A noticeably frail Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance at Vatican City. 

The 88-year-old was in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula for oxygen, when greeting onlookers in St Peter's Square. 

It's his first official public appearance since he was released from hospital, after a life-threatening bout of double pneumonia. 

International Correspondent, Gavin Grey says told Andrew Dickens the Pope ignored doctor's orders. 

He says Pope Francis was told to take several weeks off duties, upon release from hospital after a five-week stay. 

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So it looks like the Treaty Principles Act is toast as Christopher Luxon assured us it would be.  

Much was made over the weekend that 90 per cent of the submissions were against it.  

But that means nothing if all the opposing submissions were just photocopies of one. 

Māori are organised. Anyone who’s seen their multiple Hikoi's and the awesome organisation of the Kings Tangi should know that.  

You underestimate Māori at your peril.   

But it must also be noted that Act’s act was a simplistic dog. Much of it is already covered by the bill of rights.  

At its heart it was three sentences designed to overthrow 50 years of legal development. 

But is the movement against the treaty dead.  

No, it is not. New Zealand first wants to have a crack. 

And Winston Peters, being the experienced legislator, wants to amend the existing Treaty Principles legislation we already have.  

He ran his election campaign on it. It's the smart way to achieve real change. 

And as we approach the changeover between Peters and Seymour of the Deputy PM role, Winston will have the time and the energy to have his try. 

So welcome to round two of the Treaty Principles debate. A round that has much more chance to succeed. 

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New Zealand exporters are in the firing line, as tariffs of at least 10% are now being imposed on almost all goods. 

The US surpassed Australia as our second largest export destination for beef last year due to a sharp rise in meat exports. 

There’s billions of dollars' worth of trade in the sector, as the United States is unable to meet their consumption demand with their domestic production.  

Meat Industry Association CEO Sirma Karapeeva told Andrew Dickens we currently trade with a “nuisance tariff” of only a few cents, so this 10% is essentially imposing over 9.3% extra cost on exports. 

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The dispute surrounding a charity co-founded by Prince Harry will be investigated. 

The Sentebale charity's caught the eye of the Charity Commission after a public war of words saw its head make claims of bullying and harassment within the organisation. 

UK correspondent Vincent McAviney told Andrew Dickens the Duke of Sussex is hoping the commission will be able to unveil the truth. 

McAviney says Harry's welcoming the official investigation. 

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A health group says the Government's health targets don't tell the full story of the system. 

Three of the five Government's targets are on track, but two are worse than the previous quarter. 

Wait lists for elective treatments and a first specialist assessment have worsened, but child vaccination rates have improved, alongside cancer treatment times and ED stay lengths. 

Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair Malcolm Mulholland told Andrew Dickens the ED wait time metric doesn't include walkouts. 

He's aware of a case in Palmerston North where a patient walked out of its ED because it was overwhelmed, and died the following day. 

He’s also doubting how cancer treatments are measured. 

Mulholland told Andrew Dickens it looks at the time from the first appointment to first treatment, instead of diagnosis. 

He says patients are waiting eight weeks or longer at Waikato, Christchurch, Wellington and Southland hospitals, and some outcomes have been lethal. 

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Formula one hits Japan this weekend, with Liam Lawson to race for the first time since dropping to the Racing Bulls. 

Lawson's replacement, Yuki Tsunoda, will be racing for oracle this Sunday. 

Sport's Journalist Eric Thompson says Yuki and Lawson have been friends since junior days. 

He says some strain in their friendship is to be expected. 

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On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Friday 4th April 2025, NZ is finally in the firing line for Donald Trump's tariffs, Sirma Karapeeva Chief Executive of the Meat Industry Association explains how it will impact our exporters.  

Formula One hits Japan this weekend, with Liam Lawson to race for the first time since dropping to the racing bulls, Sports Journalist Eric Crompton shares his take.  

The Government's says it's Health targets seem to be on track, Chairperson of Patient Voices Aotearoa, Malcolm Mulholland shares his thoughts.  

Plus, UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney shares reaction from the UK on Donald Trump's tariffs.  

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The age of globalisation is dead. Trump has withdrawn America.

Now we’re in an age of blocs - nations that agree to trade with each other, nations that have commonality.  

So, who are our friends and who are our friends that we get on with?  

China is our biggest trade friend, but is China our friend? No, they’re not.  

So we are into a period of delicate negotiations and that’s going to cause fewer than perfect trade deals.  

Now what do we do about America?

Some have said that the situation is not too bad - 10% as we speak.  

But our trade with America is $9 billion a year, so 10 per cent is near enough a billion dollars, which is not inconsiderable. So what should we do?

The Trade Minister and Prime Minister say it would be foolish to retaliate. We’re not in the same weight class. 

Maybe we should go the Trump playbook. We all know that Trump likes to go big and then pull back to his bottom line. 

So should we go back and say let’s call it 5%, and then wait to see where the cards lie.  

Who knows. What I do know is that the world is in chaos. Russia, China, Israel, Ukraine.  

And inflation is lurking, and uncertainty has not gone away.  

It’s time for circumspection and recognising that the elephants are dancing, and we are but mice. 

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A rising concern about shoddy builders has prompted the Government to roll out industry reforms.  

The Building and Construction Minister says relatively few examples of high-profile poor workmanship is tarring the image of tradies.  

Chris Penk has announced there'll be more transparency about suspended builders, stronger discipline, and an improved complains process. 

AUT Construction Management Professor John Tookey told Andrew Dickens it’s a step in the right direction. 

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The Government's highlighted an Achilles' heel with a $664 million mental health programme that's missing targets. 

Labour's 2019 'Wellbeing' Budget saw the Access and Choice Programme receive its funding over five years. 

It's aiming to support 325 thousand people per year, but during 2023-24 saw just over 207 thousand.  

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey told Andrew Dickens utilization is a weak point. 

He says a warm handover to GPs is good for those who need to be seen urgently, but it means there's a workforce being under used. 

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