Articles by Frances Cook and Newstalk ZB staff
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Barry Soper: "Julie Anne Genter is laying it on with a trowel"
Friday, 17 May 2024, 5:33PMGreen MP Julie Anne Genter has publicly promised her outburst will not happen again. The Rongotai MP is facing formal complaints...
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Nicole Rosie: NZTA Chief on Te Huia commuter train funding cut
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:01PMTe Huia, the Waikato to Auckland commuter train will continue to be funded by NZTA at reduced rate. Waikato councils will...
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What's the latest on the Trump hush-money trial?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 5:18PMDonald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen has been accused of lying about phone call at Trump hush-money trial. Trump...
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How will the A-League football scandal affect the audience’s trust in the game?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 5:04PMAll White Clayton Lewis reportedly among three A-League players arrested by New South Wales Police for match-fixing. This...
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A-League match-fixing: who, what and why?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:42PMAll White Clayton Lewis is reportedly among three A-League players arrested by New South Wales Police for match-fixing. According...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis Allan: Steven Joyce is right, tax cuts are the way to go
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:30PMI'm gonna back up Steven Joyce on something that he’s said today. He's written a piece for the Herald arguing for why we...
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Sports Fix
17 May 2024: Spot Fixing rocks the A-League
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:14PMOn Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 17th May 2024, Ben Sigmund unpacks the drama of the betting corruption scandal that...
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Politics Friday: Is bullying 'rife' in New Zealand?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 11:43AMJohn MacDonald was joined by National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb this week for Politics Friday. They discussed...
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NRL pulls more eyes, former Warriors coach says it's evolution is "unbelievable"
Friday, 17 May 2024, 11:22AMThe NRL is pulling more and more eyes. Ten rounds into the season, nearly 1.59 million New Zealanders have watched matches...
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'Gina Whinehart': Australian billionaire demands removal of "unflattering" portrait
Friday, 17 May 2024, 11:15AMAustralia's richest woman's causing a stir by demanding her portrait is removed from an exhibition. Indigenous artist Vincent...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: Good on Luxon for defending tax cuts
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:46AMAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The...
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Is AI the future in dairy farming?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:40AMA kiwi company has figured out how to combine new AI technology with one of New Zealand’s biggest industries. Livestock...
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NZ tourism tracks behind Australia, Minister remains optimistic
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:01AMAustralia is far outstripping New Zealand on the tourism front. Data from Stats NZ shows that New Zealand had just over...
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"I want this man to go down and rot": Cross-examination of Trump's former lawyer continues
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:28AMDonald Trump's lawyers continue to cross-examine his former fixer in court in a potential turning point of the hush money...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 17 May 2024
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:13AMOn the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 17th of May, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters talked...
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Wrapping the Week: Mike Hosking's "not designed to be sick"
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:08AMKate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to wrap this week. On the agenda today was bullying, pool, and fitness....
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"You can't get a ticket": Phoenix sell out match against Melbourne Victory
Friday, 17 May 2024, 8:51AMA sellout crowd is certain as it's just one day til Wellington Phoenix chants ring out across the city. The nix are playing...
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King Charles' in 'good spirits" as he attends garden parties
Friday, 17 May 2024, 8:38AMKing Charles has been attending garden parties as he returns to public duties. The monarch returned to work in late April,...
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"Not some soft, cuddly problem": Anti-Bullying Council says it's rife in NZ workplaces
Friday, 17 May 2024, 8:26AMThere’s a belief that bullying's embedded in New Zealand culture. A report from the Human Rights Commission and KPMG says...
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"We've been watching things by the hour": Kiwis trapped by violent unrest could return home
Friday, 17 May 2024, 8:04AMHundreds of New Zealanders stranded in New Caledonia could start coming home tomorrow. The French territory is in a state...
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'Interesting debate' to come of Fonterra's new strategy proposal
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:53AMAn agricultural economics expert says Fonterra's change in strategy has come as a surprise. The dairy giant has signalled...
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Report finds the high financial cost of workplace bullying
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:30AMThe Workplace Relations and Safety Minister's being urged to address the huge cost of workplace bullying. A report by the...
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Farmers look at Fonterra's new strategy with 'cautious optimism'
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:21AMFederated Farmers says most farmers are looking at Fonterra's change in strategy with cautious optimism. The dairy giant's...
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Kiwi V8 driver gearing up for Perth Supersprint
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 9:04PMThe V8 Supercars are back in action this weekend at the Perth SuperSprint. Andre Heimgartner is one of the kiwi drivers suiting...