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Qantas says its operations and safety are unaffected by a major cyber hack of its systems, potentially impacting six million customers.  It's investigating the proportion of the data stolen, and expects it will be significant. Initial reviews show some customer names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers were stolen.  Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the airline has warned impacted customers to be mindful of incoming scams. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coach Scott Robertson has unveiled his first All Blacks 23 of the year. Apart from positional changes for Reiko Ioane, Tupou Vaa'i and Ardie Savea, there are four uncapped players in the squad to take on France in Dunedin this Saturday. Sportstalk host Elliott Smith explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Building and Construction Minister is backing scaling back some insulation standards. The Government's called the changes 'common sense' - with building costs rising more than 40 percent since 2019. It's expected building code insulation requirements will be relaxed by the year's end. Chris Penk says they add huge costs. "Depending on where you are in the country or depending on what the conditions are or which way your house faces, you don't need all of that, you just need some of that. So as long as we can get to the same good overall result without being so prescriptive, then there's money to be saved and houses to be built." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three former staffers at the hospital where British nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.  The trio worked on the senior leadership team at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025 is halfway over - so how are the global markets holding up, and what can investors expect for the second half of the year? Several key markets have delivered decent returns so far, but Trump's 'Liberation Day' delivered a turbulent period. Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reports reveal ACC is planning to be more scrupulous when paying claims, as the Government pressures it to run a tighter ship. The state insurer has committed to “highly ambitious” targets around getting injured people rehabilitated and back to work quicker. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners and former Auckland mayor Phil Goff joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Modern parents are sceptical of sleepovers as awareness of sexual harm rises. How do we square this circle? There is now a push for Auckland Council to ban private choppers in residential areas altogether following the ongoing Mowbray saga. Are people being too harsh about this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 2 July 2025, Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. International relations expert Stephen Hoadley has his doubts and says this is a very different situation to the war with Iran. The Government's chief victims adviser Ruth Money explains why she wants an end to jury trials in sexual assault cases. Relationship and parenting expert Jo Robertson says we used to be too loose with sleepovers and explains the test you should apply when deciding whether your kids should be allowed to stay somewhere overnight or not. The Herald's Thomas Coughlan responds to Labour's Chris Hipkins' claim that ramraids have vanished from the frontpage because of "NZME's tory owners". Plus, the Huddle debates whether we're being too harsh on rich people trying to crack down on their helicopter pads - or whether it's un-neighbourly to have one land at your house. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday eveni

This debate about Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams' helicopter has just got really, really silly in the last day. There is now a push for Auckland Council to ban private choppers in residential areas altogether when they next review the unitary plan for Auckland city, and at least 2 councillors now back that. And one of the councillors backing it is the councillor whose ward covers the Mowbray property. Now I'm sorry, but helicopters are a legitimate form of travel for people who can afford them. They are fast, they avoid traffic jams, and if that is what the Mowbray-Williams family want to use to make their lives easier so they can get from A to B as quickly as possible, all power to them. They can afford it. I feel sorry for the neighbours, I do. I have empathy. I wouldn't want to live next to a property with a chopper that was landing consistently, but nor would I want to live next to a property where the neighbour has a noisy motorbike. And yet - we're not banning noisy motorbik

Australian mining firm Santana Minerals has forecasted making $3.8 billion (NZD) in pre-tax profit off a proposed gold mine it hopes to open in Otago by 2027. The company believes it could get 1.25 million ounces of gold from the mine near Cromwell - and the profit is predicted to be significant if gold prices keep holding up. Santana Minerals CEO Damian Spring says this mine will come with dividends for New Zealand, in terms of royalties and jobs and services. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been a noticeable increase in parents refusing to send their children to sleepovers in recent years. Many parents are worried about the potential harm that could come to their children under the watch of other families, with some refusing to let kids stay with close family members.  Therapist and parenting educator Jo Robertson says parents don't have to ban them outright, but it's important to be cautious. "There's a trend of kids at camps now where there's no adults in the room, it's only children in the room at school camps. And that's got its own challenges with it." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A defence lawyer says the outcome of the trial of Restore Passenger Rail protesters is 'strange'.  The Post reports six people have been allowed to withdraw their guilty pleas, and the judge tossed their charges.  It was over a series of Wellington protests that disrupted traffic.  Steve Cullen says it might be a case of the judge responding to a moral undercurrent.  "A certain proportion of the community felt that these people shouldn't have been convicted at all." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tauranga's mayor says the region wants certainty - as a deal with the Government inches closer. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop's confirmed talks are progressing on 10-year Government partnerships for housing, developments, and assets. Auckland, Otago-Central Lakes district, and Western Bay of Plenty are the first areas. Tauranga's Mahe Drysdale says they want new tools to help with infrastructure. "So we can deliver the houses, we can deliver the infrastructure that's required to get those houses, we can deliver jobs and we can deliver the economic growth that the Government keeps talking about." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's unclear if a 60-day Gaza ceasefire is as achievable as Donald Trump's suggesting.  The US President is claiming Israel's agreed to the necessary conditions for a deal - and Qatar and Egypt will deliver it to Hamas. But internationals relations expert Stephen Hoadley says there's no word yet from Israeli or Hamas spokespeople. He says the fundamental clash remains - no matter what Trump says. "Hamas want Israel out of Gaza and Israel is not inclined to leave Gaza until Hamas is disarmed and all the hostages are returned." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins raised a few eyebrows after he offered his theory about why ram-raids don't get as much media coverage anymore. In an earlier interview on ZB's Wellington Mornings, Chris Hipkins claimed NZME's 'Tory owners' decided not to put ram-raids on the front page anymore - in order to put the National Party in a better light. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says data shows ram-raids have dropped significantly over the last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After hours of stalemate, Republicans in the US Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump's latest bill on tax and spending. The 'big, beautiful' bill passed with Vice-President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after over 24 hours of debate. US correspondent Charles Feldman says Elon Musk extensively criticised the bill, and he's recently threatened to support campaigns against Congress Republicans voting for it.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More top 10 seeds are out of the first round in an Open era tennis major than ever before at this year's Wimbledon - eight have exited in total. Four of the top men and four of the favoured women have departed, including French Open champion Coco Gauff. Sportstalk host Elliott Smith explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chief Victims Advisor says scrapping juries from sexual violence trials could result in more fact-based verdicts.  Ruth Money believes it would be better for survivors - in part because judges must give reasoning for their verdict. The idea's received some pushback, with one legal expert arguing jury trials are a foundation of the justice system.  Money says jurors enter a court with bias, and mightn't understand nuances of sexual assault.  "I've had survivors say to me - look, I was slammed around that courtroom like a tennis ball, I was rape-mythed, I was shamed, I was blamed." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People throughout Europe have been grappling with the first heatwaves of the Northern Hemisphere summer as increasing temperatures push thermometers into the red. Scientists have long warned that climate change comes with disastrous consequences for the environment, with  Europe’s ever-hotter summer heatwaves being a direct result. UK correspondent Enda Brady says Spain and Portugal had 'record-breaking' hot days yesterday - and people are concerned. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meat plants across the nation are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels. New Zealand's national sheep flock and dairy herd have continued to decline in recent years, impacting the flow of livestock into meat works. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.