Holiday Breakfast

Aucklanders air and water quality could be impacted after a fire broke out at an industrial business on the North Shore. 

People have been told to keep windows and doors closed and stay away from the area. 

Newstalk ZB reporter Emily Ansell talks to Tim Beveridge about the fire, issues with National's tax break promise and South Auckland's long awaited Mill Road project. 

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This could be the final Easter weekend of not knowing what's open and not what's not and when and when you can drink something and when you can't.

That's because Kieran McAnulty's member's bill to make amendments to the Shop Trading Hours Act has recently passed its first reading at Parliament.

MPs in the past have tried and failed at making changes to legislation, including Act's Cameron Luxton, who talks to Tim Beveridge. 

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As severe weather has battered the North Island, the timeliness of weather warnings and alerts have again come under question.

0:03Auckland councillors and independent weather forecasters were among those seeking answers over the weekend with severe thunderstorm warnings issued hours into the event overnight on Saturday.

Dozens of homes were flooded before emergency phone alerts picked up. 

Auckland councillor for Waitakere Ward Shane Henderson talks to Tim Beveridge. 

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Russia and Ukraine are both accusing each other of breaking a 30-hour "Easter truce".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls Russia's President Vladimir Putin's words "empty" as he says there have been more than 46 Russian assaults since the start of the day. 

Foreign policy and security analyst Jimmy Rushton talks to Tim Beveridge about the truce.

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For the second Formula One race in a row, Liam Lawson’s chances were dashed by a time penalty, as the Kiwi finished 12th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piatri crossed the line to win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and lead the driver's championship.

Motorsport expert and former McLaren race member Bob McMurray talks to Tim Beveridge about the race. 

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Australian musician James Reyne is coming from down under to visit our shores for a tour in August. 

You might know him from hits 'The boys light up', or 1991's 'Reckless' - James was the frontman for Australian Crawl.

In the late 80s James began his solo career and went on to release album Hard Reyne - featured the hits "House of Cards" which was #17 on the ARIA Charts and "One More River" #22 on the ARIA Charts.

James Reyne talks to Tim Beveridge about the tour. 

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Christopher Luxon's making his first trip to the UK as Prime Minister. 

While in London they'll be a focus on trade and defence during the meeting with his counterpart Kier Starmer. 

The UK is only a 7th largest trading partner with with a 20% increase in exports last year.

British New Zealand Business Association president Philip Wood talks to Tim Beveridge about the visit. 

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Russia is after access to an Indonesian air base. 

The two countries have a friendly relationship, and Russia is now telling Australia to stay out of Indonesian affairs.

Australian Correspondent Murray Olds called it a "blunt warning from Jakarta." 

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US President Donald Trump's in the midst of a showdown with the Supreme Court. 

US border agents put 28 Venezuelans on a bus to Texas airport last night, where they would be taken to the infamous Salvadoran prison CECOT. 

But the Supreme Court ordered a pause on the deportations. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold talks to Tim Beveridge about the unfolding situation and state department cut backs. 

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Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck is trying not to compare himself too much to his mega-wealthy rivals. 

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origins has successfully launched its first rocket into orbit overnight, while Elon Musk's SpaceX has been launching a pair of landers towards the moon. 

Rocket Lab, meanwhile, has been launching a second Varda Pioneer Spacecraft into orbit. 

Beck told Tim Beveridge he's never had the capital of his two main competitors, owned by the two wealthiest people on the planet, and he probably never will. 

He says the lack of money has forced Rocket Lab to innovate, which has become its strength. 

In other space developments, India has docked two spacecraft for the first time, while stranded NASA astronaut Suni Williams has made her first spacewalk on the ISS. 

She and her colleague Butch Wilmore aren't expected back on Earth until late March at the earliest. 

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