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The head of the under-pressure Electoral Commission has apologised once again, for yet another voting day error.

Earlier this week, the Herald revealed 3 voting places where the data entry was incorrect.

But after an investigation, the Commission revealed that number was actually 15.

Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says this was a regrettable error.

"It appears the quality assurance checks didn't pick it up- they should have. When we went through yesterday and applied all those checks again, that's when we found things didn't reconcile."

Overall results have not been affected, nor the electorates where recounts are underway.

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Fonterra says their emissions reduction scheme will work for the benefit of its farmers.

The dairying giant plans to slash on-farm greenhouse gases 30 percent by 2030 through new tech, farming practices and carbon removal.

There's no punishment for farmers not complying- the company instead hopes demand from customers to go green will be incentive enough.

Director of Sustainability Charlotte Rutherford says it's about productivity and efficiency.

"It's generally a good thing for farmers- it can make them more profitable and can certainly make them more resilient into the future."

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Pharmac is reconsidering whether or not it will continue to fund the RSV drug Palivizumab.

It planned to stop funding, but it's now rethinking that after new information.

Auckland University Associate Professor Jane Alsweiler says the drug is highly effective at keeping babies out of hospital.

Pharmac Chief Medical Officer David Hughes says the past source of funding has dried up.

"Additional Covid-19 pandemic funding from the Government- that funding has ended. And that means Palivizumab needs to be considered through Pharmac's usual process."

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An obscured view might be just the ticket for some Taylor Swift fans.

Frontier Touring is releasing additional tickets to her Melbourne and Sydney shows, including partially-obstructed side view seats, starting from $80.

Promoters Association President Brent Eccles says there might be some small thing that might restrict your view.

But he says often it is just a precautionary note.

"Part of the show might be obscured by details, maybe a small marquee or something- but you still get to see the full video presentation."

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The Australian Government's launching a review into the nationwide Optus outage affecting millions.

Customers started to report an inability to access both mobile and home internet services around 6am yesterday - with emergency services unable to communicate and trains in Melbourne brought to a halt.

Services are gradually being restored.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says millions of Australians were left 'vulnerable' as a result of the outage.

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11 new faces feature in the Moana Pasifika squad for the next Super Rugby Pacific season.

They include English lock Tom Savage, who has earned 179 caps for Premiership team Gloucester.

Former All Blacks wing Julian Savea has joined from the Hurricanes, while flanker Sione Havili Talitui  comes in from the Crusaders.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave recaps today's picks.

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Actors are likely to get back in front of the cameras as early as tomorrow, with the SAG-AFTRA actors' union reaching a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios.

The 118-day strike was sparked by demands for increased minimum salaries, a share of streaming service revenue and protection from being replaced by digital replicas generated by AI.

KTLA entertainment correspondent Sam Rubin says Hollywood's been dormant, now it'll roar back into action.

"The actors are going to get back to work literally as soon as tomorrow. On the promotion side, I think production of film and television will resume as soon as next week."

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King Charles III delivered the British government's agenda for the first time on the throne.

The monarch laid out the Government's plans to tackle crime, boost growth and reduce Britain's climate change targets.

UK correspondent Gail Downey says law and order is the primary focus of the current Government over the next 12 months.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke partners joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

The Electoral Commission is under pressure to recheck the voting results after the Herald uncovered wrong vote counts at three polling booths. Is this going to lead to a crisis in confidence in future election results?

New Zealand's Jewish community is reporting escalating threats and abuse against them. Do politicians have a responsibility to watch their rhetoric in fear of inflaming the situation? 

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger is the latest to oppose ACT's proposed referendum on the Treaty. Does there need to be a debate about the Treaty- or is the threat of civil unrest too strong?

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Economists are wracking their brains over how negotiations are set to shape the incoming Government's economic polices.

ANZ's latest economic outlook examined the fiscal outlook for the incoming National-led Government, and noted that the addition of ACT and NZ First could lead to more significant changes.

Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen says National will face potential roadblocks in introducing tax cuts and a foreign buyers tax, as those have divided all three parties.

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