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Holiday Breakfast

Don"t miss a thing while you"re on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you"re on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

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35:47

Summer Weekends: Ruud Kleinpaste on signs of a...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2021/01/08

He may still be recovering from surgery on his knee, but that's not stopping gardening expert Ruud Kleinpaste getting out in the summer sun!!He joined Francesca Rudkin to share his summer tips and tricks, and to take questions from callers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:54

Richard Arnold: Republicans turn on Trump after...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2021/01/07

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive behaviour.When Trump was a presidential candidate in 2016, Republican officials ignored his call to supporters to "knock the crap out" of protesters. Less than a year after he took office, GOP leaders argued he was taken out of context when he said there were "very fine people" on both sides of a deadly white supremacist rally.Last

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10:17

Summer Snapshot: WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris on a...

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2021/01/07

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on European countries to intensify coronavirus measures as the region deals with a new variant that was first detected in the UK.WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said Thursday that further measures were needed to "flatten the steep vertical line" of rising cases in some countries.While the variant appears to spread more easily than others, there's no evidence that it's any more deadly or causes more severe disease.Health officials have also downplayed the

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4:47

Hidden Spots: Rollickin' Gelato in Christchurch

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2021/01/07

Newstalk ZB is back with another edition of Hidden Spots on Summer Breakfast.This is where we take you on a bit of a virtual road trip around the country - and give you tips on attractions you may not know about.Rollickin' Gelato is an absolute staple in Christchurch. The first new Regent Street shop opened six years ago, and there's now three stores in the city.It tailors its flavours to whatever is happening around town - when David Seymour was on the election campaign in Christchurch, for

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5:31

Murray Olds: Australia moves up Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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2021/01/07

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be brought forward to February for frontline workers in border control and hotel quarantine and it may be mandatory in some workplaces.After rapidly bringing forward the timetable in recent weeks from late March to early March just 24 hours ago, the Prime Minister announced the first public rollout of the vaccine will now commence in mid-February.Those who are not in high risk groups, including people aged under 50, can expect to get the vaccine from mid

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4:21

Paul Brislen: Facebook and Twitter taking action...

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2021/01/07

Facebook will ban President Donald Trump's account from posting for at least the remainder of his term in office and perhaps "indefinitely," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post. "We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," Zuckerberg wrote in the post. "Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition

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8:59

Doug Heye: Former Republican worker on the Capitol...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2021/01/07

President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an "orderly transition" on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday local time certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory.Trump's acknowledgement came after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill as a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol and unleashed unprecedented scenes of mayhem in hopes of halting the peaceful

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5:42

Edward Foley: What would removing Trump under the...

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2021/01/07

A growing number of lawmakers -- including from Democratic leadership -- are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office either through impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the Constitution after a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer put out a statement Thursday denouncing the "insurrection" at the Capitol "incited by the President," and saying, "This President should not hold office one day longer." House

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7:14

Anna Burns-Francis: The latest on the Capitol Hill...

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2021/01/07

Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.Hundreds of people gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden's win, waving signs saying "Stop the steal" and "Four more years." Most of them didn't wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, and some carried guns in places like Oklahoma, Georgia,

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6:52

Helen Clark on Capitol Hill: 'Violent mob' could...

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2021/01/06

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has joined a chorus of people around the world in condemning the riots and severe unrest in the US Capitol Building."Never in one's wildest imagination could one have envisaged the dangerous events involving mob violence unfolding in Washington DC today," Clark said on Twitter this morning."An invasion of the premises of a democratic legislature anywhere is an affront to democracy and the rule of law and must be condemned as such."Her comments are in response to the

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4:16

Robert Patman: New Zealand, other democracies need to...

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2021/01/06

Foreign governments, including our own, are being urged to take a stand against what is happening in the United States.The US Capitol was put into lockdown after thousands of Trump supporters descend on Congress, encouraged by claims of a stolen election and voter fraud. The Electoral College was forced to pause the certification process of incoming-President Joe Biden's election victory.Robert Patman, director of international studies at the University of Otago, says it's important the rest of the

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9:26

Michael Mosley returns with new book based on his...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2021/01/06

Often we get to this time of year and people are taking a hard look at their health and lifestyle choices.Dr Michael Mosley is a trained doctor, science journalist, television presenter, bestselling author of many, many health and wellbeing books.He is also gut specialist and the brains behind the popular 5:2 intermittent fasting diet.And he's back just in time for the New Year with a new book - a cookbook based on his Fast 800 diet.Mosley joined Tim Dower to discuss how Covid has affected dieting,

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4:46

Hidden Spots: Barrytown Knifemaking on the West Coast

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2021/01/06

Newstalk ZB is back with another edition of Hidden Spots on Summer Breakfast.This is where we take you on a bit of a virtual road trip around the country - and give you tips on attractions you may not know about.Today we're on the West Coast of the South Island, where Barrytown Knifemaking needs a visit.It's a whole day out, and there's axe throwing and target practice thrown in there too.Steven Martin joined Tim Dower to explain why it’s a full day out.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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6:45

Paul Spain: Australian study shows 99 percent of...

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2021/01/06

Almost everyone has become addicted to their cell phones.An Australian study shows more than 99 percent of users are hooked to their smart phones.NZ Tech Podcast host Paul Spain told Tim Dower Kiwis are no different - describing us as almost robots we're so closely connected to them."These numbers are pretty staggering, aren't they, because who do you know that doesn't have a smart phone these days? It's a pretty high percentage of the population."Spain says it takes tremendous discipline to put

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3:33

Steve Newall: Covid-19 already making it's mark on...

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2021/01/06

Most people have had a guts-full of pandemic reality, but now there's a new film about it.HBO Max is bringing out a romantic comedy titled 'Locked Down' - about a couple pulling off a heist against the backdrop of quarantine.Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor play the unhappy pair, stuck together because of London's lock down.Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newell told Tim Dower it's an interesting creative stretch."Even while you might not feel you've got an appetite of anything

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4:21

Brent Thomas: Flights begin to Brisbane - but...

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2021/01/06

Quarantine-free travel to Brisbane from Auckland's open - but it's still an ordeal to hop the ditch.Air New Zealand operated the first flight to Queensland's capital city this morning, as part of the one-way trans-Tasman bubble.Anyone travelling there must sign a travel declaration form - asserting they've been in New Zealand for the past two weeks.And people wanting to come back to New Zealand will have to pay to stay in MIQ for 14 days.Travel Agents' Association President Brent Thomas told Tim

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2:50

Jo McKenna: Italian lawmakers divided over Covid-19...

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2021/01/06

A number of European nations have kicked off 2021 in familiar fashion, locking down residents and struggling to curb Covid-19 cases. The tightened restrictions come as a new variant of the virus causes alarm among governments across the continent.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a strict new national lockdown in England on Monday. The restrictions will last for at least six weeks."It's clear that we need to do more together to bring this new variant under control while our vaccines are

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4:57

Gavin Grey: UK deals with new lockdown, spread of new...

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2021/01/06

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged that his government would use "every available second" to shield the elderly and the vulnerable from the virus rampaging across Britain as he told Parliament why the country needed to return to a COVID-19 lockdown.Lawmakers were recalled from their Christmas recess to discuss the measures, which came into force at midnight. Despite some grumbling, they voted 524-16 to approve England's third national lockdown because there is a wide consensus on the need for

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8:27

Anna Burns-Francis: US officials vote on election...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2021/01/06

Defying President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he does not have the power to discard electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president on Jan. 20.Pence said in a statement issued minutes before he was to begin presiding over a joint session of Congress to count those votes that it was "my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should

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3:01

Millie Silverster: Most popular Trade Me listings for...

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2021/01/05

From a 6m dragon to a taxidermied sailor rat, and even a Nintendo Switch: the Bay's top Trade Me Marketplace listings of 2020 were inspired by the weird and wonderful.The auction site has released its top five most viewed listings of the year in the Bay of Plenty. Topping the list was a $3500 dragon, better known as "Drogon" - named after the central dragon from Game of Thrones. Drogon is ready to spread his wings. Photo / SuppliedThe listing states the long, stroppy teenage dragon is house-trained

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