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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 9 May 2025, the Government is pushing ahead with its review of the Waitangi Tribunal. Minister for Maori Development Tama Potaka tells Heather whether the tribunal is going too far.
Plus Erica Stanford talks through the changes to the redress scheme for victims of abuse in state care.
We find out more about the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV and speak to Cardinal John Dew who was in the conclave itself.
Heather has plenty more to say about the state of New Zealand Rugby finances.
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Sports Journalist Lavina Good and Newstalk ZB's Adam Cooper join the Huddle.
The Huddle discusses Netball New Zealand's current rules stating players must play in the ANZ Premiership to be available for the national team.
Nine Kiwi crickets have left Pakistan as the Super League transfers to the UAE amid ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India.
Where does this leave the players?
New Zealand Rugby has posted huge losses despite a record income last year. Could we expect job losses?
The Huddle discuss all this and more.
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US President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a trade deal.
In the deal, the United Kingdom will buy more US beef and ethanol, streamlining it customs process for goods from the country.
Who came out better in the deal?
UK Correspondent Gavin Grey discusses the terms, the impact on domestic industries and more.
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Trade officials from the worlds biggest economies are coming together for discussions this weekend.
US-President Donald Trump says tariffs on goods from China may come down.
Asia Business Correspondent says people shouldn't get their hopes up.
"These aren't really negotiations about trade, they're talks about having talks," he said.
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The IRD has uncovered more than $150 million is undeclared tax and GST from the property sector.
Developers and rental property owners haven’t been paying the correct GST, income tax and bright-line test taxes.
Inland Revenue Senior Manager Tony Morris talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the revelation.
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The Catholic Catholic Church’s new pope is already making headlines for his criticism of his President Donald Trump.
Auckland Bishop Steve Lowe says as pope, Leo XIV will occasionally weigh into politics.
“He’s got to uphold the teachings of Jesus Christ and sometimes that might come into conflict with some political leaders around the world,” he said.
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If you are at all interested in understanding what's going wrong at rugby headquarters in Wellington, can I recommend that you read Gregor Paul's piece in the Herald today? It's an excellent summation.
The question that we had yesterday when we were looking at the financials was how on Earth is it that New Zealand Rugby pulls in more money than it ever has in a financial year and still manages to not make a profit? How do you do that? The answer is it seems going by Gregor's piece, it's just wasteful spending and spending in the wrong places.
For example, New Zealand rugby spent more than seven and a half million dollars last year on paying board members and executives. That is more than the seven million it spent on Heartland rugby teams last year and it is more than five and a half million it spent on its five Super Rugby clubs.
No organisation should spend more on the people running the thing then on the thing itself, that's nuts.
New Zealand Rugby flew two board members, Dame Patsy Reddy and Bailey Mackey, to the UK last year when they were leaving the organisation the following month.
What's the point of that? If you know that people are leaving, stop flying them places. They're now redundant, aren’t they?
When the All Blacks played in Tokyo, they took players and coaches and management. Fair enough.
But then they also took administrative staff and executive staff.
That was 75 people for a rugby game. Honestly, that's way too much.
Do you know how much they were paying at the hotel they were staying at? $900 a night.
That is an organisation spending like it's in the gold mining game, not like it's an organisation making more annual losses than profits in recent memory.
Gregor Paul suggests some people are going to lose their jobs and I think that's probably fair.
To be fair to NZR, we all understand what's going on here and not all of it is their fault.
The biggest problem they've got is that rugby is boring. That's because the rules suck and NZR has only got so much control over the rules. It's really a World Rugby problem.
But for NZR, it has been obvious for ages that the problems that they face with participation and viewership, attendance, and money are not going to get solved anytime soon.
Now, if you know things are tough and they're not improving, do you not put the credit card away? Do you not cut the spending?
You and I might, but not NZR, apparently, and that's their fault.
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The Government has announced how they will pay compo to victims of abuse while in state care.
There will be no new compo scheme, instead the Government will top up the current system.
Lead coordination minister Erica Stanford talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the payment cap, how much is set aside financially, the pay equity bill and more.
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Any changes to the Waitangi Tribunal will be introduced before the end of the year.
The Government’s announced a review will kick of mid-year, with any advice to be given to the Government by September.
The Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says it’s timely.
“It runs enquiries according to very, very old legislation ... and the way it conducts itself needs to be modernised,” he said.
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History has been made with the Catholic Church electing the first pope from the United States, Robert Francis Prevost.
He has a history of missionary work in Peru and is said to have a keen grasp of the inner workings of the Church.
The US-UK trade deal remains vague - but markets are responding positively.
US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about all things US news.
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The Government’s announced a review into the Waitangi Tribunal will begin shortly.
The review was announced on Friday by Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, who said it would ensure the tribunal “remains focused, relevant, effective and fit for purpose”.
Political Editor Jason Walls says no one should be surprised this is happening.
“Every time Christopher Luxon has talked about the Waitangi Tribunal, he essentially says it has been removed from it’s brief.”
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The issue of dog attacks is back front and centre after a young girl was attacked on a West Auckland sports field.
Auckland Council says the rise of off-leash dogs is a concerning trend.
Auckland Council’s Licencing and Compliance Manager Robert Irvine talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about how the Council's monitoring the issue, how the prosecution process works and more.
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After speculation football's A-league final would be held at Eden Park, it's been confirmed it will go ahead at Mt Smart's Go Media Stadium if Auckland FC make it.
Weekend Sport host Jason Pine joins the show to discuss the advantage of the decision and the Crusaders hosting the Chiefs tomorrow night.
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New reports indicate a 'major' trade deal between the US and UK is set to be announced.
US President Trump has teased that a partnership with a 'respected world nation' is in the works - and Downing Street hasn't denied that the UK isn't involved.
UK correspondent Enda Brady speculates further.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand is urging the Government to close farming loopholes before 'more damage is done' to the sector.
The organisation want loopholes in the guidance around limits on carbon forestry closed - as concerning news of further whole-farm sales emerges.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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We're two weeks away from Budget 2025, and the Government has been dropping hints about what we can expect.
Prime Minister Luxon recently confirmed the Government will increase total capital expenditure allocated in the upcoming Budget by $400 million.
NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann explains further.
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Mark Lundy has divided our workplace out there.
Some of my colleagues think that it's really gross that the Herald, who we work with, have taken photos of Mark Lundy today after he got out of jail yesterday.
Now, the photos aren't anything particularly special - he's sitting in the passenger seat of a car, all you can really see is his face, that funny little beard he's got, some sunglasses and his latte coloured hoodie. It tells you nothing and it shows you almost nothing.
And I suspect the reason it shows you almost nothing is because there are very heavy suppression orders about where he lives at the moment. So anything that identifies the town outside of the car, I would imagine, cannot be published.
So they're a little bit limited in what they can show you.
But even though there's almost nothing to see in these photos, boy, are we clicking on this particular story. It was, when I last checked, the most read and most viewed story on the Herald - so people are interested.
And shouldn't the media be reporting and taking photos of things that we're interested in? I would say yes.
Now, I can understand why people are grossed out by this. I suspect a lot of that comes down to the fact that there is significant doubt amongst some people as to Lundy's guilt - just as there was doubt with David Bain, just as there was doubt with Scott Watson.
And so the feeling is, if you think he hasn't done it, then you feel gross about the fact that he keeps on being harassed after serving his time.
But remember, until he proves otherwise, he is a man who was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter, and his trial and his behaviour around that gripped the nation and frankly turned him into one of the most famous - or infamous - people in the country.
So he is a legitimate news story
And it's not really a question of whether the Herald should have taken those photos, it's actually just a question of where you were going to see that photo first. Because you were going to see it somewhere.
If it wasn't on the Herald, it would be on some other news outlet, or just someone popping down to the local coffee shop, seeing Mark Lundy there, taking a photo of him, and putting it on social media.
Cause we all know what he looks like, and clearly we're all interested in him - and it was going to happen sooner or later, wasn't it?
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Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour Minister Stuart Nash and broadcaster Mark Sainsbury joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The first photos of Mark Lundy have appeared in the Herald. Should these photos have been released at all?
The pay equity saga continues, with protests planned around the country for tomorrow. Did the Government stuff this up?
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It's the end of an era - as WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy after 62 years in business.
The company's New Zealand arm closed in-person workshops last year, and it's seen struggles across the world as weight-loss trends change.
Nutritionist Nikki Hart says the advent of injectable treatments like Ozempic has played a role in the company's downturn.
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