Holiday Breakfast

Argentina have officially been crowned the 2022 Fifa World Cup winners!

This morning's final match was a close call, with Argentina set to dominate until France scored in the last minute of normal time.

Both teams scored a goal in the extra time, and a penalty broke the 3-3 tie.

Newstalk ZB sports editor Matt Brown joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss this nail-biter of a match after the fact.

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New Zealanders are being reminded of a hidden gem just north of Auckland.

As people begin their summer holidays, Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson is encouraging people to put his district on the "to do" list.

He says the popular Kai Iwi Lakes are just one of the draw cards.

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The NZ Blood Service is urgently calling for more Kiwis to roll up their sleeves before Christmas.

The service needs another 7000 eligible blood and plasma donors in the next fortnight so it can meet demand for the holiday season.

Blood need is currently on the rise, and is projected to increase by 4 percent this summer.

New Zealand Blood Service spokesperson Asuka Burge says a donation would be a great Christmas gift.

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After months of negotiations and strike action, firefighters have finally won their pay deal.

Almost 98 percent of professional firefighter union members have voted to accept settlement of a new collective employment agreement.

It includes pay rises of up to 24 percent, backdated to 2021 and blood screening for early detection of occupational cancer and illness.

Union national secretary Wattie Watson says Fire and Emergency still needs to regain the trust of members. She says what FENZ does in the next 18 months will be crucial as well.

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Dairy workers continue to sing the same tune, saying violent robberies won't stop unless the Government gets tough on crime.

A Hamilton dairy worker has had his thumb and finger reattached after machete wielding robbers attacked him in his store over the weekend.

Dairy and Business owners group Chair Sunny Kaushal says they met with Police Minister Chris Hipkins two months ago and nothing has changed.

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Victory for Argentina in the 2022 Fifa World Cup!

This morning final match was a nail-biter to watch, and it looked to be game over for France until they scored in the last minute of normal time.

A goal each in extra time made it 3-3 and the final score came down to penalties.

Former All White Fred de Jong says it was an amazing final to watch and both teams played with resilience until the very end.

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Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered through the lens of her iconic and beloved Christmas messages in a special Newstalk ZB broadcast presented by Mike Hosking this Christmas Day.

The monarch, who died in September, delivered a Christmas Day message from the beginning of her reign in 1952, right up until her final Christmas last year.

Over a remarkable seven decades of Christmases, the Queen used these broadcasts to respond to countless global events – from the Tangiwai disaster in 1953, to 9/11 in 2001, to numerous wars and famines.

Despite the often difficult subject matter, she was always able to offer a poignant message of hope heading into the New Year.

A special documentary feature, airing on Newstalk ZB at 11:20 am on December 25, will show how the Queen’s speeches tell the story of her reign, her personal life, and the world-shaping events she was on the throne for.

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New records are being set for the amount of plastic being intercepted, and avoiding landfills.

It's down to more local councils expanding the types of plastic they collect, and recycle.

Polypropylene is now taken by nearly nine out of ten councils - that's the likes of ice cream and margarine containers.

Plastics NZ CEO, Rachel Barker says 97 percent of Kiwis can now recycle the plastic, up from 81 percent last year.

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Crime on the streets of Auckland- it's no longer just about the central city or some of the grittier districts.

People in leafy St Heliers are calling for visible police out on the beat, to act as a deterrent.

Just this weekend, there was an apparently random and unprovoked stabbing, but in the past few months there have  been 11 ram raids and burglaries in the shopping village.

The Business Association has taken a safety plan to police, but came away mostly empty-handed.

Resident Peter Jones, who was involved in preparing the report, discussed further. 

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Could pokie trusts be doing a better job of scrutinising where their grants are going?

There are alarm bells over a so-called Children Education Foundation in Auckland as it's banked nearly one million dollars in pokie grants over three years.

Yet, there's new evidence suggesting it doesn't actually operate the services it claims.

Chief executive at Pub Charity, Martin Cheer, spoke on the wider issue surrounding this story today. 

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