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July 12, 2023 BBC presenter is named, interest rates, sleeping tips and Fun Fact Fursday
The UK media is in a frenzy over the presenter scandal at the BBC, who's only just been named this morning.
What does an unchanged official cash rate mean for our pockets? Plus tips to stop your mind racing when you get into bed and Fun Fact Fursday

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20 min
July 12, 2023 BONUS: What an unchanged OCR tells us
The OCR has stayed the same, after a long run of recent rises. So is this the beginning of the turn?
Property Academy host and economist Ed McKnight from Opes Partners joined us to break down the implications.

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7 min
July 11, 2023 Grocery watchdog, Nato summit, EU AI laws, secret content film
From Thursday, New Zealand will have a Grocery Commissioner. We ask Pierre van Heerden how he plans to hold supermarkets to account.
The Prime Minister takes part in a Nato summit, the Eu is trying to regulate AI and the film with no publicity bar a single poster.

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21 min
July 10, 2023 Treated nuclear water, Dawn Raids, guard donkeys and "knock- knock"
Japan could shortly begin releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukishima Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. We find out how safe the move is.
A law change is suggested to make sure immigration dawn raids actually end plus we hear about guard donkeys and Emile shares "knock-knock" jokes.

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22 min
July 09, 2023 BONUS: Cluster bombs and Ukraine
The US is supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs, but why is the move so controversial?
Thomas Nash is now a Wellington regional councillor, but for many years worked as a disarmament activist and he played a leading role in a Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign to abolish nuclear weapons in 2017.
He joins Newsable to explain what exactly cluster bombs are and why so many countries have agreed to ban them.

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12 min
July 09, 2023 Cluster bombs, EU trade deal, faking footy fanatacism, racing snails
The US is supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs, why are they so controversial?

What is in the new trade deal with the European Union for New Zealand plus faking being a football fanatic and snail racing.

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20 min
July 07, 2023 Do political polls even matter?
They will be everywhere between now and October 14 - "bombshell" .. "game changing" .. "insert another adjective here" polls.
But do they matter, and what can they actually tell us about the state of the race. Three experts join us for a chat about polls, when to pay attention - and when not to.

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28 min
July 06, 2023 Climate records, 500 days of Ukraine, Threads, Fun Fact Friday
A climate record was set this week, and then it was broken again .. this week. How? Why? How bad is it?
Plus it's been 500 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. We look at why new social app Threads is just not fun, and dish out some end of week goodness for Fun Fact Friday.

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21 min
July 05, 2023 Does your bank have to refund you if you get scammed?
The rules around getting your money back after a scam aren't simple - and might need an update to deal with the new onslaught.
Plus, we look at why people are getting outraged over Pickleball, what the LVR changes mean for your chance of buying a house, and how fast could you eat 60 hotdogs?

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22 min
July 04, 2023 BONUS: Luxon on crime, costs, and coalitions
National Party leader Christopher Luxon talks us through how a government he leads would pay for some big policy platforms, plus is he worried about the rise of ACT stealing votes on the right.
We discuss whether he's relatable for everyday kiwis, and find out the one policy idea from the current government he supports.

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31 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.