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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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3:52

Wattie Watson: NZPFU secretary on firefighters...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2022/12/18

After months of negotiations and strike action, firefighters have finally won their pay deal. Almost 98 percent of professional firefighter union members have voted to accept settlement of a new collective employment agreement. It includes pay rises of up to 24 percent, backdated to 2021 and blood screening for early detection of occupational cancer and illness. Union national secretary Wattie Watson says Fire and Emergency still needs to regain the trust of members. She says what FENZ does in the

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2:51

Sunny Kaushal: Dairy and Business Owners Group chair...

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2022/12/18

Dairy workers continue to sing the same tune, saying violent robberies won't stop unless the Government gets tough on crime. A Hamilton dairy worker has had his thumb and finger reattached after machete wielding robbers attacked him in his store over the weekend. Dairy and Business owners group Chair Sunny Kaushal says they met with Police Minister Chris Hipkins two months ago and nothing has changed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:33

Fred de Jong: former All White on the nail-biting...

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2022/12/18

Victory for Argentina in the 2022 Fifa World Cup! This morning final match was a nail-biter to watch, and it looked to be game over for France until they scored in the last minute of normal time. A goal each in extra time made it 3-3 and the final score came down to penalties. Former All White Fred de Jong says it was an amazing final to watch and both teams played with resilience until the very end. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:30

Queen Elizabeth II to be honoured in special Newstalk...

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2022/12/15

Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered through the lens of her iconic and beloved Christmas messages in a special Newstalk ZB broadcast presented by Mike Hosking this Christmas Day. The monarch, who died in September, delivered a Christmas Day message from the beginning of her reign in 1952, right up until her final Christmas last year. Over a remarkable seven decades of Christmases, the Queen used these broadcasts to respond to countless global events – from the Tangiwai disaster in 1953, to 9/11 in

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3:59

Rachel Barker: Plastics NZ CEO on plastic recycling...

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2022/10/23

New records are being set for the amount of plastic being intercepted, and avoiding landfills. It's down to more local councils expanding the types of plastic they collect, and recycle. Polypropylene is now taken by nearly nine out of ten councils - that's the likes of ice cream and margarine containers. Plastics NZ CEO, Rachel Barker says 97 percent of Kiwis can now recycle the plastic, up from 81 percent last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:26

Peter Jones: St Heliers resident on uptick in crime...

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2022/10/23

Crime on the streets of Auckland- it's no longer just about the central city or some of the grittier districts. People in leafy St Heliers are calling for visible police out on the beat, to act as a deterrent. Just this weekend, there was an apparently random and unprovoked stabbing, but in the past few months there have been 11 ram raids and burglaries in the shopping village. The Business Association has taken a safety plan to police, but came away mostly empty-handed. Resident Peter Jones, who

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5:33

Martin Cheer: Pub Charity CEO on whether pokie trusts...

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2022/10/23

Could pokie trusts be doing a better job of scrutinising where their grants are going? There are alarm bells over a so-called Children Education Foundation in Auckland as it's banked nearly one million dollars in pokie grants over three years. Yet, there's new evidence suggesting it doesn't actually operate the services it claims. Chief executive at Pub Charity, Martin Cheer, spoke on the wider issue surrounding this story today. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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3:14

Penny Simmonds: National Tertiary Education...

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2022/10/23

More uncertainty for the tertiary education sector, with the nationwide polytech provider Te Pūkenga looking to slash $35 million dollars from its budget. Acting Chief Executive Peter Winder says redundancies can't be ruled out, he's picking a $63 million dollar deficit for 2022. National's tertiary education spokesperson Penny Simmonds explained what exactly is going wrong here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:38

Vincent McAviney: UK correspondent on the UK Prime...

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2022/10/23

Former British Chancellor Rishi Sunak has forged ahead of his rivals in the contest to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Sunak has about 150 Tory MPs in his camp, including some who previously allied themselves with Boris Johnson. Candidates need 100 supporters by Monday afternoon (UK time) to qualify for the next stage. Our UK correspondent Vincent McAviney explained further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:09

Richard Arnold: US correspondent on Matthew Perry's...

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2022/10/23

Matthew Perry, mostly known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends, is set to release a new memoir. The book, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, is set to release November 1st, but he's already opened up about what prospective readers can expect to get from it. Matthew Perry has opened up about his alcohol addiction that was a big behind-the-scenes element during the earlier seasons of Friends, and the opioid addiction that sent him to hospital for 5 months when his colon burst. US

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7:30

Kate Dron: Partners Life actuary on post pandemic...

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2022/10/23

There's a consensus New Zealand came through the COVID-19 pandemic fairly well, but are there further consequences yet to come? Compared to a lot of other countries our death rate was low. Now we're open again and mostly back to work, and some interesting projections of what the post pandemic phase will look like are emerging. The in-house actuary for insurance company Partners Life, Kate Dron, explained further. "One of the issues we've still got now is that things are still revolving, and we've

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11:59

Stacey Morrison on how to celebrate Matariki...

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2022/06/23

The celebration of Matariki is open to all New Zealanders, regardless of ethnic or cultural background.Speaking to the Front Page podcast, author and host of the Flava Breakfast show Stacey Morrison says the message is universal."The values of Matariki are very much in tune with our environment," says Morrison."It asks us to be grateful for the crops we've been enjoying and to be mindful of the winds and of the water supply. All of those things are relevant and universal to everybody."Celebrations

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3:27

Paul Anderson: NZ Ski Chief Executive says they've...

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2022/06/23

The removal of pre-departure tests could be the bait luring Australians to New Zealand ski slopes.NZ Ski Chief Executive Paul Anderson told Tim Dower they've seen a huge increase in bookings in the last week.He says this could've been because of the snow or the scrapping of pre-departure tests for international tourists.Paul Anderson says the travel experience for Australians won't be as bad for the upcoming school holidays.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:14

Jesse Bromwich: Kiwis captain ahead of their first...

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2022/06/23

Coach Michael McGuire has picked four debutants in a powerful Kiwis line-up to tackle Mate Ma'a Tonga at Mt Smart.Three new backs - winger Ronaldo Mulitalo, centre Marata Niukore and stand-off Dylan Brown make the run on side while Penrith prop Moses Leota will be unleashed from the bench.Joey Manu is shifted from his usual centre spot to fullback while Jahrome Hughes will join Brown in the halves, pushing 31-year-old Kieran Foran to the bench.Recalled captain Jesse Bromwich is one of five

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4:56

Todd Charteris: Rabobank CEO says survey has found...

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2022/06/23

Too many of us are calling good food 'scraps'.New research from Rabobank/KiwiHarvest shows the average Kiwi household wastes around $1500 worth of food each year.Rabobank CEO Todd Charteris told Tim Dower the problem's getting worse.He says this is the fifth year the survey has been conducted, but the first year where there's been a decline in improvement.Charteris says Gen Z are the most wasteful and baby boomers are the most frugal.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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4:29

Stephen Todd: Nelson Federated Farmers President says...

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2022/06/23

Farmers says a stock control bylaw being proposed by the Tasman District Council, will be impossible for farmers to comply with.The council wants farmers to hold sheep 50 metres back from a road, while moving stock until all cars have driven past.There's also a suggestion the new bylaw has a 'no-poo' requirement when shifting stock.Nelson Provincial Federated Farmers President Stephen Todd told Tim Dower it's unworkable.He says there may be the odd incident of sheep and cars colliding - but keeping

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4:34

Louise Upston: National Social Development and...

Holiday Breakfast ·

2022/06/23

National’s taking aim at Government employment initiatives, saying they don’t target those most in need. The party's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says the majority of placements go to people who aren't on the benefit, or are on it short-term. Figures revealed to Newstalk ZB show just five per cent of Mana in Mahi placements went to people on the benefit for longer than two years. Upston says long-term beneficiaries should be first in line.She's concerned about the

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5:49

Victoria Arbiter: The Queen lighting the beacon was a...

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2022/06/05

That's a wrap on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee festivities. The four-day event concluded with a pageant through the streets of London, which included 10,000 performers from every corner of the Commonwealth uniting at the Palace. Royal Commentator Victoria Arbiter told Tim Dower a major highlight was the Queen's lighting of the beacon. She says it was a symbolic moment... “She pushed the button and that started a chain of beacons around the UK and indeed across the Commonwealth, I think there were

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8:28

Ross Taylor: I've enjoyed being home and being a dad

Holiday Breakfast ·

2022/06/05

One of our greatest ever cricketers has only just retired but he's rightfully getting one of our top awards. Ross Taylor becomes a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. You'll be aware of his 450 international matches for the Black Caps, the most 100's for NZ, a former captain. But he's also done some things with the game that you likely wouldn't necessarily know – promoting Māori and Pasifika cricket, helping the Samoan team to participate in international competitions, coaching youngsters

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4:02

Max Abbott: Online gambling can be far more addictive

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2022/06/05

There are concerns problem gambling could intensify if Lotto ramps up its online gaming options. The Otago Daily Times reports Lotto is looking to make changes online, and also add a third weekly draw. Gambling expert Max Abbott told Tim Dower he's most worried about the increase in online games. He says Lotto's been trending towards moving online for a while now, which can be far more addictive. “Lotto NZ has moved into a very strong online presence, and they’ve moved continuous forms of gambling

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