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On September 13th 2021 a ute was found at Kiritehere beach, not far from the small rural community of Marokopa. It belonged to Tom Phillips who, along with his three children Ember, Maverick and Jayda, had not been seen for a couple of days. Three years later the family is still at large, but a recent sighting by pig hunters has reignited police, and public, interest. Stuff's senior journalist Tony Wall has just returned from where Phillips and his kids were spotted. He tells us what it is like out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minister of Defence Judith Collins has taken aim at those blaming the gender of the captain of the HMNZS Manawanui for its sinking, calling them "armchair admirals". Here is the full press conference given by Collins and the Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Community leader Dave 'Buttabean' Letele has announced he will close his South Auckland foodbank, saying conditions are just too tough to keep going. He sat down for a heartfelt one-on-one with Imogen Wells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been dubbed "the storm of the century" with Florida officials issuing dire warnings for those who do not evacuate. Hurricane Milton comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene also hit Florida, but how do the two storms differ and why are experts so worried about Milton? Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch NZ explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s latest three-yearly update shows air pollutant levels decreasing at most monitoring sites over the last eight years. Improvements to our motor vehicle fleet are reducing emissions as the Ministry for the Environments Chief Science Advisor Dr Alison Collins explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Auditor General has said a $24 million contract awarded to Mike King’s I Am Hope mental health charity was “inconsistent and unusual”. John Ryan has raised concerns about whether there was enough transparency over the contract process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As widely predicted the Reserve Bank has dropped the Official Cash Rate by .5% to a new rate of 4.75%. What does this mean for interest rates and the economy? Kiwibank's Senior Economist Mary Jo Vergara explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost exactly five years after 19-year-old Sophia Crestani died in a crush on a stairwell at a Dunedin flat party, Coroner Heather McKenzie has said her death likely could have been prevented and was largely due to the lack of oversight by the tenants and partygoers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named his 36-man squad for the end-of-year northern tour that will feature matches against Japan, England, Ireland, France and Italy over five consecutive weekends. Three News sports reporter Ollie Ritchie joins us to chew over the selections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Stats NZ data shows filled jobs were up .2% in August, the first monthly rise since March, with almost 5000 jobs added across the country. But the year-on-year numbers were still down 0.4% compared with August 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, Group Controller Chris Henderson and Police Otago Coastal Area Commander Inspector Marty Gray with the latest on the state of emergency in Dunedin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The MetService has issued its first ever red alert heavy rain warning for the Otago region. The warning means ‘act now’ as the potential impact from the weather could include ‘threats to life’. Otago's Civil Defence Controller Rob West spoke to Newsable about the threats and why Dunedin’s Civil Defence bunker has been activated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice-presidential candidates Governor Tim Walz (Democrats) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (Republicans) faced off against each other for the first time in a debate in New York. The pair clashed on immigration, the economy and abortion in what was generally a cordial affair. David Smith is the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian and joined Newsable to review the respective performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capacity on some Air New Zealand routes are about to take a plunge. The reductions will hit the last and first flights between Christchurch and Queenstown, some flights between Wellington and Dunedin and between Christchurch and New Plymouth. On Monday, Air New Zealand cut the service between Wellington and Invercargill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Court of Appeal has quashed Gail Maney's conviction for ordering the killing of Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989, accepting she was a victim of a miscarriage of justice. It also quashed the convictions of Stephen Stone for murdering Fuller-Sandys, and for raping and murdering Leah Stephens, but ordered a retrial for him. The court also acquitted two other people police alleged were involved as accessories after the crime - Maney’s brother Colin, and Mark Henriksen. In acquitting Gail Maney, the court accepted the case against her had collapsed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles into Israel in an attack that has ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we attack them”. Dr Leon Goldsmith is an expert on the Middle East at Otago University and spoke to Newsable about what Iran's attack means for the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1st sees changes in Government policy across health, parking, tourism, vaping, and winter energy payments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been nearly a year since an attack by Hamas killed over 1,200 Israeli civilians and saw another 250 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliation is estimated to have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians so far. James Elder is a global spokesperson for UNICEF and spoke to Newsable from Gaza about how those still there are coping. UNICEF Aotearoa is currently running a Children of Gaza crisis appeal, where Kiwis can donate to support their long-term work on the ground. If you would like to donate please visit https://www.unicef.org.nz/appeals/children-of-gaza-crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Prime Minister Sir John Key is fascinated by US politics. In this sit-down interview with Samantha Hayes, he tells the Three News host why he not only thinks Donald Trump WILL win the election in November - he also thinks on balance that he SHOULD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a month after celebrating five years of direct flights between Auckland and Invercargill Air New Zealand has announced it will be scrapping its service between Wellington and Invercargill from early next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Resources Minister Shane Jones has clashed with protesters on Lambton Quay in Wellington about the Government’s climate policies. This comes after the Government announced it would only allow four days for the public to make submissions on its bill to reopen oil and gas exploration off the New Zealand coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - short, upbeat, inspirational and f%$#ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and Executive Produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in partnership between Stuff and Believer Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Water-coolers in offices, and homes, around the country have been the scene of plenty of heated discussion this week thanks to Public Service Minister Nicola Willis. On Monday she directed her department bosses to tighten up on working-from-home arrangements, saying they should only be by agreement, should not compromise performance, and departments and agencies must regularly report on the number and nature of agreements in place. With this in mind, Tova O'Brien, from Stuff's Tova podcast, was joined by Business Canterbury Chief Executive, Leeann Watson, and Professor of Management and Māori Business at the Massey Business School, Dr Jarrod Haar, to discuss the good and the not-so-good when to comes to working from home. To hear more from the Tova podcast visit https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/tova-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, so it isn't really a crisis, we just wanted to shoehorn that episode title in there... However Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is leaving the job as the country's top cop earlier than expected to head up the government's new social investment agency. Following the announcement he sat down with Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent Tova O'Brien to discuss gangs, guns, police pay and being called names by politicians. If you want to hear more from Tova talking to the political movers and shakers, head to https://stuff.co.nz/tova Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been confirmed that 22 year old Kiwi driver Liam Lawson will replace Australian veteran Daniel Ricciardo for the final six F1 races of 2024 on Red Bull owned RB team. The decision could give Lawson a shot at holding the seat for 2025. New Zealand motor sport legend, Greg Murphy, talks about what makes Liam so successful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

600 jobs at Timaru’s Alliance Smithfield meatworks plant are set to go under a new proposal put forward on Friday. A consultation period will run for just over two weeks before a decision is made in later in October. Affected staff will be able to apply for jobs at other plants, but redundancies are expected. Timaru's Mayor, Nigel Bowen, speaks about the decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final contest for the America's Cup is edging ever closer, as the earlier competitions in Spain come to an end. But what do we know about the trophy they are competing for, The Auld Mug? Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr takes a look at the rich history that stretches back to the 1850s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned a lack of determination to solve the Israel-Gaza war in a speech to the United Nations. He has been speaking on behalf of New Zealand at an annual meeting of the UN General Assembly and also expressed frustration at the “lack of political will” to reform the UN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former All Black and Sky Sport commentator Jeff Wilson on the issue of the All Blacks finishing strongly, team selection choices, Sam Cane's 100th test and the Wallabies' growing confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The All Blacks team for the second Bledisloe test has been named. Coach Scott Robertson has been speaking to reporters about his selection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Act Party leader and Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, has announced a new scheme to tackle absenteeism in schools. The Star, or stepped system, could possibly include prosecution and fines when students are consistently absent for long periods, and also scraps teacher only days in term time. Education Minister Erica Stanford is also redirecting funding from a programme to help with the teaching of Te Reo Māori in schools, towards maths resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealanders’ trust in key institutions has declined since 2021 according to new survey data from Statistics New Zealand. Our trust in the health system, education system, media, police, and courts all fell, but it was the trust in Parliament that saw the biggest drop. We spoke to former Labour minister Stuart Nash about why Kiwi's these days are less inclined to trust Parliament and the politicians in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuff's Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr looks at what has happened to the Seascape luxury skyscraper in Auckland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the not guilty verdict, we hear from Philip Polkinghorne himself, crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock, Pauline Hanna's brother Bruce and her close friend Pheasant Riordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 10 hours of deliberations over two days, the jury has found Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are making some changes to your favourite news podcast to focus on big, breaking news stories as they happen. Newsable - still news worth talking about! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a day after pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon, another set of devices have been detonated. We speak to a Professor of Law and International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame who says there is little doubt who is behind the deadly attacks. Remember Covid? Researchers say they’ve found more evidence that suggests it originated from animals. The Government unveils its latest weapon in the fight against potholes. And Imo taste tests something she now wishes she didn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand’s gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the June 2024 quarter, following a 0.1% increase in the March 2024 quarter. Retail trade and accommodation; agriculture, forestry, and fishing; and wholesale trade industries all fell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s real life Succession, playing out in real time behind closed courtroom doors in Reno, Nevada. We get the latest on the Murdoch family’s media empire feud. High-end designer brand Burberry appears to be pivoting to become more accessible. How is it working out so far? And what happens when you get bumped from a flight? $90 per head for dinner anyone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The coalition government has come under fire from officials, the Law Society and the opposition for adding a clause into the Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill. Why are they all so concerned? New research reveals Kiwi men are letting down their mates when it comes to health issues. A urologist at Southern Cross Wellington Hospital tells us what we can do about it. Why have green spaces in our urban areas been declining for decades? And we've found a reason NOT to move to Australia... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A suspect has been identified after what appears to be the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in the past two months. The Auckland Women’s Refuge has been kicked out of the national collective. Why, and what will this mean for Auckland women needing their help? And if you love coffee but are worried about the impact it has on the planet, we have some good news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump has been targeted in what the FBI has said was an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the Government's new youth vaping laws work? We talk to a health watchdog who warns that the "powerful" industry will seek legal loopholes. Also in today's show - what to expect from what could be the final week of the Polkinghorne trial, and the new chatbot aiming to claim a PR win for AI - by persuading conspiracy theorists that they're wrong. WARNING: This episode discusses suicide. Some listeners might find this distressing. If you or anyone you know needs help, free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Māori Language Week starts on September 14th and aims to inspire all New Zealanders to speak the language proudly. Tama Potaka shares his thoughts on using te reo inside and outside of parliament. The Louis Vuitton Cup semis are nearly here. We get the latest from Barcelona. Why would anyone sail solo and unassisted around the coldest place on earth? We talk to someone who has done it. And speaking of cold, will it snow in Auckland next week?! Spoiler: no, it won't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was must-see viewing as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off in what is likely to be their only presidential debate. We breakdown how it played out. 621 flavour enhancer - has MSG been unfairly vilified? A Kiwi company has invented the world's smartest mousetrap. And there are a bunch of film and tv sequels coming. Do we need them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first, and probably only, debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is done and dusted. Here are some of the key moments... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to introduce a bill to ban children from social media, however the minimum age is yet to be determined. Why is New Zealand one of the only western countries without a capital gains tax? It is a date that is so infamous that it is just known by two numbers. What is the New Zealand connection to the terrorist attacks that changed the world? And we don't shy away from the asking the tough questions here at Newsable. Is it okay to poo at work? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who has the momentum heading into what could be the only time Trump and Harris go head to head on the debating stage? Media outlet The Spinoff turns 10. Founder Duncan Greive looks back, and then forward. If you loved the Netflix series Tiger King we've got your next watch sorted. And when was the last time you bought a lamp you could eat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With four homicides in a fortnight and five in a month, is Auckland in the midst of a crime wave? Plus, why petrol prices are set to fall - and keep falling, the downside of Tiktok's new working holiday trend, and the VERY different ways Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are preparing for their big debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does comedy legend Eric Idle always look on the bright side of life? Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more... The Māori King is laid to rest, long live the Māori Queen. And can the All Blacks avenge last weekends close loss to the Springboks? Let's ask Jeff Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices