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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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7:43

Murray Olds: Australian Correspondent on Qantas...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/10/22

Qantas is putting the cost of their fares up again. The national carrier says it's due to increased fuel costs from Ukraine and the war in Gaza. Australia has also settles it's spat with China over wine with the China removing it's tariffs. Australian Correspondent Murray Olds talks to Tim Dower about it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:00

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on American pressure...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/10/22

The US is pressing Israel to delay it's planned invasion of Gaza to allow for the possibility of hostage releases and more humanitarian aid. The House of Representatives has gone three weeks without a Speaker, meaning one half of Congress cannot do any work. US Correspondent Richard Arnold spoke to Tim Dower about it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:54

Alastair Riddell: Space Waltz frontman on the band's...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/14

Kiwi glam rock band Space Waltz is back with another album. After almost fifty years, their new album is titled ‘Victory,’ and the band plans to tour later this year. They have three original members, Peter Cuddihy, Eddie Rayner, and Alastair Riddell, along with two new members to fill out the lineup. Alastair Riddell joined Tim Dower this morning to chat about the band’s past, their success, as well as their latest work. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:53

Matt Pearce: Super Sport South Africa commentator on...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/14

Tomorrow night features a sold out test between the All Blacks and the Springboks at Mt Smart Stadium. The South African contingent is taking the test seriously, sending an advance party to ensure that their game would be the best it could be. Super Sport South Africa commentator Matt Pearce told Tim Dower that it’s a matter of mixing and matching resources, those in the advanced party using their time to ensure they were as prepared as they could be. He said that if the game comes down to the last

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4:58

Clive Cannons: Independent pharmacist on the removal...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/14

Treasury documents have revealed that an estimated $70 million dollars could line the pockets of big businesses as the government aims to abolish $5 dollar prescription charges. Discount pharmacies such as Chemist Warehouse already paid the fees themselves—offering free prescriptions to bring in customers— and a result, chains would simply be receiving free money from the Government without it affecting the running of their business. Despite this, independent pharmacies have found the removal of

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3:59

Josh Tan: Export NZ Executive Director on the CPTPP...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

This weekend New Zealand is hosting the commission for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (otherwise known as the CPTPP), hosting eleven countries with the UK due to join. The CPTPP was enacted at the end of 2018, and with the UK's inclusion the agreement will be expanded beyond the Pacific Centre. Export NZ Executive Director Josh Tan told Tim Dower that the CPTPP gives New Zealand exporters better access to new markets such as Mexico or Canada, where

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3:03

Joey Dwyer: NZ Herald Reporter says that Te Pati...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins ruled out a wealth or capital gains tax under his leadership. But the Herald's "poll of polls" shows that Labour cannot govern without Te Pāti Māori or the Greens. Te Pati Maori launched their campaign last night in a street party in West Henderson. NZ Herald Reporter Joey Dwyer told Tim Dower that Te Pati Maori have said that a tax would help redistribute money held by the two percent, who control 50 percent of wealth. Te Pati Maori Co-Leader Rawiri

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5:13

Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the Huw Edwards Scandal

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

The media is now turning on itself in Britain's Huw Edwards scandal. The BBC News at Ten presenter was named by his wife yesterday as the person at the centre of the fuss over paying a young person for explicit images. Attention has now turned to The Sun's original reporting, and how the BBC is treating its staff members. UK Correspondent Gavin Grey told Tim Dower that The Sun says it didn't name Edwards or say he committed a criminal act, but it was suggested there was a lot of wrongdoing. LISTEN

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3:12

Aimie Hines: Retail NZ Manager of Public Affairs and...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

Retail NZ is giving the tick of approval to the ACT Party's latest policy for tougher penalties for attacks on workers. The party wants judges to consider a person suffering violent crime at work as an aggravating factor to toughen up the sentence. It would allow consideration of things like attacks on a person working alone, or someone who has an adjoining home. Retail NZ's Aimie Hines, says it's encouraging. She says the proposal is an important conversation to have, and retail workers have to

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4:45

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the Screen Actors...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

A Hollywood shutdown could be imminent. The Screen Actors Guild —representing 160-thousand television and movie actors in the US— are poised to strike alongside screenwriters who've been picketing for more than 70 days. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Tim Dower that it could be the first time in 60 years that the two professions are striking at the same time. He says actors are suggesting this is a historic moment in film and television, where streaming services are cutting into payments and

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5:13

Murray Olds: Australian Correspondent on the nursing...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/07/13

Australia has similar nursing problems to ours. The aged care sector across the Tasman is struggling, with a lot more people needing to go into care and not enough nursing staff available. Australian Correspondent Murray Olds told Tim Dower that a report into the sector has found that there needs to be a registered nurse available 24 hours a day, in every facility. But, he says the aged care providers association in Australia says there aren't enough registered nurses to meet those

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3:03

Rebecca Percasky: Better Packing Co co-founder on the...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/05

A New Zealand company is involved in an environmental awareness stunt at Australia's famous Bondi Beach. A large poo-shaped plastic sculpture has been installed at the Sydney beach to highlight the amount of waste being dumped in the ocean. The four-metre high piece represents the volume of plastic dumped in oceans every 30 seconds. Better Packing Co co-founder Rebecca Percasky told Tim Dower that the theme of this World Environment Day is beat plastic pollution. LISTEN ABOVESee

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6:14

Jo Brosnahan: Leadership NZ and being made a Dame...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

Jo Brosnahan says that founding Leadership New Zealand is the highlight of her life. She's been made a Dame Companion in this year's King's Birthday and Coronation Honours for services to governance and business. Brosnahan founded Leadership New Zealand in 2003 and has been chair and director of a wide range of other organisations. She says it's a special organisation with a growing network of people, and the things the leaders that come through it do are incredible. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:17

Adam Edwards: Hays Recruitment Regional Director on...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

Most New Zealand employers expect to raise salaries this year. The latest Salary Guide from Hays Recruitment shows about 95% of organisations intend on raising their workers’ pay, with most planning pay rises of more than three percent. Hays Recruitment Regional Director Adam Edwards says inflation remains high, and businesses are becoming more transparent about pay. He says the lack of skilled workers is also front of mind. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:12

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the developments...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

China's Defence Minister is defending the decision to sail a warship across the path of an American ship transiting the Taiwan Strait. The US Indo-Pacific Command says the Chinese ship overtook the American ship, and then veered across its bow in an unsafe manner. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Tim Dower that relations were poor before this, and seem even worse now. The developments come as New Zealand signs a new defence cooperation agreement with Japan. LISTEN ABOVESee

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5:10

David Seymour: ACT Party Leader on his plan to...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

David Seymour admits that his new plan to establish a "Ministry of Regulation" isn't an entirely new idea. The plan —unveiled at the Act Party's AGM in Auckland yesterday— would see a ministry set up to specifically eliminate red tape from all sectors of government. The Act Party leader says the Treasury and MBIE already assess regulations. But, he told Tim Dower, their advice is often ignored by Government ministers, who fail to justify new and existing regulations. He says the onus is on them to

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5:09

Paul Buchanan: Strategic Analyst on the military...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

New Zealand is cosying up to Japan — signing a new deal for greater military cooperation in the midst of rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan says that Defence Minister Andrew Little is making it clear that New Zealand's choosing a side when it comes to China. He says he can only see deeper integration of New Zealand Defence Forces into the regional security schemes largely administered by the United States and Australia. Meanwhile, China and the US are in a

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8:30

Murray Olds: Australian Correspondent on the fall-out...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/06/04

The fall-out is continuing across the Tasman over the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case. The Victoria Cross recipient has lost a defamation case over three newspapers, that published articles about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and bullying of former SAS colleagues. Roberts-Smith could now face criminal charges. Australia Correspondent Murray Olds told Tim Dower that the verdict has been raising some awkward questions. He says there's a large display about Ben Roberts-Smith at the Australian War

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11:57

Nathalie Philippe: Editor of Death Among Good Men

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/04/24

Major General Lindsay M Inglis was one of New Zealand's most prominent soldiers, and left behind a wealth of notes, letters, and a memoir. Nathalie Philippe is the editor of Death Among Good Men, a new book consisting of these texts. Nathalie joined Tim Beveridge to chat about the process of editing the book, and the importance of this kind of text. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:51

Sir Wayne Shelford: RSA National President on Anzac Day

Holiday Breakfast ·

2023/04/24

RSA National President Sir Wayne Shelford was at the Wellington Dawn Service. He told Tim Beveridge that there were good numbers in attendance. The Anzac day National Service will be held at Wellington's Pukeahu National War Memorial Park at 11am. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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