to Te Pāti Māori. How dodgy does this look? Is Meka's privacy more important than any public interest? Health Mini...

US earnings season is still underway, and plenty of companies are celebrating- others may have a darker outlook. An expert from Fisher Funds explained that this earnings season has become a case of haves and have nots, with tech companies like Meta and Microsoft reporting high profits and growth. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds says energy stocks and oil equities are seeing earnings downgrades and fa...

A new report from BusinessNZ shows rural communities will be 'devastated' by agricultural emissions pricing. The regions affected include Southland, Waimate, Wairoa and South Taranaki, which has prompted concern from Federated Farmers Vice-President Wayne Langford. The Country's Jamie Mackay says thousands of jobs are vulnerable if agricultural emissions become subject to pricing. LISTEN ABOVE See...

BNZ made an after-tax profit of $805 million in the last six months to the end of March. This represents a 13.5 percent rise in profit on the same period last year when BNZ made an after-tax profit of $709m. BNZ chief executive Dan Huggins explained that a strong banking sector was important for New Zealand’s economy. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says the larger banks have been mak...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he plans to pledge allegiance to King Charles during the upcoming coronation. Albanese is among the Commonwealth leaders who've flow into London to attend King Charles' coronation at Westminster Abbey. During an interview with controversial TV personality Piers Morgan, Albanese declared he would declare his allegiance to the new sovereign. Australian corres...

New Zealand introducing a capital gains tax is back in the spotlight following the release of the bombshell IRD report. Sir Ian Taylor has voiced support for a capital gains tax and reckons other business people he knows would be happy to pay one. He explained that a capital gains tax would help cover the significant costs New Zealand faces in terms of health, education and infrastructure. "That's...

A biosecurity scare has put the brakes on car imports. In December, Australian authorities found a large number of new cars being imported that were contaminated with seeds and other organic material. Autohub Managing Director, Frank Willett says it's resulted in wait times for cars here rising to as long as five months. "I've been involved in the shipping side of things and the used import trade...

The Health Minister's unveiled a 24-point-plan to help reduce pressure on hospitals this winter. Led by Te Whatu Ora, the plan includes letting pharmacists treat minor ailments, having increased access to community radiology - and extending hospital care given at home. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says this winter plan will empower clinicians to do more in the community and keep people out of ho...

Sharesies' new offering to their Kiwisaver scheme is designed to give members more control and choice in their investments. The Kiwi investing platform is introducing a 'self-select’ option that allows members to self-select up to 50 per cent of their investment plan in individual exchange-traded funds and stocks. Matt Macpherson, head of KiwiSaver at Sharesies says it's important that users get m...

The National Party says Meka Whaitiri's situation raises serious questions. Speaker Adrian Rurawhe made Whaitiri an Independent MP after she changed parties and he didn't invoke the waka jumping legislation. National Shadow Speaker of the House, Michael Woodhouse, says the Speaker's correspondence with Whaitiri, which led to his decision, should be released. Woodhouse says Whaitiri has no moral au...

Indigenous Commonwealth leaders are demanding an apology from King Charles III over colonisation. Representatives from 12 countries have jointly written calling for reparation, acknowledgement of slavery's impacts, and the return of indigenous remains and cultural artefacts. Independent Australian senator Lidia Thorpe says as the monarch, if King Charles has any decency - he'll do the right thing....

Questions remain over Meka Whaitiri's correspondence with Speaker Adrian Rurawhe, before she defected from Labour. The Speaker isn't budging on making Whaitiri an Independent MP - and not invoking the waka jumping legislation. He won't release his correspondence with Whaitiri, saying it's privileged. ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says that doesn't pass the sniff test. "He's hidin...

An updated proposal for a stadium on Auckland's waterfront is due to be released shortly. A day after Eden Park announced a new multi-million dollar rebuild, the Auckland Waterfront Consortium announced plans to construct a new stadium. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave will be speaking to the AWC later tonight, and explained what to expect from the upcoming interview. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudi...

Endurance athlete Jono Ridler has spent a night in hospital, recovering from a 33 hour, record-breaking swim. The 33-year-old swam almost 100 kilometres from Great Barrier Island to Campbells Bay, raising awareness of damage to the Hauraki Gulf. He also beat New Zealand's open water swimming record by about 20 kilometres. Ridler says he's surprised how his body feels after his ordeal. "My eyes are...

Russian ships able to perform underwater operations were present near where explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines took place, a report confirms. Last September, underwater explosions knocked out the two Nord Stream pipelines built to carry gas from Russia to Europe. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says finding evidence was a difficult task because the Russian ships turn their transmitters off, but a...

Tonight on The Huddle, David Farrar from Kiwiblog and Curia and Jack Tame, host of ZB's Saturday morning and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Meka Whaitiri abruptly resigned from Labour and will cross the floor to run under the Maori Party's banner. Why did she do this? What does this mean for Labour?  The expected recession isn't making a dent in...

The expected economic downturn has yet to make a dent in the labour market, with unemployment holding steady at 3.4 percent. Other factors are at record highs, including the labour participation rate and the employment rate increased by 72 percent and 69.5 percent. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says this indicates the incoming recession may be different, as several businesses are stil...

The Reserve Bank says New Zealand's house prices are still 'somewhat overvalued', but conceded they were closer to 'sustainable levels'. The RBNZ is expected to hike the OCR one more time on May 24th, to 5.5 percent. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny says the RBNZ looks at a range of metrics and measures to define 'sustainable' house prices. "It was quite interesting that it su...

Thousands of Hollywood TV and movie screenwriters have begun a mass walkout after planned discussions over wages broke down. Late-night programs including the Tonight Show and The Late Show will be the first to shut down, with incoming films and shows expecting delays. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the last high-profile writers' strike was over 15 years ago- and the media landscape has expa...

Former Labour MP and Minister Meka Whaitiri abruptly resigned and jumped ship to the Maori Party. Many of her former Labour colleagues were caught off guard by the announcement, including Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Chris Hipkins. Speaker Adrian Rurawhe rules she'll now be an independent MP, for Parliamentary purposes. ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper was also surprise...