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Police are confirming threatening emails sent to numerous organisations were bomb threats.

Police say the emails went to more than 70 schools, hospitals and worship sites, but they appear to be the same emails, from the same source, and don't pose any actual threat.

They were sent from overseas but the Cybercrime unit is yet to determine an exact location.

Assistant Police Commissioner Naila Hassan told Heather du Plessis-Allan the threats were not targeted at individuals within organisations.

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Chris Luxon is adamant his tax cuts will be delivered as promised, when promised.

A coalition deal's now been signed and Luxon becomes the Prime Minister on Monday.

National's promised plan for tax cuts now has a hole of 740-million-dollars a year, after New Zealand First vetoed a foreign buyers' tax.

Luxon told Heather du Plessis Allan that 100-million dollars will be raised by changing fees free to the final year of university.

He says a series of other things will add up, like repealing the app tax and not progressing the 2026 changes to Working for Families.

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Promised tax cuts proposed by National are to go ahead following the coalition deal signed earlier today. 

Newstalk ZB’s Political Editor Jason Walls spoke to Heather du-Plessis Allan as questions arise on how it will be funded following the scrapping of the foreign home buyers tax. 

He said "It seems at this stage we don’t have an answer” on how the government will find the money to fund the initiative but plans are in place to release more details soon. 

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Veteran anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has won a dramatic victory in the Dutch general election.

Wilders has proven to be a controversial presence, having called for mosques and the Koran to be banned and speaking out against migration 

UK correspondent Enda Brady says Wilders had previously been considered a joke candidate- but he manged to bring down his polarising views ahead of the election.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Neale Jones from Government relations firm Capital and Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

After 40 days, we're finally on the verge of reaching a coalition deal. ACT, National and NZ First have agreed on policies, ministerial positions, processes and the new Deputy PM. Will it all be worth the wait?

Our chief censor's given an unrestricted rating to a controversial sex education book for teens that was pulled in Australia. Parents have expressed their alarm with this decision- does this seem to0 extreme?

Wellington Council has put up a Christmas tree of road cones. Some people are terribly upset about this- isn't it just funny?

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OpenAI recently reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ousting.

It caps frenzied discussions about the future of the start-up at the centre of the artificial intelligence boom.

As well as Altman's return, the ChatGPT maker has agreed in principle to partly reconstitute the board of directors that had dismissed him.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explains what this means for the wider world of AI.

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Good news for Kiwi bakers out there- egg prices are on their way down.

Eggs have been in short supply - and expensive - since the start of the year when a ban on battery-caged hens came into effect, sparking shortages across the country.

The Country's Rowena Duncum says thing brings a positive conclusion to a turbulent year.

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Westpac is cutting some of its longer-term fixed special home loan rates- making it the first major bank to do so.

The bank's two- and three-year fixed home loan rates will drop 10 basis points to 6.99 percent and 6.75 percent, and the four-year and five-year rates will drop to 6.69 percent and 6.49 percent.

NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains what this means for the wider market.

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Wildfires ravaging through Perth are expected to continue for several days, as firefighters work to contain the blaze. 

At least 10 homes have been lost, while over 500 people are without electricity and 100 transmission lines have been impacted by the extreme conditions.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says over 125 firefighters are out on the ground, with several injuries reported.

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A stop clock will be introduced on a trial basis in men’s white-ball games from December to April to regulate the amount of time taken between overs.

If the bowling team is not ready within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a five-run penalty will be imposed the third time this occurs in an innings.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains the practical applications of this rule change.

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