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The Green Party has hit back at the Government's pilot program launching their proposed youth boot camps. A Royal Commission report found evidence of harrowing abuse and neglect in state and faith-based institutions between 1950 and 2019. That includes youth boot camps - a programme the Government is reviving in a pilot next week. Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says Prime Minister Luxon has pushed back against the Green Party's comparisons.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand has started their Olympic campaign off strong, with the men's football side landing a win over Guinea. The Oly Whites beat their opposition 2-1 in Nice this morning. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the victory. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's education spokesperson says regulation is needed to ensure children are safe in early childhood education. Opposition parties have joined forces to stop what they fear will be dangerous changes. The Government has launched a sector review, saying it plans to remove regulations deemed 'unnecessary'. Jan Tinetti says the review's been rushed, and some in the industry feel they haven't been listened to. "And it's really important to hear all of the voices here, or else it is going to be dangerous. We are going to put our kids in a really unsafe position - and also our teachers in an unsafe position." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On first blush, that punishment that New Zealand is asking for in relation to Canada's drone spying might seem harsh - but it’s not. I think it is exactly what needs to happen. The Canadian football team should be forced to forfeit any points they earn if they win the match against the Football Ferns tomorrow morning. Which they probably will, because they are the defending Olympic champions and our team are ranked 28th in the world. Why I think this needs to happen is to stop them - or anyone else - but predominantly them from doing this kind of thing again. Because as I predicted yesterday, this wasn't a one off. Turns out they spied twice with a drone - both this time, and also three days before. And let's be honest, if they're prepared to do this to a team ranked 28th in the world, it doesn't take a massive leap of logic to assume they’d be prepared to do it to a team ranked much higher who will pose an actual threat to them on the field. So this is not really about punishing them for spying on the Footba

Paris is about to see the biggest military deployment on its shores since World War II. Over 40,000 personnel have been sent over to monitor the Paris Olympics to ensure nothing goes wrong over the two-week timeframe. UK correspondent Kay Oliver says there's concern surrounding terrorism, cyber attack and foreign threats.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts have revealed how the market reacted to the proposed takeover of the Warehouse. An Australian private equity firm has made a formal takeover offer to The Warehouse Group - which would give founder Sir Stephen Tindall greater control. Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explains how this played out on the NZX. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legal experts and advocates have welcomed the Royal Commission's inquiry into the extent of abuse that occurred at care facilities. The long-awaited report of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission, six years in the making, has been released this afternoon. Cooper Legal Principal Partner Sonja Cooper says there were a lot of promises made after the release of this report - and she's hopeful that something concrete will come out of this. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has dropped further hints it isn’t opposed to diluting its 100% ownership of Kiwibank to enable it to grow. While Kiwibank is expanding, it needs a lot more capital to be the disrupter it was set up to be to challenge the big four Australian-owned banks. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny speculates about the Government's next steps. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse and neglect of New Zealanders in state and faith institutions has been branded it a national disgrace. It found children, young people and adults were exposed to extreme physical, emotional and sexual abuse, severe exploitation and neglect. Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says Prime Minister Luxon has made a statement to survivors. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 24 July 2024, the Royal Commission's report into abuse in care estimates 200,000 Kiwi kids, young people and adults were abused in care between 1950 and 2019. Minister Erica Stanford says the Government is committed to make things right and put in place a redress system. ACT says Health NZ staff shouldn't waste time saying a karakia - or Maori prayer - but is the party willing to ditch the Christian prayer in Parliament? Scandal at the Olympics already - Canada has been caught spying on the NZ Football Ferns team. The Huddle debates what to do to stop abuse in state care - and Paddy Gower gets himself into trouble with Heather. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, journalist Paddy Gower and David Farrar from Kiwiblog joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! A harrowing report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse and neglect of New Zealanders in state and faith institutions has been branded a 'national disgrace'. What do we make of this?  A new report has revealed Health NZ is encouraging staff to incorporate Karakia - or prayer - into their work. Does this need to go? Trump's VP JD Vance has been taking digs at Kamala Harris over her lack of biological children. Is this a serious political strategy? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new investigation has revealed Hawke's Bay Regional Council's flood protection infrastructure is not fit for purpose.  An independent review's found there was a lack of Regional Council planning and preparedness for a flood that breached stopbanks, like in Cyclone Gabrielle. Risk was underestimated in some areas, and historic large floods were not considered. Wairoa mayor Craig Little says this is very worrying. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ACT Party wants Health NZ to stop encouraging staff to incorporate a Karakia - or prayer - into their daily routine. A leaked email revealed the organisation wants staff to include more prayers into their work - and included instructional videos.  ACT health spokesperson Todd Stephenson has labelled this a 'distraction'. "We want a culturally and religiously neutral public service... and we believe that these prayers or rituals are actually a distraction from what the public service should be doing." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One former Football Fern is perplexed with Canada amid their attempts to spy on the team. New Zealand has made a formal complaint to the IOC after Canada was caught using a drone to keep tabs on a Football Ferns training session.  Maia Jackman says they need to be held accountable for this. "That's pretty bad. That's not what the Olympics are about." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New data indicates the financial pressures are easing on renters. Rental prices have decreased for the first time since 2022, according to Trade Me’s Rental Price Index for June 2024. CoreLogic chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says this is a sign the rental market has shifted in favour of tenants. "There's a bit less demand out there and a bit more supply - so we have seen rents slow. They may not necessarily fall over the longer term, but I'd say they've flattened out." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Survivors of harrowing abuse in New Zealand's care system have gathered in Parliament for the tabling of a report on their experiences. A Royal Commission of Inquiry has found about 200,000 people suffered in state and faith based institutions from 1950 to 2019. It recommends urgent redress, payment to whanau of survivors to recognise generational harm - and police investigation of the claims. The Prime Minister has confirmed its recommendations will be considered in coming months, and a formal apology will be made in November. Minister-in-charge Erica Stanford says stark accounts from the inquiry are mirrored in reports still heard today. "The young people in Oranga Tamariki care who are being encouraged to fight have been filmed by the staff - and the staff are untrained." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris has the edge over Donald Trump in a new nationwide poll. The Reuters / Ipsos poll puts Harris on 44 percent and Trump on 42. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says it's interesting the Republican National Convention didn't give Trump a bigger boost. He says what's most impressive is the record-breaking $81 million (USD) raised in donations in Harris's first 24 hours of campaigning. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Football Ferns have been hit by a spying scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics. Ahead of Friday morning's match against Canada, a member of support staff for the Canadian team was caught flying a drone over a New Zealand training session. The NZOC has lodged a complaint - with Canada allegedly issuing an apology and starting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen, I agree with the ACT Party that Health NZ needs to drop this nonsense of encouraging staff to incorporate a prayer into their daily routine.What is this? Are we living in the 6th century with the height of Christianity? This is very unmodern.Now, the reason we know about this is because the ACT Party's been leaked an email that was sent to staff that says: "We encourage everyone to incorporate Karakia daily. To help support you with this, we have created some pre-recorded videos to learn Karakia."Now, we don't know which staff are being encouraged, but let’s assume it's for everyone, because that's generally how organisations work when they roll something like this out - they roll it out to absolutely everyone.So let’s assume that this also involves doctors and nurses and surgeons and anaesthetists and so on. You been a hospital lately? Those people are run off their feet, they are so busy patients often have to wait half an hour - sometimes an hour - for a nurse to respond to something that they need

The Government is being urged to give up responsibility for care and protection, youth justice and disability services. A nearly six-year Royal Commission of Inquiry final report on the abuse and neglect of children, young people and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care has been released today. It makes 138 recommendations, including calling for apologies from the church and state and police investigation of historic and current allegations. ZB political reporter Demelza Jackson says the findings have been labelled a 'national disgrace'. "The immediate call, from what I'm reading, is for the Government to put in place that redress system for survivors - these conversations about payouts and apologies have gone on for so long." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.