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  • "Never be complacent" - Breast Cancer Foundation urges checks after Marama Davidson's cancer diagnosis

    Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is urging others to get their breasts checked after revealing she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. We talk to Ah-Leen Rayner from the Breast Cancer Foundation.

    Guns laws, including the gun register, are to be reformed. What do gun owners want to happen?

    AI is working out what dogs' barks mean. And North Dakota votes to ban aged politicians.

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    21 min
  • Marama Davidson diagnosed with cancer

    Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has revealed she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer, getting surgery and treatment soon, and taking leave for recovery.

    She shared her diagnosis at a press conference at Parliament.

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    5 min
  • Why PM Christopher Luxon is on a global charm offensive

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is on the next stage of his international charm offensive. So where is he off to now? And what does rugby have to do with it?

    Plus, you’ve heard of the brain drain, but what about the destination detour? The inside word on what's pushing Aussies away from Aotearoa as their favourite holiday spot. And if you're a fan of Taylor Swift and Bridgerton, then you might love the needlepoint trend that’s making a comeback. 

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    22 min
  • "They feel New Zealanders are naive" - investigative journalist Paula Penfold on China's influence and her new documentary

    Just how much influence is the Chinese government trying to exert in New Zealand? Stuff's investigative journalist Paula Penfold talks about her new documentary, The Long Game, and the years it took to get made.

    Tesla has a problem in the US with over production and the car parks full of excess vehicles are so big they can be seen from space.

    We hear from the pen enthusiast in Gore who is looking for a home for her huge collection.

    Plus ChatGT gets an update to stop it saying who won an election, before it's held.

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    20 min
  • Are this winter's illnesses any worse than normal?

    We’re only just a couple of weeks in, but this year’s season of winter ills seems to have hit us full on. We talk to the Medical Director of New Zealand’s Royal College of GPs, Dr Luke Bradford .

    The appeal by Scott Watson against his conviction for the Sounds killing of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope is coming to an end. We look back over what's happened in the past week.

    Later today, the second part of season three of Bridgerton drops. Why has is it so seriously popular? We chat with Lorna Piatti-Farnell, a professor in pop culture at the Auckland University of Technology.

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    19 min
  • Farming huhu grubs and improving food security

    Could huhu grubs be the answer to future proofing New Zealand’s food sources? We speak to Dominic Agyei, a senior lecturer in food science at Otago University.

    What does New Zealand hope to get out of a high-level meeting in Wellington with China’s Premier, Li Qiang? 

    Plus, the government wants to nearly double the country’s solar power. But where will the panels go?

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    21 min
  • Reward offered over kids missing for more than 2 years in Marokopa

    Police are offering an $80,000 reward for information leading to the location and safe return of missing children Jayda, Maverick and Ember Phillips.

    At a media standup, Acting Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders from Waikato police said there would be more officers around Marokopa where the children are believed to be with their father, Tom Phillips.

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    4 min
  • Australian deportee wave never really slowed and neither did the crimes

    501 deportations are set to resume in full swing, but did the so-called softening of the policy ever reduce the wave?

    New Zealand prides itself on the goods it exports, but why are doubts being cast on our ability to pump it up? We speak to the Executive Director of the NZ International Business Forum, Stephen Jacobi.

    Forget those worries about daycare, a new book says babies love being in groups. And scientists have discovered that a well-known animal species gives each other names.

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    19 min
  • The Sounds murders: Scott Watson's new fight for freedom

    He's already served 25 years for murdering Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in the Marlborough Sounds; today, the Court of Appeal will begin hearing Scott Watson's latest bid to prove his innocence. Mike White, who's investigated the case since the start, explains how Watson hopes to overturn his conviction. Plus: Why loan sharks seem dead in the water, the next play for streaming giants and the mayor literally caught with his pants down.

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    23 min

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Newsable is all about what everyone’s talking about. Highbrow, lowbrow, exclusives, analysis and hot takes - it’s a fresh way to get up to speed on the day’s big stories, delivered in a uniquely Stuff way. Newsable brings you the news you need to know, when it happens.

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