Holiday Breakfast

Dawn services have been held around the country this morning. On ANZAC Day, thousands of soldiers who fought for New Zealand in the great World Wars are remembered. 

Winston Peters and the Kiwi Defence Force contingent are at the Gallipoli Dawn Service. The Defence Force had a rocky start to the visit, with lost bags amid the chaos of Dubai’s floods meaning they will now play a reduced role in the service.

Labour Party Leader Chris Hipkins says yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle shows “the wheels are falling off already”.  

Paul Goldsmith will take over Melissa Lee’s role as Broadcasting Minister and Louise Upston will take over from Penny Simmonds as Disability Issues Minister. 

Hipkins tells Roman Travers Lee didn’t come up with a single new idea on how to deal with the changing media landscape in her s...

The Warriors are dusting themselves off from last week’s shocking loss to the Dragons. The team are looking to hit back hard in today’s ANZAC Day clash against the Gold Coast Titans.  

Former Warriors player and commentator Adam Blair tells Roman Travers the Warriors need to bounce back after letting themselves down defensively last week.  

The Warriors have lost their past eight ANZAC Day games bu...

Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced a cabinet reshuffle, dropping Melissa Lee from the Media and Communications portfolio. Paul Goldsmith will take over the role. 

Former Newshub Head of News Mark Jennings tells Roman Travers when it came to the crunch, Lee didn’t deliver. A major factor in Lee’s removal was her failure to present a coherent plan or solution for problems currently facing the me...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon dropped a shocking cabinet reshuffle yesterday, stripping two ministers of their portfolios.  

Melissa Lee is out of cabinet and lost the Media and Communications portfolio and Penny Simmonds has been dropped as Disability Issues Minister. 

Luxon tells Roman Travers the complexity of the two portfolios has increased dramatically over the last few months and he wants...

Britain will boost its defence spending to 2.5 percent of national output by the end of the decade. 

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made the pledge when meeting with secretary general of NATO Jens Stoltenberg. The rise in spending will equate to £78 billion and dwarfs NATO contributions from countries like Germany, France, Italy and Spain.  

UK correspondent Rod Liddle tell...

Venice, Italy will introduce a tax for day trippers to enter the city.  

Italian correspondent Jo McKenna tells Roman Travers the tax’s introduction could cause chaos due to the lack of awareness about it. Day trippers can register online, stating their intention to go to Venice. The tax will cost New Zealand visitors €10 per person.  

Meanwhile, a 13 month old baby boy has been killed...

As interest rates globally have risen significantly in recent weeks, many investors are pushing back the timing for interest rate cuts. 

Yesterday, Australia saw a falling annual inflation rate. Annual inflation in the year to March was 3.6 percent – less than the hoped-for 3.4 percent, which the Reserve Bank had indicated would be the level needed to cut interest rates later in the year. 

Meanwhil...

Big changes for the Reserve Bank, as it appoints new members to its Monetary Policy Committee.

University of Auckland macroeconomics professor Prasanna Gai and former Electricity Authority chief executive Carl Hansen will take up their posts later in the year.

Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold explains what these new changes could mean for the future of the OCR.

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The Warriors have made it two wins in a row, after beating the Newcastle Knights 20-12 at a sold-out Mount Smart.

Jackson Ford, Chanel Harris-Tavita and Marcelo Montoya all bagged tries for the hosts, with Shaun Johnson's penalty enough to secure the win.

Team CEO Cameron George was stoked to help create an environment where fans could fill up one of New Zealand's biggest stadiums on a long weekend.

"It's been work in progress f...

Less money in the wallets of EV owners, but more money in the budget for fixing our roads.

Owners of EVs and plug-in hybrids are no longer exempt from road user charges.

From today, EV owners will need to pay $76 per 1000 kilometres, while plug-in hybrids will need to pay $38.

AA's Principal Policy Advisor for Motoring Affairs Terry Collins says the change has been a long time coming.

"The current Government discontinued the pr...

King Charles has shaken hands with members of the public, in his first significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.

He's attended the annual Easter Sunday service in Windsor with his wife Queen Camilla.

Prince William, Princess Catherine and their children weren't in attendance, due to Catherine's ongoing cancer battle.

Royal correspondent Russell Myers says it was a slimmed down congregation.

"Very much in ...

Current Tenancy Tribunal processes are failing to get some tenants to pay what they owe.

The Herald's Open Justice reports landlords have been chasing $1.3 million of unpaid rent through the tribunal in just the first two months of this year.

Auckland Property Investors' Federation Vice President Peter Lewis says bonds don't cover the cost.

"Often you find that you have a bond that's, say, $2000. But by the time a deal is made, ...

There's hope a $100 million industrial complex under construction in Auckland will create a new standard for sustainable goods distribution.

Argosy Property's 3.5 hectare development on Neilson Street in Onehunga is expected to be completed late next year.

It will have large rainwater tanks, will accommodate EV truck charging and will have solar panels for electrified vehicles, industrial processes and logistics.

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Easter trading rules are back in the spotlight, with two Wānaka supermarkets facing potential fines for remaining open throughout the long weekend.

So-called 'non-essential businesses' need an exemption to open on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.

Dairies, restaurants, cafes and pharmacies are currently considered essential, but Wānaka Business Chamber General Manager Glenn Peat says supermarkets could argue they're essential too.

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The Associate Finance Minister says the minimum wage isn't designed to be a way of raising income, and the Government has to consider its effect on employers.

The minimum wage increases to$23.15 an hour from today, with the Family Tax Credit, Best Start tax credit and Job Seeker Support benefit also increasing.

Labour says the increase won't be enough for some struggling households.

But Minister David Seymour says there are very...

Days before judgement was set to be handed down, Australian broadcaster Network 10 has new evidence to add to Bruce Lehrmann's case.

The network has applied to submit this new evidence - the details of which are currently unknown - with a hearing listed for Tuesday afternoon.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says it's unclear if Network 10 is legally allowed to submit evidence this late into proceedings.

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Work is underway to rebuild Baltimore Key Bridge, which collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship last week.

The White House has poured millions of into fixing the port, which brings in billions of dollars of revenue annually.

US Correspondent Richard Arnold says authorities have a long process ahead.

"They have only recovered the remains of two of the six bridge workers who were killed when it all collapsed- the cargo ship and ...