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Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors.He regularly joins Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to answer all listeners' employment related questions.Today, he joined the show to discuss pay-slips, being ask to resign after asking for time away, the removal of a work car from entitlements and a couple about social media. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death.Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran into his backyard pond, wrestled the gator above surface, and pried its jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel."We were just out walking by the pond," Wilbanks told CNN, "and it came out of the water like a missile. I never thought an alligator could be that fast. It was so quick."He said adrenaline or instinct kicked in, and "I just automatically jumped into the water."NOT HIS PUP: A Florida dog owner has gone viral after video captured the 74-year-old pry his puppy from the jaws of a small alligator without losing his cigar; the dog suffered just one puncture wound. https://t.co/4gI1114EGB pic.twitter.com/Os1J7Dx69h— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 23, 2020Holding the alligator wasn't so tough, but prying open the jaws was "extremely hard," he said.Wilbanks said his hands were "chewed up," and he went to a doctor for a tetanus shot.Gunner had one puncture wound in his belly and did fine after a trip to the veterinarian's office.The rescue south of Fort Myers was caught on camera because of a partnership between the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fSTOP Foundation."We live on a shared landscape," Meredith Budd of the wildlife federation told affiliate WINK. "We don't just want to tolerate wildlife, but, rather, we want to thrive with wildlife on a shared landscape."Wilbanks agrees with that mission and he doesn't want the alligator removed from the pond or destroyed."They're part of nature and part of our lives," he said.He still takes Gunner walking, but he keeps the puppy on a leash -- and 10 feet from the pond's edge. "Our pets, they're just like family to us," he said.text by Jay Croft, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next February, athletes from around New Zealand will descend on Whanganui for the Downer NZ Masters Games, the country's largest and longest-running multi-sport event.Despite closing the competition to international competitors in 2021, entries are already up on last year. Football and water-skiing are already at capacity and organisers are urging people to register themselves or a team as soon as they can.Games manager Rachel O'Connor told Simon and Phil Whanganui is going to be a hive of activity during the games.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in Canada, Tami Neilson grew up as a member of family band The Neilsons. Life as a musician was largely mapped out, at least until Tami fell in love with a Kiwi, and had to rebuild her career from scratch in Aotearoa. Embraced by her new homeland, Tami has since won numerous awards, and has two nominations for this year's APRA Best Country Music Song.She was Simon and Phil's guest for this week's Six and a Song, where she also gave a preview of her new Christmas song 'Pretty Paper' by Willie Nelson. Tvami is donating her Bandcamp sales of the song to Auckland City Mission whose work she admires. Help support this great organisation by buying the song here - https://tamineilson.bandcamp.com/track/pretty-paperLISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It might be less spiritual than the Buddhist mantra-chanting flight in Thailand, but EVA Air's latest "flight to nowhere" idea could be just as magical -- by helping people find love in the sky.EVA Airways, one of the largest carriers in Taiwan, is partnering with travel experience company Mobius on a campaign called "Fly! Love is in the Air." These are flights for singles on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year Day."Because of Covid-19, EVA Air has been organizing "faux travel" experiences to fulfill people's desire for travel. When single men and women travel, apart from enjoying the fun in travel, they may wish to meet someone -- like a scene in a romantic movie," Chiang Tsung-Wei, the spokesperson for You and Me, the speed dating arm of Mobius, tells CNN Travel.Each of the dating experiences includes a three-hour flight that departs from Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport and circles the airspace above Taiwan, plus another two hours of a romantic date back on land.Participants are encouraged to have in-depth conversations with each other on board while sampling meals prepared by Michelin-starred chef Motoke Nakamura. They are also encouraged to keep masks on when they're not eating or drinking.Each of the three trips varies slightly. The flight on Christmas Day will be followed by an afternoon tea date back on solid ground. The New Year's Eve date kicks off with a candlelit dinner before guests board the plane, where they will count down to 2021 together. The one on New Year's Day will be a breakfast date."Flights to nowhere" have become a trend in Asia and the Pacific during the coronavirus pandemic. Until now, most of these flights -- which have originated in cities like Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei -- focused on sightseeing, with travelers getting aerial views of famous landmarks.For passengers on the matchmaking flights who want to look out the window as well as at fellow singles, the daytime EVA Air flights fly above the east coast of Taiwan, where they can see the mountain ranges that stretch from Hualien City in the north to Taitung City in the south.The nighttime flight will go over the western shoreline of the island, where they will see Taiwan's cities illuminated in the darkness.Unlike a typical flight, there's no choosing window or aisle ahead of time. Participants will be seated pair by pair by lucky draw. However, they will be free to move around and chat up other travelers during the meals on land.All three itineraries wrap up with a hearty "confession" section where participants reveal who they clicked with."The biggest advantage of speed dating on a flight comes from the serious nature from our participants," says Chiang. "In addition to gathering participants with enough spending power, it also attracts a group of single people who love traveling. With the same values, it boosts participants' motivation to meet and helps smoothen their conversation from the start."Not just any singles could join the flights, however.Each flight seats only 40 passengers -- 20 men and 20 women. Participants have to be university graduates with citizenship in Taiwan.The event welcomes men between 28 and 38 years old and women between 24 and 35.The age specifications have gotten some negative blowback online."From different surveys we have done, most of the male participants would like to meet women younger than them while female participants would like to meet men older than them. That's why there is a different age criteria for the event," says Chiang, adding "But You and Me have organized different dating events that cater to different age groups."The fee for each trip is TWD8388 ($295) per person. All the tickets for the first flight on Christmas are already sold out.The response so far has been robust. All the 40 seats on the first flight were sold out within a week, with over 400 applicants vying for...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer NZ says the government's review into supermarket pricing is vital to ensure Kiwis are getting a fair deal.The Commerce Commission will investigate whether pricing is as competitive as it could be.Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy says New Zealand's supermarket 'duopoly' makes it easy for prices to rise. "Groceries bill make up an essential part of households spend. It’s important to make sure we are being treated fairly."Duffy says a supermarket code of conduct, similar to Australia's, could also be useful in New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron Cribb is a former All Black and one of the stars of the brilliant 'Match Fit' currently playing on TV. An immensely talented No 8, during his time playing for the All Blacks he regularly tormented the opposition with his barnstorming play. Ron joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford for this weeks' Six and a Song, where he discussed why he joined the show and what he has learnt about getting fit. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every fortnight we get on our DIY guru Stan Scott from Mitre 10 to give you a hand for all your home DIY projects. This week he covered off garden irrigation systems, getting the deck prepped for summer, getting rid of borer, and much more! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reserve Bank will implement a Funding for Lending Programme early next month - to reduce banks' funding costs and lower interest rates.It's also announced the Official Cash Rate remains at 0.25 [point two five] percent.Independent economist Cameron Bagrie told Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford the programme will lower the Reserve Bank's input costs.He says if banks are getting cheap funding, they should be able to take borrowing rates down.Cameron Bagrie says borrowers win - because the Reserve Bank is trying to get as much money into the system, to make sure monetary policy is going to get the economy back on track.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two of New Zealand's leading public health experts are calling for authorities to ditch the one-size-fits-all border control process for a risk-based approach.The system would help facilitate travel from places free of Covid-19 while reducing the risk connected to people arriving from places with an uncontrolled spread.The University of Otago's Associate Professor Nick Wilson and Professor Michael Baker have dubbed it the traffic-light system; Red for Covid-19 hotspots, Amber for areas with moderate community transmission, and Green for countries who have effectively eliminated the virus. Professor Nick Wilson told Simon and Phil the proposal wouldn't eliminate risk at the border, but it would drastically reduce it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks have completed the final touches in Sydney for tomorrow's fourth and final Bledisloe Cup test ... in Brisbane.The squad will fly in and fly out on match day due to Covid-restrictions in the Sunshine State.Sky Sports commentator Grant Nisbett joined Simon and Phil to discuss what to expect in the final Bledisloe clash. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to Jack Tame talk to Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford live from the US after the speechA defiant Donald Trump claims he is being cheated out of victory in the US election.The President held a White House press conference to insist "big media, big money, big tech" were trying to steal the election from him.As his chances of victory fade, Trump said he had enjoyed "massive victories" and that on the basis of legal votes "I easily win"."If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us."He slammed pollsters, the "corrupt" mail voting system, the Democrat machine and the media among others as he said there was a "tremendous amount of litigation due to how unfair this process is"."I challenge Joe Biden and every democrat to say whether they will accept illegal votes."Trump said there were "now only a few states yet to be decided into the presidential race" and the "voting apparatus are run in all cases by Democrats"."We were winning in all the key locations by a lot, actually, and then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away, in secrecy," he said.Reaction to the claims from an exhausted-looking Trump was swift.MSBNC, NBC and ABC News all cut away from Trump's speech shortly after he started speaking.MSNBC instead aired legal experts fact checking the President rather than his comments.CNN and Fox News carried the full press conference. "What a sad night for the American people ... lie after lie after lie," said CNN's anchor immediately after Trump's speech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An American law expert's slamming Donald Trump's claims of electoral fraud - calling them incoherent. CNN projections have Biden on 253 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win - with Trump at 213. But Donald Trump's campaign team has gone on the attack - seeking a recount in Wisconsin and filing lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Michigan.US Constitutional lawyer Professor Garrett Epps told Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford polling day ran well."We just had an election and these very earnest poll watchers and vote counters began to do their job, and then Trump comes rampaging out into the East Room screaming 'I'm going to destroy everything', and now we're in a world of hurt."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This really was a fluke.The driver of a metro train escaped injury when the front carriage rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails and was caught by a sculpture of a whale's tail near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.The train was left perched upon one of two tail fins known as "flukes" several meters (yards) above the ground.It created such a stir locally that authorities urged sightseers to stay away, adding that coronavirus restrictions were in force.Even so, some 50 people were at the scene late Monday morning as engineers tried to work out how to stabilize and then remove the train amid strengthening winds."A team of experts is investigating how we can make it safe and get it down," Carly Gorter, a spokeswoman for the local security authority, said in a telephone interview."It's tricky," she added.The authority said late Monday that a crane would attempt to lift the train off the whale Tuesday morning.The architect who designed the sculpture, Maarten Struijs, told Dutch broadcaster RTL he was pleased that it likely saved the life of the driver."I'm surprised it's so strong," he said. "If plastic has been standing for 20 years, you don't expect it to hold a metro carriage."The company that operates the metro line said the driver was uninjured and there were no passengers on the train when it crashed through stop barriers at the end of the station in the town of Spijkenisse, on the southern edge of Rotterdam, early Monday morning. The station is the final stop on the metro line.Authorities launched an investigation into how the train could plough through the barrier at the end of the rail tracks. The driver was being interviewed as part of the probe, the Rijnmondveilig security authority said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Act's Party leader and champion for the End of Life Choice referendum David Seymour is celebrating a decisive YES vote from the New Zealand public. The preliminary results, released at 2pm, show 65.2% voted yes, while 33.8% voted no. The final results will be confirmed on November the 6th after special votes are counted. David Seymour told Simon and Phil it's a good day for New Zealanders who voted for compassion. "It was all about giving people choice, dignity and control if they're suffering at the end of their life."This means New Zealand is a compassionate country. The results show we are also a very intelligent and thoughtful nation."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The preliminary referendum results indicate that a majority of Kiwis voted against legalising cannabis for personal use.Today's results show 46.1 per cent voted for legalised cannabis, compared to 53.1 per cent against.The official result, however, won't be known until November 6, when 480,000-odd special votes will be included in the final count.Newstalk ZB political editor Barry Soper told Si and Phil it's not impossible for the cannabis vote to change, once special votes have been counted."It's a big change that's required, but the special votes are there for it to be changed.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wayne 'Buck' Shelford is the only undefeated All Blacks captain and true rugby royalty. He was Simon and Phil's guest for this weeks Six and a Song, where they also chatted about a new show he's fronting called Match Fit. It follows Shelford and Sir Graham Henry as they bring together a team of former New Zealand rugby greats and challenge them to get back in shape physically and mentally, with the aim of getting back on the field for one final match.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The death of a Dunedin student from a paracetamol overdose has led to calls for limits on the sale of the painkiller in supermarkets.New Zealanders can readily buy as much of the painkiller as they want in supermarkets.But many European countries have introduced smaller pack sizes and prohibited sales of the painkiller outside pharmacies in a bid to save lives.General Practitioners College medical director Dr Bryan Betty told Simon and Phil if you overdose on paracetamol and you don't get proper treatment within 24 hours - it's potentially lethal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today we had some great questions on the difference between a contractor and an employee, flaws in how leave has been calculated, and HR troubles. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founders of a "ground-breaking" new app launching in Auckland today are promising to put New Zealand on the map for providing the best healthcare in the world.It comes after reports of a looming healthcare crisis with nearly half of the country's GPs expected to retire in the next eight years. Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit New Zealand, there have also been multiple reports from health experts saying people are too scared to visit see a doctor.The new digitally-led medical service dubbed Tend, coined from the word 'attention' - to patients and families, hopes to combat that burden by offering virtual and in-clinic consults, immediate access to medical notes, e-perceptions and follow up messaging with qualified doctors.It's the brainchild of Cecilia and James Robinson, the founders of My Food Bag, alongside top public health doctor Mataroria Lyndon and Pushpay's Josh Robb.For the last 18 months the team have developing a service they believe could be the best in the world.Lyndon, Tend's clinical director, said it was more than just video calling, it's the beginning of a transformation in the way primary health care services are delivered in Aotearoa."For too long, primary health care has been designed to work around the health system and not always what works best for patients. This has prevented too many people and whanau from being able to access healthcare when they needed to," Lyndon said.He said this service, which they hope to eventually roll out nationally, would benefit all New Zealanders, especially Maori and Pacifika communities who overall face more barriers to see a GP. It will be available in Te Reo.From today patients can choose a GP or nurse that suits their needs and who they feel they would be most likely to connect with, Lyndon said.There is currently a team of 12 doctors and nurses to choose from but it's hoped that number will expand as the service grows.The company's co-CEO Cecilia Robinson said as a parent she had experienced the frustrating long waits at a GP clinic first hand, and it was part of the reason for developing the app."We want it to be like an uber experience, where you book and pay via the app."Enrolled patients would get their first appointment and repeat prescriptions for free.Community Service Card holders who are enrolled with the service would be seen for $13. For causal patients it would cost $49. Casual repeat prescriptions are charged at only $19.Following registration, users would be able to book a digital appointment with a GP of their choice between 7am – 9pm Monday - Friday, or 8.30am – 4.30pm on the weekend.While many medical needs would be available through virtual consult patients would still need to book in-clinic appointments at Tend's Kingsland clinic for some services.That's something they will be able to do with the touch of a button.Robinson said the app will help combat the looming healthcare crisis because it would allow patients from parts of the country without doctors to have access, and also attract retired medical professionals to re-enter the workforce because they can work from home.The app will also save patients time because they will be waiting at home, rather than in a clinic."As a country, we know we can do better. With advances in technology, we shouldn't be expecting people to have to take time off work, travel across town and sit in a waiting room worried about getting sick for a routine medical appointment," she said."We are going to continue working so hard to make New Zealanders the healthiest people in the world."Text by Emma Russell, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Stead started his cricketing career as a top order batsman for New Zealand, before transitioning into the coaching side of kiwis favourite summer sport. He lead the successful women's team, before taking the helm of the Black Caps, leading them to the final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He was Simon and Phil's guest for this weeks Six and a Song. They discussed the 2019 heartbreak, the pressures of the job, what he does to unwind outside of cricket, and of course his favourite song. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A "raw" new book on the life of Sir Howard Morrison written by his son, Howie Morrison Jnr, reveals for the first time what it was like growing up in the shadows of the iconic entertainer.The book, titled How Great Thou Art Sir Howard Morrison - the Untold Story, celebrates the remarkable achievements of Sir Howard while also touches on rumours of adultery and behind the scenes dramas, including being kicked out of Manila at gunpoint and alleged tensions with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at the Knight With A Dame Concert.It also reveals how Sir Howard was never keen to share the limelight, including with his namesake, and how he criticised his nephew, Temuera Morrison, for his role in Once Were Warriors.Howard Morrison Junior with a copy of How Great Thou Art, his new book about his dad. Photo / Andrew Warner.Morrison Jnr said the "raw and uncompromising insights" could now be told - just over 11 years since Sir Howard died in September 2009.The book, which has been three years in the making, will be launched on Thursday night next week at the Te Puia, the first night of the two-night Howard Morrison Quartet Take Two show paying tribute to Sir Howard.Morrison told the Rotorua Daily Post he and his two siblings, Donna Grant and Richard Morrison, owed a lot to their mother, Lady Kuia Morrison, for what she sacrificed throughout the decades of their father's touring around the world.Lady Morrison suffers from dementia and is now living in Whare Aroha Home and Hospital in Rotorua.The book, which is written in movie script genre, addresses how the family handled Morrison Jnr's concerns about Sir Howard's adultery while on tour.In the book it details a particular conversation where Lady Kuia told Sir Howard she was "sick of your sorrys"."Don't you think I know about all the other women. Bloody hell! The whole world knows, but you leave that crap on the road, you don't bring it home and rub it in my face," the book quotes Lady Kuia as saying.While Sir Howard was singing for the Hilton Hotel chains throughout South East Asia, the book said first Lady Imelda Marcos would often frequent his shows in Manila. On one occasion, according to the book, she invited Sir Howard to perform a private concert for her at the Royal Palace.Sir Howard Morrison. Photo / FileRumours started circulating throughout Manila and one morning at 1am there was a knock on the door at his Sir Howard's hotel suite, the book said.Sir Howard was met with a man in a suit accompanied by two soldiers wielding automatic machine guns who informed him his contract was over and he would be sent to Bangkok.Sir Howard frantically packed his bags and was led at gunpoint to a waiting limousine which took him to a private plane at the airport, the book said."Howard is absolutely terrified and genuinely concerned for his life," the book said.The book said his minder later told him that with the rumours about Sir Howard and the First Lady, the "powers that be thought it better that you leave Manila".Morrison said his book also revealed publicly for the first time alleged tensions between Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Howard at the Knight With a Dame Lakeside 2000 concert attended by 40,000 people at the Rotorua International Stadium.The book said Sir Howard was taken aback by Dame Kiri's alleged manner."Even I'm not that demanding," the book quoted Sir Howard as saying."And I'll be the first to admit I can be a pompous pr**k."Sir Howard was also allegedly told by Dame Kiri, according to the book, there was to be "no banter" and he wasn't to communicate with the audience, just sing.After the first half of the show, the book said good friend and fellow entertainer Frankie Stevens noticed there was something up with Sir Howard's performance so hit him up backstage."Come on, doy! This isn't you and you know it. Give the people what they want,"...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was an all too familiar sight - the Wallabies imploding in a test at Eden Park - but this time at the hands of an unheralded tormentor in chief.While Aussie rugby scribes were divided in their reasons for the Wallabies' defeat, tightening the All Black's near two-decade long grip on the Bledisloe Cup, they were unanimous in their praise for rookie winger Caleb Clarke, who was near faultless in his run-on debut.All Blacks great and Caleb's father Eroni Clarke joined Simon and Phil to chat about his son's phenomenal debut. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Party Leader Judith Collins joins Si and Phil to talk about some lighter topics ahead of tomorrow's election.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch the video above as Kiwi boxer Junior Fa speaks to Si and Phil ahead of his eagerly anticipated bout against Joseph Parker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister and Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern joined Simon and Phil for a catch up during the last leg of the election campaign. They put listeners questions to her, including over Ihumatao, wealth tax, bottom lines, dealing with record house prices, the obesity epidemic, and the hustle and bustle of the campaign.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today we had some great questions, including what's fair in terms of what an employer should pay if you've had to move cities for your job. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Canadian woman has returned five artifacts she took from Pompeii in 2005, saying they have plagued her with bad luck.The woman, identified only as Nicole, sent two white mosaic tiles, two pieces of amphora vase and a piece of ceramic wall to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, along with a letter explaining her decision."I wanted to have a piece of history that couldn't be bought," wrote the woman, who said she was "young and dumb" at the time.Since returning to Canada, she said, she has suffered two bouts of breast cancer, resulting in a double mastectomy, and her family has also been in financial trouble."We can't ever seem to get ahead in life," she wrote, blaming the bad luck on the tiles."I took a piece of history captured in a time with so much negative energy attached to it," she wrote. "People died in such a horrible way and I took tiles related to that kind of destruction."Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, showering Pompeii with hot rock, volcanic ash and noxious gas and burying its residents.The woman related how she had given another tile to a friend and told her of the decision to send her artifacts back, but she said she doesn't know if the friend will return hers.The woman took the artifacts from Pompeii in 2005. (Photo / CNN)"We are good people and I don't want to pass this curse on to my family, my children or myself anymore," she wrote. "Please forgive my careless act that I did years ago."Over the years, around a hundred visitors have returned small artifacts like mosaic tiles and pieces of plaster that they stole during a visit to Pompeii, according to a spokeswoman for the park.The items were sent back along with letters from the visitors "claiming to have derived only bad luck" from taking away the artifacts, the spokeswoman told CNN.A selection of letters and returned artifacts has been put on display at the Pompeii Antiquarium, she added, noting that, while the value of the artifacts was not significant, the letters were interesting from an anthropological perspective.Pompeii is one of the world's most famous historical sites, and archaeologists continue to work on the remains.In February, the famed House of Lovers reopened for the first time in 40 years following a restoration project.The building, one of Pompeii's best-known sites, was shut to visitors in 1980 after suffering damage in an earthquake, but it has now reopened as part of the Great Pompeii project, which launched in 2014 with the aim of safeguarding the ancient city.text by Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new era in the All Blacks could spell an end to their dominance in world rugby, according to a Wallabies great.New Zealand kicked off their 2020 test season with a thrilling `16-16 draw with Australia in Wellington.While the match was entertaining and a strong Wallabies side turned up, it will be a result All Blacks coach Ian Foster will likely view his first test in charge as a lost opportunity, and want to rectify that soon.Former Wallaby David Campese told Si and Phil he wasn't too impressed with New Zealand's performance, particularly Rieko Ioane's bombed try."That's not normal what All Blacks do, I know it's a different era... but that changed the game, that allowed the Wallabies to have some self belief and get back into the game, one little mistake. You could just see little things starting to creep in, that weren't there before."The second Bledisloe Cup test is this weekend in Auckland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers.The foul-mouthed birds were split up after they launched a number of different expletives at visitors and staff just days after being donated to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in eastern England."It just went ballistic, they were all swearing," the venue's chief executive Steve Nichols told CNN Travel on Tuesday. "We were a little concerned about the children.""I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past," Nichols complained.The African grey parrots -- named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy -- were given to the park from five different owners within the same week, and shared a quarantining facility together before being placed on display.But staff immediately noticed that the birds shared a propensity to fly off the handle."They literally, within a very short period of time, starting swearing at each other," Nichols said. "'F**k off' is the most common one," he explained -- "it's a very easy one for them to learn" -- but the birds would utter "anything you can think of."Most customers enjoyed the talent once the parrots were displayed. "The visitors were giving them as much back as what they were giving to them," Nichols said.But concern for younger customers forced staff to split up the birds and temporarily remove them from the park's public areas. Staff now hope the birds' language will become more family-friendly now that they have been separated."To take in a swearing parrot isn't an unusual thing, it's something that happens probably three or four times a year," Nichols said.But the pandemic has led to a surge in donations, as owners spend more time with their birds and decide to give them to parks that can provide them with a larger living space, he explained."We would normally take in one or two parrots in a fortnight. Today we took in eight," he said.African greys are among the most popular species of parrot. Around 1.1 million indoor birds were kept as pets in the UK in 2019, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association.text by Rob Picheta, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security business, introduced a flying camera on Thursday that may excite home-surveillance fans but is almost certain to rankle privacy advocates.The US$250 drone, called Ring Always Home Cam, is among a slew of products unveiled during Amazon's invitation-only online hardware event.The drone is small and light, with a high-definition camera, and it can automatically fly on preset paths to specific spots in your home, streaming video to your smartphone of what it sees along the way. Users can set up paths for the drone via a smartphone app, or if the drone detects motion in a part of your home it can fly on its own to that spot and take video of what's going on. Set for release next year, the drone is meant for indoor use only, and it can be set to work with the Ring Alarm system so that it will fly a preset route if the alarm is triggered.The drone's camera appears to be mounted on a short trunk extending below its propellers (which are housed in a square cage), and will only record when the drone is flying, said Leila Rouhi, president of Ring, as she introduced the device. The camera is blocked when the drone is sitting in its dock, she said."We know when something happens our customers want to be able to see exactly what's going on, but it's not always feasible to have whole-home coverage," Rouhi said, explaining why Ring created the drone.Though the Always Home Cam is said to be coming next year, Ring did not show the drone actually flying. Video that appeared to be taken from a drone's perspective inside of a home was captioned with a note that read "Functionality simulated for illustrative purposes only", and video footage showed Rouhi holding it.The device's ability to navigate your home is sure to concern privacy experts, who have already blasted Amazon for Ring's partnerships with hundreds of police departments around the US; though these deals are meant to make it easier for local law enforcement to access videos taken by users, privacy advocates see it as a way to build a widespread surveillance network.In an effort to assuage some privacy fears in advance, Ring said the drone is meant to be noisy while in flight — making it obvious when it's in use -— and that it can't be manually controlled.text by Rachel Metz, CNN BusinessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Rugby insists it's committed to playing the Rugby Championship in full, despite serious concerns over the tournament end-date.SANZAAR released the six game schedule this morning, with the All Blacks playing Australia on December 12th.That would see the All Blacks still in managed quarantine for Christmas.NZR chief executive Mark Robinson told Simon and Phil they were working towards the prior weekend, but commercial considerations seem to be at play.He says they plan to keep talking with SANZAAR and Rugby Australia around that date.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Rugby faces a massive task to convince Australian Rugby and SANZAAR to reschedule their final game of the Rugby Championship or it's quarantine at Christmas for the All Blacks.SANZAAR has released the tournament schedule, which sees the final Bledisloe on December 12th, not the 5th as NZR wanted.It's thought commercial issues and player welfare worries from the other countries are preventing a tighter competition.Former All Black and Sky Sports Commentator Jeff Wilson told Simon and Phil it's particularly hard to swallow after losing the Championship to Australia a few weeks ago. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant Robertson has been Minister of Finance for the last 3 years, and an MP for 12. He's been front and centre over the past 8 months as we navigate the huge financial challenges of Covid-19 and was Simon and Phil's guest for this weeks Six and a Song. They discussed his childhood, his entry into politics, his love of rugby, the controversial Rugby Championship schedule, and of course his favourite song. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson says that his sexuality has never been an issue while in Parliament.Joining Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford for Six and a Song, Robertson says that he was already out when he joined politics so it never proved an issue.While he is completely comfortable with his sexuality, Robertson says that the more prominence you get, the more people learn about you, which leads to an "endless journey of coming out to people". "I said in my maiden speech that it is a part of me, it doesn't 100 per cent define me. It gives me an insight into some of the ways in which people can be discriminated against." Robertson says that he does recognise that being in such a prominent role does have impact on people, as he often gets letters from younger people who are struggling with their own sexuality."It is important that people can see that you can become the Minister of Finance and be gay and that's okay." Robertson, who is also the Minster for Sport and Recreation, says the scheduling for the upcoming Rugby Championship is ridiculous.The schedule sees the All Blacks playing their final game on December 12, which means players will still be in quarantine back in New Zealand on Christmas Day.Robertson says there was an agreement between Rugby Australia and NZ Rugby on a tournament timeline."That would have seen the All Blacks come back after their last game on tthe fifth of December, and now they have shifted the goalposts."I really hope Australian Rugby comes to the party and support New Zealand Rugby to go through with the agreement they actually had."Robertson also talked about how he became interested in politics, his relationship with his father, and making friends across the aisle.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you be able to take sick leave from work to care for a sick pet or one that's passed away? We put the question out there to our listeners today and boy did the phone lines go crazy! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 18 months, residents of a village in Wales have been mystified as to why their broadband internet crashed every morning.Now engineers have finally identified the reason: A second-hand television that emitted a signal that interfered with the connection.A crack team of engineers-turned-detectives have become heroes in the village of Aberhosan after finally finding the source of the problem, according to a press release from Openreach, the company that runs the UK's digital network, published Tuesday.Staff had visited the village repeatedly and found no fault with the network. They even replaced cables in the area to try and solve the problem, but to no avail.Then local engineer Michael Jones called in assistance from experts at the Openreach chief engineer team.After carrying out a plethora of tests, engineers had a theory that the problem could be caused by a phenomenon called single high-level impulse noise (SHINE), in which an appliance emits electrical interference that impacts broadband connectivity.Engineers used a device called a spectrum analyzer and walked up and down the village "in the torrential rain" at 6 a.m. to see if they could locate an electrical noise, Jones said in a statement.At 7 a.m. -- "like clockwork" -- the device "picked up a large burst of electrical interference in the village.""The source of the 'electrical noise' was traced to a property in the village. It turned out that at 7 a.m. every morning the occupant would switch on their old TV which would in-turn knock out broadband for the entire village."Jones said the resident was "mortified" by the news and "immediately agreed to switch it off and not use again."Since the old TV was retired there have been no more problems with the connection, said Openreach.Suzanne Rutherford, the company's chief engineer's lead for Wales, said that this kind of problem is more common than people think."Anything with electric components -- from outdoor lights to microwaves to CCTV cameras can potentially have an impact on your broadband connection," said Rutherford, who advised the public to check if their appliances are certified and meet current standards.Earlier this year, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom warned that microwaves could reduce Wi-Fi signals. Ofcom issued several tips on how to keep households connected as millions of people started working from home at the start of lockdown.text by Jack Guy, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today we had some great questions on whether you can be made redundant during maternity leave, whether a company can delay commission payments because of Covid-19, and dealing with bullying allegations in the workplace. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows.Figures from Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry show the number of centenarians went above 80,000 for the first time this year -- the 50th consecutive annual increase and the biggest rise to date.There were 80,450 people aged 100 and over as of Tuesday -- 9,176 more than last year -- which equates to one in every 1,565 people.The numbers show that women in Japan are far more likely than men to live for a century or more, making up 88% of all centenarians.Japan has a rapidly aging population and average life expectancy across the country is also at a record high.On average, women are expected to live to 87.45 years and men are expected to live to 81.41, government figures released in July showed.Japan began documenting the number of centenarians in 1963.At the time there were only 153 people aged 100 or over in the country. But 1988, that had ballooned to 10,000.Secret to longevityJapan's oldest person, 117-year-old Kane Tanaka from Fukuoka, was confirmed as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records last year.She was born in 1903 -- the year aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by successfully completing the world's first powered flight.She now lives in a nursing home, where she usually wakes at 6 a.m, and enjoys playing the strategic board game Othello.Tanaka has said that eating good food and practicing math are her secrets for a long life.text by Sara Spary and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a bit of good news, there will be new emojis in 2021 after all.The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit that oversees emoji standards and is responsible for new releases, announced the release of more than 200 emojis that will hit cell phones throughout next year in a limited "Emoji 13.1" release -- which means even more ways to convey the pain of this year.Unicode called it a "minor release" to add new emojis before 2022. The consortium announced in April there would be no new emojis until 2022 because of the pandemic.Among the major additions are (fittingly for this year) a heart with a bandage wrapped around it and a heart on fire -- which, depending on the interpretation, could express either heartburn or heartbreak.Another major addition is an attempt at creating a gender-neutral person with a beard, rather than just allowing a seemingly male option, as is currently the case. The attempted gender-inclusive design offers three variants of the beard: a "person" with a beard, a "woman" with a beard and a "man" with a beard -- with the "person" option meant to be the gender-neutral one.But the bulk of the update, comprising 200 out of the 217 new emojis, is dedicated to skin tones for the "couple with heart" emoji and the "kiss" emoji. Current options offer only the default "yellow" skin tone for both, but the update will allow other skin tones to be specified. This would also allow for the depiction of interracial relationships.Other fun additions include a face/head in the clouds (either a deity or the visual representation of daydreaming) and a face blowing out a breath or cloud of smoke.The updates could hit your phone anywhere from January to October 2021, with the more complete "Emoji 14.0" package set to drop in 2022.text by Leah Asmelash, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story unprecedented in almost every way imaginable. During this time authour Paul Little spoke regularly with Finance Minister Grant Robertson, science communicator Siouxsie Wiles, Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult, funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene, Student Volunteer Army founder Sam Johnson, the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser Juliet Gerrard, businesswoman Jenene Crossnan, Auckland City Missioner Chris Farrelly and many others on their experiences through this historic time. The Covid Chronicles is a multi-stranded account of one of the most extraordinary times in Aotearoa's history, and the lessons we must heed for our future. Paul Little joined Simon and Phil to discuss how the book came about, and how those weekly conversations with those New Zealander’s evolved. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's health spokesman Dr Shane Reti has not denied that he has leadership ambitions.The Northland MP joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford for the weekly Six and a Song segment.While a few months ago Dr Reti was on the backbenches, he has rapidly moved up the ranks, taking over the party's health portfolio and becoming the most senior Maori MP on the party's list.His measured response to the Covid-19 outbreak has earned him praise from the wider public - one listener texted in during the interview to say 'Six months ago, I didn't know who this guy was. Now I'm so impressed, I'm wondering where he's been all my life'. Dr Reti insisted he had been there but in "the engine room", but the text prompted Simon to ask if he had any leadership ambitions. "I think that's a decision for the National Party caucus, the people in the Whangarei electorate, and the people in the party. That's a call they would need to make. If they wanted me to step into that position, that would be a privilege." Judith Collins is the current leader of the National Party. Asked why he moved to politics after 20 years of healthcare, Dr Reti says that it is about helping more people. "I can serve two to three thousand people [as a GP]. In my role as the MP for Whangarei, I am responsible for 85,000 people, and I hope I can help more."Dr Reti also talked about his grandmother's unusual practice for giving birth, why he wentand his time at Harvard Medical School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Māori Party wants to ban schools from expelling any students under age 16.The party's radical education policy, released today, also asks for 25 per cent of the $17 billion education budget to be spent on "Maori models of delivery", and for all primary schools to teach half their content in te reo Māori by the end of this decade.Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, the chief executive of South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui, says iwi are ready to work with schools on new models that suit Māori children, but need funding to do it."We want to create a pathway to training and employment that is about connecting with the various communities around you."The party notes that 51 per cent of students excluded from schools before age 16 are Māori, 51 per cent of prisoners were excluded from schools as children, and 52 per cent of prisoners are Māori."We would remove the ability for schools to expel students who are below the school leaving age of 16," it says."Students with behavioural issues need wraparound support, and those who are using drugs need health interventions. Excluding children from school does irreparable harm."Children under 16 cannot legally be "expelled" from education because schooling under 16 is compulsory. Instead, a school can "exclude" a student, but the Ministry of Education must then find another school to take the student in.But Ngarewa-Packer said the process often doesn't work, and excluded students "get tucked away in programmes and units that don't last and they end up being out on the street"."That rangatahi typically becomes part of a whakamā system - they fail," she said."That can be anger, it can be drugs, it can be violence. They move into gangs, and then into prisons."So we want to put wraparound support at the beginning and not ignore the problems. If someone has been excluded because they use alcohol or drugs, or there is violence in the home, we want counselling for that. What we see on the ground is there isn't any."Exclusion from school under age 16 is very rare - only 1.6 out of every 1000 students in NZ schools last year.But the rate for Māori is 3.2 for every 1000 students. It's 4.0 for Māori boys and 2.4 for Māori girls, compared with 1.8 for European boys and 0.4 for European girls.Only a quarter (24 per cent) of NZ school students are Māori, but Māori make up 42.5 per cent of all students who are stood down, 49 per cent of suspensions and 51 per cent of exclusions.The Māori Party's proposal to spend 25 per cent of the education budget on "Māori models of delivery and pastoral care" is part of a broader policy which also calls for spending 25 per cent of the Covid-19 recovery budget on projects to support Māori.Ngarewa-Packer said students needed to learn Māori martial arts and connections with nature."A Māori model of learning in a wānanga is completely different from sitting at a desk, being told what to do, looking at a board and reading," she said.Māori Party co-leaders John Tamihere and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer called in June for 25 per cent of Covid-19 recovery spending top go into projects for Māori. Photo / Erica Sinclair"A lot of Māori learning is experiential learning. I am an iwi CEO down here, we have some huge deficit statistics, and the way we turn it around is to work with the schools that allow us to bring about a Māori model of learning."She said Ngāti Ruanui worked with about 10 Taranaki high schools, but they were under-resourced."The goodwill is there but they are barely surviving," she said. "We want communities and iwi to be able to work with the schools and help strengthen cultural identity and help with a richer education that recognises who we are and tangata whenua learning requirements."The party also proposes to:Make te reo Māori and Māori history core subjects in primary schools and up to Year 10.Increase funding for...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Kingsley-Jones, the former manager of Jonah Lomu and the man famously credited with keeping the late All Blacks great from leaving rugby for league, has passed away.A family member of the 72-year-old Welshman confirmed to the Herald had been "recovering at home" after falling five months ago.Kingsley-Jones was Lomu's manager for 10 years until 2004 when the former All Black's wife Fiona took over his management.Without him, Lomu might have played out his career in the Australian league.Welsh-born Kingsley-Jones had come to New Zealand in 1983, driving a truck during the week, propping a rugby scrum for Mt Wellington on Saturday afternoons, and working as a stand-up comedian on Saturday nights.At the height of his show business success in the 90s he sold out shows when on stage with former All Black Stu Wilson, and the duo published five big-selling books.Kingsley-Jones started working with the Counties-Manukau Rugby Union in 1989, and first crossed paths with Lomu when the already massive South Auckland teenager was at Wesley College.In 1994, a year before rugby went professional, Lomu was offered a $300,000 a year deal to play league for the Canterbury Bulldogs in Sydney. Dropped by the All Blacks after two tests against France in '94, and disillusioned with rugby, Lomu decided to sign with the Bulldogs, asking Kingsley-Jones to draw up a formal contract to manage him.Jonah Lomu and Phil Kingsley-Jones in 2003. Photo / PhotosportAt the time Kingsley-Jones said he would manage Lomu, but on one crucial condition - he had to stick with rugby and when he wins back his place in the All Blacks, he must give Kingsley-Jones the jersey he wears.And so it was that Kingsley-Jones would receive a '95 World Cup jersey from Lomu, and Lomu would be the key to a US$555 million television contract for southern hemisphere rugby.Kingsley-Jones worked at Counties Manukau Rugby for 15 years over two periods from 1989–1996 and 2009-2017.In that time, he served as the club's coaching co-ordinator, coaching director, coach of the development team, coach of junior representative teams, sponsorship and business development manager.He was made a lifetime ambassador for the union, and the lounge at the Steelers' home ground, Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe, was named after him.He also coached the Tongan national team, taking them on two tours to South Africa and the United Kingdom, which helped them qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.Former Steelers and Maori captain Errol Brain who knew Phil closely said: "This is a truly sad day for Counties Manukau and rugby."Phil would be one of the only people who could walk into any rugby club in the world and know someone who would want to buy him a beer. His larger than life personality, sharp brain and ability to think outside the square was a great gift."What he did for Jonah Lomu was ground-breaking. He was the pioneer who turned Jonah into rugby's first global superstar all while keeping him grounded and connected to what was important, which was our region. Such was the impact that many of the young ones coming through today still look up to him and are aware of Jonah's legacy."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covid-19 is still expected to take a significant toll on the economy, but that toll – according to The Treasury – is not as bad as expected.Treasury officials had expected tomorrow's GDP figure to reveal a 23.5 per cent drop over the period from when New Zealand first went into lockdown.But its updated numbers show it's now expecting that figure to be 16 per cent.Although better than expected, it's still the biggest one-off drop in economic growth in New Zealand's history.But in the long term the hit will be worse than had previously been expected – this is due to the fact the world economy is expected to do worse than had been expected.Newstalk ZB political editor Barry Soper told Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford the economy's contracted 16 percent - more than double Australia's seven."The reason why they came in better than we did was they kept certain industries going during lockdown, like construction for example, so there was a better economic level of activity."The GDP figures come out tomorrow, after the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update was released today. During the announcement, the Government's lead economic adviser says the borders could remain closed for far longer than expected.Newstalk ZB political editor Barry Soper told Si and Phil they've done extensive analysis on when border restrictions will ease.He says Treasury’s working assumption is that they won't be lifted in January 2022."They say that there could be some limited international travel from maybe the latter part of next year." But Soper says Finance Minister Grant Robertson told him he doesn't agree the wait will be that long."He says that bubbles are being worked on at the moment," and that international students could return from the start of next year.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a game we play every Friday.You Da Man, the guys pick their favourite songs of the week and the audience picks their favourite. First to 3 votes takes it out.Si and Phil delivered two musical hits, but producer Tyler snuck in there with a beautifully slow song from the great CCR. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorraine Downes has been a household name since 1983 when she won Miss Universe, and went from a teenager in Pakuranga to global and glamorous prominence. She won season 2 of Dancing with the Stars, and is also an author, brand ambassador, and currently runs a successful consulting business. A great pleasure to have her as our guest for this weeks Six and a Song. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading neuroscience educator says talking to your kids about distressing content will help more than trying to get them to forget it. Parents are being warned about a distressing video circulating on social media, which appears to show a man dying by suicide.Internal Affairs, the Classification Office and Netsafe are strongly encouraging people not to view it -- and for parents to stop children accessing it.Neuroscientist Nathan Wallis told Simon and Phil says kids can't unsee that sort of content, and it's important parents talk with them about it when they're ready. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading economist says Labour's tax policy is a good start, but more will be needed to get ourselves out of our Covid-19 debt. If elected, the party is promising a top tax rate of 39 percent on income above 180 thousand dollars - but no new tax on assets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking robots that interact with older people could be introduced into care homes to help fight loneliness and mental ill health.Pepper, a "culturally competent robot," was tested on care home residents in Britain and Japan -- those who interacted with it for up to 18 hours over the course of two weeks "saw a significant improvement in their mental health," researchers found.Pepper was part of a large global study known as CARESSES, jointly funded by the European Union and the Japanese government, which investigated the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in caring for the elderly.The scientists behind the study also found that "after two weeks of using the system there was a small but positive impact on loneliness severity among users."Pepper is fully autonomous, meaning that it is not controlled by a person. The gadget, which features a tablet computer that can play music and entertainment, does not just ask and answer questions but can actually engage in and sustain conversation.It has been designed to be "culturally competent," meaning that it can respond to the culture-specific needs and preferences of older people.Dr. Chris Papadopoulos, principal lecturer in public health at the UK's University of Bedfordshire, was the lead author of the evaluation of the three-year project.In an online statement, he described the study as "groundbreaking," adding: "The results show that using the CARESSES artificial intelligence in robots such as Pepper has real potential benefit to a world that is witnessing more people living longer with fewer people to look after them."Poor mental health and loneliness are significant health concerns and we have demonstrated that robots can help alleviate these."The University of Bedfordshire, Middlesex University and Advinia Health Care are the UK partners of the study, coordinated by University of Genova in Italy, which developed the robot's AI. Global researchers collaborated on the project with the robotics company SoftBank Robotics.When they first embarked on the study in 2016, the team could not have foreseen the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a huge impact on elderly people in care homes worldwide."When we kicked off the project it was clear that loneliness in older adults was a really big problem that is increasing all the time and one that we were keen to tackle," Papadopoulos told CNN. "Social care is incredibly stretched and we have an ageing society.""Of course we could never have predicted how relevant this issue has become today, where we have enforced isolation in many care homes and selective isolation for many others which has resulted in feelings of loneliness," he said. "Our system really couldn't have come at a better time to try and reduce some of those issues."So, could Pepper offer real help to the many millions of older people still unable to see their friends and family for fear of contagion?"The project we developed has now rigorously demonstrated that the system we developed could and did improve mental health and wellbeing and reduce loneliness," Papadopoulos said. "However it is just at a prototype level and there were many technical limitations."He estimated it would take a further two to three years of research, commercial development and funding before robots such as Pepper could actually be introduced to care homes."We really believe that this isn't about replacing care -- a robot can't do what a human can do. But they can be a useful supplementary tool to help stimulate people's mental health," he said.Dr Sanjeev Kanoria, surgeon, founder and chairman of Advinia Health Care -- one of the largest providers of dementia care in the UK -- said in a statement to CNN: "The robot was tested in Advinia's care homes in the UK. Now we are working towards bringing the robot into routine care, so it can be of real help to older adults and their families."Vic...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.