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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 22 November 2024, a nationwide whooping cough epidemic has been declared, and Director of Public Health Dr Nicholas Jones tells Heather it's a big worry especially for babies and the elderly.
More than 12 gang members have been charged so far for flouting the gang patch ban, and Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham says police are following up reports of patch sightings and visiting gang members at home.
Plus, All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen on a surprisingly strong team line-up for the game against Italy - and what did Ethan de Groot do???
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The UK has expressed hesitancy at following through with the ICCâs arrest warrant for Israelâs Benjamin Netanyahu, despite strong support to oblige from the majority of the European Union.
Former British Health Minister Matt Hancock has revealed the country came extremely close to running out of PPE during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, as he gave evidence during its inquiry.
The mayor-elect of Canadian town Dawson City, in Yukon Territory, has voiced his hesitancy at pledging allegiance to King Charles III.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison.
They were prosecuted under its 2020 national security law for their roles in an unofficial primary election, which prosecutors said their aim was to paralyse the cityâs government and force its leader to resign by aiming to win a legislative majority and using it to block government budget.
Meanwhile, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping has been travelling South America talking up free trade and globalisation in the region.
Asia business correspondent Peter Lewis joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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Questions whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he left the country.
The International Criminal Court's been served with an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.
124 countries are obligated to carry out warrants.
Auckland University Associate Law Professor Treasa Dunworth told Heather du Plessis-Allan countries like the UK and France have been cagey about whether they'd follow through.
âWhen it was specifically asked what would they do if Netanyahu was in their country, they fudged the answer, so we just donât know.â
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Oceania Football Confederation media manager Matt Brown and Newstalk ZB Canterbury Sport reader joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on the Sports Huddle.
The All Blacks have named a strong side to face Italy in their final test of the year, in what will be Sam Caneâs and TJ Perenaraâs test rugby swansongs.
The lads also discuss Doug Bracewellâs drug ban, after it was announced the all-rounder has received a one game ban after testing positive for cocaine.
Rafael Nadal has officially retired from tennis, after Spainâs elimination from the Davis Cup this week.
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The All Blacks have named a surprisingly strong side for their final test of the year against Italy in Turin.
There are five changes from the 30-29 loss to France, with Sam Cane, Mark Teleâa, Ethan de Groot, Patrick Tuipulotu and Anton Lienert-Brown returning to the starting XV.
Itâs also the test rugby swansongs for Cane and TJ Perenara â who head to Japan for 2025.
All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen joined Heather du-Plessis Allan.
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Twitter/X alternative Bluesky has emerged as the next big trend in social media.
Around 21 million people have signed up for the app, which has seen a large spike in users signing up for it since the US election.
Tech commentator Bill Bennett joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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The public are already reporting gang patch sightings a day after the ban began.
New Police powers let officers disperse gatherings, and gang insignia is banned in public.
More than a dozen gang members have already been arrested under the new law - including an Auckland Head Hunters leader.
Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham told Heather du Plessis-Allan they're being informed about breaches in multiple ways.
âWeâve said that when this sort of stuff comes through, weâll follow it up as quickly as we can, and todayâs search warrant is a case in point where something was reported in the early hours after the law came into affect.â
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Health authorities have declared a national whooping cough epidemic.
Cases have been rising and ESR reports there've been 263 cases in the past four weeks.
The disease is infectious and can be particularly dangerous and even deadly for elderly people and newborns especially.
Ministry of Health Director of Public Health Dr Nicholas Jones told Heather du Plessis-Allan weâre at the beginning of a serious epidemic.
âIt can go on for about 18 months. The last time we had about 4700 cases reported over that time period, and judging by what weâre seeing overseas, weâd be expecting higher numbers in that again.â
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The Justice Select Committee has issued more guidance for submissions to the Treaty Principles Bill.
It's planning to hold hearings from the last week of January.
Itâs also outlined the criteria which makes submissions unacceptable, including racist material, characterising other people as racist, anything with swear words, and abusive personal reflections on MPs.
Meanwhile, one of the first Government boot camp participants has been charged with burglary and unlawfully taking a vehicle.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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The All Blacks have named a strong line-up for their final test of the year against Italy in Turin on Sunday.
The side is looking to finish the year on a high, as they aim to bounce back from last weekâs 30-29 loss to France in Paris â in what will also be the last games in black for Sam Cane and TJ Perenara.
A-League newbies Auckland FC are back in action after three weeks of rest, as they travel to Sydney for their first game in Australia against Macarthur FC.
The Black Knights â who have won all three games this season â had a bye week, followed by another week off with international football.
Weekend Sport host Jason Pine joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Pam Bondi, a staunch ally who helped defend the ex-leader against impeachment, as US Attorney-General following firebrand Matt Gaetzâs withdrawal from the running.
Gaetzâs retreat amid sexual misconduct allegations signalled limits to Trumpâs power, even as the President-elect prepares to retake the White House with his Republican Party also in control of both chambers of Congress.
The nomination of Bondi, a former Florida Attorney-General who served as a surrogate during the 2024 campaign and pushed to delegitimise vote counting in swing state Pennsylvania in 2020, could be seen as a useful tool for Trump in his attempt to settle personal grievances.
âFor too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponised against me and other Republicans â Not anymore,â Trump wrote on his Truth Social network in announcing Bondiâs nomination.
Bondi, 59, was a member of Trumpâs legal team during his first Senate impeachment trial, in which he was alleged to have pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, using aid as leverage, to hand over political dirt on Biden.
âPam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again,â Trump wrote, adding that she is âsmart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighterâ.
Trump has made several eye-catching selections for top roles, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defence Secretary, vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy jnr as Health Secretary and billionaire Elon Musk to head a government cost-cutting unit.
The exit of Gaetz, 42, was the first setback for Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance in placing key allies in top positions, but his confirmation by the Senate was widely seen as doomed because of lack of support from fellow Republicans.
A congressional panel has been investigating alleged illegal activity by Gaetz, including sexual contact with a 17-year-old girl â which he denies â as well as drug use and misappropriating campaign funds.
âI had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday,â Gaetz said on X.
âWhile the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.â
Gaetz was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and won reelection recently, but he resigned as a congressman shortly after Trump picked him to be Attorney-General.
âMatt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do,â Trump said in response to his withdrawal.
The ethics probe into Gaetz, a deeply polarising Florida congressman, was effectively ended after he resigned from the House.
Gaetz is known as a political disruptor who earned the enmity of some House colleagues, including by engineering the ouster of fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker last year.
The latest transition upheaval ahead of Trumpâs inauguration on January 20 came as new lurid details emerged about Defence Secretary nominee Hegseth.
He was investigated for sexual assault after a complaint from an unnamed woman at a 2017 conference in California.
The New York Times reported details from the police investigation, which was closed without Hegseth being charged.
The married woman told officers that her memory of the episode was hazy and thought her drink might have been spiked, while Hegseth said the encounter was consensual.
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An airline group is casting doubt on demand for sending long-haul flights into Wellington Airport.
The Airport's announced a $500 million five-year upgrade plan â which includes extending its runway.
It will let bigger planes land â with hopes it'll attract non-stop flights from Asia and Los Angeles.
Board of Airline Representatives chair Cath O'Brien told Heather du Plessis-Allan it costs a lot to fly to New Zealand.
âIf I look at air services demand for New Zealand in total, I donât see any real growth at the moment. So, Auckland Airport is looking at pretty much a flat scenario.â
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Tell you what, itâs a tough time to be the UN.
I canât help but feel that the UNâs credibility is increasingly on the line at the moment with how often itâs being ignored.
Take for example whatâs just happened overnight: the International Criminal Court â which was set up through the UN and endorsed by the UN's General Assembly â has issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
That's ballsy. That's the first time theyâve gone after a world leader who is democratically elected.
Trouble is, it doesnât sound like at least three significant international powers are necessarily going to respect this.
The US: they wonât arrest Netanyahu, theyâre not a member of the ICC.
The UK: they wonât commit publicly to arresting him.
And nor will France. They say itâs legally complex.
That's awkward, isnât it? If three permanent security members wonât say they'll arrest him, doesn't that undermine the ICC and its parent the UN?
Then what about the other big UN event at the moment: COP29?
That is a bigger joke than COP28 last year which was already a joke.
The big names havenât turned up: Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Narendra Modi.
For the second year in a row, the host nation has been busted using the climate conference to strike secret fossil fuel deals on the side.
And it looks like theyâre going to have to extend the conference by maybe a day to try to stitch together a final deal and stop this becoming a complete flop.
And thatâs without even mentioning the fact that the incoming leader of the free world is preparing to pull out of the UNâs Paris Agreement.
So, tough time to be the UN because we are increasingly, by the looks of things, starting to tire of its overreach and ridiculous targets.
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Nvidia's reported third-quarter earnings have surpassed expectations - and left the chip maker feeling optimistic about its future.
The company's earnings delivered a better-than-expected forecast for the next quarter.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further.
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Denmark has agreed on how to implement the worldâs first tax on agricultural emissions - including flatulence/farting/burping by livestock.
This comes after months of negotiations between the countryâs major parties, farmers, the industry, trade unions and environmental groups.
From 2030, farmers will have to pay a levy of 300 kroner per tonne of methane (as per carbon dioxide equivalent) on emissions from livestock including cows and pigs, which will rise to 750 kroner in 2035.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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The Reserve Bank is set to meet for the last time this year to review the Official Cash Rate.
Economists predict a cut will come - but it's unclear if the Bank will cut as high as 75 percent.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann unpacks the odds.
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Tonight on The Huddle, journalist Clare de Lore and former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Erica Stanford raised a few eyebrows after she allegedly called Labour's Jan Tinetti a 'stupid b....' in Parliament. Jan Tinetti says this is proof the rules of the House need to be enforced. What do we make of this?
The gang patch ban is officially in force today - do we think this will make a difference?
15 economists have signed an open letter saying the Government's spending policies are dragging out the recession - and Kiwi households and businesses are being hit hard. How can the Government improve things?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 21 November 2024, the Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati speaks to Heather about new advice on the use of puberty blockers - essentially there's no evidence they're safe or effective.
"Stupid b***"! Labour MP Jan Tinetti tells Heather why she decided to complain about Education Minister Erica Stanford calling her a bitch in Parliament.
Westpac CEO Catherine McGrath on whether it's hypocritical to invest in fossil fuel industries while also punishing farmers for their emissions.
Plus, the Huddle debates whether NZ media has gone crazy sympathising with the gangs about the new patch ban.
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