Holiday Breakfast
Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.
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This could be the final Easter weekend of not knowing what's open and not what's not and when and when you can drink something and when you can't.
That's because Kieran McAnulty's member's bill to make amendments to the Shop Trading Hours Act has recently passed its first reading at Parliament.
MPs in the past have tried and failed at making changes to legislation, including Act's Cameron Luxton, who talks to Tim Beveridge.
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As severe weather has battered the North Island, the timeliness of weather warnings and alerts have again come under question.
0:03Auckland councillors and independent weather forecasters were among those seeking answers over the weekend with severe thunderstorm warnings issued hours into the event overnight on Saturday.
Dozens of homes were flooded before emergency phone alerts picked up.
Auckland councillor for Waitakere Wa...
Russia and Ukraine are both accusing each other of breaking a 30-hour "Easter truce".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls Russia's President Vladimir Putin's words "empty" as he says there have been more than 46 Russian assaults since the start of the day.
Foreign policy and security analyst Jimmy Rushton talks to Tim Beveridge about the truce.
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For the second Formula One race in a row, Liam Lawson’s chances were dashed by a time penalty, as the Kiwi finished 12th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Oscar Piatri crossed the line to win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and lead the driver's championship.
Motorsport expert and former McLaren race member Bob McMurray talks to Tim Beveridge about the race.
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Australian musician James Reyne is coming from down under to visit our shores for a tour in August.
You might know him from hits 'The boys light up', or 1991's 'Reckless' - James was the frontman for Australian Crawl.
In the late 80s James began his solo career and went on to release album Hard Reyne - featured the hits "House of Cards" which was #17 on the ARIA Charts and "One More River" #22 on the ARIA Charts.
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Christopher Luxon's making his first trip to the UK as Prime Minister.
While in London they'll be a focus on trade and defence during the meeting with his counterpart Kier Starmer.
The UK is only a 7th largest trading partner with with a 20% increase in exports last year.
British New Zealand Business Association president Philip Wood talks to Tim Beveridge about the visit.
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Russia is after access to an Indonesian air base.
The two countries have a friendly relationship, and Russia is now telling Australia to stay out of Indonesian affairs.
Australian Correspondent Murray Olds called it a "blunt warning from Jakarta."
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US President Donald Trump's in the midst of a showdown with the Supreme Court.
US border agents put 28 Venezuelans on a bus to Texas airport last night, where they would be taken to the infamous Salvadoran prison CECOT.
But the Supreme Court ordered a pause on the deportations.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold talks to Tim Beveridge about the unfolding situation and state department cut backs.
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Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck is trying not to compare himself too much to his mega-wealthy rivals.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origins has successfully launched its first rocket into orbit overnight, while Elon Musk's SpaceX has been launching a pair of landers towards the moon.
Rocket Lab, meanwhile, has been launching a second Varda Pioneer Spacecraft into orbit.
Beck told Tim Beveridge he's never had the capital of h...
Have the standards in New Zealand’s Parliament been slipping?
Between constant interruptions and heckling, name calling, and a haka towards the end of last year, 2024 was filled with events that drew concern about the behaviour of our MPs.
Speaker of the House, Gerry Brownlee, told Tim Beveridge that since there is now a party of reasonable size that wants to make cultural expressions that recognise their voters, they n...
There’s multiple debuts happening at this weekend’s SailGP regatta.
Not only is it Auckland’s hosting debut, but it’s also the first time the new high-speed titanium T-Foils will be seen in action, having been trialled for the last two years.
Nat Fortier, SailGP’s Global Director of Communications, told Tim Beveridge that the last speed record was under 100kph an hour, but now they’re seeing the boats hit just over 10...
Winds have briefly eased in LA but the battle continues for firefighters trying to contain deadly wildfires.
Whole neighbourhoods have burned to the ground and many evacuated families don't know when they can return home.
Meanwhile, local authorities warn the gusts could pick up again next week.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand's Thomas Harre has worked in California.
He told Tim Beveridge the environment'...
The forecast isn't looking too bad for what's arguably Auckland's biggest events weekend of the summer.
Thousands are expected to descend on Eden Park over the next two nights, to see country music star Luke Combs.
The city's also placing host to Sail GP over the next two days and Auckland FC is taking on Melbourne FC at Mount Smart Stadium tomorrow night.
MetService forecaster Hordur Thordarson told Tim Beveridge...
The banks are at it again.
ASB is slashing its rates this morning following a move by Westpac yesterday afternoon.
Many borrowers have been moving to floating or short-term fixed rates, anticipating further OCR cuts.
But latest forecasts show bank economists now expect the Reserve Bank to start hiking the OCR again next year.
Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Tim Beveridge the latest changes to...
There's determination from the Education Minister to continue focusing on literacy and numeracy in schools.
New data shows 70% of Level 1 students passed NCEA last year, down from 82% the previous year.
It's partly due to the new 20-credit foundational literacy and numeracy requirement.
Erica Stanford told Tim Beveridge there was a cohort of students who were getting enough credits but couldn't pass the requiremen...
The Green Party had a rough time in 2024, dealing with their fair share of scandals and tragedies.
From Darleen Tana’s dramatic exit and Golriz Ghahraman’s shoplifting scandal, to the death of Efeso Collins and Marama Davidson’s cancer diagnosis.
Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick told Tim Beveridge that it’s been tough.
“I do spend a lot of time reflecting on the actions that I take, and whether I’m the best person...
Police officer Lyn Fleming's life will be remembered at a full police funeral today in Nelson.
She died after she was run over while carrying out patrols in the city on New Year's Day.
The funeral will be held at the Trafalgar Centre and livestreamed on the Police website and Facebook page.
Police Association President Chris Cahill says there are unique features to a police funeral, including the police flag dr...
The ACT Party argues the re-election of Donald Trump is another reason for New Zealand to ramp up its Defence spend.
It's proposing an investment of at least 2% of GDP, with the current spend sitting at 0.9%.
ACT's defence spokesperson Mark Cameron says the world is becoming a less safe and predictable place, and New Zealand needs to pull its weight in traditional alliances.
He told Tim Beveridge that its incumb...
An overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed could be on the way.
The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has made recommendations that diagnosis is focused on measures of total body fat, not just BMI.
The paper says current practices rely too heavily on body-mass indexes.
Endocrinologist Rinki Murphy told Tim Beveridge it won't mean people can just diagnose obesity by standing in front of the mirror.
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Another sign of hope on the horizon for jobseekers.
The latest quarterly Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index has risen for the first time in over two years, off the back of a three-and-a-half-year low.
Public sector workers are more pessimistic than private sector workers about their earning prospects.
But there's growing confidence, across the board, about the availability of jobs.
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