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We had another retail raid overnight.This time at Sylvia Park Mall in Auckland at half past 3 this morning where the offenders smashed the glass door, got inside and tried to steal jewellery before taking off in a vehicle.This is after the Ormiston Mall ram raid on Tuesday morning, the ram raid at a gas station in west Auckland that same morning, aggravated robberies at west Auckland, dairies yesterday and raids on high end stores in Queen St earlier this month.If you’re wondering why we’re seeing so much of these raids and ram raids nowadays I suspect the answer is this:  these kids know they’re more likely to get away with it than get caught.For a start look at burglary resolution rates. At last count – which is unfortunately quite old – from back in 2015, only 7 percent of burglaries in some regions were solved.7 percent.So offenders have a 93 percent chance of getting away with it.Then look at police pursuit data.The cops changed their policy about 18 months ago so they effectively don’t chase as many fle

Russia is stopping gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. The Foreign Secretary will shortly call on western powers to provide warplanes to Ukraine. A damning report into terrorism activity in UK prisons. UK correspondent Gavin Grey joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An economics commentator has pointed the finger at the Reserve Bank Governor and the Finance Minister for failing to keep inflation in the target range.  Auckland University economics professor Robert MacCulloch has detailed his prosecution of Adrian Orr and Grant Robertson in the Herald this morning. Robert MacCulloch joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're seeing a lot of volatility in share markets at the moment... US first-quarter earnings season is underway, what are you seeing? Large companies like Microsoft & Google likely feature prominently in local Kiwisaver funds. Both companies reported overnight, is IT demand holding up?   What are some of the key themes from the US earnings season so far? Stephen Johnston, Milford Asset Management, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has launched an independent investigation into health and safety at our ports after the deaths of port workers in both Auckland and Lyttleton over the last two weeks. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission will be leading the investigation, and ports have been asked to review their own practices as well. Michael Wood, Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The long-awaited property market slowdown has finally arrived.  CoreLogic reports rising interest rates, worsening cost-of-living affordability and tighter credit rules are combining to cool the overheated market.  Infometrics’ principal economist, Brad Olsen joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The High Court has ruled in favour of Grounded Kiwis, finding that the MIQ system was in parts unjustified and operated unfairly. What will this mean for the government... and to voters? David Parker's tax "investigation" – can we all agree they can't fool anyone and clearly want to introduce more taxes for the rich? Is this wise right now? The government is introducing a card for people who are actually exempt from wearing a mask. This seems like a very 2020 thing to do.. do we still need this stuff? A UK study found lunch breaks have reduced from one hour to an average of 29 minutes. Who still takes a lunch break? Jack Tame and David Farrar joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party say today's High Court ruling proves that MIQ was state-sponsored cruelty.  The Grounded Kiwis have successfully proven MIQ didn't sufficiently allow individual circumstances to be prioritised where necessary. Chris Bishop, the National Party spokesperson for the Covid-19 response, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Kiwi mead-maker has been given a shout out by none other than chef and TV star Jamie Oliver. He posted a bottle of Lone Bee sparkling mead to his nine million Instagram followers, telling them it's amazing and he's planning on getting more. Oren Dalton, the founder of Lone Bee Mead, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Disability Minister says it's been worth the wait for personalised mask exemption cards. The Government's rolling them out from May – as legal proof for people with genuine reasons for going maskless. Minister Carmel Sepuloni told Heather du Plessis Allan the previous system was less than ideal – and the new cards will make a difference. “There actually will be repercussions if people are fraudulent using them, businesses will know that these are legal cards.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The floor may be open for Kiwis to seek compensation, after a High Court ruling on our MIQ system. It's been found categories for emergency MIQ vouchers were too tightly set and sometimes too narrowly interpreted. The Court also found the MIQ lottery system unfair. Grounded Kiwis spokesperson Martin Newall told Heather du Plessis-Allan they now want Government recognition that it could've done better. “It’s up to the Government to determine what amends it could make to compensate people for their suffering, or if individuals would choose to take cases to court to get some recognition of that.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The High Court rules in favour of the Grounded Kiwis.  James Shaw is consulting on a climate adaption plan. Michael Wood has announced an investigation after two port deaths in the past week. Political reporter Aaron Dahmen joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fallout from Elon Musk's Twitter purchase. Warning that China is a bigger threat to US cybersecurity than Russia is. Investigators have released a video of Alec Baldwin's interview after the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust". US correspondent Dan Mitchinson joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allan Bunting has been named as the Culture and Leadership Manager for the Black Ferns. Should Super Rugby players be personally fined for poor discipline? Does Novak Djokovic have a chance of winning Wimbledon? Sportstalk host, D’Arcy Waldegrave joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Methamphetamine use has increased significantly since the August lockdown last year – and it's stayed at those high levels.  Police wastewater testing shows meth use more than doubled between July and September last year. Chris Wilkins, a drug policy researcher at Massey University, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The news out this afternoon is that the Grounded Kiwis group has won its court battle against the Government over MIQ. The thing to take away from this is that the Government’s MIQ story is falling apart. It’s getting harder and harder to believe that MIQ was the right thing or the best thing for Kiwis. The High Court today hasn’t ruled that MIQ itself was unfair.  It’s only ruled that in some cases late last year it unjustifiably stopped some Kiwis coming home, and that there should've and could’ve been a better system than the hunger games lottery. So, the overriding message is: it could've been done better. Now, that’s not a knockout blow on MIQ by any means, but it isn’t pretty only a week after the revelation that we actually didn’t need MIQ before Christmas, we didn’t need to keep ex-pat Kiwis out. Last Tuesday we found out that both Ashley Bloomfield and Caroline McElnay signed off on advice to the Government that MIQ was ‘no longer justified’ because of how much Delta we had in the country. Especially

A newspaper editor was summoned to parliament over "misogynistic" article about female politician. There’s been a breakthrough in Scottish cold case murder. How did Piers Morgan's first show go? UK correspondent Enda Brady joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is the situation in China impacting our primary exporters? Interesting reading in the 2022 Farm Salaries Report from Fed Farmers and Rabobank It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. Producer of the Country Rowena Duncum joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I want to get a massive shout out to this country’s nurses. Having a baby, I’ve had more interaction with the health system in the last few months than I’ve ever had in my life. And to a person, the nurses have been amazing people. Every one of them has been generous with their time, kind, caring and patient despite how stretched they are at the moment. There was Angela, the nurse at Wellington Hospital who took the time to teach me how to swaddle my boy. I had no idea what I was doing. There was Rita, the nurse from the Philippines who now works in Wellington. She was on shift the first night after Iggy was born. Like any new mum, I was anxious and worried that after being awake all night the previous night giving birth, I would be too tired to hear him and wake up if something went wrong. She offered to take him to the nurses’ station for four hours and gave him a bottle so I could sleep. That was over and above the call of duty. Then there’s my midwife Leanne. Now Leanne is a character. She turned up at ou

Well, it's day one back at work for me which means it's day one for Barry on fulltime daddy duty. So, we thought we'd check in with him to see how he's going. Barry Soper joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.