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AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the U.S. and Iran began a new round of strikes on Thursday.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump is claiming the U.S. has been sneaking oil out through the Strait of Hormuz.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the AP has made a call in California's governor's race, and the final contest will pit a Democrat versus a Republican.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a federal appeals court is raising concerns about Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump now says housing regulator Bill Pulte is not his permanent choice to head national intelligence.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump is pledging new support for the coal industry.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the House has approved a war powers resolution that would halt military action against Iran.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports on the latest shots fired in the Iran war.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports global diplomats are drawing attention to Russia's escalating missile attacks on Ukraine.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the U.S. is imposing more sanctions on Iran.

Sources say the Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on the Venezuela leader. AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the U.S. military has conducted another strike against Iran.

This week for Friday Faceoff, Nick Mills is joined by Labour MP for Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor and Political Commentator Ben Thomas. Our panel faceoff over the future of Wellington. As 8700 jobs cuts are coming the public sector's way Wellington needs to swerve. O'Connor and Thomas analyse the cuts, how we got here and how we can bounce back as a city. And they debate Nicola Willis' suggestion much of these roles will be replaced by AI. How do they use it and do we actually have the AI infrastructure and capabilities to do similar tasks to these public services. Then onto the social housing reform announced yesterday. Is it fair to suggest a time limit for those in the homes? Onto the arrests made in corrections, our panel dive into the reasons and issues in our correct system that have allowed this to happen. Also on the agenda is the Moa Point report, trust in the Wellington council, the unofficial "WCC Rich List", and their hots and nots for the week. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With primary elections taking place in six states Tuesday, AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports many eyes were on a Kentucky House race.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Trump administration is looking to admit more refugees into the United States, of a certain group.

Dale, Ben and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including NZ First policy to buy back BNZ bank. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dale Husband is a long time broadcaster and Radio Waatea presenter hosting a Maori focused current affairs programme. Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a former mayor of a conservative Kansas town has been detained by immigration authorities.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports on efforts to bring back a rare antelope in Kenya.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports sources say the U.S. is not seeing imminent military action in Cuba.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports as diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the Iran war continue, there was more military confrontation reported Thursday.

Ben Thomas reports Brazil's president will be at the White House on Thursday for a meeting with President Trump.

In part two, apartment residents at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter are outraged by a prospective 23 story tower, which would block their sunlight and views. But Patrick Reynolds disagrees - he's an urbanist and deputy chair of a City Centre Advisory Panel. Then, esports are all the rage in Taranaki, where 60 school kids are going head-to-head in an iwi-lead tournament.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Ben Thomas. First up, the government's attempts to entice an international supermarket brans to New Zealand have so far fallen flat. Grocery Action Group member Sue Chetwin gives her theories about why that might be the case. Then, a group of Christchurch kids spend their school holidays building a bike park, before the council came along and flattened it. Local dad Duncan Hunter has his say.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump is pausing the U.S. effort to guide commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports law enforcement officers shot an armed man near the Washington Monument Monday.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the state of California is investigating a Trump administration deal to scrap an offshore wind project.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports prosecutors have released more video of an armed man trying to storm the correspondents' dinner.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the House has sent a bill to the Senate that would extend a divisive US surveillance program.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports Republicans in Congress are jumping to support President Trump's ballroom project after the weekend shooting at the White House Correspondent Association dinner.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a U.S. soldier has been charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on the Maduro raid.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports another state is moving ahead with a new congressional map for November.

Ben, Gareth and Kathryn discuss whether Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has the support of his caucus.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump is making a trip to Nevada and Arizona, betting his tax cuts will be enough to win over voters in the midterms.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Supreme Court's newest justice has publicly chided her conservative colleagues over pro-Trump emergency orders.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Justice Department is seeking the dismissal of seditious conspiracy convictions over the Capitol Riot.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 has been named.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Trump administration is proposing to weaken rules for handling coal ash. ((opens with actuality))

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump remains unhappy with NATO allies even after meeting with the alliance's leader. ((opens with actuality))

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty to federal charges over a deadly truck crash in Mexico.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the U.S. and Iran have agreed to 2-week ceasefire as President Trump pulls back on his threats.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the Artemis II astronauts have pointed their moonship toward home. ((opens with actuality))

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports, after orbiting Earth, four astronauts now have their sights set on the moon.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports there a change in leadership at the Justice Department.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a warm, dry winter in mountains of Colorado does not bode well for the drought-stricken West. ((opens with actuality.))

President Trump says he sees an end to the U.S. war effort against Iran. AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports.

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump plans to attend the Supreme Court's hearing on birthright citizenship. ((opens with actuality))

AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports Gulf allies have been encouraging President Trump to keep hitting Iran.