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A worker from a nearby cafe has detailed the moment bystanders took down a knife-wielding attacker on Auckland's North Shore. Police say the local man is in custody at North Shore Hospital after stabbing and moderately injuring four people at Murrays Bay. He then fled on foot to Mairangi Bay, but was apprehended by bystanders. Montrose Cafe manager Damien told Heather du Plessis-Allan customers co...

Peter Goodfellow has resigned as National Party President after 13 years at the helm. However, former senior MP Maurice Williamson has criticised the announcement, which came after the party's board nominations had closed, saying it reeks of the "old boys network". Nanaia Mahuta's family members are under investigation. It comes as three of her family members, including her husband Gannin Ormsby,...

Lisa Wilkinson has offered to not engage in any further commentary on Brittany Higgins or the man accused of raping her, avoiding an injunction order after her Logies acceptance speech delayed the trial. Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting Ms Higgins inside Parliament House in 2019. He was due to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court next week. ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCall...

Air New Zealand is scrambling to try and recruit staff. The national carrier is offering cash incentives to try and attract people after the Covid exodus. Aviation commentator Irene King told Heather du Plessis-Allan says there is a lot of nervousness about employment in any aviation job at the moment. “There’s just too much uncertainty about: will I have a job in the future? And for how long?” LI...

Women who choose to leave the workforce or work part-time after having children could be forfeiting between $58,000 and $318,000 in retirement savings, research by NZIER has revealed. The economic consultancy was charged with looking at the key drivers behind the 20 per cent gap between men and women's average KiwiSaver balances by state-owned KiwiSaver provider Kiwi Wealth. It found labour force...

Based on the available evidence, I can’t see that Fletcher deserves all the hatred it’s copping over the GIB crisis. I know they’re not the most popular corporate from time to time and I suspect there might be some behind-the-scenes stuff we don’t know about, and certainly they should not have 95 percent of the plasterboard market. But, based on what we do know, it seems they are just a convenient...

Fletcher Building has held an investor day today, where it shares its view of where the company is headed. Sam Trethewey from Milford Asset Management was at the briefing and joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a potential conflict of interest in our reserve bank? The new person elected to the board has close ties to a bank that it regulates. Jenee Tibshraeny, Wellington Business Editor at the NZ Herald joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB Saturday Mornings host Jack Tame and Kiwiblog and Curia pollster David Farrar joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Lynne Ogilvie started work at KFC in Rotorua 43 years ago, she was paid $2.47 an hour. As the decades ticked by, not once did she think about leaving. But at the age of 71, the familiar face at the Amohau St restaurant has decided she's cooked her last quarter pack and is looking forward to a quieter life. It was Ogilvie's last day at KFC on Monday and she admits she is leaving with some sadn...

The debate on Fair Pay Agreements is rife again, with it currently in select committee stage. It's expected to become law by the end of the year, but the likes of Business NZ and Retail NZ remain extremely opposed to it. Retail NZ's Greg Harford who spoke today at select committee joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reg Hennessy, owner of Hennessy's Irish pub in Rotorua, says it is about time Operation Cobalt was extended to other areas, he says gangs are not only a problem in Auckland. Reg Hennessy joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Wandrea "Shaye" Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling fraudulent ballots from a suitcase in Georgia. The former Georgia elections worker recounted in a wrenching appearance before the House Jan. 6 committee how the defeated president latched onto surveillance footage from...

Former Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has formally apologised to New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis after releasing personal information without her consent, making incorrect statements and for the "distress" the process caused. National Party leader Christopher Luxon has penned an opinion piece in the NZ Herald saying 'Gangs shouldn't decide when to cease fire'. Newstalk ZB chief p...

The Government, at the May Budget, announced the duration of the three-month fuel tax cut would be extended by two months. This means the petrol excise duty discount is due to be dropped in August. NZ Initiative chief economist Eric Crampton has reportedly uncovered that Labour gave NZTA officials less than 24 hours to come up with the policy.  Eric Crampton joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to disc...

The Government has launched a plasterboard taskforce to investigate shortages. The taskforce members are Naylor Love chief executive Rick Herd, Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly, Simplicity Living's managing director Shane Brearley, businessman Sir Stephen Tindall, a member of Local Government NZ, and telcom founder Tex Edwards. It's been organised by Building and Construction...

Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and train companies failed to reach a settlement over pay and job security. Up to 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff are due to walk out for three days this week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The strike is expected to shut down most of the rail network across the count...

Auckland Council has decided it won't renew its BusinessNZ membership. It costs $20,000 a year to be a member by the Council doesn't think it's worth it. They've come to the conclusion that the membership is not providing value for money and aren't getting much out of it. Auckland mayor Phil Goff joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A groundswell is starting to rumble in rural New Zealand. Dairy NZ and Beef+Lamb are calling on the Government to give farmers a fairer deal with setting methane targets. They have been saying that farming is being blamed for a far bigger share of New Zealand's warming than it actually causes. The Country host Jamie Mackay joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Why are we still firing nurses over the Covid jab? We have a shortage of 4000 nurses. We have a report that a woman died in Middlemore emergency department of a brain bleed last Wednesday morning because there was an 8 hour wait to see a doctor. We have surgeries being delayed another month in Wellington hospital because there aren’t enough nurses to cope. Palmerston North Hospital is so short sta...

The Government has announced a GIB taskforce to investigate the shortage. It’s going to give advice to those struggling to get alternative plasterboard products and troubleshoot any issues. The taskforce members are Naylor Love chief executive Rick Herd, Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly, Simplicity Living's managing director Shane Brearley, businessman Sir Stephen Tindall, a...

A potential watershed moment in the transgender athlete debate. Transgender athletes have now been banned from rugby league at an international level effective this weekend, following swimming's ruling that transgender athletes will no longer compete in female competitions unless they have started transitioning before the age of 12. The Government has set up a taskforce to tackle the construction...

Have we had a landmark moment in the transgender sports debate with the first full-contact sport drawing a line in the sand? Yesterday it was swimming, and today it's international rugby league. They've placed a ban on all transgender athletes until further research is completed effective from this weekend. Save Women's Sport Australasia NZ Spokesperson Ro Edge joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LIS...

Rugby league has banned transgender athletes from international competition according to reports. Athletics and football also look set to replicate the landmark transgender ban by FINA on swimmers who go through male puberty from competing in elite women's races. The Daily Telegraph reports the International Rugby League (IRL) has decided players who transition from male to female will not be allo...

The Employment Relations Authority is calling out rogue employment advocates. It says some are giving poor advice, frequently leaving people with thousands of dollars in costs. Employment Law Institute President Kelly Coley told Heather du Plessis-Allan advocates who don't work in clients' best interests can take up valuable Authority time. “The system has only just recently been cleared of a big...