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The US and China have agreed to slash their reciprocal tariffs by 115 percent for 90 days.

Washington imposed a 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports at the start of the year - and Beijing responded with a 125 percent levy on some US goods.

But this weekend's trade negotiations between US and Chinese officials in Switzerland appear to have gone well. 

Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly explains further.

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Time is running out for businesses who took out a Covid Small Business Cashflow Scheme.

It's five years today since Inland Revenue introduced the loans.

They were issued to more than 129,000 businesses and totalled $2.4 billion.

The IRD says they're now reaching their cut-off point, and default loans not paid in full will be enforced.

ABC Business Sales managing director unveils how many businesses are still owing - and by how much...

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Josie Pagani from Child Fund joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day -  and more!

Andrea Vance's piece in the Sunday Star Times calling female Government MPs the c-word and accusing Nicola Willis of 'girl math' has copped some backlash. What did we think when we read that?

Erica Stanford has been brought on board to figure out how to ban un...

There are a lot of remarkable things about that C-word column yesterday, and one of them is that it is still up online, and apparently no one is sorry for this.

If you haven't seen this column, let me get you up to speed on this:

Yesterday, Sunday Star Times columnist Andrea Vance did something that I would venture no other mainstream columnist has ever done in this country - she called a minister of the Crown a c-word in the newsp...

The Finance Minister's keeping a cool head, despite being the subject of some colourful language in yesterday's papers. 

The Post's Andrea Vance wrote a column on Sunday levelling the c-word at Nicola Willis - as well as Judith Collins, Louise Upston, Nicola Grigg, Brooke van Velden and Erica Stanford in response to the Government's pay equity changes. 

Nicola Willis says she's used to criticism and insults as part of pol...

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 12 May 2025, Finance Minister Nicola Willis responds to a Stuff journalist who called her the c-word and accused her of doing "girl maths".

Act and National are squabbling in public again - this time over the proposed ban of social media for under 16s. Heather asks David Seymour whether he would ever support a ban if it was technically possible.

NZ Open boss Michae...

Auckland's mayor is calling for more leadership - and labelling the city's innovation and tech sector 'random'. 

Wayne Brown has laid out a to-do list for central Government before it releases its Budget this month.  

He wants a tourist bed tax, looser transit visas, and more preparations for major population growth. 

Brown says a bed tax would fund bigger projects he has planned for the city - and he's hoping the Go...

It's been a big day in the world of New Zealand golf, as Ryan Fox walks away with another sporting achievement.

A playoff victory at the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina makes the 38-year-old just the ninth Kiwi to win on the Tour - and first in a decade.

NZ Open tournament director Michael Glading says this is a 'game-changing' moment for Fox.

"It's just fantastic for him - he was in a position a couple of years ago where he...

David Seymour's denying the Coalition's back in choppy waters over National's proposed social media ban. 

Education Minister Erica Stanford is looking into ways to restrict access for under-16s.

Prime Minister Chris Luxon claimed Seymour's on the same page, despite the ACT leader calling it unworkable. 

Seymour says he still has questions about how it's possible. 

He says within days of the Bill coming out, Luxon adm...

The Education Minister says she's excited to expand maths tutoring - after a pilot with 3,000 children launched.

About $40 million will go into small-group tutoring in years seven and eight. 

It's part of a $100 million boost in maths funding over four years, announced as part of Budget 2025. 

Erica Stanford says just 20 hours of tutoring is already producing a marked improvement. 

She says it's great for students.&n...

The Prime Minister won't comment on the resignation of New Zealand's second most powerful cop, Jevon McSkimming.

The Deputy Police Commissioner had been on suspension since December - but Police Minister Mark Mitchell has now confirmed he's resigned with immediate effect after new serious allegations.

Mitchell says the Prime Minister had already been considering recommending the Governor General immediately remove McSkimming from o...

Australian Liberal Party MPs will meet tomorrow to vote in replacing defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton.

As well decisively losing to Labor's Anthony Albanese - Dutton also lost his long-held Queensland seat. 

Deputy leader Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer and immigration minister Angus Taylor and Dan Tehan are among the leading Liberal party contenders.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says Angus Taylor is currently ...

There's hopes that tougher penalties for boy racers and fleeing drivers will do the trick. 

The Government's establishing a presumptive sentence of vehicle destruction for street racers, those who flee police, and intimidating convoys. 

Police will also get greater powers to manage illegal vehicle gatherings by closing roads or public areas. 

Horowhenua mayor Bernie Wanden has voiced support for these new measures.

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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 sp...

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