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One day, a Kiwi gelato maker picked up the phone. On the other end was Cher. In this Summer Newsable episode we hear again from gelato maker extraordinaire, Gianpaolo Grazioli, about his collaboration with Cher to make Cherlato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered the effect being an internet meme has on a child once they’ve grown up? In this Summer episode of Newsable, we revisit our chat with Kate Lindsay, from The Atlantic magazine, who has been speaking to social media babies who are are now adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Summer episode of Newsable, we hear again Comedian Chris Parker's tips to survive and thrive in your early adulthood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About 850km north of Adelaide sits Coober Pedy, a town that can reach temperatures of about 50C. In this Summer episode of Newsable we hear now the 1500 residents, escape the heat, living underground in discarded opal mine shafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You asked for it, so here it is. Newsable's audio maestros, John Ropiha and Connor Scott, are here to drop the mic on 2023. No snooze-worthy summaries here... this is a news (w)rap like no other. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to wrap up the news of the year and who better to turn to for a quick rap than Newsable's audio engineers - John Ropiha and Connor Scott. How to check if the water you want to swim in is clean enough, Summer music festivals and Is it Cake? - pick the real and the fake headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, has faced her first big test, delivering the mini budget. Tova O'Brien is in to assess how it all went. How using the internet to find out if news is real or fake can lead to more misinformation - it's all due to "data voids." Plus we have top tips on the best films and TV to catch over the holiday and what not to give your children's teacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, is due to deliver a "mini budget" today. Stuff's Political Editor, Luke Malpass, tells Newsable about what's expected. How to use up Christmas leftovers, the insurance claims people have made over the holiday season and ethical chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data out today provides a new snapshot of the state of the property market. But while there's room for cautious optimism, one expert isn't getting too carried away. We also talk to the Mayor of "New Zealand's event capital" as a tiny troublemaker scuppers a major tourist drawcard. And we get some inside tips of making the most of the great outdoors this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of New Zealand’s holiday hotspots could be at risk this summer, amid predictions of dangerous fire conditions and a heavy reliance on volunteer firefighters. Newsable can reveal the total number of volunteers has stayed stagnant in recent times, even as the country's population grows. Senior Stuff Audio reporter, Aaron Dahmen, investigates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figures released to Newsable indicate growth in our volunteer fire fighting force is at a standstill. Stuff's senior reporter, Aaron Dahmen shares more about the possible risk to communities this summer. Plus possible deals over artificial intelligence and conflict to help keep NZ safe, best beaches and lakes to visit this summer and why there need to be more animal emojis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cost of living has been biting, so what is a good buy and what should we be avoiding for the Christmas meal? Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen, has been crunching the numbers for us. Covid is showing an end of year rise, sexually transmitted infections and contact tracing plus Is it Cake? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United Nations children's agency says a million children are displaced and facing malnutrition in Gaza. Newsable speaks to Unicef about what is happening. Too much artificial light at night is affecting how animals and insects behave, Netflix finally releases some viewing numbers and the year's best word records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conflict in Gaza has knocked Ukraine out of the spotlight, but the battle is still underway against Russia. The BBC's Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse, joins Newsable to bring us up to date. Will COP 28 - the annual climate conference - achieve all that was hoped? The NZ dad who is now a Tik Tok sensation and the tale of the lost $1m ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The decongestant, pseudoephedrine, is to return to pharmacies after being banned to try to stop the production of meth. A former meth cook talks to Newsable about what difference he thinks the return will make. Plus the controversial police interviewing technique once again under the spotlight, why are there pay differences depending on sexual orientation and the astronaut cleared of eating a tomato grown in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Watts on his "action-packed" schedule at the UN summit, how New Zealand's climate record is perceived on the world stage and why sitting outside Cabinet won't hinder progress. Plus, the cost of the English-first rebranding of state agencies, why there's no way back from smaller Pringles and Whamageddon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Proper political debate, under the new Government, has finally sparked off in Parliament. Stuff's political reporter, Glenn McConnell, analyses what's been going on. Plus are New Zealanders naive about the influence of lobbying on government decisions? Living off the grid and reducing your carbon footprint and Is it Cake? - pick the fake headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air New Zealand has bought a battery powered plane, but at this stage for cargo only. The company's Chief Sustainability Officer, Kiri Hannifin, joins Newsable to tell us more. Plus why cutting "nice to haves" won't reduce rates bills, the mystery mega film being shot in Wellington over the summer and a sand swimming mole is discovered 86 years since it was last seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is the State Opening of Parliament involving the Governor General and complete with pomp and ceremony. Stuff's Political Editor Luke Malpass joins Newsable to explain the day's importance. Plus the life and lies of George Santos, the mathematical way to find a park at Christmas and what Tiktok tells you about love and peeling an orange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iwi chief executive Paora Stanley explains why he's backing today's Māori Day of Action against the National-led coalition, despite being a party member. Plus: The data drama at Te Whatu Ora, coronavirus found in native bats - and how to choose the perfect Christmas tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sir Ian Taylor - who heads the tech company behind the America's Cup race graphics - has become the latest to resign from organisations to be able to speak out against the government. He joins Newsable to talk about why he didn't want to put Mike King’s Gumboot Friday charity at risk. We check progress at the annual international UN climate conference in Dubai, where New Zealand has chosen not to sign an agreement over renewable energy plus a year with ChatGPT in our lives and New Zealand's "chill" weddings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new government scrapping sexuality and consent education in schools, so what will it mean for our tamariki? We take a look at what it takes for a small business to succeed in NZ, and the eye-popping cost of Christmas tree-related injury claims. Plus, the one and only King Kapisi is on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Government's announced its 100 day plan, but is it about getting things done or grabbing the initiative? Newsable talks to Richard Shaw a Professor in Politics at Massey University. Trump’s got a new presidential nominee challenger... Who are they and do they have a shot? Plus the COP 28 Climate conference is about to get underway - we explain what it's all about and yes indeedy, it's another book on the Royal family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The temporary ceasefire in the Middle East has been extended with a promise of more hostages being released. The Guardian's World Affairs Editor talks to us about how the hostages have been treated and the political maneouvring. Siousxie Wiles court case against her employer, Auckland Uni, wraps up, research after Turkey's big earthquake might help improve prediction science and New Zealand's worst tattoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health organisations are reeling over the news that some smoke free provisions are to be rolled back by the new government. Newsable talks to the Asthma Foundation. The workers trapped underground in India for more than two weeks, the artesian doggy water on sale at a pretty price plus the tricks designers use to influence your food choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We set the scene for the first week of the new Coalition, investigate an unweildy answer to climate change, check out the latest conspiracy warnings and find out where animals are taking over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Incoming Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, has stood up next to his new political bedfellows - Act’s David Seymour and New Zealand First’s Winston Peters - and laid out details of this long-awaited agreement. But what polices are in and what are out? Newsable gets analysis of today's announcement from Stuff's political editor, Luke Malpass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incoming Prime Minister has laid out the details of the coalition deal reached with Act and New Zealand First. He shared the details of the policy negotiations - what is in and what is out - and some of the main Cabinet positions, including a sharing of the position of Deputy leader - with Winston Peters taking the first turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We now know a coalition deal has been reached to form a new government, but what about the details? Stuff's Political Editor Luke Malpass reads the tea leaves over what policies might have survived. Plus, why the truce in Gaza doesn't mean peace is any closer, how to avoid getting scammed on Black Friday and the men who got stuck in a disused prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National, Act and New Zealand First have confirmed a deal has been signed to form a new government. Natioal leader, Christopher Luxon, held a media conference to talk about reaching the deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We seem to be inching closer to a new government, but what have MPs been doing in the meantime? Newsable speaks to the youngest MP in 170 years to find out more. Plus rents have gone up over 6 per cent, how reading the terms and conditions can bring rewards and Imogen bravely samples AI designed Coke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Biden has just turned 81, but it seems age is no barrier to standing for President in the US. So Newsable turned to a writer for The Atlantic magazine to ask: Why are American politicians so old? Plus Oxfam on how the top 1% of New Zealand earners emit more climate pollution than most of the South Pacific nations combined, what on earth is going on at OpenAI, the home of ChatGPT? And the tale of the cat that went for a cruise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A sneaky fake text regarding NZ Post or a stray bogus invoice, it seems as the busy end of the year approaches, scammers are taking advantage. We talk to the Tech Users Association to get some guidance. How tricky is it for New Zealand to work out a united diplomatic front over Gaza, could an iwi backed supermarket chain fly and camembert might fall foul of packaging rules in the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Temu is pouring millions into advertising to ensure it disrupts your shopping journey and puts its advertisements front and centre. Ian Howard of Bright Street is here to tell us more. Will New Zealanders keep buying electric vehicles if the clean car rebate is scrapped? How hot will it be this summer and the Olympics of housekeeping, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The union for public servants wants Foreign Affairs to replace Te Reo Māori removed from some ministerial briefing templates. It says taking action before a new government is even formed, is presumptuous. Doctors Without Borders says the people of Gaza are surviving by sheer will power, plus the selfies that are proving fatal and a court battle over burgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up and down the country, in and out of meetings; Stuff's political reporter Glenn McConnell brings us up to date with the latest in negotiations to form a new government. Plus new research calls for it to be mandatory for cats to be registered and microchipped to help to protect our wildlife, what you can and can't take from hotels and the village that has had enough of film fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How important is it for Israel to rescue its hostages and what are the chances of making this happen? Newsable speaks to Sky's Middle East correspondent. Can the Black Caps make it through to the Cricket World cup final? Former Black Caps coach, Mike Hesson, shares his thoughts. Fluoridation of water hits the courts and a Christmas tree of road cones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government agencies are already planning for job cuts and cutting spending ahead of the new government, so how are staff feeling in the run up to Christmas? Iceland is watching and waiting as a lava flow threatens to break through to the surface. What's with an inflatable whale full of water? Plus more laser eyed bird options for flags..this time it's Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the silly season now upon us, we look at why Kiwi retailers are on a 'knife edge' this Christmas. Hollywood is back to work after months of strike action, but it's come too late to save some of next year’s big movie releases. And the benefits of walking backwards. (You read that right - walking backwards). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newsable talks to Craig Hoyle who has written a book about his painful story of being excommunicated from the Exclusive Brethren for being gay. Editor of the Sunday Star Times and The Post, Tracey Watkins, talks about how the negotiations to form a government might be going. Plus worries about the Pacific's commitment to being nuclear free and which is the real headline - it's time for "Is it Cake?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand is in the top two of vape using countries according to the OECD - why are we so obsessed? Israel pushes on with its drive to counter Hamas, but will it leave Gaza when the conflict ends? Plus the do or die match for the Black Caps against Sri Lanka and the orangey problem with eating too many carrots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 2 years it has been legal, 565 people have been helped to die. The Bill's backer, Act Leader David Seymour talks to Newsable about the changes he says are needed. Some very poor poll results are increasing the pressure on Biden not to stand again. What are the links between endometriosis and gut issues plus why are Swifties getting political in Argentina? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are in a holding pattern when it comes to government, but can our water system just wait? We hear from Water NZ about what's needed. Plus the designer of the new Air New Zealand uniforms gives a glimpse of what might be in store. Can true crime podcasts affect how we think about justice? Plus why you need to smile if you are looking to be at your most attractive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

80% of secondary school principals say supporting student mental health is their number one concern. So why aren't kids talking to parents? I Am Hope and Gumboot Friday founder Mike King explains. Plus, the latest on the coalition talks after Winston Peters returns to the public eye, a new trial in an infamous cold case - and all's wool that ends wool for Fiona the celebrity sheep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'I don't have the luxury of thinking about my kids' mental health - I just need to keep them alive.' That's the awful dilemma facing a mum in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis escalates. Plus: A shock development in the death cap mushroom investigation gripping Australia; hotties causing car crashes; rogue sports stars - and the return of Is It Cake?, our yummy new news challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unemployment is up very slightly and the Reserve Bank says we're likely to spend nearly a fifth of our income on interest payments, but small businesses are reportedly optimistic. We speak to an expert to find out what's going on. Saudi has secured the Fifa World Cup in 2034, is this more sportswashing? Plus another escaping tortoise tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will change employment wise when the new government comes in? From 90 day trails to scrapping Fair Pay Agreement law. We catch up with what's been happening at the inquest into the Christchurch Mosque shooting, plus New Zealand face South Africa in another world cup tonight - but this time it's cricket! The big question of all first dates; should you split the bill? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the implications of Israel entering Gaza? Newsable talks to a geo-political analyst with Victoria University's Democracy Project. Special election vote results are out on Friday. With Supie failing can anyone take on the supermarket duopoly? - plus the secret, football playing rapper. If you love listening to Newsable, why not vote for us in the Listener's Choice at the NZ Podcast Awards https://shorturl.at/dCO39 ..and a big thank you if you've already voted! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The scrutiny of the Rugby World Cup final is likely to continue for some time. We have Jeff Wilson with his perspective and former All Black Keven Mealamu. Plus the editor of Rugby South Africa 360 shares how this win gives his home country hope and a new coaching era for the All Blacks starts this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former All Black and Sky commentator Jeff Wilson gives us his take on South Africa's win over the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup [Photo: www.photosport.nz] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices