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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has revealed she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer, getting surgery and treatment soon, and taking leave for recovery. She shared her diagnosis at a press conference at Parliament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is on the next stage of his international charm offensive. So where is he off to now? And what does rugby have to do with it? Plus, you’ve heard of the brain drain, but what about the destination detour? The inside word on what's pushing Aussies away from Aotearoa as their favourite holiday spot. And if you're a fan of Taylor Swift and Bridgerton, then you might love the needlepoint trend that’s making a comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just how much influence is the Chinese government trying to exert in New Zealand? Stuff's investigative journalist Paula Penfold talks about her new documentary, The Long Game, and the years it took to get made. Tesla has a problem in the US with over production and the car parks full of excess vehicles are so big they can be seen from space. We hear from the pen enthusiast in Gore who is looking for a home for her huge collection. Plus ChatGT gets an update to stop it saying who won an election, before it's held. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re only just a couple of weeks in, but this year’s season of winter ills seems to have hit us full on. We talk to the Medical Director of New Zealand’s Royal College of GPs, Dr Luke Bradford . The appeal by Scott Watson against his conviction for the Sounds killing of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope is coming to an end. We look back over what's happened in the past week. Later today, the second part of season three of Bridgerton drops. Why has is it so seriously popular? We chat with Lorna Piatti-Farnell, a professor in pop culture at the Auckland University of Technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The father of a 10-month-old baby from Te Kūiti has admitted he may be responsible for some of the injuries his son suffered on the day he died, but says it was not intentional. Stuff's senior journalist, Sam Sherwood, has ben speaking to the child's father and shares what he's been told with Newsable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could huhu grubs be the answer to future proofing New Zealand’s food sources? We speak to Dominic Agyei, a senior lecturer in food science at Otago University. What does New Zealand hope to get out of a high-level meeting in Wellington with China’s Premier, Li Qiang? Plus, the government wants to nearly double the country’s solar power. But where will the panels go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police are offering an $80,000 reward for information leading to the location and safe return of missing children Jayda, Maverick and Ember Phillips. At a media standup, Acting Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders from Waikato police said there would be more officers around Marokopa where the children are believed to be with their father, Tom Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

501 deportations are set to resume in full swing, but did the so-called softening of the policy ever reduce the wave? New Zealand prides itself on the goods it exports, but why are doubts being cast on our ability to pump it up? We speak to the Executive Director of the NZ International Business Forum, Stephen Jacobi. Forget those worries about daycare, a new book says babies love being in groups. And scientists have discovered that a well-known animal species gives each other names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's already served 25 years for murdering Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in the Marlborough Sounds; today, the Court of Appeal will begin hearing Scott Watson's latest bid to prove his innocence. Mike White, who's investigated the case since the start, explains how Watson hopes to overturn his conviction. Plus: Why loan sharks seem dead in the water, the next play for streaming giants and the mayor literally caught with his pants down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former All Black and Sky commentator Jeff Wilson’s back again to talk this weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals. Which game does he reckon will be the one to watch? What has the Prime Minister been up to on his trip to the Pacific and why is he talking about “geo-strategy”? Stuff reporter, Glenn McConnell, is with Christopher Luxon and brings us up to speed. And we dive into the murky world of pitaschio nuts in the US with Kiwi documentary maker, Rowan Wernham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are unpacking the strenuously denied allegations that personal data gathered at Manurewa Marae via the census and Covid vaccine programme, was used by Te Pāti Māori. We talk to Post and Sunday Star Times National Affairs Editor, Andrea Vance. We hear from tech expert Peter Griffin on how Google is going to deal with AI’s occasional hallucinations when it comes to answers. And is it time to start crossbreeding to get rid of health problems in purebred dogs? One vet academic reckons it could be the solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The head of Doctors Without Borders talks about trying to save lives in the midst of a war zone and how humanitarian help is all but impossible unless those on each side of a conflict follow the rules of war. The disinformation popping up on TikTok with the UK less than a month away from a general election. Why is it so tough to qualify for New Zealand's Olympic team? Plus a special museum is created in Arizona especially for fossilised poo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An expert in cancer medicine says the government has not only dashed hope by not funding 13 new cancer drugs in the Budget as pledged in National's campaign, but also needs to update which drugs are to be funded. We talk to Professor Chris Jackson. A Māori health provider, Tui Ora, sets out how their organisation will work in a system without targeted funding. Plus we have an update on the stingray in an American aquarium which apparently become pregnant by herself - it appears she isn't carrying babies, but is unwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s one of the most intriguing and harrowing unsolved mysteries in New Zealand’s modern history. In 2015, 11 year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, disappeared in a remote part of Southland, leaving Mike’s mother and John’s former partner desperate for answers. John’s car was found two months later, having plunged into the ocean from an 80-metre cliff, but there was no sign of John or Mike. Now a coroner is being asked to decide whether the pair are dead. To give you a sample of this new true crime podcast from Stuff Audio and The Press Newspaper, here’s episode one of The Lost Boy. If you like it, you can find the rest of this series at https://listen.stuff.co.nz/thelostboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The verdict is in. Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York, becoming the first American president to be declared a felon. Stuff Audio's senior journalist Aaron Dahmen hosts this Newsable breaking news update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tax cuts announced in Budget 2024 will have had people flocking to the online tax calculator to see how much extra they will get each week. But was it as much as expected, where else has money been allocated and has anyone missed out? Newsable speaks to Labour leader Chris Hipkins, The Post's Political and Economics editor Luke Malpass, Economist Bard Olsen and the Wellington City Missioner, Murray Edridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politicians, economists, officials and journalists have spent the last few hours behind closed doors in the Beehive, trawling through pages of typically big-money promises from the Government. Here with all the details from the 2024 Budget, as they break, is Stuff Audio’s senior journalist Aaron Dahmen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Provincial Unions have rejected New Zealand Rugby's governance change proposal that would have seen the organisation led by more corporate experts. The scene has now been set for greater divisions as the Player's Association, which represents the All Blacks among others, has threatened to break away if there was no change. We talk to Senior Stuff Sports Reporter, Paul Cully Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After covering nearly a dozen Budgets, Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent, Tova O'Brien, joins us to talk about the big day ahead at Parliament. Does the proposed closing of Smith and Caughey's department store on Auckland's Queen St, plus its shop in Newmarket, spell the end of the department store? Plus a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walter suggests 90% of white collar professionals would look for a new job if they had to go into work more and hugging cows to reduce anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first round of details from the Census taken last year hase been released showing New Zealand is getting older and the population growth has slowed. Journalists have been in a lock up poring through the details, including Stuff’s political journalist Glenn McConnell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can we swap fresh fruit and vegetables for the canned and frozen varieties without impacting our health? We ask Professor Lisa Te Morenga from Massey University and Co-chair of Health Coalition Aotearoa. Getting help to those affected by the huge landslip in PNG. We hear what the United Nation's Children's agency is doing. Plus the global survey of millennials and Gen Zers and feelings of optimism and the too loud ice cream van jingles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should high schools be requiring students to pick one sport over another when it comes to senior competitions? The Warrior's CEO, Cameron George shares his thoughts with us. The inquest into the death of Otago Uni student Sophia Crestani, at a flat party, has begun in Dunedin. We take a look at our under pressure rural healthcare sector and AI could soon be answering your cellphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 years on from the groundbreaking documentary Super Size Me, we look at why the fast food industry hasn’t really changed at all. Plus, set your alarms, it’s Budget week! We’re breaking down what to watch for on Thursday. And the woman from Wānaka who's run a daily marathon for the past 400-odd days and has no plans to stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cuts in the public sector are still being revealed. The latest are 700 positions at the Ministry of Social Development.But how close to the bone are they getting? Young people are being hit hardest as unemployment rises. We talk to the Salvation Army about how they can be helped. Plus we talk to former Al Black and Sky commentator Jeff Wilson about the prospects of the Black Ferns and the Warriors this weekend and why a GPS tag doesn't mean police can go and get your stolen possession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand ranks third globally in Google searches for ADHD. Why are we so interested in the condition? Newsable chats to a specialist counsellor. At least 5000 young people in Auckland alone are in need of housing help, Lifewise supports many of them and is now providing assistance with life skills as well. We explain the latest stand off over how New Zealand Rugby should be structured as the Players Association, which represents professional players such as the All Blacks, threatens to go it alone. And with a new world record in mandarin peeling just set, Imogen had to give it a go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Complaints about banks are rising, so could consumers benefit from a new system called open banking? With Parliament poised to hear a proposed law to get things rolling, financial expert Sam Stubbs explains the benefits. Plus: The new podcast from Stuff and The Press that takes you inside one of the most harrowing unsolved mysteries in New Zealand’s modern history, the return of bird flu - and forget smartphones… a dumbphone is the new tech craze in town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The My Food Bag founder and former Telecom CEO explains why she's bemused by complaints from customers still waiting for their dream match and says the expanding enterprise - "an antidote to dating apps" - is off to a great start. Plus, the stigma around migraines and is coffee really on the way out? Why some people are giving up caffeine for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiwis stranded in New Caledonia are in limbo waiting for the Air Force to be allowed to take them home. What needs to happen before they can leave? Generation AI - they’re more productive and better at managing their workload. We find out their secret. Plus is handwriting even worth learning anymore and the most expensive sheep dog in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s all or nothing Saturday at Sky Stadium for the Wellington Phoenix. Will they make the final? We talk to Phoenix coach, Giancarlo Italiano. A new report just out says workplace bullying and harassment in New Zealand is costing employers $1.5b a year. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner shares her thoughts. A free music streaming app could be about to face legal action and Marvel has to apologise about influencing influencers over its new video game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently on Newsable we talked to Rugby league legend Adam Blair about his new Rugby League podcast, with Goran Paladin. We're excited to let you know that this new Stuff podcast, League Of Our Own, is now available! Take a listen to this first episode right here in the Newsable feed and if you like what you hear make sure you follow League Of Our Own, so you don't miss the next episode! In this episode Blairy and Goran chat with former Warrior now high-flying Dolphin Kodi Nikorima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter illnesses are beginning to creep into our consciousness and children can be some of the worse hit. This year there are also real worries about the possbility of a measles outbreak. So what can we do to stay well. We talk to the Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, Nikki Turner. Peter Hook, the co founder of Joy Division and New Order, is touring New Zealand and he talks about making a life out of music. Plus a great problem - too many kiwi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Hook is the co-founder of Manchester bands Joy Division and New Order. He is currently touring New Zealand with his band Peter Hook and the Light, starting off in Wellington on Thursday. He spoke to Newsable about making the music he started as a teenager last his entire life and why the tributes to the lead singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis - such as the graffiti wall in Wellington - still mean so much, so many years after he died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Black Power life member gives us his take on the government’s latest moves to crackdown on gangs Can a worm actually get in your brain and eat part of it as Robert F Kennedy Jnr claimed happened to him? We talk to expert. Graham Le Gros from the Malaghan Institute. A Kiwi designer finds a photo of himself in his own design on the online shopping market Temu, without his permission, plus how the way you sleep can affect your face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new National Gang Unit has been announced by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. Gang disruption units will also be set up around the country , designed to disrupt and target offenders. The news was announced at a media conference in Auckland also attended by the Police Minister, Mark Mitchell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to protect yourself from the most common causes of house fires. We talk to insurance company AMI. There's been a surge in job applications in Auckland according to recruitment agency Walter Rogers - could the public service cuts be to blame? Researchers at Clarkson University in New York have made a break though in splitting the parts of the so-called forever chemical, PFAS And after the proposed legal cap on the price of kebabs in Germany, we track down some of the wackiest laws from around the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some 100,000 people - the same as the population of Dunedin - fled their homes in Rafah over the weekend as the humanitarian crisis deepens. We hear from the UN as Palestinians and aid workers alike face "sand, rubble, destruction and no safety". Plus: Pink sky at night ... power company fright - the dark side of the aurora explained. And why Germany's top politician is being skewered over kebab prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, plans to return to a policy of the past and bring back social investment.. But how does it work? Netflix's Baby Reindeer is heading towards becoming one of its all time hits - why do we love it so much? Plus Jeff Wilson on top of the table clash between the Hurricanes and the Blues and it's the finals of Eurovision this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is 6 month's since the death of baby Ru in Wellington and there have been no arrests. His mother, Storm Wall, talks to Stuff about her son and what she says is her desire for justice. Forget working from home, the latest is working from holiday. Do pigs really play a role in the fungal disease Kauri Dieback? And the latest from cicada-geddon in the US. We've had noise complaints, now the massive emergence of periodic cicadas is disrupting the food chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Patterson - the Australian woman accused of three counts of murder over the poison mushroom beef Wellington lunch has opted to have her case "fast tracked." But what does that mean and why is she also facing five charges of attempted murder? We hear from a court reporter with the Guardian Australia. First-home buyers made up just over a quarter of the buyers in the first three months of this year. What's going their way? Arthritis can hit young and old and the cost to society of lost work hours for them and their carers runs into the millions. Plus, the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar that is going on and on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Warriors struggling - for now - to meet their pre-season billing as one of the NRL favourites, league legend Adam Blair explains why fans should keep the faith. Plus, why Xi Jinping's trip to Europe matters for New Zealand; Kiwi cocaine cowboys - the drug syndicate that used Canterbury farms as cover; and, possibly, the most boring man in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Across the ditch, the Australian government has pledged more than a billion dollars to tackle its own gendered and family violence problem. So should New Zealand look to do the same? If you or anyone you know is the victim of family violence, there is a range of community organisations you can reach out to - see the full list here. If you are in immediate danger, call the Police on 111. Plus - inside the inquest into the death of toddler Lachie Jones, and have you ever had a horror job interview? Wait till you hear some of these shockers… and yes, one involves having to moo like a cow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cabinet Minister Shane Jones tells Newsable he’s provocative to push the need for development, but what about the environment ? A new report in the New Zealand Medical Journal shows the use of ADHAD drugs is soaring, but the majority of those who need help are still not getting any. Established dog walkers are crying foul over cowboy recent arrivals and why it's a good idea to keep searching for a precious item even after 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More people are spending their days worrying about money according to the Financial Services Council. We talk to the FSC's Chief Executive about who is struggling most. Samoa is tackling an outbreak of dengue fever, nut butters from a.Wellington maker are heading into space plus the biggest Harry Potter collector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The clock is ticking for Tiktok in the US with the government giving the social media giant a deadline to sell its US operations . The property market is stagnating along with the rest of the economy. We talk to a property expert about how long things will be on hold. What is worse for getting your brain performing, no breakfast or an unhealthy breakfast ? Plus we told you last month about the cicada-geddon about to hit the US, with trillions of insects set to emerge from underground - Now the noise is driving Californians to distraction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winston Peters is expected to clarify New Zealand’s position on the defence pact, AUKUS, tomorrow, but what is it all about? A Coroner’s inquest has opened into the death of a Gore toddler who drowned in oxidation ponds, we have the background to this confusing tragedy. Could you live longer if you had a female doctor and how it's getting harder to pass the picture verification test in an effort to stave off AI guesses. E kawatau ana ka whakamahuki te pirimia tuarua a Winston Peters i tā Aotearoa kaupapa here mō te haumi whakamaru a AUKUS, āpōpō, engari he aha katoa tēnei āhuatanga? Kua tuwhera te matewhawhati a te kaitirotiro matewhawhati ki te matenga o tētahi kōhungahunga nō Gore i toromi i roto i ngā pūroto ōhikitanga, kei a mātou te whakamōhiotanga tuarongo ki tēnei aituā pīroiroi. Ka taea e koe te ora roa ake mehemea he tākuta wahine tāu? Ā, e uaua ake ai te whakaoti i te whakamātautau manatokonga pikitia i runga i te hiahia ki te karo i ngā whakapae AI. Translated into Te Reo Māori using the power of Microsoft AI and Stuff's Kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is all but a year since King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned. How have the first 12 months gone? We talk to a US podcaster. Researchers in Australia have called the medicinal cannabis industry there the Wild West, but is it the same here? Plus we get the details on the student protests growing in the US and the problems being caused by the oh so snappable Mount Fuji in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand citizens are jumping ship and moving overseas at record rates. We meet one Kiwi who’s recently left for Australia and ask an expert, sociologist, Distinguised Professor Paul Spoonley what the impacts could be. Can the Wellington Phoenix regain their top of the table spot before heading into the playoffs? We talk to one of the founders of the Yellow Fever supporters about how he is feeling about Saturday night's match. Plus taste testing K Pop cola. Kei te peke ngā kirirarau o Aotearoa i te kaipuke, a, kei te hūnuku ki rāwāhi i ngā pāpātanga nui rawa atu. E tūtaki ana tātou ki tētahi tangata nō Aotearoa kātahi anō kua hūnuku ki a Ahitereiria, ā, ka ui atu ki tētahi mātanga mātai pāpori, ko Te Ahorangi ko Paul Spoonley tēnā mō ngā pānga o te āhuatanga nei. Ka taea e te Phoenix te tū tonu ki runga i te tēpu whakataetae i mua i tā rātou tae atu ki ngā whiringa toa? E kōrero ana mātou ki tētahi o ngā kaiwhakaū o te Kirikā Kōwhai mō ōna whakaaro me ōna kare a-roto e pā ana i te kēmu o te pō Hātarei. Tāpiri atu i ērā, ka whakamātauhia te rongo o te K Pop cola. Translated into Te Reo Māori using the power of Microsoft AI and Stuff's Kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a surprise move, Melissa Lee has been booted from Cabinet and stripped of the Media portfolio, and Penny Simmonds has lost the Disability Issues portfolio in a reshuffle. Simmonds was a minister outside of Cabinet. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith would take over the Media and Broadcasting role, while Social Development Minister Louise Upston would pick up Disability Issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Record numbers are turning up at our Emergency Departments. But can they cope? Newsable talks to the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine New Zealand Chair Dr Kate Allan. Thousands will turn out for dawn services on Anzac Day, but how well are we recognising veterans from more recent conflicts? Plus Melanie Bracewell joins us to talk about being funny and the New Zealand Comedy Festival and the bizarre things left behind in Ubers. Kei te haramai ngā tūroro maha rawa atu ki ō tātou taiwhanga ohotata. Engari ka taea e rātou te āwhina i te katoa? E kōrero ana a Newsable ki te upoko o te Australasian College for Emergency Medicine New Zealand, a tākuta Kate Allan. E hia mano ka puta mō ngā ratonga haeata i te Rā o Anzac, engari kei te whakamaumahara pai tātou ki ngā hōia i ētahi atu raruraru o nā noa nei? Ka hono mai a Melanie Bracewell ki a mātou ki te kōrero mō te mahi kiri hangareka me te New Zealand Comedy Festival; me ngā mea tino rerekē i whakarerea ki ngā waka Uber. Translated into Te Reo Māori using the power of Microsoft AI and Stuff's Kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cost of living is pushing some people to halt their KiwiSaver payments - is this a growing trend? The latest in a cold case of a Kiwi woman missing in Miami for 20 years, Crown lawyers and the Waitangi Tribunal are battling it out in the High Court in what's been described as an all out legal spectacle. Plus, how to make your slow afternoon go faster. Kei te pā taumaha mai te utu noho i ētahi tāngata kia whakatārewa rātou i tā rātou utu Kiwisaver - he ia tipu tēnei? Ko ngā rongo kōrero hou mō te kēhi mātao o tētahi wahine nō Aotearoa e ngaro ana ki Miami mo te rua ngahurutau; e kākari ana ngā rōia Karauna me Te Rōpu Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi i te Kōti Matua i tētahi pakanga ture nui i mua i te marea. Me pēhea hoki e tere ake ai tō ahiahi pōturi. Translated into Te Reo Māori using the power of Microsoft AI and Stuff's Kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices