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Senior doctors and dentists are escalating their strike action.

They have announced they will stop work for two full days in October as negotiations with Health NZ have stalled.

There will be a 12 hour strike on October 2 and a 24 hour strike on October 24.

Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Sarah Dalton spoke with Heather about it.

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US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the latest new from stateside. 

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An Auckland businessman who tried to perform a citizen’s arrest was told by police to let the crook go.

Todd Scott tackled a guy who was abusing supermarket staff and then tried to leave without paying.

Todd held him down, told staff to call police, but police told him to let the guy go and that he was in fact committing an offence himself.

Heather du Plessis-Allan spoke to Scott about what happened. 

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I don’t think that banks should have to refund people who've lost money in scams.

But come on... they really need to step it up on the security stuff.

The banks announced today that they are going to take a look at doing something pretty basic.

Which is to make sure that when you think you are sending money to someone and you type … a... I don’t know…let’s say the Labour Party into the payee field.

That the account it’s going into is actually an account held by the labour party, not by... I don’t know... a Nigerian prince.

Come on.

They don’t need waste time investigating whether they need to do this; they just need to do it.

It's basic.

Banks in other countries do it.

Consumer NZ reckons when the UK did it they noticed a 10% drop off in fraudulent bank transfers.

In the Netherlands, it was 81%.

That's massive.

Even the fact that the banks are saying they are going look at it, it’s an admission that they know on some level it will make a difference.

Frankly some of our banks are so sloppy with their security it would make the IT team in our office tear their hair out.

BNZ last time I checked didn’t even do multifactor authentication.

Which is when you try to transfer a large amount of money, they send you a text with a code you have to enter to make sure it’s you.

I was really shocked to hear that because I bank with ASB who does it all the time.

The banks also today said they are going to stop sending texts to people with internet links in them.

I mean honestly... that’s security 101.

That is basically inviting a scammer to do the same thing pretending to be the bank and then rip people off.

As I say I don’t think banks should pay people back if they lose their own money.

But just step the security up to at least not be embarrassing.

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Over in the UK, Labour leader Keir Starmer is expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

The meeting is expected to take place next week, and it's being regarded as a 'change in protocol' for the leaders.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says this meeting could be proof Macron has given up on maintaining relations with the current UK Government, as Starmer is a favourite to take over as Prime Minister.

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Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour Chief of Staff and current director at Mike Munro communications, Mike Munro, and ZB's Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! 

Multiple economists have teamed up to scrutinise aspects of National's tax plan and it's been made clear the numbers don't add up. Will voters care? Will National have to find ways to cut more spending?

Restore Passenger Rail protestors spray-painted Wellington's Gazley Motor Group building on Cambridge Terrace earlier today. The trio behind the vandalism have since been arrested. Is this getting out of hand? 

An Australian property developer has copped backlash after calling for more unemployment to remind workers of their value. Is this a fair statement? Should employees be more grateful to have jobs?

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Initial public offerings, or IPOs, have been regarded as a crucial, yet risky source of funding for companies around the world.

After a weak 2022 for IPO investments, demand is starting to pick up again, with four prominent companies - Arm, Birkenstock, Instacart, and Klaviyo- selling shares to the public.

Fisher Funds senior portfolio manager explains the rise in IPOs- and how some Kiwi businesses can utilise them.

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Ministers from several major parties are expected to go head to head at tonight's Rural Issues Debate at Mystery Creek.

Damien O’Connor (Labour), Eugenie Sage (Green Party), Todd McClay (National), Andrew Hoggard (Act), and Mark Patterson (New Zealand First) will discuss the issues impacting the region's rural community.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explains what can be expected.

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Economists are braced for a small bounce-back ahead of next week's GDP numbers.

The last set of GDP figures released in June 2023 put New Zealand in a recession.

NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says China's downturn could still drag New Zealand down further into recession.

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Kiwi farmers may be expected to do more than their fair share to meet methane reduction targets.

A new scientific report from the Universities of Oxford and Cranfield has raised questions about the ambition of New Zealand’s methane reduction targets- and the responsibility falling on farmers.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says farmers have been told they're responsible for half of New Zealand's overall emissions, but the report says otherwise.

"The current targets that are in place- our farmers just aren't going to accept. We don't mind doing our part and playing our role in what we have to do, but we can't do it with unrealistic targets."

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