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US Secret Service agents have rushed former President Donald Trump off stage after apparent shots rang out at a rally in Pennsylvania. Footage showed Trump ducking as sharp cracks were heard. Law enforcement agencies are reporting the shooter is dead and local media say another person in the audience has also died. Donald Trump is said to be "fine." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

A bunch of suburbs around the country are tipped to join the $1 million house price club but another group of places could be on the verge of falling out. It's almost time for the second test. Can England be the first team to beat the All Blacks at Eden Park in 30 years? Plus, we talk to rising Kiwi musician Fankie Venter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There has been a major development in the case of one of New Zealand’s hugely popular true crime podcasts - Gone Fishing produced by Stuff and RNZ. The crown has admitted there was a miscarriage of justice in the trials that saw Gail Maney and Stephen Stone convicted of the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys. Maney and Stone were convicted in 1999 of killing the West Auckland tyre fitter, but the Crown...

One in five children across the world are overweight or obese according to a recent study from China’s Sichuan university and in New Zealand child obesity is the second highest in the OECD. But what is New Zealand doing to tackle the problem? We talk to the Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland, Dr Boyd Swinburn, who backs a tax on sugar. The Prime Minis...

The Reserve Bank makes an official cash rate announcement today, Wednesday. We get the latest update on when things might change from Infometric's Brad Olsen. Dog owners are being urged to take control of their animals after the deaths of 8 Little Blue penguins, or Kororā, in Wellington. Plus, will the new social media app NoPlace survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Te Anau born tennis sensation Lulu Sun will play against Donna Vekic in the Wimbledon quarterfinals early Wednesday. She is the first qualifier to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since 2010, and her world ranking could jump to 42 in the world if she wins. She spoke to Stuff's David Long after a practice session about her preparations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

The cost of living crisis is biting deeper by the day, but SuperGrans have stepped into the fight in Southland, helping the community to re-learn money saving skills such as cooking and gardening. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is joining NATO talks in Washington DC, but will he be able to meet US President Joe Biden as well? Plus, we look at the shortage of midwives and the Choir Games hit Auck...

The Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has told a media stand up the party wants Green MP Darleen Tana to leave parliament. She said an independent investigation has found that Darleen Tana has fallen short of expected behaviour. Tana has resigned from the Green party, but not as an MP. She has been suspended since 14 March, following allegations of migrant exploitation made against her husband...

With the first ThreeNews hour long, week day bulletin going to air tonight, Sam Hayes talk about her excitement and slight nervousness. Why getting regular eye checks could save your health. Plus, how funding for the parents of children with a disability has meant one mother has been able to help her child to smash expectations. And we delve into the debate over food portion sizes. Learn more abou...

Former All Black Jeff Wilson joins Newsable to talk about the All Blacks' first test of the year and how they'll front up to England. Plus new advice for schools on kids and time on screens, a mid-winter Christmas celebration in Queenstown and a forever family found for the six legged dog dumped last year in a car park in Wales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Government has announced a set of targets for mental health care. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey revealed the plan alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the targets include 80% of people being able to access special mental health and addiction services within three weeks, more mental health staff and a $10m innovation fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Scammers are getting more sophisticated and focused in their impact. We talk to Netsafe about how to spot one. Kāinga Ora is likely to withdraw from building social housing, can community providers fill the gap? Plus, last ditch election campaign efforts as the UK prepares to head to the polls, and the winners and losers when it comes to Olympic uniforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Tech giants could soon be forced to pay New Zealand news organisations for using their content as legislation introduced under Labour is now going ahead. To explain it all we talk to the Public Affairs Director at the News Publishers Association, Andrew Holden. Could anyone provide a solid challenge in the US elections if President Biden did stand down? Amazon turns 30 this year, and Taylor Swift...

More and more of us are having to ditch our extra curricular activities, like art, music or cooking classes as the cost of living bites. We talk to a community education provider who says demand for cultural activities has "dropped off a cliff." The leaks continue from Oranga Tamariki, despite a recent warning from the CEO Plus, the race for the best vegan cheese, and the latest travel trend that...

Ex-Minister of Seniors Tracey Martin says we’re not ready for a population that's getting older and older - so how early should you be thinking about the future? Meanwhile, new moves to prepare New Zealand for a mass arrivals event have passed into law, but will asylum seekers coming here be better off? And why your next favourite read may well be a romance novel.  Learn more about your ad choices...

All across New Zealand, and the world, big pharmaceutical companies are spending large on doctors, but should we be worried about the influence on our medical professionals?  Plus, an astronomer dishes on how to see the Matariki stars, and why ‘dead white men’ might be getting a bad rap when it comes to English literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost a year has passed since Lauren Dickason was found guilty of killing her twin two-year olds daughters, Maya and Karla, and their six-year old sister Liané on the night of September 16, 2021, in Timaru. The killings shocked the country - and now Dickason’s fate can be revealed.  All the details are in this breaking news episode from Newsable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Almost a year after Lauren Dickason was found guilty of killing her three daughters, she returns to a Christchurch courtroom today to discover her sentencing fate. Also on the show, why some of New Zealand’s budgeting services are facing the chop, and uproar over drink prices at Glastonbury, but are they really that expensive or is it just a storm in a wine glass?  Learn more about your ad choices...

Police Minister Mark Mitchell wants a separate taskforce to respond to mental health-related 111 calls. But how will it work? And where will he find the staff to do it? He joins Newsable for a sit-down interview. Also on the show - has the Government given up on trying to save some of New Zealand's native species? We uncover the new tourism trend making waves around the world. And inside the world...

From ferry failings on the Cook Strait to mass power outages in the North, why is our country’s infrastructure falling to pieces? Golriz Ghahraman is back in court today for sentencing on shoplifting charges. And are we witnessing the decline of athleisure powerhouse Lululemon? Retail sales in the US seem to indicate the answer is - yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

The Government is expected to announce a record-breaking medicines boost of at least $600 million as a way of keeping National’s promise on cancer drugs. Two separate sources, including a government official, have leaked the details to The Post’s health reporter, Rachel Thomas, who tells Newsable about the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blues and the Chiefs will battle it out in the Super Rugby Pacific final tomorrow. We speak to former All Black and Sky commentator, Jeff Wilson, for his reckons on the game, and how the absence of the Crusaders in the final is good for the competition. Plus what's all the fuss about nootropic drinks? Has "scrutiny week" in parliament revealed any new information? And the weird, wonderful jobs...

A warning for those who might find the topic distressing, this episode covers suicide prevention. The Principal at Waitākiri School in Christchurch estimates only 15 of 200 year 5 and 6 students can swim well enough to save themselves. Andrew Barker talks to us about why he thinks there has been such a worrying decline in kid's ability to swim well. Plus, the Australian suicide prevention programm...

The Health Minister, Dr Shane Reti , has defended the lack of funding in the Budget for the promised cancer drugs at a Select Committee hearing. We speak to Labour's Health Spokesperson, Aysha Verrall, for her reaction and about whether the Labour government's funding plans bear some of the blame. Plus, should AI models have a "kill" switch, we hear what gun control activists think about the Gover...

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is urging others to get their breasts checked after revealing she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. We talk to Ah-Leen Rayner from the Breast Cancer Foundation. Guns laws, including the gun register, are to be reformed. What do gun owners want to happen? AI is working out what dogs' barks mean. And North Dakota votes to ban aged politicians. Learn more abou...