Holiday Breakfast

New Zealand's Football Ferns are set to make history today.

They're facing the top-ranked USA side at Sky Stadium this afternoon, in front of the biggest crowd in Football Ferns history.

Newstalk ZB's voice of football, Jason Pine, told Tim Dower over 10,000 tickets have already been sold.

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The rising cost of living is continuing to take its toll on poor families.

Wellington City Mission says more than 50 people visited its "social supermarket" foodbank last week.

That's five times more than normal.

City Missioner Murray Edridge told Tim Dower they're seeing more people show up for assistance who have never sought help before.

He says they're seeing fully employed people asking for help because they can't make ends meet.

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Anxiety across the economy, about the business year ahead.

New figures from NZIER show business confidence has plunged to its lowest level since records began more than half a century ago.

Almost three quarters of businesses expect economic conditions to worsen in the coming months.

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope Tim Dower inflation and rising interest rates are taking their toll on consumer spending, as the world grapples with the war in Ukraine and global trading instability.

He says businesses are also putting off investment decisions until after the election.

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When we think of the great sporting moments of 2022, the Black Ferns win in the Rugby World Cup final has to be on the list.

Hazel Tubic was part of it all and joined Tim Dower to look back and discuss what's next for her and the team.

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Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, after widespread backlash to his column about the Duchess of Sussex.

He stated he was dreaming of the day Markle would be paraded naked through the streets, among other controversial comments.

Clarkson says he sent the piece in a rush without showing it to anyone else.

UK Correspondent Enda Brady says it's clear Clarkson crossed the line, with calls for him to be cancelled and no longer feature on TV or radio.

It's being reported Clarkson's likely to lose his shows on Amazon Prime Video, with the streamer looking to part ways with the broadcaster once his deal ends next year.

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New Zealand patients with a debilitating illness say a gene-editing trial has relieved their symptoms and changed their lives.

Hereditary angioedema causes unpredictable and often frequent swelling attacks, but those taking part in the trial are no longer getting attacks.

Principal Investigator Dr Hilary Longhurst sees potential for the cutting-edge technology to have widespread applications in the future.

She says it will be applicable to other people with rare diseases, but also those with common conditions because no one likes lifelong tablets or injections.

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We are just nine months out from the Rugby World Cup and the Wallabies have had a shake-up.

Eddie Jones, the man they sacked in 2005, is back as coach and Dave Rennie has been shown the door.

Former All Black coach Laurie Mains joined Tim Dower to discuss the move.

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Another bout of heavy rain is set to hamper recovery efforts in the Gisborne District.

The region remains in a state of emergency with 21 local roads still closed and another 23 only open to four wheel drive vehicles.

Civil Defence officials will decide today whether to extend that state of emergency, with more heavy rain forecast from tomorrow afternoon until early Thursday morning.

Tolaga Civil Defence Controller Greg Shelton told Tim Dower another bout of downpours are the last thing the area needs right now.

He says there's water, silt, logs and debris all over the place, and the clean-up is going to be a long drawn-out process.

Residents are being urged to stock up on supplies, and stay off and out of the water.

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There's concern serious violent incidents on public transport could be on the rise.

An aggravated robbery happened on a Lower Hutt bus on Friday, allegedly the result of a mass brawl between 15 young people.

Six people were taken into custody and one passenger had minor injuries.

Public Transport Users Association Coordinator Jon Reeves told Tim Dower it's a big problem.

He says potentially the gravity of the situations is getting worse and that he would hate to see copycat type incidents.

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Tourism destinations are buzzing again with the return of international tourists this summer.

Central Otago's newest cycle trail is bringing in and smashing expectations for visitor numbers.

More than 87,000 riders have visited the Lake Dunstan Trail since it was first opened in May, last year.

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan told Tim Dower it's been a great draw card.

He loves that they're becoming the hub for cycling in New Zealand.

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