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Reports British police have interviewed comedian Russell Brand about alleged sexual offences.

The Sunday Times and BBC claim the 48 year old was grilled at a London police station last week.

Metropolitan Police say a man in his 40s attended a south London police station, under caution, in relation to three non-recent sexual offences.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says it's likely authorities will press further with investigations into Brand's alleged offences.

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

National's Chris Luxon says his coalition partners have made a breakthrough in post-election negotiations, but Winston Peters isn't on the same page. Who is trying to strongarm who in these discussions?

Labour leader Chris Hipkins called for a ceasefire in Gaza yesterday- what do we think of this? How does this reflect on National?

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APEC leaders agreed on a reform of the World Trade Organisation- but many were divided on several other key issues.

The ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war divided leaders across the Pacific Rim during the two-day summit.

NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan recapped the highlights of the event.

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Chris Luxon says he and his soon-to-be coalition partners have achieved a milestone in Government-forming negotiations.

The incoming Prime Minister says the policy element of talks with ACT and New Zealand First concluded last night.

Luxon says the last remaining step is formalising Cabinet positions - but the end is in sight.

ZB political editor Jason Walls says NZ First and ACT still need to approve the final arrangements with National- and Winston Peters won't budge.

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Kiwisaver advisors are urging New Zealanders to care about where they put their retirement funds.

National Capital's latest Value for Money report finds the difference between top and bottom-performing funds can be as much as 2.55 percent, or $88,000 by the time of retirement.

Director and KiwiSaver advisor Clive Fernandes says it's import for Kiwis to consider several key factors before they determine where their retirement funds go.

"You've got to take into consideration past performance- but also look at things like fees, capability, the stability of these companies, the processes they undertake to make a decision."

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National is celebrating a breakthrough in negotiations, claiming they've agreed to policy deals with NZ First and ACT.

Despite what he called significant progress, Luxon wouldn’t say whether it was likely a Government could be formed by the end of the week.

Finance Minister-elect Nicola Willis says all three parties still need to sign off on a final deal before the new Government is formed.

"We're pleased that we've reached that significant milestone, because our focus has been on getting policy aligned this year. That's ultimately what the Government's going to be judged on."

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A $1.5 million project is underway to revert Rangiora High School's modern open learning space to single cell classrooms.

Its giant classroom fitting 500 students opened in 2017 but was found difficult to work in, due to noise, visual distractions, and fluctuating temperatures.

Principal Bruce Kearney says they're determined the open structure doesn't suit their vision for the school.

"A lot of people talked about modern learning environments as being open barns- and they're not. What they're supposed to be is providing the ability for teachers, for students, classes, schools to be flexible."

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Iwi groups are proposing renaming the Hutt Valley suburb Petone as Pito-one.

The bid to change the spelling and pronunciation is going before the City Council tomorrow, before eventually being seen by the Geographic Board.

Pito-one is the original name, which was switched by colonial settlers.

Palmerston North Maori Reserve Trust Chair Liz Mellish says many places in the area already use the old spelling.

"There seems to be a real feeling in the community, we've got an apartment called Pito-one, we've got a café, we've got a football club."

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National says Labour leader Chris Hipkins' call for a ceasefire in Gaza was a surprise.

Hipkins yesterday said he believes Israel's Defence Force's response has been disproportionate and indiscriminate.

National's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Gerry Brownlee, says calling for a ceasefire has no point if both sides aren't willing to cooperate.

Brownlee says National backs negotiating efforts from parties closer to the conflict- and that Qatari negotiators are doing a good job.

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ACT's David Seymour says he's no longer gambling on when coalition negotiations will wrap up.

Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon today announced the three parties have reached an agreement on policy.

But the leaders of ACT and New Zealand First say they're not all the way there just yet.

Seymour says he's closed his account at the TAB - given last week he wrongly predicted a deal was just days away.

"So I'm not betting on this anymore, but I think we're a day or two away if I had to put a bet on it."

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