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Kiri Allan has confirmed she won't be standing for re-election.

The East Coast MP signalled she was quitting politics in an emotional post - saying she let down the Labour Party, the Prime Minister and New Zealanders.

ZB political editor Jason Walls says he wouldn't bet on Kiri Allan returning to politics, as it's hard to return once you're out.

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No changes from the Football Ferns for this evening's World Cup group A clash against the Philippines in Wellington.

It'll be the same line-up that beat Norway in the tournament opener.

Kick-off is at 5.30.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains what we can expect from both teams tonight.

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A shaken motorist had handguns pointed at him while driving down the Waikato Expressway over the weekend.

Noah Hutchinson was driving to Hamilton from Woodhill when a car pulled up next to him and two passengers shouted at him to take the next exit- while pointing weapons.

He says the thieves were probably after his motorbike, and he slowed to catch up with the cars behind him to avoid a scene.

"I'm assuming they saw the motorbike on the back and they wanted to steal it or my car as well. It set in pretty quick- this is happening, I don't have much time to think about it."

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Two more Greek islands, Evia and Corfu, are evacuating travellers as wildfires sweep the region for the sixth day.

Over 19,000 people have already been evacuated from Rhodes, 16,000 by land and 3,000 by sea, with no casualties.

The Greek Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection has described it as the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country”.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the breeze is fanning the flames and causing the temperature to soar above 40C.

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Tonight on The Huddle, current affairs commentator Josie Pagani and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

Former Justice Minister has quit Cabinet after being charged with careless use of a vehicle and refusing to accompany an officer last night. Ginny Andersen has picked up her portfolio this afternoon. What does this men for Labour's chances in the upcoming election? Is it well and truly over for them?

The New Zealand Bar Association is warning against criticising the judiciary following last Thursday’s shooting in Auckland CBD. The shooter was serving a sentence of five months’ home detention for committing domestic violence. Is this a fair request?

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There are growing calls for Labour to arrange a snap election following Kiri Allan's arrest and resignation.

Kiri Allan is the latest Minister to depart following Stuart Nash and Michael Wood exiting after getting caught up in controversy.

NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan believes Chris Hipkins needs to put the current Labour Government out of its misery with an early election.

"It's still hard to come back, because you don't expect to have a Justice Minister remonstrating with the police. That's the bit that raises the questions."

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Thousands of causal workers in Australia could be on the path to permanent employment thanks to new proposed changes.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says the proposal would close a loophole allowing companies to treat casuals like permanent employees without giving them benefits of secure employment.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says some workers will still want the flexibility of casual employment.

"They get no sick leave, no annual leave, they get no leave. But they're okay with that, because they pick and choose when they want to work or they pick and choose and have an arrangement."

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Twitter's famous blue bird logo is set to fly away to be replaced with a new symbol.

Owner Elon Musk confirmed he plans to change the platform's logo to a letter X, marking the latest significant rebrand for the social media company.

Social media commentator Vaughn Davis says this change is terrible from a branding perspective, but it could be the start of an expanded future for the platform.

"I think that's the plan for Elon Musk and X. To become that app that, like WeChat, does absolutely everything for everyone. That's the plan." 

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The Finance Minister says he's been texting back and forth with Kiri Allan over the past day.

Allan quit Cabinet this morning - after being charged with careless use of a vehicle and refusing to accompany an officer last night.

The MP for East Coast has been dealing with mental health challenges in recent months.

Minister Grant Robertson says Kiri has publicly recognised the need to be held accountable for this.

"But I look at it from a human level. You know, she's a person I worked with for a long time, she's somebody I know pretty well and I'm devastated for her and just want to be there to support her."

Ginny Anderson is picking up Allan's Justice portfolio, Kieran McAnulty gets Regional Development and Barbara Edmonds becomes Associate Minister of Finance.

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On the surface, Barbie and Oppenheimer may seem like opposites, but they're bringing in the crowds together.

Both movies opened in theatres on the same day and filmgoers have felt inspired to purchase tickets for a 'Barbenheimer' double bill.

Auckland University marketing professor Mike Lee says the 'Barbenheimer' experience has brought two different audiences together and increased the market share of both products.

"When people go out now, they want to make a bigger deal out of things. And so this is a perfect opportunity to both wallow in our misery and be distracted by something light and fluffy."

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