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Donald J. Trump is now officially the first former president in US history to go to criminal trial. So what happens next? We go inside the Manhattan courtroom where the landmark case is playing out. Plus, the number of indigenous Australians dying while in police custody has hit a record-high, and the Wahs are walloped in the NRL - where to now for the Warriors' season? Learn more about your ad ch...

It's been another week of hefty job cuts in the public service, but are we reaching an end? We talk to Stuff political reporter, Glenn McConnell. The Olympics are less than 100 days away. Newsable hears from the first woman wrestler to represent New Zealand about her preparations. Plus is beetroot really vegetable Viagra and the winner of Invertebrate of the Year in the UK. He wiki anō tērā o te p...

The coalition government has used urgency provisions to hurry through law changes..more than any other MMP government, could this become a habit? We talk to a professor of politics from Massey University. We hear from Auckland indie band The Beths about what it's like to play at Coachella plus the the dangers of foraging for mushrooms and the not so naughty run-away cows in Guernsey. Kua whakahoro...

Stuff is to take over the 6pm news on TV3 after Newshub shuts down, but what is it planning to do in its place? Newsable speaks to the bosses of both Stuff and Warner Brothers Discovery. How the wrong person ended up identified on social media as the attacker in the Bondi mall stabbing attack plus could new fishing rules further affect the endangered New Zealand sea lion and an AI beauty pageant....

A lifeline for TV3’s 6pm news - with Stuff saving Newshub’s flagship bulletin. Staff from both companies were called to simultaneous meetings at 10.30am today, where the deal was announced. It comes after Warner Brothers Discovery announced last week that its proposal to shut down the entire Newshub news division, announced on February 28, would go ahead. Senior audio journalist Aaron Dahmen joins...

The government’s latest pets in rentals proposals will help victims of domestic violence escape dangerous relationships. We talk to Pet Refuge, which provides safe shelter for pets. Israel is being urged not to retaliate after the attack by Iran, but can a lid be kept on the conflict? We get the inside info on what is going on at NZ Rugby and the technician in Germany who thought it would be the i...

As Sydney struggles with the shockwaves from Saturday's attack at its busiest mall, we have updates from the scene, including insights into the police investigation and what happens now. Plus, Christopher Luxon's trip to South East Asia, and whether the Wahs can provide a template for netball success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imogen brings you new information from a police press conference in Sydney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new documentary is throwing long lasting, and sometimes deadly "forever chemicals" into the spotlight. We hear from a journalist involved in the investigation into PFAS The government’s plans to crack down on youth offending are beginning to edge closer, but officials are advising the tough, military style youth camps may not work. Super Rugby Aupiki finals between the Blues and Chiefs Manawa ar...

A Newshub reporter, a former broadcasting minister and the former head of news and current affairs at TVNZ share their thoughts on how New Zealand’s media industry continues from here, after confirmation of the demise of Newshub operations. We now know TVNZ's Sunday programme is also to go, along with Fair Go and TVNZ's Midday and Tonight news bulletins. The Auditor General has concerns over staff...

The future of New Zealand’s landscape is becoming clearer by the day, with confirmation that it will no longer feature one of the country’s big two TV news networks. Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed that all of Newshub's operations will be shut down, effective July 5. That includes the flagship 6pm bulletin, The AM Show, and the Newshub website. 294 staff are set to lose their jobs. Senior audi...

Today, Wednesday, could spell further cuts for the media industry, with TVNZ current affairs program Sunday, and entire news outlet Newshub learning their fate. We’re asking the ASB’s chief economist for his prediction’s ahead of this afternoon’s OCR announcement and it's been a great week for pop culture news so we round it all up and outline the acts appearing in the US music festival Coachella....

Big ticket TVNZ programmes Fair Go, and news bulletins - Midday and Tonight have been officially cancelled. It’s understood the axing of all three shows has been confirmed in meetings with staff today under the state broadcaster’s restructure proposals.  Long-form current affairs programme Sunday will find out its future tomorrow. Stuff Audio’s senior journalist Aaron Dahmen has more details on ho...

It looks like today, staff at TVNZ will learn the outcome of consultations over the planned scrapping of One news at midday, One news tonight, current affairs shows Sunday and Fair Go and the youth focused service “Re:news.” We talk to Michael Wood, the E tū union representative involved in negotiations. We hear from David Seymour, the Associate Education Minister, about his thoughts on truancy, a...

What the potential Foodstuffs’ merger means for your wallet. We talk to Consumer NZ after the Commerce Commission expressed concern and asked for more information. Warrior's CEO Cameron George joins us after a stonking win against the Rabbitohs at the weekend, Judy Bailey on planning for later years the moment you start working... and the Italian island calling for outsiders to adopt a goat! Learn...

The cuts just keep coming as the public service tries to meet the government’s cost reduction targets. Who is next? Cicada-geddon is about to hit the US, with trillions of the insects set to emerge from the ground. What is the secret sauce that is keeping the Phoenix at the top of the A League and does flipping a coin really give you a 50/50 chance of winning? Me rapu rautaki tonu ngā ratonga tūma...

Is the new Ministry of Regulation simply there to regulate regulation? The Minister in charge, David Seymour, joins Newsable to explain what it's all about. There is huge news for women’s basketball, with players in the professional Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa, set to double their pay. The project to counter the effects of toxic online messaging aimed at young men and US journalists have been asked...

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Taiwan, collapsing buildings and reportedly causing widespread damage.  The quake, which officials say is the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years, also initially triggered a tsunami alert for the Philippines and Japan, but these warnings have now largely passed.  Stuff Audio’s senior journalist Aaron Dahmen joins Newsable with the latest. Lear...

We’re speaking to Former Prime Minister Helen Clark about her shock over the lack of movement on a global plan for a possible next pandemic. Plus a battle over the right figures to use when assessing the value of new cycleways. We check out the new Shōgun series on Disney Plus and the latest merchandising efforts from Former US President, Donald Trump. Kei te kōrero mātou ki te Pirimia o mua, a He...

It’s been more than a week since one of the deadliest attacks on Russia in two decades. What do we know about ISIS K - the group claiming to be behind it? Plus, how far away are flying taxis from hitting New Zealand? We have the inside word on this weekend’s crucial Super Rugby Aupiki matches, and the science behind your favourite song going round and round in your head. Learn more about your ad c...

An experiment with artificial intelligence being used to work out corner kick tactics in football, saw experts from Liverpool FC favouring AI over existing plans. But is this fair to all? Newsable talks to Dr Teo Susnjak a computer scientist at Massey University and a former tennis pro. Plus a former billionaire crypto wunderkind is facing a potential 100 year prison sentence, the Sal's NBL basket...

After the revelations about hacking attacks on New Zealand's parliamentary system, will our relationship with China change? Newsable speaks to our Chief Political Correspondent, Tova O'Brien. Microsoft New Zealand’s CEO talks about the company’s latest AI technology that will increase exposure to Te Reo Māori, plus the strange traditions that surrounded dying in the Victorian era and changing your...

The Government has revealed a cyber attack on New Zealand's parliamentary network in 2021 by a Chinese state-sponsered actor...a claim rejected by China. The head of the spy agency, the GCSB, Andrew Clark has spoken about what happen and whether any sensitive information was taken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram’s automatically limiting the political content it recommends. Newsable finds out what this actually means for your Insta feed. The reaction from Hawkes Bay to a Cyclone Gabrielle report that says the national emergency system is letting people down, plus what is going on with camera surveillance at Woolworth's self check outs and flexible work and how it affects stress. Learn more about...

New Zealand’s national emergency system ‘sets up good people to fail.’  That’s the damning finding of an independent review into the Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay.  The review - which was carried out by former Police Commissioner Mike Bush - flags what it calls a lack of 'situational awareness', and adds that the system is currently not fit for purpose.  Stuff Audio's...