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Sky TV has terminated discussions about a potential takeover with an unnamed third party.

Last month, the company reportedly received an expression of interest from a prospective bidder hoping to buy the company out.

Earlier today, Sky revealed they had received a non-binding offer from the third party that didn't meet their expectations.

Milford Asset Management's Sam Trethewey explains why Sky rejected this proposed buyout.

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Lobbying efforts are already underway to prevent the incoming Government from implementing a new tax on commercial and industrial building owners.

National campaigned on removing the ability of commercial and industrial building owners to deduct depreciation as an expense when paying tax.

This extra tax would bring in an extra $2 billion over four years and help cover National's proposed tax cuts.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny says this is one of the easiest methods National can use to generate extra tax revenue, as less voters are affected by it.

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New Zealand First and ACT have made their first contact in coalition negotiations since the election wrapped up.

ACT’s chief of staff Andrew Ketels and NZ First’s Darroch Ball met in Wellington today to establish 'lines of communication'.

As of yet, Winston Peters has not responded to David Seymour's invitation for a conversation. 

NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan says there's still tension between Seymour and Peters, meaning other party members will have to clear the way.

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The US is experiencing a shortage of essential over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications.

A dwindling supply of ADHD, cancer and diabetes medication is disrupting hospitals and pharmacies- and creating widespread concern.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says even animals are being impacted by this shortage, as medications for pets has also gotten harder to find.

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World Rugby is set to implement smart mouthguard technology to detect head injuries suffered on the field.

From January 1, these mouthguards will be mandated into all professional rugby competitions.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains the implications of this technology, and whether players will benefit or suffer from this practice.

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Some University of Auckland managers were uncomfortable with Dr Siouxsie Wiles’ 'celebrity' status during Covid-19 and gave her the nickname 'Brand Siouxsie', a court heard today.

Wiles is taking on the university in Employment Court, on the grounds that they should have done more to protect her from threats directed at her during the pandemic.

NZ Herald reporter Isaac Davison says the university's dean of Medical and Health Sciences had voiced concern about Dr Wiles' prominence.

"He had raised concerns about the nature of that and whether some of her commentary would bring the university into disrepute."

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A 19-year-old Waitaki candidate has spoken out about the abuse he faced on the campaign trail.

Ethan Reille says he went through a 'daunting' experience in his first campaign- he was subject to verbal and digital abuse and threats, and was spat at a rural A&P event.

He says young candidates shouldn't have to experience that kind of abuse in politics.

"We've seen it progressively get worse as more young people enter the political space. At the same time, as a Pakeha male, I don't share the brunt of what our female, Indigenous and Pasifika candidates face."

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A healthy lunch seems to be hard to find at school canteens.

Researchers reviewed food in more than 120 primary school tuck shops- assigning green, amber, or red ratings based on how healthy it was.

Only 19 percent scored green.

Massey University's Carol Wham says she's not surprised to see most items don't meet Ministry of Health guidelines.

"They really want at least 75 percent percent of food offerings to be in the green, which is the healthy group items without fat and sugar and salt- not highly processed."

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A spokesperson for New Zealand's Jewish community says antisemitism is rising.

The fence of an Auckland Jewish community centre was graffitied overnight, with the words 'Free Gaza, save the kids' and 'Ceasefire'.

It was then set on fire.

Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses says it's hard to quantify, but threats are increasing.

"There's a lot of online abuse, there's in-person death threats, there's a lot of bad stuff happening at schools, where children have been quite seriously bullied."

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An electoral law expert says a vote counting error could have been easily avoided.

The Electoral Commission is conducting a full check, after results from three polling booths were recorded incorrectly.

The data entry slip-up saw the Leighton Baker Party and the New Conservatives score votes meant for National.

Barrister Graeme Edgeler says it should have triggered alerts when National got no votes at one booth.

"You should have two independent people both inputting the data, and then the computer checks if they're the same. I would have assumed they did that, and the fact that this wasn't caught suggested they don't."

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