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Today on The Huddle: Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute and Mike Munroe, former Labour Chief of Staff, and current Director at Mike Munro Communications talked about the following topics- and more!  Chris Luxon has recently blamed parents for the poor school attendance rates over the last couple of years. Was this a fair comment for him to make?  Big changes to rental laws today, but is it all to hid...

Residential property managers are saying new regulations have taken them by surprise. Under new rules, they'll soon need to be registered, trained, and licensed. And landlords will now have another year to get their rentals up to healthy home standards. Residential Property Manager Association chairman David Pearse says he thought the changes would be announced next year, but he agrees it's necess...

Full time teachers are switching roles to make more money, which some say is adding to the workforce shortage. The Early Childhood Council says relief teacher agencies are taking advantage of the supply demand issue and increasing the fees they charge centres. Early Childhood Council Chief Executive Simon Laube says they are losing more and more full time teachers, and the increased fees will disp...

Last night, 22 year old Wellington musician Taylor Johnston was invited onstage to play the drums with The Killers at Auckland's Spark Arena. Lead singer Brandon Flowers had noticed Johnston's sign begging to be allowed to play on "For Reasons Unknown". Johnston has outlined why he chose that song, as he didn't want to come in during a hugely popular song like "Mr Brightside" or "When We Were Youn...

An economist is tipping another big Official Cash Rate rise. It's expected the Reserve Bank will hike the Official Cash Rate an unprecedented 75 basis points tomorrow. Independent economist Cameron Bagrie says whether it's 50 or 75 basis points - it's still a large move. He says in the context of the past 12 months, it'll be the most aggressive increase in the Official Cash Rate ever seen. LISTEN...

Property managers will now need to be registered, trained and licensed. A third of New Zealand households rent, and of that, 40 percent of those houses are looked after by property managers. The Government has also confirmed an extension to Kainga Ora's Healthy Homes deadline. Housing Minister Megan Woods says that property managers will need to follow a clear code of conduct and standards, and th...

The Government is making modifications to the Three Waters legislation, and the changes are expected to be up before Parliament before the end of the week. Political editor Barry Soper explained that more constitutional changes to the legislation will be made tonight, and that Nanaia Mahuta in particular is striving to improve the contents of this bill to save Labour's public image. Barry Soper ha...

Over in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been preoccupied with getting new legislation through parliament. The Federal Anti-Corruption bill seems to be in a good position, with the current senate preparing to wave it through, concerns not withstanding. The hearings have been going on in Canberra for most of the afternoon, and although the details of these hearings are obscured, Austr...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off earlier this week, but the most prominent point of discussion is more wrapped up in Qatar's issues. Qatar has a history of worker's rights abuse and homophobia, and all these associated controversies are still present in World Cup discussions. D'Arcy Waldegrave, Sportstalk host, says that these discussions will probably become more football-dominated as the World...

National's digging into the Government over New Zealand's record numbers of gangsters. Newstalk ZB can reveal more than eight-thousand three-hundred people are on the national gang list. National Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says that's risen more than 300 since August - and is up 56 percent on 2017. He says the current environment is soft on crime. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup has just kicked off in Qatar, with England and Wales set to play later this week. However, both teams are also boycotting Qatar's anti-gay policies by reinforcing their commitment to wearing OneLove rainbow armbands during their matches.  UK correspondent Kay Oliver confirmed that both team captains are staying committed to wearing the armbands, even though they may face co...

Rob Fyfe, former Air New Zealand boss and current chair of Recorp, has announced his latest investment- a can manufacturing plant operating out of South Auckland. This plant is a $100 million dollar investment, and is set to make 500 million cans a year, as well as smelting them down on site eventually.  Rob Fyfe says that another can manufacturing plant in the country is a necessary investment, b...

The APEC economic summit wrapped up last weekend, concluding an eventful week for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern set out to strengthen international ties and diplomatic relationships in a post-Covid economic world, and NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan says she's held up to that promise. Fran O'Sullivan says that Jacinda was one of the more seasoned leaders at the event, and...

Today on The Huddle: Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Kaine Thompson, former Labour press secretary talk about the follwing issues of the day- and more! Parliament is drafting legislation to potentially allow 16-year-olds to vote, provided 75 percent of MP's vote in favour of the change. Does the voting age need to be lowered?  Winston Peters recently said that NZ First is definitely plann...

The Black Ferns are set to get a heroes welcome next month, following an announcement made at Monday's post-Cabinet press conference. Wellingtonians will have the chance to celebrate the Women's World Cup success at a Parliamentary reception for the team on December 13. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says they want as many people to come along as possible. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/li...

About thirty small retailers in Hamilton have given up insurance cover. They're saying premiums are being hiked because of ram raids, with some excesses rising up to 900 percent. Waikato retailer Ash Parmar has been hit by raids, and he says his excesses have gone from one thousand to five. He says companies are still happy to cover other things like fires and earthquakes - but with ram raids they...

Kiwi are back in the bush in the capital for the first time in 100 years. 13 North Island brown Kiwis have just been released into the wilderness in the Makara Hills to the west of Wellington. Capital Kiwi Project founder Paul Ward says he's just had a report on how they are doing. "A couple of them have gone for a wee wander, but most of them are close to the burrows that we released them in. And...

The two-week COP27 UN climate summit has wrapped up in Egypt, involving roughly 200 countries. Many people have labelled this year's event as 'disappointing' for substantial climate change policy changes, and Victoria University climate scientist Adrian Macey is among them. Adrian Macey says that the COP27 layout has created overblown expectations for what can be changed in terms of climate reform...

Claims the Government could start lowering New Zealand's voting age now. Cabinet will draft legislation in light of a Supreme Court ruling today that barring 16 and 17-year-olds from voting isn't consistent with the Bill of Rights. All the House will make a conscience vote, with 75 percent support needed to pass the law. But Make It 16's Caeden Tipler claims they want laws changed first for local...

Following an earlier Supreme Court announcement that keeping the voting age at 18 is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights act, Jacinda Ardern says legislation to lower the voting age will be drafted. Any changes to the current voting age will require 75 percent of MPs to vote in favour of the legislation. Political editor Barry Soper knows that Jacinda Ardern would definitely have been willing to...

Over in Australia, Treasurer Jim Chalmers in under pressure to ease the rising energy bills affecting people, as that was a campaign promise offered by Anthony Albanese during elections. Since coming into power, the current Australian Government never followed through on that promise, and energy prices may even go up by 50 percent. Since then, Treasurer Jim Chalmers  has alluded to offering the Au...

Calls to give Mount Ruapehu a break. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts recently went into receivership, after years of financial difficulties. Life Pass Holders have been asked if they'd support a new entity, paying two and a half thousand dollars to continue skiing on Mt Ruapehu. Ongoing maintenance would also be funded by an up-to-250 dollar levy, for two or three years. Uenuku Charitable Trust chair Aiden G...

The All Blacks played against England in Twickenham early on Sunday morning (NZ time), and the final score was tied at 25-25. The general consensus is that the All Blacks played well in the first half, but lost momentum around the second, which ultimately caused the tied score. Jason Pine, host of ZB's Weekend Sport, weighed in on the All Blacks performance from Sunday's game. LISTEN ABOVE See omn...

The Government has confirmed an extension is being considered for all landlords, including private rentals and Kāinga Ora, to meet minimum Healthy Homes standards. Auckland Property Investors President Kristin Sutherland joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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