Best Auckland Council Podcasts (2024)

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Full Show Podcast: 23 July 2024 34:28

12m ago34:28

34:28

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 23rd of July, Joe Biden is no longer seeking re-election and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the top job. U.S. election analyst Henry Olsen joins Ryan from the States to provide his thoughts. Health NZ's board has been scrapped by the Government, replaced by a commiss…

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Gloriavale facing class action lawsuit from former members 3:54

26m ago3:54

3:54

Gloriavale and five government agencies are facing a multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit brought by former members who claim they were held as slaves from birth by the Christian community's leaders. Reporter Jean Edwards spoke to Corin Dann.

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Labour hits back at govt claims over health NZ 6:50

31m ago6:50

6:50

Labour's health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall is calling the move to replace Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora's board with a commissioner "political spin". Verrall spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Sports News for 23 July 2024 1:16

35m ago1:16

1:16

The Pulse will host the ANZ Premiership grand final and co-captain Tiana Metuarau was full of praise for the team's replacement players following last night's 58-44 win over the Tactix in Wellington.

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Business News for 23 July 2024 4:15

1h ago4:15

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Business news for 23 July 2024

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Chance industries may set up own training programmes 2:37

1h ago2:37

2:37

Some industries may revolt and set up their own training programmes if they don't like the government's plans for apprenticeships and workplace training. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

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Union says changes to Te Whatu Ora won't help to fix the health system 6:32

1h ago6:32

6:32

The head of the union for senior doctors says putting a commissioner in charge of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand will not help to fix the health system. Association of Senior Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke to Corin Dann.

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Early Sports Chat for 23 July 2024 4:07

1h ago4:07

4:07

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

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Morning Rural News for 23 July 2024 4:04

1h ago4:04

4:04

News from the rural farming sector.

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Early Business News for 23 July 2024 1:42

1h ago1:42

1:42

Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team.

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Immunisation rates down as whooping cough cases surge 5:07

1h ago5:07

5:07

Doctors say a surge in whooping cough cases shows how much immunisation rates need to improve. Immunisation Advisory Centre New Zealand senior Maori medical advisor Dr Mae David spoke to Corin Dann.

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Sports News for 23 July 2024 1:07

33m ago1:07

1:07

The Pulse have won their fifth minor premiership and will host the ANZ Premiership netball grand final after beating the Tactix 58-44 in Wellington.

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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on France recalling contaminated Olympic water bottles 3:54

13m ago3:54

3:54

With less than a week to go until the upcoming Paris Olympics, France has recalled a line of branded water bottles for children. The bottles were found to contain excessive levels of Bisphenol A, according to new reports. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says these chemicals have been linked to breast cancer and infertility. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.…

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Andrew Hoggard: Minister for Food Safety on the potential changes coming for infant formula laws 6:55

8m ago6:55

6:55

New Zealand's Minister for Food Safety doesn't approve of some proposed changes impacting the distribution of infant formula. Food Standards Australia New Zealand has written a lengthy proposal to overhaul formula regulations, including changes to how formula can be labelled and where it can be sold. Ministers from Australia and New Zealand will me…

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on the economic impact of Joe Biden dropping re-election bid 3:59

4m ago3:59

3:59

The US dollar and Treasuries are likely to see a knee-jerk bid higher after Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid. Investors will see this development as bringing a fresh level of uncertainty about the final outcome of the US elections. Shane Solly from Harbour Asset Management says this is definitely a spanner in the works. LISTEN ABOVE See omnyst…

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Full Show Podcast: 22 July 2024 1:40:51

7m ago1:40:51

1:40:51

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 22 July 2024, Washington correspondent David Smith speaks with Heather after news that Joe Biden has pulled out of the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris instead. Health Minister Dr Shane Reti tells Heather why he's sacked the board of Health NZ and replaced it with a com…

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The Huddle: Does Kamala Harris stand a chance? 10:22

12m ago10:22

10:22

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Josie Pagani from Child Fund joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Joe Biden has officially dropped out of the US presidential race - and pulled his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Is the way he stepped down problematic? Does Kamala Ha…

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister voices disapproval with proposed changes to infant formula laws 7:23

31m ago7:23

7:23

The Government is strongly opposing proposed changes to infant formula laws. Minister from Australia and New Zealand will meet this week to discuss a 400-page proposal, which would overhaul baby formula regulation - including labelling laws. Some groups fear it would cause plain-packaging and cripple New Zealand's exports. Finance Minister Nicola W…

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Oliver Mander: Shareholders' Association CEO unsure about the Warehouse Group's plan for shares 2:16

7m ago2:16

2:16

It's unclear what the Warehouse Group's next steps will be. Founder Sir Stephen Tindall, who remains a majority shareholder, has shown potential interest in acquiring its shares with Andamantem Capital Partners. The company has confirmed it's received an approach, and is advising investors not to sell shares, pending further advice from directors. …

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Sir Michael Jones: Moana Pasifika chair on Ardie Savea joining the Super Rugby franchise 2:53

25m ago2:53

2:53

Moana Pasifika's higher-ups are looking forward to welcoming Ardie Savea aboard. Savea has signed with the Auckland-based Super Rugby franchise until his New Zealand Rugby contract expires in 2027, departing the Hurricanes after 11 years. Moana Pasifika chair Sir Michael Jones says this is hugely significant for the world of Pacific rugby. "His inf…

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Shane Reti: Health Minister on the plan to replace Health NZ's board with a Commissioner 2:17

16m ago2:17

2:17

The Health Minister has confirmed some changes will be made to Health NZ to reduce their multi-million dollar monthly overspending. The agency's board will be replaced with a Commissioner to prevent future financial deficits. Minister Shane Reti says people will lose jobs as a result of the new direction at Health NZ. "From 2018 to now, 2500 back o…

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David Smith: Guardian Washington correspondent on Joe Biden endorsing Kamala Harris as he exits presidential race 5:17

14m ago5:17

5:17

Money and support is flowing in for the top pick to take on Donald Trump in the US presidential election. Joe Biden is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris after abruptly announcing he's quitting the race. Endorsements from top Democrats are mounting, with more than $50 million already raised for Harris. Guardian Washington correspondent David Sm…

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Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race 5:09

23m ago5:09

5:09

There's growing concerns surrounding the implications of Joe Biden's recent announcement. Biden has thrown support behind Kamala Harris after announcing his decision to drop out of the presidential race - leaving his Vice President a short timeframe to boost support for the party. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says a Trump presidenc…

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Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paying tribute to Joe Biden 3:21

6m ago3:21

3:21

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thanked Joe Biden for his leadership and service. Biden has announced his decision to back out of the US presidential race - and voiced support for Vice President Kamala Harris. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says both leaders have demonstrated similar beliefs, values and commitments. LISTEN …

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Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm shocked by Biden's behaviour following his decision to drop out 2:28

3m ago2:28

2:28

Do you know what’s surprised me the most about Joe Biden quitting this morning? It's obviously not that he’s quit - I mean that was predictable, it clearly needed to happen. But what’s surprised me is that he’s been so badly behaved about it. First of all, it shouldn’t have taken him more than three weeks to quit. It should've been obvious to him i…

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Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Ardie Savea moving to Moana Pasifika next year 3:27

17m ago3:27

3:27

It appears All Blacks vice captain Ardie Savea will have the option of a second sabbatical from Super Rugby in 2026. Savea will move to Moana Pasifika next year as part of a new three-year deal with New Zealand Rugby until 2027. Sportstalk host Jason Pine unpacks this new development. LSITEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…

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Gary Orr: MPI Investigations Director on the assessment of Orana Wildlife Park's conditions 5:22

13m ago5:22

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A rapid assessment of Orana Wildlife Park's conditions today will determine the truth of claims of poor welfare standards. More than 20 current and former staff at the Christchurch zoo have told 1News about animal deaths, with some going unreported. Ministry of Primary Industries staff have visited today. Investigations Director, Gary Orr, says it'…

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Full Show Podcast: 22 July 2024 34:03

11m ago34:03

34:03

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday the 22nd of July, the fallout continues from the global CrowdStrike IT outage. Ryan speaks to a tech expert on the continued fallout. Tauranga has elected it's first council after four years of commissioners. The local Business Chamber talks to Ryan about what they want to see. Andr…

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Steve Price: Australian correspondent on more than 160 New Zealanders signing up to the ADF 6:55

1h ago6:55

6:55

More New Zealanders are applying to become members of Australia's army. It comes after Australia made changes to the way they recruit new members, with New Zealanders able to join since the start of July, with citizens of Britain, the US and Canada also able to apply from next year. Australian correspondent Steve Price says 166 New Zealanders have …

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Full Show Podcast: 22 July 2024 1:29:08

1h ago1:29:08

1:29:08

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 22nd of July, Joe Biden stood down from re-election just as the show began. We had all the live reaction from both sides. We speak to new Tauranga mayor Mahe Drysdale and what happens next with the Cloudstrike debacle? Andrew Saville and Jason Pine join the Commentary Box and cover the …

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Mike's Minute: Yet again, we don't care about local body politics 2:07

1h ago2:07

2:07

The great dichotomy of local government is on display right now and seemingly no wants to address it: The turnout in Tauranga was pathetic. The latest example of us not giving a monkey’s is Tauranga. No democracy because the last lot were so hopeless they got replaced by commissioners, and yet when given the freedom to choose, the real winner was c…

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Morning Report Essentials for Monday 22 July 28:43

1h ago28:43

28:43

On today's episode, US president Joe Biden has pulled out of the race to become president, which leaves the Democrats looking for a new candidate to take on Donald Trump in November, we hear from US correspondent Simon Marks and Democratic Party Strategist Mary Anne Marsh, Olympic rower Mahé Drysdale has been elected as mayor of Tauranga, we hear f…

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Commentary Box: Ardie Savea, Oscar Piastri, Warriors 12:02

21m ago12:02

12:02

Andrew Saville and Jason Pine joined Mike Hosking to discuss the All Blacks’ 47-5 win over Fiji in San Diego, Ardie Savea’s move to Moana Pasifika, the controversies surrounding Oscar Piastri’s maiden Formula 1 win in Hungary, the Warrior’s top 8 hopes after their 20-18 defeat to the Raiders and Hamish Kerr’s winning performance in London. LISTEN A…

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Jonathan Chew: Infant Nutrition Council chief executive on what infant formula labelling proposal could mean for dairy sector 3:43

41m ago3:43

3:43

Dairy manufacturers are on edge as a potentially catastrophic move looms. This week Food Ministers here and across the ditch are expected to discuss labelling of formula products. French multinational Danone believes the move could make 441 people jobless in New Zealand, with $1 billion of exports lost. Infant Nutrition Council chief executive Jona…

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Wayne Brown: Auckland mayor says traffic management industry is taking advantage of safety rules 3:25

1h ago3:25

3:25

Auckland's mayor says the traffic management industry's taking advantage of New Zealand's safety rules. Wayne Brown's commissioned an independent EY report on temporary traffic management. It found road work contractors are incentivised to cause maximum disruption for more profit, and legislative change is needed to change the behaviour. Brown told…

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Council under fire for trippling cost of woodburner consents 3:16

2h ago3:16

3:16

South Taranaki District Council is under fire for almost tripling the cost of consents for woodburners. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

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Danu Abeysuirya: IT expert says CrowdStrike could face a flurry of lawsuits after global outage 3:24

12m ago3:24

3:24

An IT expert believes there'll be a flurry of lawsuits on the back of Friday's global IT outage. Microsoft estimated 8.5 million computers were disabled with a blue screen of death, and experts predict it'll be weeks before all systems fully recover. It is believed the outage was triggered by an update from global cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.…

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Wairoa clean up continues one month after devastating floods 3:05

2h ago3:05

3:05

A month on from the Wairoa's devastating floods and the town's mayor says it was only luck they didn't need "body bags". Ashleigh McCaull reports.

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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on German police reportedly foiling planned terror attack hours before UEFA Euro 2024 final 3:04

3m ago3:04

3:04

German police have reportedly foiled a planned terror attack just hours before last week's UEFA Euro 2024 final in Berlin. Three suspects were reportedly detained during a series of raids of addresses in nearby Potsdam, after they were taking pictures of a fanzone and a church. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the suspects were known ISIS supporter…

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Israel attacks Houthi targets in Yemen 3:45

26m ago3:45

3:45

Israel's military says its air defence system has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it could enter Israeli airspace of the southern region of Iraq, which comes after Israeli fighter jets carried out air strikes on Saturday on the Houthi's controlled port of Haida in Yemen Tel-Aviv correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…

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NZers need to be aware of scams after IT outage says NetSafe 2:41

29m ago2:41

2:41

The head of online safety organisation NetSafe says New Zealanders should be looking out for phishing emails from banks, fake retail communications claiming failed or unusual payments, and airline related scam attempts after Friday's CrowdStrike IT outage. NetSafe chief executive Brent Carey spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…

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Speed climbing to make Olympic debut 4:05

33m ago4:05

4:05

Speed climbing - where athletes race each other up a 15-metre-high climbing wall - will debut as a standalone event at the Paris Games. Dana Johannsen reports.

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Mahe Drysdale: New Tauranga mayor says voters have seen the success he's had before he entered politics 4:05

2h ago4:05

4:05

Tauranga's new mayor says his election campaign was built on collaboration. Champion Olympic rower Mahe Drysdale has an almost 6000 vote lead in the mayoral race, with just the specials left to count. Drysdale told Mike Hosking voters have seen the success he's had before politics. “I campaigned on working as a team with government, with the staff,…

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Market Update for 22 July 2024 2:03

41m ago2:03

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Market Update for 22 July 2024

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Polytechs will need millions to pay bills documents show 3:54

44m ago3:54

3:54

Documents show polytechnics will need millions of dollars so they can pay their bills after they are cut free from mega-institute Te Pukenga. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann.

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Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB sports reader on Oscar Piastri's maiden Formula 1 victory 3:35

23m ago3:35

3:35

Oscar Piastri has become the fifth Australian to win a Formula 1 race, after his victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. But the triumph didn't come without controversy, with McLaren teammate Lando Norris forced to give the victory to his teammate. Newstalk ZB sports reader Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnyst…

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Biden endorses Kamala Harris after dropping out of race 5:07

25m ago5:07

5:07

US president Joe Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris after he dropped out of the US presidential race. Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Ryan Bridge: Our biggest ever athletics team heading to Paris - and it's quite exciting 2:20

23h ago2:20

2:20

Hamish Kerr - you might recall the name. He's a high jumper, winning gold at the Commonwealth Games, but so far no Olympic medal. He's apparently looking very good for Paris - the opening ceremony kicks off this Saturday morning. I'm getting quite excited about it. So Kerr is peaking at just the right time - he's just taken out the men’s high jump …

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Former Republican congressional candidate on Biden dropping out 5:50

22h ago5:50

5:50

The news of Joe Biden's decision to stand aside is ricocheting around the United States. Former US republican congressional candidate, and now a radio host in Pennsylvania, Lenny McAllister spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Russell Craig: Former Microsoft National Technology Officer says diversifying tech landscape may not be enough to protect from global outages 2:39

2h ago2:39

2:39

Belief it's not as simple as diversifying New Zealand's technology landscape to protect us from global IT outages. Friday's global outage - which impacted an estimated 8.5 million Microsoft machines - was triggered by an update from global cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Former Microsoft National Technology Officer Russell Craig told Mike Hoskin…

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