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  • The implications of the Lauren Dickason trial

    The Lauren Dickason trial highlighted some issues we don’t discuss much in New Zealand - the mental health of mothers, for example.

    Today, Kristina Grace, founder of the Mothers Helpers support group, urges people to be kinder to mums who might need help. And law expert Professor Chris Gallavin tackles the legal fallout - including whether current justice rules are fit for purpose.

    For more information about Mothers Helpers, click here.

    WARNING: This podcast covers issues that may be distressing for some, including mental health. For free help, text or call 1737, 24 hours.

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    17 min
  • Bonus: Planned fuel tax hike to fix roads

    The government has unveiled its plan for land transport over the next decade, prioritising more than $20 billion of funding on 14 new roads and public transport links.

    It wants to help pay for the repairs by increasing fuel tax by 12c over three years from next year.

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    6 min
  • Dickason guilty, shots fired at Greens, interest rates, influencing in work time

    Lauren Dickason has been found guilty of murdering her children, We speak to Stuff's Martin Van Beynen who has been covering the trial throughout.

    Former Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere fires departing shots at leadership. What the OCR announcement might mean for you and why you shouldn't record TikToks on work time.

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    18 min
  • Lauren Dickason found guilty of murdering her children

    The jury in the trial of Lauren Dickason has found the 43 year old mother guilty of murdering her 3 daughters by a majority verdict.

    She had denied murdering her children in Timaru ,after recently moving from South Africa, due to insanity and infanticide.

    Newsable spoke to Stuff's Martin Van Beynen shortly after the verdict was read out in court.

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    4 min
  • Super deadly Hawaii wildfires, moon races, Fifa semi finals, quirky polls

    Wildfires moving a mile a minute on the Hawaiian island of Maui. We talk to a local news anchor in Honolulu. Diane Ako, about the scale of the devastation caused by the blazes.

    A new race to the moon is now on, we preview the gripping Fifa World Cup semi finals and talk about possibly the weirdest political poll questions ever.

    Image of Maui courtesy of DNLR

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    21 min
  • Jury retires to consider verdict in Lauren Dickason trial

    The jury has retired to consider the verdict in Lauren Dickason trial.

    Earlier today, the Judge, Justice Cameron Mander, delivered his summary of the trial.

    43 year old Lauren Dickason denies murdering her three daughters in Timaru. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and infanticide.

    Newsable spoke to Stuff's Martin Van Beynen who is covering the trial.

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    5 min
  • Tova O'Brien on Labour's tax, outback disappearance, young vapers, errant emojis

    Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent, Tova O'Brien, gives Newsable her verdict on Labour's tax policy if it returns to government, which includes removing GST on fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables.

    Plus a mysterious disappearance in the Australian outback, getting rangitahi off the vapes and a legal battle over emojis.

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    22 min
  • Agony and ecstasy: Penalty shootouts explained

    We're at the pointy end of the FIFA Women's World Cup and here's the latest contest: "borderline inhumane" v "psychological thriller". But whatever your take on game-deciding penalty shootouts, Sky commentator and former Football Fern Anna Green gives Newsable some expert insights into how they unfold.

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    13 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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