New Zealand has a new Deputy Prime Minister. 

ACT Leader David Seymour has officially been sworn in, taking over from New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. 

He is the first ACT Party member to take on the role. 

David Seymour joins the show for his first official interview with Newstalk ZB as Deputy Prime Minister. 

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The founder of plastics storage container business Sistema Plastics Brendan Lindsay has been appointed a knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours.

Lindsay received the honour for his services to business and philanthropy, noting his work at Sistema and his efforts as part of the Lindsay Foundation.

He founded the plastic business in 1982. 

He was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2012, and was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2020 in recognition of his contributions to business.

Brendan Lindsay joins the show to discuss his appointment. 

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The Government's celebrating Kāinga Ora seeing a 600 percent rise in warnings under a new tenant crackdown. 

Sixty-three Kāinga Ora tenancies have been terminated in the past 10 months. 

Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says it's a result of tenants exhibiting abusive, threatening, or persistently disruptive behaviour. 

Former Monte Cecilia Housing Trust CEO Bernie Smith joins the show to discuss the crackdown. 

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The United States is battling a measles outbreak as the disease surges across the country. 

Experts are saying a post-covid anti-vaccine movement is contributing to the rising numbers. 

So far the disease has been confirmed in 30 states. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold joins the show to discuss how the country's tackling the outbreak.

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The US is trying to convince Australia to lift its defence spending “as soon as possible.”

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing for a rise of 3.5 percent.

He says it's a protection measure against the threat of China.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his country will determineits own defence policy.

Australian Correspondent Murray Olds joins the show to discuss this and Trump’s new steel tariff.

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Indie-pop artist Lisa Crawley makes portraying vulnerability in song writing seem effortless. 

She's built a career as a multi-instrumentalist, in demand session player and songwriter spanning multiple contents. 

Lisa has a new EP out today called 'New Girl Syndrome'. 

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Social media's latest obsession is ... cottage cheese! 

High protein, low calorie recipes with the ingredient at its centre are going viral. 

Sales are now through the roof, with Woolworths up 50 percent in the past three months. 

Owner of organic cheese maker, the Cheese Wheel, Kevin Jenkins talks to Tim Beveridge about the craze. 

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The Government is taking action on calls made from those in the trade industry. 

Experts will now be able to run things in their own way as an overhaul of apprenticeships is taking shape.

An independent, industry-led model will be introduced early next year. 

Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmons joins Tim Beveridge. 

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Industry owned and industry-led apprenticeships are on their way back.

The Government's announced an overhaul of vocational training after widespread criticism of Te Pūkenga's attempt, with some labelling it a disaster. 

Motor Trade Association head of advocacy, James McDowell, talks to Tim Beveridge about the change. 

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RSA National President Buck Shelford talks to Tim Beveridge about Anzac Day. 

They discuss the Government's amendments to the Anzac Act, Anzac services and the Dawn Service today. 

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