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A 'please explain' from our Police Minister, after a fatal dairy stabbing in Auckland. A man is on the run, after allegedly entering the Rose College Superette with a knife and killing a shopkeeper. The Sandringham Neighbourhood Support Group says the store's owners have tried for years for support to get security measures installed. Chris Hipkins says it's not clear to him why the dairy wasn't ap...

A dairy worker in Sandringham, Auckland, was fatally stabbed in an aggravated robbery last night. This event has captured the attention of everyone, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern offering her condolences to the family and community affected by the loss.  However, political editor Barry Soper is among the many asking if Jacinda Ardern's doing enough, considering her connection to this communit...

Over in Australia, an inquiry that had been ongoing for the past eighteen months has finally paid off with an international drug ring being brought to justice. Six men, five operating out of Australia and one operating out of Los Angeles, have been arrested, and millions of dollars worth of drugs, cash, and assets have been seized in the process.  Australian correspondent Murray Olds explained how...

The 2022 Fifa World Cup carries on, with today's big surprise being that Japan got a 2-1 victory against Germany.  Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave joins in on the surprise that Japan managed to get a come-from-behind lead over Germany. D'Arcy also confirms that everyone loves a surprise in events like this, and that Germany has nothing to worry about- for now. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/lis...

A new union representing the athletes competing in Olympic sports has launched employment proceedings against High Performance Sport NZ. This group, The Athletes’ Cooperative, was established in June of this year and it represents several former Olympic cyclists and rowers, two sports New Zealand does well at in the Olympics. This group is asking the Employment Relations court to recognise that th...

Well, I suspect many of us would’ve had the same reaction when we saw the news alerts on our phones last night. That a retailer had been stabbed to death in a store. And that was thinking, we knew this was going to happen. Because we did, didn’t we?  With all those ram raids, daylight robberies, tobacco thefts, we could see this coming.  I’m not going to lay blame on anyone for this other the pers...

Over in the UK, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been asked to leave Manchester United immediately. This decision was made following a controversial interview with Piers Morgan in which he criticised everyone within his football club. He still had several monhs left on his contract at the time. UK correspondent Kay Oliver says that he gave a heartfelt tribute to his fans, and he regretted walking...

The Reserve Bank announced that they were hiking the OCR up a further 75 basis points to 4.25 percent, in numbers the economy hasn't seen since 2008. These numbers were expected, but the markets still haven't been taking it well, according to Milford Asset Management's Kaitlyn Parker.  The currency is going up and shares are going down. According to Kaitlyn Parker, the numbers aren't the biggest c...

Over in Wellington, the Building Nations infrastructure conference is underway, and set to continue on for the rest of the week.  Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen has observed from this conference that the infrastructure sector is the latest among many requiring investments for long-term projects. Brad Olsen says that the vibe of the conference is optimistic, but people are aware that th...

The Reserve Bank officially announced that the OCR is going up by a further 75 basis points to 4.25 percent, the highest level since 2008.  Jenee Tibshraeny, NZ Herald Wellington business editor says that this news isn't surprising, but this rate hike may not even be the worst of it. Jenee Tibshraeny says that the financial markets were more shocked by the lack of growth potential paired with the...

Today on The Huddle: Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners talked about the following issues of the day- and more! National has announced they will be re-thinking most of their tax policy (besides indexed tax brackets) following the announced OCR hike. Were they planning on using the announcement as an easy out for stuff they already planned on...

Following the Reserve Bank hiking up the OCR by a further 75 basis points, National has announced they will be rethinking their tax policy.  Chris Luxon said that National's entire policy (minus indexed tax brackets) will be re-assessed in order to counteract inflation. National's Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis clarified that today's update presents terrible news for the economy, as it means N...

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has recently expressed his lack of confidence in the current Port of Auckland board- and plans on replacing them.  The Maritime Union has fired back by standing by the Port of Auckland and defending them against Wayne Brown's criticisms.  Maritime Union secretary Russell Mayn says that the current board is still relatively new, and have had to grapple with challenges pos...

The Three Waters legislation is in the process of being re-examined, after parts of the legislation were deemed "confusing." Labour's Megan Woods clarified that the "Five Waters" discourse was the fault of the farming community, as they requested that geothermal and coastal waters be covered by Three Waters. Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard is denying that the farming community was to bl...

Canterbury University students are taking on a world speed record in a custom-built electric car. Motorsport club members have built a 7.5-metre-long car hoping to break a record of 329 kilometres an hour held by an American university. They plan to compete in Dry Lakes Racers Australia's Speed Week in March. Team Principal Kaenan Ferguson says they're confident they have a chance and they plan to...

Kainga Ora is defending not evicting a single tenant, despite more than 6000 complaints this year. Eighty-four percent are for non-serious issues, like unmowed lawns and too frequent visitors. Spokesperson Shannon Gatfield says the agency warns people before turfing them out of their homes and that it's been an effective strategy. Shannon Gatfield says in ninety percent of cases they don't get ano...

A glimmer of optimism after the latest Official Cash Rate hike. The Reserve Bank's pushed the OCR up an unprecedented 75 basis points to the highest level since 2008 at 4.25 percent. It forecasts it'll peak at 5.5 percent in 2023, with New Zealand entering a shallow recession mid-next year. But ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley says he anticipates the hike will get on top of inflation. He says in f...

The Reserve Bank has just pushed the OCR up by 75 basis points, which has put it up to 4.25 percent now. This is the highest level the OCR has been at since 2008, and speculation forecasts that it'll peak at 5.5 percent and cause New Zealand to enter a recession by next year. Political editor Barry Soper says that this creates a negative precedent for 2023, and these rates are set to backfire on r...

The US Supreme Court has recently allowed a congressional committee to view Donald Trump's tax returns after three years of legal battles. The Supreme Court gave the IRS permission to finally release these tax returns to a Democratic house committee as part of an investigation. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says that Donald Trump has been keeping these infamous tax returns hidden for years, and...

New Zealand Cricket has just let Martin Guptill go from his current Black Caps contract, as he wishes to explore opportunities overseas. New Zealand Cricket has made it clear that he would still be available for selection in the future, domestic players would be given preference over him in future Black Caps events. Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave has confirmed that Martin Guptill isn't announcing...

Glengarry Wines, a family-owned Auckland business has been the victim of 42 raid attacks, most of which have happened in the last 18 months. The company has shared footage of the latest robbery to social media, in an attempt to raise awareness of the damage that the thieves can do in a short time frame.  General manager Liz Wheadon says that the company has intentionally kept quiet about the numbe...

Over in the UK, many popular supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, and Lidl have started rationing the amount of eggs customers can buy. Tesco has limited customers to three boxes of eggs per day, and Asda and Lidl are following similar restrictions. UK correspondent Enda Brady says that these restrictions have been put in place due to several factors disrupting the supply chain process. Between chicken...

A new survey has just come out stating that one in five people are paying for subscription services they don't use. At least a quarter of people have more than six active subscriptions for various paid services.  Michael Maclean, ASB Lead for Everyday Money says that these statistics are due to a number of factors, but us being more reliant on the internet makes it easier for people to passively s...

Damien O'Connor has recently gotten into it with ZB's Barry Soper, as he blames Barry Soper for the "Five Waters" expression taking off. The Three Waters legislation is being expanded to cover geothermal and coastal waters, in addition to fresh water, hence the expression becoming a talking point. Jamie Mackay, host of The Country says that this ongoing Three Waters legislative reform may set the...

Te Pūkenga is advertising for eight new executive directors, who will earn $200 thousand dollars a year. At the same time, it's also looking to slash its budget by $35 million dollars- without ruling out redundancies. Merran Davis, former Te Pūkenga Deputy Chief Executive says that these decisions are being made to help the company re-structure itself. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for...