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Donald Trump says it's a waste of time talking with Iran, declaring the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran 'over'.
The US President has made the comments at the NATO summit in Turkey, as both sides swap strikes.
Trump says his White House negotiators can continue, but he thinks the Iranians are 'liars', calling them cuckoo.
UK correspondent Enda Brady unpacked the reactions further.
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Microsoft is cutting 4800 jobs - about two percent of its global workforce - in a sweeping restructure.
Most cuts are part of a restructure of its struggling Xbox gaming division.
It's the latest in a string of mass layoffs by the tech giant alongside major investment in AI.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained the implications of this move.
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Kaikōura's main route south could be closed several more days, as flooding, debris and rockfall is cleared.
State Highway 1's back open north of the township, but it's still closed to Waipara, and the Inland Kaikōura Road also can't be used.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 9 July, 2026, Transport Minister Chris Bishop explains how he got it so wrong with the Roads of National Significance promise.
Waitakere Indian Association president Sunil Kaushal on how many billions of dollars Indians are contributing to our economy.
Warriors chief executive Cameron George on the close connection with Australia's most popular theme park that'll see it renamed Wahs-world.
And on The Huddle, Oscar Kightley and Thomas Scrimgeour discuss if Prince Harry made a mistake in picking a fight with Britain's tabloids.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute and artist and local Government politician Oscar Kightley joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
National has recently confirmed some of the Roads of National Significance and similar transport projects will be placed on the back-burner, with this new scheme being rolled out in 'phases'. Did we think this was too ambitious? Are we disappointed with this?
The US-Iran conflict has started up again, with both nations launching fresh strikes at each other. Are we surprised by this? Did we think the ceasefire was going to last?
Will Prince Harry suffer for taking on the British tabloids?
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Let's not pretend that this roading announcement is not a massive letdown for anyone who voted for the National Party believing it would deliver the roads it promised. It is a huge letdown.
Of the 15 Roads of National Significance promised following the last election, only six have construction dates: Takitimu North Link Stage 1 in Tauranga, Ōtaki to north of Levin, the Hawke's Bay Expressway, Warkworth to Te Hana, Cambridge to Piarere and the Ōmanawa Bridge. I don't even know where that is.
The rest of them? Well, good luck to you.
The second Mount Victoria Tunnel, which is one of my personal obsessions because of how badly Wellington needs it, has no construction date. In fact, the pre-construction work could take us all the way through to 2037. That is incredibly disappointing.
I've heard rumours for months that this was the case. I've kept asking Chris Bishop about it on this show and he has assured me the project was all go. But it's not really, is it?
And remember what National said at the last election: spades in the ground in the first term. That is now a broken promise.
Now, I have to give credit where credit is due and that is to Chris Bishop because he fronted up and got honest with the public about this. That can't have been easy for him to do - for his own reputation and for the political fallout facing the National Party ahead of the next election.
I know he's been anxious about this day coming and it has come. I think he's handled it as well as he could.
But this is a mistake that Chris Bishop and the Nats cannot blame on anyone but themselves.They cannot blame Trump. They cannot blame tariffs. They cannot blame the conflict with Iran. They cannot blame inflation. They cannot blame the Labour Party.
It was obvious in 2023 that they were being too ambitious in promising all these roads. They were warned they were being too ambitious and the warnings were correct.
Now there will be significant numbers of disappointed voters who will have to wait so long for the roads they were promised that - given how changes of Government work - they may never actually get them.
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The Warriors have taken over Australia’s Dreamworld, rebranding it as 'Wahsworld' before their NRL fixture against the Gold Coast Titans.
Dreamworld and the Warriors have partnered to create 'Wahsworld' every time the team travels to the Gold Coast to play the Titans - with the official attraction launching on August 1.
Warriors CEO Cameron George says he's looking forward to this getting started.
"It was on Channel Nine last night, in Australia...it's massive that a park, probably Australia's biggest and most popular theme park, is changing its name to support a rugby league club."
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Health New Zealand has confirmed Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department was under some strain when a patient died.
A man who couldn't be revived after being found unresponsive last week had been waiting for hours.
A review's found he had an acute unexpected incident that wouldn't have been prevented by more monitoring.
Health NZ Clinical Executive National Director Doctor Richard Sullivan says it was a busy day, with two wards closed to new patients because of a bug.
"The third issue on that particular shift was that they were four doctors down from the 12 they had planned to have on that day, and that was because of sickness."
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Strikes have reignited between the US and Iran, with no sign of letting up.
Donald Trump's ruled the ceasefire over, saying the US has hit 90 targets in a second day of bombing.
He's blaming Iran hitting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which has now unleashed strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait.
Former US Marine Gil Barndollar says Iran's back to targeting US military bases - as it did when war broke out.
"I think, initially, earlier in the campaign, they'd behave in a pretty rational manner - maybe not what people want to hear - but they kind of escalated gradually, striking US installations."
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The Transport Minister says it's hard to know what a road will cost until construction begins.
Chris Bishop has released a new phased timeline for the 17 transport projects on the Government's to do list - putting five on the back burner.
The whole 17 roads are expected to come in at roughly $56 billion.
Bishop says these projects will be completed in phases, and there's no market capacity to get all of these built at the same time.
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New Zealand could soon have its second formal ally, as the Government considers joining Australia and Fiji's defence pact.
Anthony Albanese and Sitiveni Rabuka inked the deal on Monday, promising to come to each other's defence in an attack.
Prime Minister Chris Luxon's confirmed Cabinet's pondering signing up, and he's spoken to both leaders about it.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained what we know so far.
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New numbers from the Waitakere Indian Association show Kiwi-Indians contributed more than $37 billion to the economy annually to March 2025.
The association argues this demonstrates the community is critical to the success of the India-New Zealand FTA.
NZ First has railed against the FTA, saying it'll allow more Indian migrants into the country.
President Sunil Kaushal says the numbers are clear.
"We need to set the record straight - the Kiwi-Indian community has been there for 200 years."
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There's an unidentified mess in the studio, and it's unclear who the culprit is.
The Afternoons show took place before Heather's Drive show, and Matt Heath joined in to shed some light on the matter.
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Right-wing UK politician Nigel Farage is set to spend more than half a million dollars after triggering a by-election in the electorate where he's already an MP.
It comes after criticism over his financial support, after local media reported he had not declared benefits.
The Reform UK leader has also faced questions over a five-million pound gift, which he didn't register.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says Farage will stand for the Clacton seat again - but experts have raised questions over the implications of this move.
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A private jet company boss has voiced concerns about what could happen if there's not reform at the Civil Aviation Authority - and he's taken these worries to the Government.
NZ Jet owner John Ambler has heard concerns from former and current CAA staff about the organisation's culture.
He says it includes an erosion of expertise, and operators fearing they'd be punished for raising concerns.
"We are losing experienced people within the civil aviation department at a great rate...it's alarming. And obviously, if these people within the unit aren't able to speak up for fear of reparations - what sort of system have we got?"
Meanwhile, Air Chathams CEO Duane Emeny says there was need for change three years ago, and that Minister Simeon Brown acted quickly.
"He got quite a few new board members in, the whole leadership team in the CAA changed and, actually, we can sit here today and say, quite confidently, that we are seeing some of the good and positive outcomes of those changes."
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 8 July, 2026, Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman tells us why the Official Cash Rate has risen for the first time in three years.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins explains the difference between his party and National on solar power policy.
Coach Dame Noeline Taurua can barely contain her excitement at being back in charge of the Silver Ferns for the Commonwealth Games.
And on The Huddle, Katie Bradford and Phil O'Reilly discuss ACT's plans for three-year prison sentences for repeat burglars.
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People are not moving between jobs as seamlessly as they should in a productive economy, thanks to overly restrictive employment contracts.
This is the conclusion reached by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), after a major new study spanning 15 countries including New Zealand.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.
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The OCR has been increased for the first time in three years, and it's prompted a divided response among experts.
The Monetary Policy Committee's unanimously agreed to raise the cash rate to 2.5 percent.
Milford Asset Management's Remy Wisenberg unpacked the reactions further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners and NZ Herald senior correspondent Katie Bradford joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The Reserve Bank increased the OCR, for the first time in 3 years. Do we think this was the right call? Do we think this is good news for the state of the economy?
Both Labour and National have announced new solar-based policies. Do we think these can work? What did we make of the rollout?
What did we think of ACT's idea of a minimum three-year sentence for repeat burglars? Will this help?
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The Official Cash Rate has gone up by 25 basis points. This is the first rise we've seen in three years.
It was unanimous around the committee table that it needed to happen because of inflation. Even though petrol and diesel prices have fallen sharply since the Iran war ceasefire deal was struck, they're not back to pre-war levels yet and they won't be for some time. That, of course, is inflationary.
You know what struck me, though? Even though this is the first hike in the Official Cash Rate in three years and even though there wasn't consensus among high-profile economists that this should happen - I mean, plenty of them were calling very strongly for it to be held for the sake of the economy - there isn't nearly as much angst around this as there was around any of the decisions Adrian Orr made.
Even when they were decisions we wanted, we still got angsty because they were either too late, too early or whatever.
Instead, the news conference was boring. So boring, in fact, that it was refreshing.
Anna Breman slowly talked us through the decision with a slideshow. She let Paul, on one side of her, pipe up occasionally. Karen, on the other side, was also allowed to chip in. She took questions from journalists on video link. She explained really basic economic concepts to them.
The impression you got the whole way through was that Anna Breman is in control.
Because we knew this. This was not a surprise. We knew it was coming. It was very well signalled. Seventy percent of economists were expecting it. The market had priced it in. The NZIER Shadow Board was picking it. There was, as I say, consensus around the committee table.
It gives the impression that she's not the victim of a knee-jerk reaction but is instead being quite deliberate in the path she's taken.
You could argue that her job right now is every bit as hard as Adrian Orr's was, at least towards the end of his tenure. Because this Iran stuff is really mucking around with forecasts, isn't it?
That news conference was so boring - and so angst-free - that it gives me some hope.
The further we get away from COVID, and from the characters who were around during COVID, the more things might return to their boring averages. Maybe we'll get on with each other and get on with the jobs we're supposed to do a lot better.
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- Visa fler
