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Complaints about banks are rising, so could consumers benefit from a new system called open banking? With Parliament poised to hear a proposed law to get things rolling, financial expert Sam Stubbs explains the benefits. Plus: The new podcast from Stuff and The Press that takes you inside one of the most harrowing unsolved mysteries in New Zealand’s modern history, the return of bird flu - and for...

The My Food Bag founder and former Telecom CEO explains why she's bemused by complaints from customers still waiting for their dream match and says the expanding enterprise - "an antidote to dating apps" - is off to a great start. Plus, the stigma around migraines and is coffee really on the way out? Why some people are giving up caffeine for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Kiwis stranded in New Caledonia are in limbo waiting for the Air Force to be allowed to take them home. What needs to happen before they can leave? Generation AI - they’re more productive and better at managing their workload. We find out their secret. Plus is handwriting even worth learning anymore and the most expensive sheep dog in the world.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

 It’s all or nothing Saturday at Sky Stadium for the Wellington Phoenix. Will they make the final? We talk to Phoenix coach, Giancarlo Italiano. A new report just out says workplace bullying and harassment in New Zealand is costing employers $1.5b a year. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner shares her thoughts. A free music streaming app could be about to face legal action and Marvel h...

Recently on Newsable we talked to Rugby league legend Adam Blair about his new Rugby League podcast, with Goran Paladin. We're excited to let you know that this new Stuff podcast, League Of Our Own, is now available! Take a listen to this first episode right here in the Newsable feed and if you like what you hear make sure you follow League Of Our Own, so you don't miss the next episode! In this e...

Winter illnesses are beginning to creep into our consciousness and children can be some of the worse hit. This year there are also real worries about the possbility of a measles outbreak. So what can we do to stay well. We talk to the Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, Nikki Turner. Peter Hook, the co founder of Joy Division and New Order, is touring New Zealand and he talks abo...

Peter Hook is the co-founder of Manchester bands Joy Division and New Order. He is currently touring New Zealand with his band Peter Hook and the Light, starting off in Wellington on Thursday. He spoke to Newsable about making the music he started as a teenager last his entire life and why the tributes to the lead singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis - such as the graffiti wall in Wellington - still...

A Black Power life member gives us his take on the government’s latest moves to crackdown on gangs Can a worm actually get in your brain and eat part of it as Robert F Kennedy Jnr claimed happened to him? We talk to expert. Graham Le Gros from the Malaghan Institute. A Kiwi designer finds a photo of himself in his own design on the online shopping market Temu, without his permission, plus how the...

A new National Gang Unit has been announced by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. Gang disruption units will also be set up around the country , designed to disrupt and target offenders.  The news was announced at a media conference in Auckland also attended by the Police Minister, Mark Mitchell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to protect yourself from the most common causes of house fires. We talk to insurance company AMI. There's been a surge in job applications in Auckland according to recruitment agency Walter Rogers - could the public service cuts be to blame? Researchers at Clarkson University in New York have made a break though in splitting the parts of the so-called forever chemical, PFAS And after the propo...

Some 100,000 people - the same as the population of Dunedin - fled their homes in Rafah over the weekend as the humanitarian crisis deepens. We hear from the UN as Palestinians and aid workers alike face "sand, rubble, destruction and no safety". Plus: Pink sky at night ... power company fright - the dark side of the aurora explained. And why Germany's top politician is being skewered over kebab p...

The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, plans to return to a policy of the past and bring back social investment.. But how does it work? Netflix's Baby Reindeer is heading towards becoming one of its all time hits - why do we love it so much? Plus Jeff Wilson on top of the table clash between the Hurricanes and the Blues and it's the finals of Eurovision this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices...

It is 6 month's since the death of baby Ru in Wellington and there have been no arrests. His mother, Storm Wall, talks to Stuff about her son and what she says is her desire for justice. Forget working from home, the latest is working from holiday. Do pigs really play a role in the fungal disease Kauri Dieback? And the latest from cicada-geddon in the US. We've had noise complaints, now the massiv...

Erin Patterson - the Australian woman accused of three counts of murder over the poison mushroom beef Wellington lunch has opted to have her case "fast tracked." But what does that mean and why is she also facing five charges of attempted murder? We hear from a court reporter with the Guardian Australia. First-home buyers made up just over a quarter of the buyers in the first three months of this...

With the Warriors struggling - for now - to meet their pre-season billing as one of the NRL favourites, league legend Adam Blair explains why fans should keep the faith. Plus, why Xi Jinping's trip to Europe matters for New Zealand; Kiwi cocaine cowboys - the drug syndicate that used Canterbury farms as cover; and, possibly, the most boring man in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Across the ditch, the Australian government has pledged more than a billion dollars to tackle its own gendered and family violence problem. So should New Zealand look to do the same? If you or anyone you know is the victim of family violence, there is a range of community organisations you can reach out to - see the full list here. If you are in immediate danger, call the Police on 111. Plus - ins...

Cabinet Minister Shane Jones tells Newsable he’s provocative to push the need for development, but what about the environment ? A new report in the New Zealand Medical Journal shows the use of ADHAD drugs is soaring, but the majority of those who need help are still not getting any. Established dog walkers are crying foul over cowboy recent arrivals and why it's a good idea to keep searching for a...

More people are spending their days worrying about money according to the Financial Services Council. We talk to the FSC's Chief Executive about who is struggling most. Samoa is tackling an outbreak of dengue fever, nut butters from a. Wellington maker are heading into space plus the biggest Harry Potter collector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The clock is ticking for Tiktok in the US with the government giving the social media giant a deadline to sell its US operations . The property market is stagnating along with the rest of the economy. We talk to a property expert about how long things will be on hold. What is worse for getting your brain performing, no breakfast or an unhealthy breakfast ? Plus we told you last month about the cic...

Winston Peters is expected to clarify New Zealand’s position on the defence pact, AUKUS, tomorrow, but what is it all about? A Coroner’s inquest has opened into the death of a Gore toddler who drowned in oxidation ponds, we have the background to this confusing tragedy. Could you live longer if you had a female doctor and how it's getting harder to pass the picture verification test in an effort t...

It is all but a year since King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned. How have the first 12 months gone? We talk to a US podcaster. Researchers in Australia have called the medicinal cannabis industry there the Wild West, but is it the same here? Plus we get the details on the student protests growing in the US and the problems being caused by the oh so snappable Mount Fuji in Japan. Learn more...

New Zealand citizens are jumping ship and moving overseas at record rates. We meet one Kiwi who’s recently left for Australia and ask an expert, sociologist, Distinguised Professor Paul Spoonley what the impacts could be. Can the Wellington Phoenix regain their top of the table spot before heading into the playoffs? We talk to one of the founders of the Yellow Fever supporters about how he is feel...

In a surprise move, Melissa Lee has been booted from Cabinet and stripped of the Media portfolio, and Penny Simmonds has lost the Disability Issues portfolio in a reshuffle. Simmonds was a minister outside of Cabinet. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith would take over the Media and Broadcasting role, while Social Development Minister Louise Upston would pick up D...

Record numbers are turning up at our Emergency Departments. But can they cope? Newsable talks to the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine New Zealand Chair Dr Kate Allan. Thousands will turn out for dawn services on Anzac Day, but how well are we recognising veterans from more recent conflicts? Plus Melanie Bracewell joins us to talk about being funny and the New Zealand Comedy Festival and...

The cost of living is pushing some people to halt their KiwiSaver payments - is this a growing trend? The latest in a cold case of a Kiwi woman missing in Miami for 20 years, Crown lawyers and the Waitangi Tribunal are battling it out in the High Court in what's been described as an all out legal spectacle. Plus, how to make your slow afternoon go faster. Kei te pā taumaha mai te utu noho i ētahi...