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Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson of Sherson Willis PR and former Labour staffer Mike Munro talked about:

What did we think of last night’s final debate? Did Chris Hipkins go too far?

How will tomorrow night play out? How big a role will New Zealand First and Winston Peters play tomorrow night? Will he break his word? Will he work with ACT? What will happen after the dust settles?

And should Mark Telea have been dropped for the quarterfinal clash with Ireland on Sunday morning?

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Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson of Sherson Willis PR and former Labour staffer Mike Munro talked about:

What did we think of last night’s final debate? Did Chris Hipkins go too far?

How will tomorrow night play out? How big a role will New Zealand First and Winston Peters play tomorrow night? Will he break his word? Will he work with ACT? What will happen after the dust settles?

And should Mark Telea have been dropped for the quarterfinal clash with Ireland on Sunday morning?

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This evening on The Huddle, Director of Government Relations for BRG Georgina Stylianou and ZB’s Wellington host Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

Wayne Brown put forward his final proposal for Auckland’s Budget in an invite only press conference earlier today. In a comment to Stuff, the Mayor’s press secretary said they invited those they felt “were best able to convey the mayor’s message.” Was this a good move on their behalf, and what about the proposal itself?

What are Mike Pence’s odds on obtaining the Republican nomination? Could he give Donald Trump a run for his money?

According to data crunched by the NZ Herald, Helen Clark’s government was actually the toughest on crime. Is any government really “soft on crime”?

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Today on The Huddle- Georgina Stylianou, Director of Government Relations firm BRG and Ali Jones of Red PR and Community Board member are here to discuss:

Is now really the best time to start huge upgrades (ie, disruption) on Auckland train lines? When there's a bus driver shortage and A.T is trying to push people out of cars via no parking etc.

Do too many New Zealanders have a degree? 45% of 25-34 year olds have one, according to OECD data.

GP registrars will get paid the same as hospital registrars. The wait times have reached six weeks for some areas.. will this stem that?

ASB is servicing mortgages at 8.15% - anyone who got into the market in 2020 with record low rates will be having a bit of budgeting to do.

Voice messages- do you still use them?

All of these will be discussed here today on The Huddle!

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Today on The Huddle, David Farrar, Kiwiblog writer and Cuira pollster and David Cormack, current member Draper Cormack Group and former Greens Communication Director join us to talk about the following:

Senior NZ Herald writer Simon Wilson says the low voter turnout in the current local body elections is because people are happy with current councils. Agree?

31 cars hit potholes in the Kaimai's this weekend - Waka Kotahi say delay travel around the Waikato / Bay of Plenty area today if you want to avoid potholes. How did our roads get to this point?

Visa delays for 35,000 tourists trying to get into New Zealand, our tourism industry is taking one hit after the other.

Uni staff everywhere are striking to combat the cost of living, how disruptive could this be?

All of these and more will be discussed here on The Huddle!

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Today on The Huddle, we have Tim Beveridge, Newstalk ZB host and Simon Wilson, Herald senior writer to talk about the following:

Nanaia Mahuta still hasn't recieved her voting papers among other Kiwis - we're at record low voting turn-out, how do we begin to solve this mess?

Kelvin Davis has apologised to Chhour over yesterday's comments - was Kelvin out of line?

The future of the Kiwi water park is uncertain as the owners wait for the government approval to open. How do we keep ending up in these situations?

Nurses want to turn down extra shifts next week, which Te Whatu Ora says is illegal. What does that 40 hour contract really expect us to do?

Would you eat beef and lamb out of a vending machine? NZ Beef and Lamb now have their meat selling out of vending machines in China.

All of these will be discussed here today on The Huddle!

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Today on The Huddle: Jack Tame, host of Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute are here to discuss-

Public service commissioner is to review contracts with Mahuta's husband companies at Mahuta's request. Does it still need to be looked into by our A-G as well?

Noeline Taurua couldn't care less if Jamaica's coach is forced to play tonight (amazing from her) - how did this turn into such a mess? Netball NZ look like they'll seek redress too/

Are businesses being dramatic when they say they're losing faith in the justice system following the ST. Lukes smash and grab?

Heather's 4.05 editorial is that they're not doing walkabouts because their reception won't look good compared to 2017 - is Heather right? Or being very cynical? 

Festivals are back! Laneway's got a solid line up.. nature is healing! 

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Today on The Huddle- David Farrar of Kiwiblog and Curia pollster, and Trish Sherson of Sherson Wills PR talk about:

Sky's rebrand, will a refresh be enough to keep us interested in using their service?

Is Putin bluffing with his threats to the West?

The Greens have been saying there's no excuse for the Government not to bring in mandatory pay gap reporting- is this necessary?

All of these and more will be discussed today on The Huddle.

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Mike Munroe, former Labour Chief of Staff, and current director at Mike Munroe Communications and Ben Thomas of Capital PR join us here to talk about:

The new report from NZ Initiative about the lack of evidence that modern learning works.

Waka Kotahi telling a Greymouth councillor that he was letting his emotions get the better of him when asked to lower speed limits outside a school.

The business community in South Canterbury is not happy with the public holiday being moved.

All of these and more will be discussed on The Huddle.

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Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand is shutting out the public from its monthly board meetings.

Chair Rob Campbell has defended the decision, saying the former DHBs were required by legislation to have open meetings but also had private ones.

Jan Tinetti has hinted at changes to how kids are taught how to read.

Appearing on TVNZ's Q+A, she made clear her support of reverting back to phonics (sounding out the letters to make the word) like New South Wales has.

Trevor Mallard has said that he would accept a knighthood if offered one.

Despite his republican leanings, Mallard made the comments in an interview when discussing his Dublin appointment.

The Government has made changes to the cost of living payments ahead of the second one coming this week.

Revenue Minister David Parker made changes to the scheme after Auditor-General John Ryan slammed the first round in a letter to Inland Revenue Commissioner Peter Mersi.

Hayden Munro and David Farrar joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle

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Kaine Thompson and Tim Wilson joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle.

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The Government has launched a new campaign to address truancy issues in schools.

Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti says attendance has been declining since 2015, but Covid messaging has exacerbated the problem.

It follows another announcement from the Government to address worker shortages, where some sectors will be allowed to pay 12,000 migrant workers less than the median wage.

A decision on Gaurav Sharma will be made tomorrow.

Caucus will meet to decide whether to expel him from the party in wake of more explosive allegations of bullying within the party over the weekend.

Kiwibank is now 100 percent Kiwi-owned.

The Government has bought the bank off the Super Fund, ACC and NZ Post for $2.1 million today.

Trish Sherson and Mike Munro joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle

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Labour will hold a caucus meeting to discuss Gaurav Sharma.

Sharma has been vocal on Facebook about bullying within the party's caucus, including posting one just as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was about to speak at a post-Cabinet press conference.

Viv Beck will not stand down from the Auckland mayoral race.

The latest polls have seen her fall to around 12 percent, well behind the other centre-right candidate Wayne Brown and frontrunner Efeso Collins.

A Warriors fan has been kicked out of Mt Smart Stadium for doing a shoey.

However, the fan, Calley Gibbons, says he'll be back for the team's final game in three weeks against the Cowboys.

Neale Jones and Sam Johnson joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle

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Neale Jones and David Farrar joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle.

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Around 2.1 million people will have received the first of the three cost of living payments today.

However, some of the money has gone to overseas expats, some of which will have shocked some who have returned to their home countries.

The owner of a Christchurch brewery is calling for prices to be removed from advertising.

Three Boys Brewery's Ralph Bungard reckons that doing so will help curb our drinking problem.

Electric Kiwi and Consumer NZ are having a war of words.

It comes as the independent power company refused to pay commission fees to feature on Powerswitch, which saw the company removed from the website.

Cas Carter and Nick Mills joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle

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Nanaia Mahuta has slipped in a new piece of legislation for Māori wards.

Now councils will have to make the issue the top of their six-yearly Representation Review, where it's now mandatory to consider the introduction of Māori wards.

Meanwhile, ACT leader David Seymour has expressed his concerns for it.

Anger over new helipads being introduced at Great Barrier and Waiheke Islands.

Locals are frustrated at the rate consents being granted and are aiming to increase their lobbying on the matter at Auckland Council.

Meanwhile, burnout is becoming more of a concern in the workplace.

Tim Beveridge and Jack Tame joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle

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David Farrar and Ali Jones joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on The Huddle.

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