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Expert witnesses have started giving evidence at the trial of Lauren Dickason, who's charged with murdering her three daughters in Timaru. She's pleaded not guilty, relying on a defence of insanity or infanticide. Stuff's Martin Van Beynen is covering the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police now say they think the Christchurch estate agent, Yanfei Bao, is no longer alive. Blair Ensor has been following investigations. Why are rents rising as house prices fall plus China's missing Foreign Minister and the dangers of stairs to women in their twenties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police have just given a media briefing about the search for Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao, who's been missing for a week. A man has been charged with kidnapping her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Dickason's lawyers have begun their defence in the trial over the deaths of her three daughters. Lauren Dickason has pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing insanity and infanticide. Martin Van Beynen has been in court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So close! The Football Ferns lose to Philppines. Imogen was there to watch India is accused of undermining its democratic institutions plus a stew that's been on the go for nearly 50 days and an otter with a taste for surfboards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Dickason's police interview has been payed to the court in the trial after the deaths of her three daughters Martin Van Beynen has been in court Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The football Ferns take on the Philippines tonight. Can they make it two in a row after beating Norway? Sky's Kristina Eddy brings us all her insight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent, Tova O'Brien, give us her analysis of the impact of Kiri Allan's resignation. Quick fashion giants Temu and Shein are fighting for supremacy in the courts. The Football Ferns take on Philippines tonight, plus the tale of the climber and the lost teddy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Prime Minister has addressed the media over the resignation of Justice Minister Kiri Allan, after she was charged with careless use of a motor vehicle and refusing to accompany a police officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Justice Minister, Kiri Allan, has resigned after being charged with careless use of a motor vehicle and refusing to accompany a police officer. Stuff's Political Editor, Luke Malpass, has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weekend rests are off the cards as the political campaigns swing into action, including Winston Peters and New Zealand First as they attempt to hit the comeback trail. The excitement around the World Cup is growing and we have the lowdown on the games to watch this week. Plus a Stanford Uni research scandal and a mega creme egg theft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barbie's been a lot of things - a model, a nurse, an astronaut, a news editor ... and many other things, but aside from her jobs she's been a feminist icon and a feminist pariah. So is the new movie rehabbing her often divisive image? We spoke to Maria Teresa Hart, an expert on dolls who's just written a book about doll culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horror over the shootings in Auckland ad many unanswered questions. Auckland Editor, Simon Plumb, shares the latest information. Kākāpō have been moved to the North Island and we preview the Fifa World Cup games on this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PM Chris Hipkins has given a second update on the situation after the deadly shooting in Auckland this morning, assuring the public there is no ongoing risk and people should feel safe to go to events like the FIFA womens world cup matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tova O'Brien is joining Stuff and is this special episode of Newsable she opens up about recovering after the demise of Today FM, what she has been doing for the last 3 months and the dread of missing out on covering an election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Football Ferns are opening the Fifa Women's World Cup tonight at Eden Park with a match against Norway. We have Sky's Commentator Kristina Eddy on to give us her thoughts on how the Ferns will perform. You can watch all 64 Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 matches on Sky, or stream on Sky Sport Now. This weekend Stuff is launching a dedicated tournament hub online. We will be live streaming 26 games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has delivered an update on this morning's deadly shooting in central Auckland. Here's what he had to tell media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has just given the first update about this morning's shooting in central Auckland, confirming the deaths of two people and the shooter. Here's what he had to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major police incident is unfolding in Auckland's CBD. A witness is with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tova O'Brien is joining Stuff and she talks for the first time since the demise of Today FM. The Football Ferns open the Fifa Women's Football World Cup tonight plus how did we get in this cost of living crisis and the Barbie film on screen today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A different picture of Lauren Dickason has been painted in court today .. as her husband was cross examined by her defence. Stuff's Martin Van Beynen is covering the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annual inflation has dropped to 6 per cent from 6.7. BNZ's Chief Economist, Mike Jones, goes through the implications of the fall and what it could mean for you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Aussie state of Victoria says it can't host the Commonwealth Games. So we asked the tournament director of the Women's Rugby World Cup, Michelle Hooper, what needs to happen next? Do we finally know what the car sized, mysterious object that washed up on a beach north of Perth actually is? Plus loving NZ and scolding your fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The father of the three Timaru girls killed by their mother is appearing at her trial today. Graham Dickason's video interview with Police has already been played to the court. Stuff's Martin Van Beynen is covering the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Labour has announced a new law and order policy making it an aggravating factor to use or reward a child for committing a crime. But has it hit the political nail on the head? We update you on the cold case break through in the Long Island murders, which have already been the subject of a Netflix doco and 2 podcasts. Plus a gaming world take over and the tale of the false chicken tikka pizza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn a story which shocked the country - three small children, who'd only been living in NZ a matter of days, found dead at their home by their father. Their mother is now in court over the deaths. Stuff reporter Martin Van Beynen is covering the trial and gave us this summary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With large parts of Europe and the US baking, and deadly flooding in Asia, should we be heeding warnings about what's to come down here in Aotearoa? Plus, why Hollywood heavyweights are on strike, new research into how teenagers perceive their own bodies, and why are political slogans so lame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 100 million users have signed up to the new social platform, Threads in a week - which is crazy! But will it last and how is it best used? To find out more we've turned to social media strategist and influencer, Kennedy Anderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the second year we've had a Matariki national holiday, but it still sparks some controversy. Why, and who's struggling with the idea? Plus we discuss whether it's right for the holiday to be commercialised with retail sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK media is in a frenzy over the presenter scandal at the BBC, who's only just been named this morning. What does an unchanged official cash rate mean for our pockets? Plus tips to stop your mind racing when you get into bed and Fun Fact Fursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OCR has stayed the same, after a long run of recent rises. So is this the beginning of the turn? Property Academy host and economist Ed McKnight from Opes Partners joined us to break down the implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Thursday, New Zealand will have a Grocery Commissioner. We ask Pierre van Heerden how he plans to hold supermarkets to account. The Prime Minister takes part in a Nato summit, the Eu is trying to regulate AI and the film with no publicity bar a single poster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Japan could shortly begin releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukishima Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. We find out how safe the move is. A law change is suggested to make sure immigration dawn raids actually end plus we hear about guard donkeys and Emile shares "knock-knock" jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US is supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs, but why is the move so controversial? Thomas Nash is now a Wellington regional councillor, but for many years worked as a disarmament activist and he played a leading role in a Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign to abolish nuclear weapons in 2017. He joins Newsable to explain what exactly cluster bombs are and why so many countries have agreed to ban them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US is supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs, why are they so controversial? What is in the new trade deal with the European Union for New Zealand plus faking being a football fanatic and snail racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They will be everywhere between now and October 14 - "bombshell" .. "game changing" .. "insert another adjective here" polls. But do they matter, and what can they actually tell us about the state of the race. Three experts join us for a chat about polls, when to pay attention - and when not to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A climate record was set this week, and then it was broken again .. this week. How? Why? How bad is it? Plus it's been 500 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. We look at why new social app Threads is just not fun, and dish out some end of week goodness for Fun Fact Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rules around getting your money back after a scam aren't simple - and might need an update to deal with the new onslaught. Plus, we look at why people are getting outraged over Pickleball, what the LVR changes mean for your chance of buying a house, and how fast could you eat 60 hotdogs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Party leader Christopher Luxon talks us through how a government he leads would pay for some big policy platforms, plus is he worried about the rise of ACT stealing votes on the right. We discuss whether he's relatable for everyday kiwis, and find out the one policy idea from the current government he supports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National party leader Christopher Luxon is with us to discuss how a government he leads would pay for new tough on crime policies. Plus we get some hacks on how to stay strong during Dry July. We review what could be the worst TV show ever made so you don't have to watch it, and why a tourism agency in the Philippines is apologising .. to the Philippines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bunch of influencers are under fire for partnering with controversial fast fashion brand, Shein. But what did they do which was so wrong .. and have we all got to shoulder part of the blame? Brett Staniland is an influencer, model, and sustainable fashion advocate. He joined us to discuss the issues around Shein, and the wider fast fashion industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone so annoyed at news Tory Whanau got a bit drunk? We have some reckons. Plus we go into the Shein influence scandal which has shone a very bright spotlight on the whole industry of influencer marketing. We also get the lowdown on why there's so many scammy texts right now, and discuss more cost of living hacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where the bargains might be amid a sign the housing market could be turning, plus a breakdown of petrol and public transport costs bouncing back up. The international phenomenon of post-pandemic 'trials' looks like it's coming here, plus - have you deliberately kept a money saving hack from friends or family? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Football Ferns team to face the world's best has been named, with a clear look to the future of the sport. Sky's Kristina Eddy joins us to break down the team, and what it tells us about strategy for the world cup, right here on home soil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the spotlight focusing on the behaviour of yet another government minister, we delve into how this will be hitting the Prime Minister and Labour. Plus get ready for the disappearance of plastic bags from fruit and vege sections from Saturday and of course it's Fun Fact Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Productivity in New Zealand probably dropped as Swifties queued online for a tickets to the shows in Australia - we have tales of success and disappointment, plus tips for the next release. We hear from Beijing how Chris Hipkins' talks there are going and would you practice living on Mars inside a specially created mock up for nearly 400 days? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How long can Vladimir Putin hang onto power in Russia, with what looks like a crumbling support network? New dieting research puts calorie counting and intermittent fasting head to head in a test ... and why are people on TikTok trying to use beer as a sunscreen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hipkins is in China, about to meet with President Xi Jinping .. so will any controversial topics make it onto the agenda? We look at how the way you sleep could be damaging your brain, and we're still on our world records train - we've found someone with an obscure claim to fame! Could you set a world beating mark? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wagner Group almost put Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia in danger ... and then pulled back when it made a deal with the Russian president. But how much has the drama damaged his power? Chris Hipkins is in China, we talk about the dangers of using Temu, and try to set a world record about drag queens. Yes, we actually try to set a record during the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Firearms Registry, brought in as part of a number of measures after the Mosque shootings, is now up and running. Is this the final piece in the gun control puzzle or an unfair burden on lawful gun owners? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices