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The Privacy Commissioner is frustrated by the New Zealand Police’s recent serious privacy breach.

Police inadvertently disclosed the email addresses of 147 firearms owners by Te Tari Pūreke on Wednesday, 26 July.

Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says that these firearms owners are in a situation where their personal information has been inadvertently released- again.

"If you think about the people involved here- firearm owners- you've got to think about them first."

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Broadcaster and commentator Paddy Gower says the horse has already bolted on the Government's attempt to crack down on vaping.

All vapes will need to have removable or replaceable batteries, there will be a ban on new vape shops near schools, and new restrictions on 'enticing' flavours.

He says these new regulations won't solve the 'gigantic' problem of youth nicotine addiction- an issue he explores in his latest documentary instalment.

"This Government has stuffed up and left an entire generation of Kiwis with a massive problem, which is nicotine addiction."

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Economists are baffled over BNZ's decision to bump up the interest rates on three home loan terms.

The bank will lift their six-month rate from 7.85 percent to 7.99 percent. Their four- and five-year rates will increase from 6.89 percent to 7.09 percent.

Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan says the six-month rate increase is at odds with BNZ's own economic forecast.

"The six-month rate is out of line with all the other banks, it's higher than the other banks are offering. So it's hard to see, unless they're trying to funnel more of the lending out towards the longer end."

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 I don’t think it’s going to surprise you to hear the huge numbers of Kiwi workers thinking about moving to Australia- it's a third of us. 

Researchers from Massey and Otago Universities asked workers if they would consider moving to Australia. 10 percent said yes, and 26 percent said maybe.

Now, thinking about it and doing it are two different things. But I’ve never had this many  conversations personally with people wanting to leave.

A woman in my family said she’s considering leaving when she retires; she’s in her late 60s. That’s a big call for someone in their 60s.

I met a couple while I was on holiday in Fiji last month, he was an investment banker living in Herne Bay in Auckland, so good life here- he’s thinking of leaving, I think to Australia.

Another couple I met on holiday who have a baby are leaving to go to Australia once he finishes his medical studies.

One of my producers just left on Friday, going to Canada. Another staff member here quit today, going to Canada. 

And my sister just told me she and her husband and baby are off to Australia, they’ve signed all the documents.

It's one thing if the young, single ones are leaving.  We expect that, it’s a rite of passage. 

It's quite another thing to hear this many married couples with kids or even near retirees who own homes and have successful careers uprooting their families and their established lives to go somewhere else 

And often, not always, but often they will give you the same reason for leaving:  

They don’t like what’s happening to the country, and they can’t bear the thought of another three years of New Zealand going backwards under Labour.

Today’s Roy Morgan poll tells you the same story. 60 percent of respondents say the country’s going in the wrong direction. Only 29 percent say the right direction. That’s a record low for Roy Morgan. 

This election’s important. We need a change of Government to stop the tide of people packing up and leaving.

But we also need the next Government to truly change the country's fortunes. National, if they get in, cannot tinker. They cannot fool themselves that a bit of change is enough and they can otherwise hold the status quo.

If they do that, voters will see through it and the number of people leaving will pick up again.

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An expert claims Lauren Dickason showed no evidence of insanity just after killing her children.

She's on trial at the High Court in Christchurch, accused of murdering her three daughters in Timaru in 2021.

The Crown's first expert, forensic psychiatrist Dr Erik Monasterio, carried out nine hours of interviews with Dickason after the deaths.

The Herald's Anna Leask says Monasterio agrees Dickason was unwell, but claims she doesn't reach the threshold of insanity.

"He said there was no psychosis, there was no cognitive impairment and there were no delusions."

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The latest Roy Morgan NZ poll shows a National/ACT coalition has a clear lead over the current Government.

The right-leaning coalition is up by 2.5 points to 47.5 percent, surging ahead of Labour's 26 percent and the Greens' 9 percent- a historic low for both parties.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this is the beginning of the gap between the right and the left- with this poll representing a significant drop for Labour and the Greens.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia is holding the OCR at 4.1 percent, to assess the impact of prior hikes.

The RBA warns that more increases may be needed to ensure inflation drops to their target in a reasonable timeframe.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Australian homeowners and renters will appreciate this pause, however temporary.

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The United States are hours away from their pivotal football World Cup group clash against Portugal at Eden Park tonight.

The US needs at least a draw to advance to the round of 16, with a loss putting the four-time world champions in danger of being bundled out early.

Kick-off is at 7pm.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains what viewers can expect tonight.

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An email containing graphic content has been sent to students at an Auckland high school on their school accounts.

Parents of Rosehill College students received a message warning of the disturbing email - sent from an external source.

It's been removed from all student accounts and the ability for outside agencies to contact students has been turned off.

Secondary Principals' Association President Vaughan Couillault says the school's response indicates it was serious.

"It feels like a one-off, abhorrent piece of information that's been sent- as opposed to a massive systemic risk."

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a stern warning to Russia following a recent drone attack.

Zelenskyy's remarks came during his visit to  Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, as he asserted that the region was growing stronger in the face of Russian aggression. 

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this marks a major sea change in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and Zelenskyy is clearly infuriated after over 500 days of war.

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