/on-air/rss 九一星空无限 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 04:07:31 Z en /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/roger-clark-highlanders-ceo-on-the-super-rugby-pacific-season-so-far/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/roger-clark-highlanders-ceo-on-the-super-rugby-pacific-season-so-far/ The Highlanders are in a scrap for a position in the Super Rugby finals.  Piney had a midseason catchup with their CEO Roger Clark, to break down how the season’s been tracking.  “All the games we've played this year, we've been pretty close, we just haven't finished the big moment.”  “If we want to be part of the playoff contention, we're gonna need to start finishing those big moments.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:46:55 Z /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/brooke-patron-and-hope-gregory-ice-fernz-coach-and-alternate-captain-preview-their-big-clash-v-australia/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/brooke-patron-and-hope-gregory-ice-fernz-coach-and-alternate-captain-preview-their-big-clash-v-australia/ The Ice Fernz are in action at the Dunedin Ice Stadium playing in the IHHF Division 2, Group B World Championships.   They're currently undefeated, shaping up for a clash with the other unbeaten team, Australia.   Coach Brooke Patron and Alternate captain Hope Gregory join Piney to preview the clash.  “The best teams rise to the occasion, so I'm looking forward to the challenge for sure,” Patron told him.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:40:30 Z /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/noeline-taurua-silver-ferns-coach-on-grace-nwekes-eligibility-for-the-team/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/noeline-taurua-silver-ferns-coach-on-grace-nwekes-eligibility-for-the-team/ Netball New Zealand is reviewing the ruling that currently blocks Grace Nweke from putting on the black dress.  She’s currently ineligible for the Silver Ferns, after leaving to play for a team over in Australia.  Coach Dame Noeline Taurua joined Piney to give her thoughts on the current situation.  “When we knew she was keen to come over to Sydney or to play in the SSN, and understanding her reason as well, to be better, and to be a better netballer but also to be a better Silver Fern,” she said.  “The intent is there, she still wants to play, and I definitely support that.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:29:53 Z /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/full-show-podcast-19-april-2025/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/full-show-podcast-19-april-2025/ On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 19th April 2025, Jordie Barrett joins Piney to discuss how his sabbatical is going in Leinster and how he thinks Reiko Ioane will fare up there.  The Crusaders have found an unlikely hero, with former Wallaby James O'Connor kicking them to victory over the Blues. He stopped by to discuss that kick.  And Dame Noeline Taurua offers her thoughts on Grace Nweke's Silver Ferns eligibility.  Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:12:38 Z /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/cooper-moore-golf-nz-academy-member-on-his-success-at-the-australian-junior-boys-amateur-championship/ /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/cooper-moore-golf-nz-academy-member-on-his-success-at-the-australian-junior-boys-amateur-championship/ Ranked number 275 in the world, Golf New Zealand Academy member Cooper Moore triumphed in a three-hole playoff to win the Australian Junior Boys Amateur Championship last week to continue what has been a remarkable summer to date.  Moore spoke with Nick Bewley about his blockbuster summer inside the ropes, in association with The Elmwood Trading Company.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:48:29 Z /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/james-oconnor-crusaders-back-on-his-game-winning-penalty-kick-in-the-clash-against-the-blues/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/james-oconnor-crusaders-back-on-his-game-winning-penalty-kick-in-the-clash-against-the-blues/ The Crusaders have beaten the Blues in an absolute thriller in Christchurch, thanks to a game-winning penalty from James O’Connor.  The former Wallaby stepped up, converting a penalty after the final buzzer to deliver his team yet another win, keeping them at the top of the table.  He joined Piney to reflect on the kick and how he’s been enjoying playing in New Zealand.  “Awesome to get that win because that was definitely a battle.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:37:50 Z /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/rob-penney-crusaders-coach-on-the-teams-victory-over-the-blues/ /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/rob-penney-crusaders-coach-on-the-teams-victory-over-the-blues/ Crusaders coach Rob Penney has hailed his team's resilience in the late stages of their 25-22 Super Rugby win over the Blues in Christchurch.  The home side led 19-7 early in the second half before the Blues clawed back to take a 22-19 lead.  Two late penalties from Crusaders replacement first-five James O'Connor, including one after the final hooter, saw the competition leaders steal the victory.  Penney says his team's defensive effort was a standout in wet and windy conditions.  He spoke with Nick Bewley the morning after, saving special praise for his side's defensive efforts and that of Fletcher Newell with the big prop going 80 minutes.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:25:05 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/john-kingi-nzmmna-secretary-on-the-nz-netball-mixed-nationals-2025/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/john-kingi-nzmmna-secretary-on-the-nz-netball-mixed-nationals-2025/ Easter weekend sees the New Zealand Netball Mixed Nationals 2025, hosted in partnership with Christchurch Men's and Mixed Netball.   45 teams will battle it out over 4 action packed days to be crowned Mixed Nationals champions.   NZMMNA secretary John Kingi joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the event featuring some of our best men and women athletes from around the country.   LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:13:58 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/ciar%C3%A1n-hinds-irish-actor-on-his-latest-project-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/ciar%C3%A1n-hinds-irish-actor-on-his-latest-project-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north/ Ciarán Hinds’ acting pursuits have taken him far from his roots in Northern Ireland.   A quality actor - he lends himself to both villainy and simmering heroics.   His long career has included intimate Shakespearean theatre productions right through to major franchises like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and the Disney animated film Frozen.   His latest project ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ is an intimate character study on human spirit – the Prime Video series based on the novel by Richard Flanagan.  He told Jack Tame when he was first introduced to the project, he’d heard of the book but never read it.   “They sent me a couple of scripts and I was immediately hooked by the quality of the writing and the story itself,” Hinds said.  “So I went out and got myself the book.”  “Deeply moved, I was, by the savagery, the cruelty, the brutality, the love, the deep passion, the haunting... it’s a huge and hugely emotional read for anybody,” he told Tame.  “And from then, I said I’m very interested in this project, and so we went on from there.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:55:56 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/estelle-clifford-beirut-a-study-of-losses/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/estelle-clifford-beirut-a-study-of-losses/ In Beirut’s 7th album, Zach Condon returns to a place he had no plans to ever go back to.  ‘A Study of Losses’ was commissioned by the Swedish circus troupe Kompani Giraff, and at first he was hesitant to write a soundtrack for a circus, the idea a reminder of a time he’d been pigeonholed, as he says, “as a whimsical circus waif”.  However, videos of the troupe’s performances and an abstract of the work upon which the new project would be based changed his mind.  Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on Beirut’s new album.   LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:41:46 Z /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/jordie-barrett-all-blacks-midfielder-on-his-ireland-sabbatical-rieko-ioane-signing-with-leinster/ /on-air/weekend-sport-with-jason-pine/audio/jordie-barrett-all-blacks-midfielder-on-his-ireland-sabbatical-rieko-ioane-signing-with-leinster/ All Blacks midfielder Jordie Barrett has revealed his partner in crime Rieko Ioane reached out for some advice before signing a sabbatical deal with Irish club Leinster for 2026.  Despite receiving interest from Japan, Ioane made the bombshell move by following in Barrett’s footsteps with a move to Dublin to play in the United Rugby Championship (URC), which features teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa.  Ioane will make the move at the end of the year for a six-month stint between December and June, which rules him out for the Super Rugby Pacific season with the Blues but he remains eligible for the All Blacks.  Ioane’s announcement was met with a mainly positive response, although some Leinster faithful were clearly still bitter after his feud with the club’s favourite son and all-time leading points scorer, Johnny Sexton, which started after the All Blacks knocked Ireland out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.  After plenty of backchat on the field, Ioane told Sexton to enjoy retirement and to not miss his flight home after New Zealand’s quarter-final win.  With Sexton relitigating that personal clash in his book, Ioane was widely painted as public enemy No 1 in the build-up to the All Blacks and Ireland rematch in Dublin last November.  Ioane led the haka before the match and played a key role on the field as the All Blacks went on to snap Ireland’s 19-game unbeaten run at home. Ioane posted a picture to social media with the caption “put that in the book” to double down on his villain status in Ireland.  Speaking to 九一星空无限talk ZB’s Jason Pine, Barrett said he believed Ioane can stamp his mark in Ireland.  “He sounded me out about 10 days ago and just asked a few questions,” he said.  “He didn’t say a whole lot, so I didn’t get a good inkling of where his head or heart was, but look, I woke up on my day off and the news had dropped on my phone.  “It gave me 24 hours, without having a barrage of questions at training the morning I went in there, so I got all of them yesterday.  “He’ll go great. It’s a great place to develop and he’ll see a lot of improvements up here as a player, and get out of his comfort zone in Auckland and the Blues and [it’s] a chance to grow.  “I think it’s a great challenge for him.”  Leinster's Tommy O'Brien and Jordie Barrett celebrate following the Investec Champions Cup quarter-final match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in Ireland. (Photo by Damien Eagers/PA Images via Getty Images) Barrett admits it’s been an adjustment for him, but he’s loving life in Ireland, especially on the golf course.  When Barrett announced his move to Ireland, it came as a shock as most players tend to take their sabbatical in Japan, like his brother Beauden did last year.  In fact, he was the first All Black since 2009 to choose Europe over Japan, when Dan Carter signed with Perpignan.  While there were concerns around his workload due to the demands of European rugby, Barrett said he had an extended break while the Six Nations took place in February and March.  During that time, a limited of matches were played and when they were, youngsters were given opportunities to prove themselves.  That rest has helped Barrett stay focused to help Leinster charge towards winning titles.  In the URC, they have only lost once this season – by one point to the Bulls in Pretoria – and hold an eight-point lead over the defending champions Glasgow Warriors with four games remaining in the regular season.  They face the Warriors in the final match of the season but will be confident after crushing them 52-0 in the European Championship quarter-finals last weekend.  Barrett, who has played nine games thus far between second five and fullback, admits there have been some easier games, but plenty of tough battles.  Overall, Barrett believes he’s become a better rugby player for the experience.  “I reserve... Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:32:02 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/catherine-raynes-nine-hidden-lives-and-strangers-in-time/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/catherine-raynes-nine-hidden-lives-and-strangers-in-time/ Nine Hidden Lives by Robert Gold   Secrets only survive in the dark  When journalist Ben Harper is asked to help re-examine an unsolved murder case from thirty years ago, he immediately agrees. It's not just that the victim was also a journalist, murdered after she'd published a series of shocking interviews with victims of domestic abuse. It's also that he understands all too well the need of victim's daughter, Doctor Uma Jha, for answers.  But it's not long before their investigation leads to threats being made on Uma's life. Ben needs to unravel this crime before it's too late, but instead he finds himself tangled in a web of lies and deception. After all, a crime like murder has implications for many people.  People who have been keeping secrets for thirty years, and will do whatever it takes to protect them.     Strangers in Time by David Baldacci   Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there’s no telling when a falling bomb might end his life.    Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of children to have been evacuated to the countryside Molly has been away from her home for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she’d hoped for as she’s confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there.    Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his bookshop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost.    But Charlie’s escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone’s been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is harboring his own secrets, which could have terrible consequences for all of them.   As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive.        LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:21:56 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/kevin-milne-humility-humiliation-and-a-bit-of-a-fall/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/kevin-milne-humility-humiliation-and-a-bit-of-a-fall/ Less well known than the days that follow it is Maundy Thursday – the day in which Jesus Christ shared the Last Supper with his 12 apostles.  A theme of the day is humility, and Kevin Milne had a taste of that and a bit of humiliation both earlier on this week.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:14:21 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/ed-corey-wright-orienteering-commentator-and-competitor-on-the-new-zealand-orienteering-champs/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/ed-corey-wright-orienteering-commentator-and-competitor-on-the-new-zealand-orienteering-champs/ The New Zealand Orienteering Champs, also known as the Nationals, is the top orienteering event in NZ.   Competitors of all ages go for national titles in various categories. It’s a high-quality event with great maps and courses suited for everyone from beginners to the competitive.   Three new areas have been mapped for Nationals 2025, only the relay and knockout sprint are on existing maps.  Commentator and competitor Ed Corey Wright joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss the ins and outs of orienteering.   LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:03:52 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/mike-yardley-waltzing-through-vienna-with-trafalgar/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/mike-yardley-waltzing-through-vienna-with-trafalgar/ "You could spill vast rivers of blue Danube ink try to encapsulate the enduring brilliance of Vienna and all that it has lavished on the world. It’s the city that vaulted Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Strauss and his waltz into the world’s consciousness. The city that unleashed the genius of Freud, published the world’s first newspaper, conceived the delicious Torte, and was the powerbase for the imperial Hapsburgs. Vienna remains a city of culture, class and beauty; of churches, castles and concert halls." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:36:40 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/kate-hall-reframing-food-scraps/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/kate-hall-reframing-food-scraps/ Food Appreciation Month is coming up, and Kate Hall is thinking about food scraps.  New Zealand households are throwing away over 157,000 tonnes of edible food every year, costing the average household $1,326.   Instead of tossing out your food scraps, Kate has a few tips on how you can reuse them, turning them into ingredients and saving money.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:32:24 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/ruud-kleinpaste-spotting-fungi/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/ruud-kleinpaste-spotting-fungi/ A week ago I noticed one of those beautiful red toadstools in our garden – the classic red fungus with white dots all over the skin.   Amanita muscaria or Fly agaric – there are a few different sub-species with different colourations (orange-red to yellow, and various colours of the “dots”). This is a Mycorrhizal fungus that is associated with a few common host trees: Birch, beech and pine trees. It’s not very edible – in fact, it’s better not to muck around with. Some young children have ended up being poisoned and some rather risky adults (trying to go on a Hallucinogenic journey) ended up in similar troubles.   But they look great, and this was the first time I saw this species in our front garden, which surprised me. Of course, I never saw the 7-meter tall Betula which really need pruning away from electricity wires…   Many species are doing a great job in recycling dead materials, fallen leaves, and dead branches, and also dead trunks in all shapes and sizes.   These are some examples of fungi doing the recycling job in forests – small and large and colourful.  Ear Fungus is often found on dead trunks of trees.   This is a weird looking, feeling, and tasting mushroom that can hardly be misidentified: It looks like a human ear, it feels like an ear, and it even tastes like an ear!   This edible fungus was the very first export article that was sent from New Zealand to China in the eighteen hundreds. The Chew Chong brothers in Taranaki were the first people to send container loads of these fungi by ship.   Gardeners will encounter fungi that cause all sorts of problems in fruit (fruit rots), in roots (Phytophthora), and in stems and on leaves. Often preventative gardening will reduce the problems developing. Copper sprays tend to protect a plant from Spores settling on the developing fruit.   Brown Rot on Apricot  What I love to see is interaction between fungi and insects. Here is a stinkhorn fungus with a decent amount of smelly, brown liquid. Flies are keen to harvest that brown stinky stuff and in doing so, they get the brown spores on their body. Those spores are distributed through gardens and forests.   Autumn is the time to go for a walk and just look at fungi; I reckon they actually run this planet!  LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:19:06 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/full-show-podcast-19-april-2025/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/full-show-podcast-19-april-2025/ On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 19 April 2025, Northern Irish acting legend, Hollywood royalty, and the man who has been in almost every major film franchise of the 21st century, Ciaran Hinds joins Jack to discuss the intimate character study of his new project The Narrow Road to the Deep North.  Jack considers the legacy of the Blue Origin spacecraft against this week's discovery within Earth's very own Big Blue.  Catherine Raynes reviews the latest novel from David Baldacci – the perfect long weekend read.  For those sick of hot cross buns, chef Nici Wickes has an alternative Easter breakfast recipe.  And as Food appreciation month approaches, sustainability expert Kate Hall reframes our view on food scraps.  Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:12:45 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/cameron-douglas-esk-valley-malbec-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-2022/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/cameron-douglas-esk-valley-malbec-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-2022/ Esk Valley Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022, Hawkes Bay RRP from $24.99.    From the Gimblett Gravels sub-regional GI of Hawkes Bay     The Wine: Great colour concentration leading to a bouquet of ripe dark red berry fruits, blackberry and roasted plums, a mix of sweet and bitter chocolate, cacao and baking spices. The wood smoke from use of barrel adds complexity and depth. Dry with an abundance of ripe tannins and plenty of acidity for bite and freshness, West drinking from day of purchase through 2030.      The Food:   Great with moderate to high protein foods – from lamb to beef and even some roast chicken. Red meat, say a steak, that is cooked medium-rare has a lot more available protein on the palate than say one cooked to medium-well, or well-done. The rarer the meat the bigger and younger a red wine can be – the protein in the flesh and any juice that might ooze from it soften tannins in the wine making it seem smoother or softer.   The other consideration is the sauce and the seasoning: I don’t mean tomato sauce – though this is full of sugar and salt – I mean a reduction, a jus, or a cream=based sauce will all have a reaction with the wine.   One piece of advice – if you have a chili meter from 1 to 10, 1 being the least heat and 10 being the hottest of hot, don’t add chili spices to the food that is intended to go with red wine beyond a 3 or 4 on the scale. Chili turns the volume up on tannin and alcohol perceptions in red wine and can easily disrupt the flavours within the dish.     The season:   2022 was a very good year for wines from Hawkes Bay. With a warm and dry winter, and the earliest veraison in 30 years.  Then quite a bit of rain before 30+ degree days until harvest.   The wines that I have tasted are balanced, complete and will age through to 2030 for most and 2035+ for the rest.   LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:06:03 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/oskar-howell-tech-commentator-on-google-and-metas-digital-advertising-practices-steams-loot-crate-profits/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/oskar-howell-tech-commentator-on-google-and-metas-digital-advertising-practices-steams-loot-crate-profits/ Google and Meta are being raked over the coals in the US  The two titans are facing antitrust suits for the methods used in their digital advertising networks. Google for running an illegal monopoly within its digital ad network, while Facebook is in front of the FTC for antitrust behaviour in its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, as part of its digital ad strategy.    Steam profits off gaming loot crates  It was revealed that game publisher and marketplace Steam made US$82 million from loot crate openings in one month, from a single game.     LISTEN ABOVE  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:02:34 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/tara-ward-patience-the-stolen-girl-diamond-heist/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/tara-ward-patience-the-stolen-girl-diamond-heist/ Patience   Against the backdrop of the historic city of York, detective Bea Metcalf forms an unlikely duo with young autistic police archivist Patience Evans, opening a door into a whole new world for Patience (ThreeNow).   The Stolen Girl   A seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mom to two young kids, upside down. When her daughter Lucia asks to go to a sleepover at her new best friend Josie's house, Elisa agrees. After meeting Josie's mother, Rebecca, she's put at ease by her charming nature and their impressive house. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent's worst nightmare (Disney+).   Diamond Heist  It's the year 2000, and London unveils the Millennium Dome to usher in the third millennium. A group of criminals devise a plan to steal the Millennium Dome Diamond at the heart of the Millennium Jewels collection (Netflix).    LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:35:27 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/izayah-leafa-wellington-saints-point-guard-previews-their-nbl-clash-against-nelson/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/izayah-leafa-wellington-saints-point-guard-previews-their-nbl-clash-against-nelson/ The Wellington Saints headed into the Easter weekend round of the National Basketball League at the top of the table following road wins over Southland and Otago. They next meet Nelson at Wellington's TSB Arena on Easter Monday. Saints point guard Izayah Le'afa joined Adam Cooper to preview the game, and discuss his return to the Breakers in the Australian Basketball League. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:23:26 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/vikki-lee-remuera-lawn-bowler-on-her-success-and-future-plans-for-the-game/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/vikki-lee-remuera-lawn-bowler-on-her-success-and-future-plans-for-the-game/ Wainuiomata bowler Vikki-Lee Remuera has ticked off a number of achievements as a junior lawn bowler - a category for those who've played the sport for five years or under. Now at that five year mark, Vikki-Lee joined Adam Cooper to look back on her success, and look at what's next for her bowls journey. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:21:13 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-were-essentially-at-the-halfway-mark-for-the-government/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-were-essentially-at-the-halfway-mark-for-the-government/ At the halfway mark, can we suggest things are starting to turn for the Government?  This week we have seen the Prime Minister at Ruakura with a multi-billion dollar investment that sells the Māori economy and showcases large amounts of foreign money, as well as the potential for huge productivity gains and economic growth.  On Monday there was more money for tourism. Tourism is coming back, it's too slow, but the tourist spend is up to post-Covid levels.  On Tuesday, Education Minister Erica Stanford was pumping more money into classrooms with savings made from the bespoke design nonsense and waste that the Labour Party trainwreck was in charge of.  Then the Prime Minister is back with the police and Justice Ministers, spruiking very good-looking numbers around victims of crime.  This comes on the back of three polls all of which show the Government being returned to office if an election was held today.  Slowly but surely specific bits are starting to fall into place. Things like the fact we had good GDP in the last growth stats.  Clearly from Tuesday's numbers, crime, which was as big an issue last election, is looking very much in a box. The gang patch laws are working with even the critics saying they're working. Surveys say people feel safer on the streets and the victim numbers look very good indeed.  Health remains an issue and there seems a determination among the unions especially to keep it on the front page.  But the key bits that sink or support Governments —the economy, education, crime and justice— look solid. If they can get health under control they will be rolling.  Obviously, the economic side is fragile and open to a lot of stuff that is beyond our control, so counting chickens is pointless.  On that note, you then come to this idea that’s gaining traction that the Trump fiasco could well be the making of our Prime Minister.  A bloke who has struggled to connect might well have settled nicely into his wheelhouse with an economic mess that could see the best of him shine when it's needed most.  If the polls play okay for them they way they do now, with glimmers of light, by the time we get to the end of the year momentum might well be theirs and an election may well be theirs to lose.  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:15:14 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/francesca-rudkin-the-penguin-lessons-and-warfare/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/francesca-rudkin-the-penguin-lessons-and-warfare/ The Penguin Lessons    An Englishman experiences personal and political changes after adopting a penguin during a turbulent time in Argentina's history.    Warfare   A surveillance mission goes wrong for a platoon of American Navy SEALs in insurgent territory in Iraq.    LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:06:30 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/kyren-taumoefolau-moana-pasifika-winger-previews-the-clash-against-the-brumbies/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/kyren-taumoefolau-moana-pasifika-winger-previews-the-clash-against-the-brumbies/ Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga admits Ardie Savea is in need of his All Blacks rest week after leaving him out of his Super Rugby Pacific side to host the Brumbies tomorrow in Pukekohe.  Sione Havili Talitui will start at openside flanker and also shoulder the captaincy responsibilities.  Umaga says Savea's carrying a few niggles after last weekend's loss to the Blues.  Moana's superstar winger Kyren Taumoefolau joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview their clash against the Brumbies in South Auckland.   LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:06:19 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/peter-umaga-jensen-hurricanes-midfielder-previews-the-clash-against-the-western-force/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/peter-umaga-jensen-hurricanes-midfielder-previews-the-clash-against-the-western-force/ Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw is expecting the Force to come out firing in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Perth.  The Aussie's have a four-point advantage over the 'Canes on the ladder, sitting sixth and eighth respectively.  It's a different story to last year when the Canes —who led the table— crushed the Force 44-14 in Western Australia.  Canes midfielder Peter Umaga-Jensen joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the fixture.  The match kicks off at 9:35pm with Live commentary on GOLD SPORT and iHeartRadio.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:37:44 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/nici-wickes-easter-morning-pancakes/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/nici-wickes-easter-morning-pancakes/ These pancakes may not only be the most delicious thing you’ll eat this Easter, they may also be the most healthy!    Makes 12+      Ingredients  2/3 cup rolled oats   1 tsp cinnamon    1 tsp mixed spice    ½ tsp nutmeg   ½ tsp baking powder    ½ tsp baking soda    3 tbsps. currants or sultanas    1 banana, mashed   1 medium egg   ¼ cup natural yoghurt    ¼-1/3  cup water or milk   Butter for frying and eating      Method  Blitz the oats in a blender or food processor until it’s like flour. Tip into a bowl and add in spices, baking powder and soda and currants or sultanas.   Whisk together banana, egg, yoghurt and ¼ cup water (or milk) and pour into the dry ingredients. Stir until it forms a smooth batter, adding more water/milk if it’s too stiff.    Heat a pan to medium. Grease the surface with a little butter.    Drop spoonfuls of batter into the pan and cook until browned on one side and puffed before flipping and cooking through.   Serve with butter, or syrup, or whatever you fancy. Happy Easter!      PS. I reckon they’re even better cold.    LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:30:25 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/cam-roigard-hurricanes-halfback-on-the-teams-selection-changes-upcoming-matches/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/cam-roigard-hurricanes-halfback-on-the-teams-selection-changes-upcoming-matches/ The Hurricanes will look to salvage their Super Rugby playoff hopes across the Tasman over the next fortnight, with away matches against the Force and Brumbies.  The coaching staff have brought in Ruben Love to the injury-plagued number 10 jersey for Saturday's match against the Force.  All Black and Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard joined Adam Cooper to chat about the selection change and how the team is approaching the must-win matches.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:22:17 Z /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/opinion/jack-tame-the-miracles-and-mysteries-much-closer-to-home/ /on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/opinion/jack-tame-the-miracles-and-mysteries-much-closer-to-home/ The pictures made it look like a parody.  Eleven minutes after taking off from a West Texas launch site, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space capsule touched down with its all-female celebrity crew. Bezos opened the capsule door and greeted his fiancé. One by one the women filed out, each in their snazzy blue, flared space outfits. Having technically been in space for just four minutes, the popstar Katy Perry knelt down and kissed the ground.    I feel the same about space tourism as I do about climbing Mt Everest. In the broadest possible terms, the idea is really appealing. I’d love to go to space! But as it stands today, actually appreciating how much resource is involved, and the extent to which money rather than talent is the only thing separating anyone from the loftiest heights... I can’t bear the thought. We all know Jeff Bezos isn’t spending billions upon billions to push the boundaries of scientific understanding. He’s going as a vanity project. It all feels a bit gross.    Perhaps when space tourism is a little more normalised and they can achieve economies of scale, I’ll quietly eat my words and find the whole thing a little more palatable. But for what it’s worth, I’d hand my explorer-of-the-week award not to Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ other half, but to the crew of the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor vessel, who just captured the first ever footage of a colossal squid in its natural environment.   Colossal squid are the largest invertebrates on the planet – 500kgs without a spine! And yet for all that science has achieved, we know remarkably little about them. It’s only a century since the species was first discovered, and we know most of what we know about them today because of their predators. Sperm whales, in turns out, are much better at tracking down colossal squid than we are.   600m below the surface of the South Atlantic, somewhere off the coast of the Antarctic South Sandwich Islands, in an area so remote that the next closest humans were on the International Space Station, the group of scientists used an unmanned submersible to film the most extraordinary footage of a juvenile colossal squid. Forget anything that Katy Perry or Jeff Bezos’ wife-to-be might be seeing out the window of their shuttle; set against the absolute black of the deep deep, the squid was purpleish and orange, elegant, brilliantly, beautifully alien.  Isn’t it amazing that our species can send a rocket with a popstar to space, and yet it’s taken us until 2025 to actually record an Earth-based tentacled beast that can grow as long as a bus and weigh as much as a cow?   I just think it’s such a timely reminder. For whatever fascinations and discoveries await us in the infinite depths of the cosmos, there are still so many miracles and mysteries much closer to home, in the infinite depths of the real blue origin.  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:12:53 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/richie-barnett-former-kiwis-captain-previews-the-nrl-clash-between-the-warriors-and-the-broncos/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/richie-barnett-former-kiwis-captain-previews-the-nrl-clash-between-the-warriors-and-the-broncos/ The Warriors are relieved to be back playing on home turf tonight in front of a sold-out crowd.  The Auckland-based NRL side return to Go Media Stadium to face the Broncos, as both sides —who sit inside the top eight— look to bounce back from a loss last week.  Coach Andrew Webster says there's plenty of reasons for fans to be excited for the occasion.  Former Kiwis Captain Richie Barnett joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview tonight's clash.  The match kicks off at 7:30pm.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:55:20 Z /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/darcy-waldegrave-womens-rugby-good-things-take-time/ /on-air/the-all-sport-breakfast/audio/darcy-waldegrave-womens-rugby-good-things-take-time/ Women’s rugby is not unlike the cheese TV commercials. Good things take time.   Last weekend's Super Rugby Aupiki final between the Blues wāhine and Matatu was a great game to watch. It put an exclamation mark on what was a rollicking tournament. The match reflected the strides the women’s game has taken since the inception of Aupiki.  The crowd at Eden Park didn’t rock any foundations but the TV viewer numbers were impressive. 405,000 folk tuned in to watch the best female footballers in the country duke it out and match worthy of their eyeballs was rolled out.  On Thursday night, in atrocious conditions, the Blues laid waste to the Waratahs in the Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final. Again, bugger all in the way of people in the stands (the weather was toxic) and I have no TV numbers, but I’d hazard a guess they would be healthy figures for a Thursday night game that sneaked up on people. Still, it was on, and it was worth a look.   The women’s game is having a growth spurt, and this needs to be appreciated and fostered as the men’s game has essentially had a multi-generational head start.   The game is played differently to the men's version, not unlike the cricketing gender split. It’s not better, nor worse, just different. For those hell bent on direct comparison, I have nothing. A frozen and archaic mindset is not worth fighting against, these people can’t or won’t accept the turning wheels of time, good luck to them.   The top level of domestic women’s rugby is still in an embryonic stage, to judge it based on crowd numbers alone is manifestly unfair, not forgetting how few people turn up to the men’s Super Rugby exchanges on a regular basis.    With further investment the game will exponentially grow. Let’s not forget that New Zealand rugby’s money, regardless of where it comes from, is not just for the All Blacks. It is for the entire game from the grass roots up. NZR has a responsibility to uphold the development of the game across the board. It’s our national game, not just a platform for the men in black.   Water the dirt and flowers last for you.    Good things take time.   Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:11:50 Z /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/judd-flavell-tall-blacks-coach-on-his-appointment-as-assistant-coach-of-the-breakers/ /on-air/christchurch/all-sport-breakfast-canterbury/audio/judd-flavell-tall-blacks-coach-on-his-appointment-as-assistant-coach-of-the-breakers/ Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell is benefitting from the shake up at the Breakers.  The team's gone back to the future with many of the people that were involved in its "pomp" back in the mix as the organisation looks to get back to what made it one of the most successful franchises around.  Flavell’s returning to the team as assistant coach – six years after leaving the role he held for 13 seasons.  He joined Nick Bewley for a chat about his appointment and his excitement in returning to the Breakers.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:03:45 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/she-could-hide-in-the-empty-spa-pool-17-april-2025/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/she-could-hide-in-the-empty-spa-pool-17-april-2025/ The Waitotara Pub has been destroyed by fire, there's talk of a possible snap election in NZ, and Jason's not a fan of the road cones! LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:09:52 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Ethan Blackadder ahead of the Crusaders' match against the Blues. Talkback - Is it rude of Rieko Ioane to not answer questions following the sabbatical announcement? Supercars driver Matt Payne on his big wins in Taupo. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:32:28 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ Supercars driver Matt Payne has had the best weekend of his career. He won two of the three races at the Taupo Super 440. And, as he told D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk, he almost won the third one too! LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:28:37 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ Nobody at the Blues or the Crusaders gets to take Good Friday off. The Super Rugby Pacific season is continuing through the public holiday, with the Canterbury side hosting the Aucklanders at Apollo Projects Stadium. Crusaders vice-captain Ethan Blackadder spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:26:49 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-uk-supreme-court-ruling-that-the-legal-definition-of-a-woman-is-based-on-biological-sex/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-uk-supreme-court-ruling-that-the-legal-definition-of-a-woman-is-based-on-biological-sex/ The day to day implications of a landmark UK court ruling - that the term woman refers to biological sex  - are not yet known. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled the definition of sex is binary and cannot apply to those with a gender recognition certificate. UK correspondent Enda Brady explains what this ruling could mean going forward. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:15:44 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-dickie-fisher-funds-expert-on-the-future-of-trumps-tariffs-and-what-it-could-mean-for-the-economy/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-dickie-fisher-funds-expert-on-the-future-of-trumps-tariffs-and-what-it-could-mean-for-the-economy/ With China and the US promising trade war escalations, economists are speculating about the future of the tariffs and how they'll impact global economies. Some have have drawn parallels with the Great Depression - and warned the world should be prepared for a downturn.  Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:04:20 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-do-we-have-to-worry-about-a-snap-election/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-do-we-have-to-worry-about-a-snap-election/ Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and Craig Renney from the CTU joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Labour is talking up the potential of a snap election, saying 'we are ready'. Do we think there's a chance Winston Peters is going to blow it all up - or is Labour just stirring?  Do we think Simeon Brown is being too hard on the senior doctors - given how badly we need them in this country? New Zealanders’ concerns about the impact of climate change has declined to 69 percent from 76 percent in 2022 and 80 percent in 2023. Why do we care less?  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:59:16 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jamie-mackay-the-country-host-on-chris-luxon-saying-the-agriculture-sector-is-pulling-new-zealand-out-of-a-recession/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jamie-mackay-the-country-host-on-chris-luxon-saying-the-agriculture-sector-is-pulling-new-zealand-out-of-a-recession/ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it is the agriculture sector that's pulling New Zealand out of a recession. Luxon spoke about the success agriculture was seeing on a trip to Taranaki on Thursday where he met with local businesses and trades. He said agriculture was the 'backbone of New Zealand' and praised how much it generated for the nation.  The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:44:16 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/liam-dann-nz-herald-business-editor-at-large-on-inflation-going-up-higher-than-predicted/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/liam-dann-nz-herald-business-editor-at-large-on-inflation-going-up-higher-than-predicted/ New data shows inflation's gone up again - and there's concerns about what it could mean going forward. The latest Stats NZ figures put the rate at 2.5 percent, up from 2.2 percent three months ago. It's the first time it's risen in almost three years. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains what this could mean for the state of the economy. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:34:36 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/john-carnegie-energy-resources-aotearoa-ceo-unsurprised-by-genesis-energy-slowing-down-gas-production/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/john-carnegie-energy-resources-aotearoa-ceo-unsurprised-by-genesis-energy-slowing-down-gas-production/ Genesis Energy has confirmed it plans to shift its focus over to coal, as gas production declines and no other suitable sources have been found. Genesis has made clear it sees a declining role for gas in electricity generation - despite the Government's attempts to get offshore oil and gas exploration going properly.  Energy Resources Aotearoa CEO John Carnegie isn't surprised by this - given the associated challenges.  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:28:11 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-do-you-need-a-passcode-for-16-april-2025/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-do-you-need-a-passcode-for-16-april-2025/ Marcus gets reports as ex-tropical cyclone Tam starts to impact the upper North Island, and makes sure that everyone has their TV connected after last night's satellite switchover special. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:21:39 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/liam-hehir-partner-at-freebairn-and-hehir-lawyers-on-the-uk-supreme-court-issuing-a-legal-definition-of-woman/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/liam-hehir-partner-at-freebairn-and-hehir-lawyers-on-the-uk-supreme-court-issuing-a-legal-definition-of-woman/ The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the term woman should be based on biological sex.  The judges ruled that the 2010 Equality Act's sex based protections only apply to biological women.  The decision has been hotly contested after the Scottish Government argued that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate were entitled to them.  Liam Hehir, partner at Freebairn and Hehir Lawyers, says it's a significant ruling for the purposes of the Equality Act - but it has its' boundaries.  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:15:06 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-17-april-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-17-april-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 17 April 2025, the cost of living is on the rise again so will the OCR keep falling? KiwiRail apologises for misleading customers about compensation. A lawyer explains the implications of the UK's Supreme Court ruling on what defines a woman. Auckland FC co-owner Ali Williams in studio with Heather to talk about his proposed new stadium for Auckland ... and his helipad application. Plus, the Huddle gets fiery when Heather asked if senior doctors deserve a payrise. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:11:41 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-simeon-brown-needs-to-convince-more-than-just-voters/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-simeon-brown-needs-to-convince-more-than-just-voters/ I've got a lot of time for Simeon Brown - he's a very good politician, but I reckon he might want to take the advice of Chris Hipkins - a man who was also once the Health Minister - and just tone down the fighting talk. Because accusing the striking senior doctors of the worst kind of politics is not going to help anyone. The only thing that is going to help right now is money - and he is simply going to have to pony up the cash and pay those doctors a lot more. Look, I know, there will not be a lot of public sympathy for doctors who are on that kind of money - whether it's $350,000 like Simeon claims or only $250,000 like the doctors claim - it doesn't matter whether we think they're paid not enough or too much What matters is what the rest of the world pays, because that’s who we are competing against for senior doctors.  NSW, I've been told, is the part of Australia that pays senior doctors the least, and their starting pay is more than what our senior doctors get on the highest level here. And they, by the way, just had a three-day strike themselves. We already have such a shortage of senior doctors in this country that in Taupo Hospital not even a third of the positions are filled. I don't know how they're running that place. So while I appreciate that Simeon Brown is a very good politician and could well end up wining the PR battle against the doctors - ultimately, it's not the voters he has to convince, it's the doctors.  And there, money talks. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:56:50 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/lan-pham-green-party-mp-stress-importance-of-combating-climate-change-amid-declining-support/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/lan-pham-green-party-mp-stress-importance-of-combating-climate-change-amid-declining-support/ The Greens are reiterating the importance of combating climate change, concerned Kiwi buy-in appears to be fading. An Ipsos report shows the proportion of New Zealanders concerned about the impact of climate change in Aotearoa has fallen from 80 percent two years ago - to 69 percent. Greens Environment spokesperson Lan Pham says ignoring the climate crisis, will not make the problem go away. "We know communities are really struggling at the moment - and it's hard for people to think of the future when they're actually having to focus on surviving the cost of living crisis." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:11:20 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gareth-kiernan-infometrics-chief-forecaster-on-what-donald-trumps-tariffs-could-mean-for-inflation-going-forward/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gareth-kiernan-infometrics-chief-forecaster-on-what-donald-trumps-tariffs-could-mean-for-inflation-going-forward/ US tariffs are expected to impact our next inflation figures, according to new reports. The rate increased in the three months to March to 2.5 percent - up from 2.2 percent to December. Petrol, milk, cheese, eggs have all gone up, alongside a dip in prices for international flights and games. Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan says the new tariffs could push inflation down because of weaker demand. "And we know there will be some cost pressures that do rise because of the changing trade situation. So it's mixed, but the sentiment is pushing towards maybe a little less inflation." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:00:27 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/adele-wilson-kiwirail-chief-customer-officer-on-the-operator-being-ordered-to-compensate-kiwis-for-ferry-disruptions/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/adele-wilson-kiwirail-chief-customer-officer-on-the-operator-being-ordered-to-compensate-kiwis-for-ferry-disruptions/ Interislander's operator is promising to cough up for ferry disruptions. A Commerce Commission investigation found KiwiRail may have breached the law by suggesting cancelled sailings were out of their control. Mechanical events leading to cancellations will now almost always trigger compensation. Chief customer officer Adele Wilson says people incurred some high costs from cancellations.  "As we were trying to catch up the schedule, we had another event - and so people who'd been rebooked, unfortunately some of them were delayed again." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:45:04 Z