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August 03, 2023 Humdinger Fifa World Cup, Monkey Dust, platypus hospital and Fun Fact Friday
It's the round of 16, but with so many upsets who are the teams to watch now? Sky's Anna Green is here to guide us through.
Plus the threat from the drug Monkey Dust, saving platypus and Fun Fact Friday.

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22 min
August 03, 2023 Third psychiatrist says Lauren Dickason had no delusional symptoms
A third psychiatrist has given evidence at the trial of Lauren Dickason.
Lauren Dickason is the South African mother accused of murdering her three daughters in Timaru. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity or infanticide.
Simone McLeavey works out of Hillmorton Hospital, where Dickason was first held. She was asked by the Court to assess Lauren Dickason's mental state.
Newsable talks to Stuff's Martin Van Beynen, who is covering the trial.

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6 min
August 02, 2023 Drones hit Moscow, slight unemployment rise, Trump charges, escaped piggy
What do drone strikes on Moscow mean for the war in Ukraine?

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21 min
August 02, 2023 Prosecution psychiatrist accused of 'not liking' Lauren Dickason
Dr Erik Monasterio has been cross examined by Lauren Dickason's defence team, and in the process, been accused of taking a dislike to her.
Dickason is on trial over the deaths of her three daughters in Timaru. She's pleaded not guilty, and it seems likely the trial will run at least a week over the allotted time.

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7 min
August 01, 2023 Sinkholes, multitasking and driving, Al Brown on pies, stairwell for sale
Why on earth is Auckland suffering an outbreak of sinkholes? We get some info from AUT's John Tookey.
Banning multitasking in the car, Al Brown on judging New Zealand's supreme pie plus the stairwell for sale.

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21 min
August 01, 2023 Prosecution psychiatrist says Lauren Dickason was not insane
Dr Erik Monasterio has told the court he does not believe Lauren Dickason was insane at the time she killed her three daughters in Timaru. He's been giving evidence at her trial in Christchurch.
Dickason has pleased not guilty to murdering the girls, relying on a defence of insanity or infanticide.

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6 min
July 31, 2023 Too hot July, WeChat and Musk, promo madness, Loch Ness monster
July is the hottest month on record, could August be hotter? But an environmental scientist says we can still do something.
Could X or Twitter turn into WeChat and is that a good thing? Plus crazy madness over supermarket promotion stickers and the Loch Ness monster.

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22 min
July 31, 2023 Defence psychiatrist cross examined at Dickason trial
A defence psychiatrist has been cross examined at the trial of Lauren Dickason. She denies murdering her children, using a defence of insanity and infanticide.
Stuff's Martin Van Beynen is covering the trial and says clear themes are starting to emerge.

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6 min
July 30, 2023 Footy Ferns lose, what's in supplements, the business cost of booze
A heartbreaking final hurdle loss for the Football Ferns brings their World Cup campaign to a close.
Why what you think is in your workout supplement might not actually be in it .. and other things might be instead. Plus, new research on the true cost of boozy nights out, and it's more than a hungover sickie.

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19 min
July 28, 2023 Football Ferns chances of making the World Cup's next round
It's crunch time for the Football Ferns at the World Cup .. so we break down their chances, and what needs to happen in other games for them to make history and get out of the group stages. Former Football Fern Anna Green is with us.

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10 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.