Holiday Breakfast
Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast.
Listen for 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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Andrew Dickens: The Government could step in regarding Manage My Health if it wanted
Let's talk about Manage My Health only briefly. Simeon Brown's interview with me yesterday was evidence that the Government wants to keep as far away from the issue...
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"We'll be selling oil": Trump focuses on oil reserves after Venezuelan President's arrest
US taxpayers could be on the hook to subsidise the rebuilding of Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. The US launched strikes over the weekend and took President Nicolas...
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Greens are in a "really good place" heading into election year, Swarbrick says
Despite a wobble in the polls last year, Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick thinks the party is in a good place. Over this term the party's reached as high as...
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Summer with the Mayors: Peter Revell
The days of cyclone recovery are over, and the Coromandel is open for business this summer. Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Peter Revell joined for a chat about...
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"Exceptionally challenging" retail climate could see EB Games close up shop in NZ
Retail New Zealand's Chief Executive says the closure of Australian retailer EB Games would have a wide-reaching impact. The Australian video-game retailer's proposing...
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"Long overdue": Calls for stronger restrictions on porn access after teen's death
A child online safety advocate's calling for stronger restrictions on access to pornography after a coroner's linked a teen's death to content found on the internet. The...
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'Slow progress': Hopes for a bumper kakapo breeding season
Conservationists are expecting a lot of breeding action from threatened kakapo over the next month. The nocturnal, flightless parrots reproduce in tune with rimu,...
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Armed police, civilian militia patrol Venezuelan capital in wake of President's arrest
Residents of Venezuelan capital Caracas are avoiding the streets as armed police patrol the city. President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are being detained in New...
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Starmer faces pressure to condemn US capture of Venezuelan President
The UK Prime Minister is in an awkward position following the US’ action in Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro was taken in a US military operation over the weekend,...
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Courts find ten people guilty of cyberbullying France's First Lady
A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady Brigitte Macron with false online claims about her gender and sexuality. Their sentences...
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Heated competition as ASB Classic returns for 2026
Summer has returned to Auckland and with it the ASB Classic. The two-week long tennis tournament begins today, and the competition is hot. Elina Svitolina, Emma...
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New Zealand may see more positive property market in 2026
New Zealand may be in for a more positive property market in the new year. Cotality’s January Home Value Index shows that property values were down 1% in 2025...
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Tourism NZ spends nearly $10m on influencer advertising - is it delivering?
Concern Tourism New Zealand's chasing clicks, with no breakdown available for the millions spent on social media influencers. A response to the Taxpayers’ Union...
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Summer with the Mayors: Sophie Barker
Dunedin was in the news a fair bit last year, and its time in the spotlight has continued into the new year with the death of former Mayor Jules Radich. Current...
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Andrew Dickens: New Zealand's on the brink of pulling itself out of its funk
Yesterday I opened with the ongoing problems with Auckland’s motorway system. And I got a grumpy text after it asking for more positivity in a holiday programme,...
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"Mountains of evidence": Maduro's trial expected to 'take some time'
Venezuela's Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, has been formally sworn in as acting leader. US forces seized President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas in the weekend,...
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"Challenging situation": Govt provides support as Manage My Health struggles with data breach
Manage My Health expects to start working in coming days through notifying people caught up by last week's data breach. The privately-owned health platform has...
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Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp on how New Zealand should respond to US invasion of Venezuela
After months of strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats the USA conducted air strikes on multiple military targets in Venezuela's capital Caracas and captured President...
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Deputy Privacy Commissioner Liz MacPherson advises on how to keep safe from data breaches
Two major data breaches rattled New Zealand's online privacy last week with both Neighbourly and Manage My Health becoming victims of a cyber attack. Personal information...
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Bondi Beach heroes receive standing ovation at Ashes test
Ahmed Al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the shooters in the Bondi Beach attack, along with other first responders and community members, were honoured in a special ceremony...
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Water Safety NZ CEO Glen Scanlon on the 2025 drowning toll increase
On December 22 New Zealand reported that 70 people had lost their lives from drowning, in the nine final days of 2025 eight more died. Water Safety NZ's CEO Greg...
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International relations expert Dr Matthew Schmidt says Trump's actions are unconcerned with international laws or norms
At around 2am local time on January 3 the USA conducted strikes on Venezuela's capital city of Caracas in an alleged effort to remove sitting President Nicolás Maduro. The...
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Dave Faulkner: Hoodoo Guru lead vocalist and guitarist on upcoming NZ shows
The Hoodoo Gurus are returning to New Zealand to perform at the Greenstone Summer Concert series, alongside Iggy Pop and Joan Jett, and New Zealand's very own Zed. LISTEN...
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Hayden Brown: How to stick with your New Year's resolutions
A study by Strava found that only 8-9% of people stick to their New Year's resolution until the end of the year, and over half give it up by the second Friday of...
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Wattie Watson: Firefighters start year with hour long strike
If your house catches fire today, you better hope it happens after 1pm. The Professional Firefighters Union is set to strike again today at 12pm - but only for...
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Vino Ramayah: Manage My Health Chief Exec on data breach
A major breach of the country's largest collection of health data has privacy experts concerned. Manage My Health is an app which allows patients and their GPs...
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Andrew Dickens: It's time NZ gets off the fence
So as we heard yesterday, China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan, in his annual New Year's Eve speech in Beijing. Speaking the day after...
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Summer with the Mayors: John Glover
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover joins to sum up the year for the countries leading district in tourism. LISTEN ABOVE
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Nadia Yousef: Cyber security expert on health data breach
Data breaches aren't as uncommon as you'd like to think - if you don't think your passwords are being sold somewhere online you're dreaming! But when it comes to...
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott: Gold medalist on 2026 Olympics
She made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics, bringing home a gold medal in the slopestyle and a silver in the big air. But after an injury disrupted her 2024,...
