Podcasts about New Zealanders

 Almost a million people have become eligible for their Covid-19 booster vaccine from today. From today, the minimum period New Zealanders need to wait between their second injection and their booster shot drops from six months, to four. The director of public health says she's satisfied with the booster uptake among those who were eligible before Christmas. Dr Caroline McElnay told our producer Samuel Wat she's hopeful that pace will continue.  

New Zealanders will be subject to another day of sweltering temperatures, but there is some reprieve in sight. Parts of the North Island are set to stifle in 30-plus degree heat once again, adding to a series of abnormal temperatures over the past few days. Chris Brandolino, NIWA meteorologist spoke to Sarah Robson.

Why do we feel so sleepy after eating that holiday meal of turkey? Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino that it's not as simple as tryptophan making you sleepy. Plus why that uniquely Australian and New Zealander dish of pavlova can be so fluffy, why peppermint candy canes make your mouth feel cold, and why flambé doesn't burn the pudding. The post The Science of Christmas Food appeared first on SQPN.com.

After seven years watching over the privacy of New Zealanders, John Edwards is off to do the same for those in the UK. He was first appointed to the role of Privacy Commissioner in 2014 and reappointed in 2019. He finished up just over a week ago, and will head to the UK to start the new year as Information Commissioner. During his time he's been outspoken in the role, and a champion for privacy - as one might expect. But his criticism of Facebook in particular, in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks - which were livestreamed by the social media giant - netted him international media attention. Kathryn talks to him about his time in his watchdog role here, and challenges in the next.

After seven years watching over the privacy of New Zealanders, John Edwards is off to do the same for those in the UK. He was first appointed to the role of Privacy Commissioner in 2014 and reappointed in 2019. He finished up just over a week ago, and will head to the UK to start the new year as Information Commissioner. During his time he's been outspoken in the role, and a champion for privacy - as one might expect. But his criticism of Facebook in particular, in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks - which were livestreamed by the social media giant - netted him international media attention. Kathryn talks to him about his time in his watchdog role here, and challenges in the next.

Panellists Mihingarangi Forbes and Ben Thomas discuss sustainable fashion, support for forestry workers, and a not-for-profit bringing generations of New Zealanders together.

Part 1: Panellists Mihingarangi Forbes and Ben Thomas discuss calls for New Zealanders to 'shop nice' and rising rents.

New Zealanders are about to eat several million Christmas mince pies and thousands of litres of cream. They are among the top items food stores are selling ahead of Christmas Day. Also on the menu are ham, pineapple, and organic salmon. Reporter Kirsty Frame has been talking to shoppers to find out what's hot.

The decision to delay re-opening the borders has dealt another blow to New Zealanders stuck overseas and desperate to return home. The threat of Omicron has prompted the government to push back the start of its staged shift from managed isolation in a hotel to self-isolation at home from mid-January to the end of February and the period in MIQ has increased from seven days to ten. It's the latest roadblock for Kiwis abroad and the Christmas news no one wanted to hear. Here's Kim Moodie.

The Government reduces the wait for Covid-19 booster shots to four months, there's concern MIQ hotels will be swamped with Omicron cases unless border rules are tightened, the jury resumes its deliberations in the Ghislaine Maxwell tria, and mince pies and cream top New Zealanders' Christmas shopping lists.

The pohutukawa, Aotearoa's Christmas tree, is in full bloom now in many parts of the country, signalling it's time to head to the beach. But just two decades ago the future of the iconic tree was in doubt. Robyn Haugh, Chief Executive of Project Crimson, a charitable trust dedicated to protect and restore the pohutukawa and rata, says New Zealanders are embracing the idea of donating trees around the country.

The pohutukawa, Aotearoa's Christmas tree, is in full bloom now in many parts of the country, signalling it's time to head to the beach. But just two decades ago the future of the iconic tree was in doubt. Robyn Haugh, Chief Executive of Project Crimson, a charitable trust dedicated to protect and restore the pohutukawa and rata, says New Zealanders are embracing the idea of donating trees around the country.

A father-and-daughter duo have dared to go where few New Zealanders have before - flying the length of the country in a glider. Taking advantage of yesterday's high winds, Terry Delore, a world record-holder and his daughter Abbey, soared nearly 16-hundred kilometres across Aotearoa, over 14 hours non-stop. They didn't quite manage the entire journey from the bottom to the top of the country - but their achievement may still put them near the top of the leaderboard. Red Cat Biplane Flights chief pilot Chris Rudge tracked the flight from start to finish.

Today we spoke with Owen Eastwood - Performance Coach, and Author of 'Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness'. Owen is a performance coach with vast and diverse experience with high-profile elite sports teams around the world with a speciality around identity, storytelling, and culture. He has worked with the British Olympic Team, the English national football team, Harlequins RFC, Scotland rugby, the Command Group of NATO, the South African cricket team, the Royal Ballet School, and high performing corporate settings. Owen, a New Zealander based in the UK with roots from Ireland has a unique approach that looks to an evolutionary understanding of a team or organisation, leadership dynamics, cohesion, wisdom from our ancestors, and what contemporary institutions do very well. Today we start with the imagery on the front of the book and its origins, and why belonging is critical for reducing anxiety, improving confidence, and instilling trust. Owen unpacks the essence of the working environment and culture moving forward, psychological safety, and why a sense of connection and belonging is vital. We enquire about sustaining success with teams where there is staff and player turnover, emotional availability for young professionals, and the harmony between boundaries and autonomy - a profound concept called tapu noa. A highlight of this one, Owen eloquently shares the Maori concept of 'whakapapa' - for the sun is shining on us now. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Key Timestamps 0. 35 - The inspiration behind the book cover 2. 06 - Owen's current work with Harlequins + English FA 3. 52 - Wellbeing as a core responsibility 4. 52 - Recovery + creating space 6. 22 - Wellbeing monitoring in elite performance environments 8. 23 - Businesses need to focus on wellbeing 10. 04 - Belonging reducing anxiety + facing the challenge 10. 55 - Story of us 12. 43 - Looking back to get 13. 33 - 99% of our history we spent in tribes/kin 15. 18- Hard-wired sense of belonging 17. 07 - Good coaches create a shared identity 18. 08 - Becoming culturally mindful as a team 19. 35 - Tapu Noa described 22. 03 - Getting involved with the English FA 22. 53 - Listening + learning from Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, and others 24. 10 - Gareth Southgate being highly relational + authentic 26. 26 - Trust and how we build it 27. 50 - Leaders and Emotional availability 28. 10 - Southgate + omitting talented players from Euros 29. 48 - Whakapapa and the timeline of us 31. 23 - how leaders can create a true legacy 32. 24 - What does High Performance mean to you? Social www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ www.facebook.com/SleepEatPerformRepeat Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Thank you for supporting the show!

In July of this year, my Dad almost carked it.He went tramping alone in the bush in winter. He got lost. He fell.He smashed up his body and fractured a vertabrae. He was hallucinating, hypothermic, severely-dehydrated, suffering serious muscle wastage and close to kidney failure, when the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter answered his emergency locator beacon and winched him out of the bush, alive. A few days later, his new granddaughter was born.When the two of them sit down at Christmas lunch next week, there will be plenty of reasons for the Tame family to feel grateful.I've been thinking a lot about gratitude, this week. I've been reflecting on all the stresses and challenges we've faced. 2021, maybe even more than 2020, has been dominated by the pandemic. For our last show together this year, I've been trying to put our experience in context.The truth is, despite everything, I'm still grateful to have spent the majority of the last two years in New Zealand. Of course, there have been significant errors in our Covid response. I think we were woefully unprepared for Delta in New Zealand, despite all the warning signs. Sir John Key said ‘Smug hermit kingdom.' I'd say complacent, or naive. We didn't properly plan for a scenario where lockdowns weren't enough to knock out the virus. It took community spread for us to inject urgency into the response. It took community spread for us to go to the secondary vaccine market, to introduce vaccine certificates and mandates.I think, at times, we've treated New Zealanders overseas like second-class citizens. History will show, despite all the warnings from public health experts, we stuffed up elements of the response for Māori. We weren't ready for at-home isolation monitoring. We didn't increase ICU capacity. It took forever for saliva and Rapid Antigen tests to become available.And yet... and yet... and YET. I still think, if you had to pick any major country in which to have spent the last two years, New Zealand would have to be near the top of the list. Sure, at certain moments it would have been nicer to be living in New York or the U.K or Spain or wherever else. When Auckland was locked down and the Northern Hemisphere was living large? Sure. I felt envious, too. But compare us, now. The U.S just passed 800,000 recorded deaths. New Zealand is still in double figures. We have a 90% eligible vaccination rate. Any way you look at it, that's an extraordinary achievement.I appreciate this view might put me in the minority amongst my Newstalk ZB colleagues. But you know, we are capable of a little bit of complexity in our thinking. We can hold two seemingly contradictory thoughts in our heads. We can acknowledge our leaders and bureacracy have made significant errors - errors which deserve hard critiques and political consequences – but that the totality of our response has still made New Zealand a much better place to be for the last two years than most other places in the World. I'm grateful for that.I don't know how easy it's going to be to escape the pandemic, this summer. Omicron probably has its own plans, but at the very least, I'm going to try.On Monday I'll fly to Nelson. I'll drive home to Golden Bay. And if the weather's clear next week, I'll head out on the overnight tramp on which my Dad almost died six months ago. My brother, my sister, and my old man will climb up to Boulder Lake. The plan is to start early, and go slowly. If all goes well, we'll reach the hut hours before sunset. We'll make a brew. We'll have a feed. We'll bunk down for another family Christmas, bruised, weary, and grateful.LISTEN ABOVE

Millions of dollars is being pumped into athletes wellbeing to make sure top performers are looked after. It's as High Performance Sport New Zealand acknowledges not enough has been done to cater for elite athletes' wellbeing. In a major funding shake-up it's also investing in more sports that every day New Zealanders can relate to - rather than just the sports most likely to medal. Felicity Reid reports.

Claire Nelson has had long road to recovery after a near fatal hiking accident in the Joshua Tree National Park. The New Zealander set off on a day long expedition and ended up surviving four days alone in blistering heat in the California desert. She has written about her 2018 ordeal in a new book Things I Learned From Falling.

Claire Nelson has had long road to recovery after a near fatal hiking accident in the Joshua Tree National Park. The New Zealander set off on a day long expedition and ended up surviving four days alone in blistering heat in the California desert. She has written about her 2018 ordeal in a new book Things I Learned From Falling.

Sunday marks the 80th-anniversary of New Zealand's worst naval tragedy, the sinking of HMS Neptune during the Second World War. Of the 764 men who lost their lives on December 19th 1941, 150 were New Zealanders. The ship went down after sailing into an uncharted deep-water enemy minefield in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. Andrew McRae compiled this report.

Today on the Mentorship Quest, we have a quote from New Zealander and business leader, Mac Anderson. He say, “Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity.” In this episode, we explore how to leverage these powers to create a beautiful life.

Fewer than 10 days out from Christmas, the Finance Minister's given a sneak peek of his gift to New Zealanders - a six billion dollar spend up in next year's Budget. Investment in climate change initiatives and health reforms will be the two big-ticket items. It comes as the half-year economic update shows the Budget deficit will hit nearly $21 billion in the current year because of the extra Covid-19 costs. Treasury predicts a strong lift in revenue and higher spending as the economy rebounds, resulting in a return to surplus sooner than expected. Finance Minister Grant Robertson spoke to Corin Dann.

Grounded Kiwis are hoping their calls for changes to MIQ take flight and the threat of Omicron does not cause delays. A petition with almost 23,000 signatures has been delivered to Parliament asking for it to be made easier to get New Zealanders overseas home. In particular, the petition calls for MIQ to better align with the Bill of Rights. Our reporter Jake McKee and cameraman Angus Dreaver have the story, and Lisa Owen talks to Grounded Kiwis spokesperson Alexandra Birt.

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is asking Kiwis to dial down the heat a notch and keep conversations civil when it comes to Covid-19 vaccinations. Foon says judgement should be dialed down and respect dialed up for all parties, whether jabbed or not. The Human Rights Commission is rolling out a new campaign encouraging New Zealanders to do just that. Foon spoke to Susie Ferguson.

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December is one of the biggest months for New Zealand hospo, so why isn't Auckland moving to orange in time? A survey of 1,000 people showed New Zealanders are not wanting to wait for Māori vaccination rates to go up before restrictions start to ease.  The thoughts surrounding the prime minister's comments on house prices.  LISTEN ABOVE as Trish Sherson and Matthew Tukaki discuss this and the rest of today's news with Heather du Plessis-Allan. 

The majority of New Zealanders don't want to wait until 90% of Māori are vaccinated.  Horizon research found 59% of adults don't agree with restrictions to give Māori more time to get vax rates up, 32% do agree, and 9% are unsure.  Interestingly, Māori themselves think much the same. 54% don't agree with restrictions, 33% do, and 13% are not sure.  In Northland, just 21% agree on the need for restrictions. Professor of Public Health at Auckland University, Chris Bullen, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. “People want to return to normal life, be able to move out of the Auckland region and they are prepared to take the risk.” LISTEN ABOVE 

Concerns for Northland businesses. Because of low vaccination rates, the region will stay in "red" Covid settings until at least January 17.  Northland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Steve Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan he's worried it'll put off visitors. “We really want to see those Aucklanders and other New Zealanders that have been coming here for decades for their summer holidays to get in the car and get up here.” LISTEN ABOVE 

New Zealander body transformation coach, former musician, and social influencer Brock Ashby is a top expert in his field with 133 five star reviews on google. My thoughts about his industry completely changed during this exclusive interview, and I have a new found respect for what goes into fitness and body transformation emotionally and mentally. - Steven Cuoco In addition Brock shared that his personal training client inspired him to try out for “The Voice Australia,” where he auditioned with the Kings of Leon tune “Use Somebody,” which was well-received, and he wound up on Team Kelly Rowland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/support

Let's get one thing straight: It would be fantastic if New Zealanders didn't smoke.Our Smokefree 2025 aspirations, although perhaps a smidgen optimistic, are excellent. The steps we've taken over the last few decades, from advertising restrictions to plain packaging laws, excise tax hikes to the recent ban on smoking in cars, have made a massive difference to the number of New Zealanders who smoke cigarettes. I look back to the childhood evenings I spent in rugby clubrooms, heavy with a fog of cigarette smoke, and it feels like a different life.But I do have some reservations about the phased-in ban on cigarette sales. Restricting drug access can have unintended consequences. Would we have seen the surge in dairies being robbed in violent robberies if we hadn't massively increased excise taxes? Of course not. And more broadly, does banning drug use ever work? In my experience, human-beings will always find a way to get an illicit fix. If you ban anything, you automatically create illegal demand. And the black market for cigarettes might not end up being too big, you can be sure it will exist. It already does!The thing that tilts me in favour of the proposal is that the drug which makes cigarettes so addicitive – nicotine – isn't actually being banned at all. I've got heaps of mates who have moved off the lungas' and onto vaping instead. I'm almost 35, I've never smoked a cigarette and I'm confident I never will. But I have had a hoon on a few vape pens in my time. With watermelon or mango or cool mint flavours, I can see why the kids like them so much. Banning cigarettes simply wouldn't be possible if we didn't have something like vaping as an alternative. But that has its own issues. There will be many young New Zealanders – tens or hundreds of thousands, even – who might never have smoked a cigarette, but become addicted to vaping instead. I suppose this is a cost of progress.I have to say though, I prickle when I compare our politicians' proactive work with tobacco to that of other drugs. If we were to step back and consider what drug harm needed priorisiting in New Zealand, cigarettes and tobacco wouldn't be top of the list.It'd be booze. Booze is the number one cause of death for young New Zealanders aged between 15 and 49. Booze kills almost three times as many New Zealanders every year as smoking. And that's not to mention all of the crime, violence, and societal problems it causes.For tobacco, we've gone hard. We've banned advertising and sponsorship. We've cranked up excise taxes. We've introduced plain packaging laws and banned smoking indoors. We've heavily subsidised programmes to help Kiwis quit.With booze? ... Nothing.I'm not suggesting we ban alcohol. Of course not. But it looks increasingly likely New Zealand will move to ban the sale of cigarettes before it gets anywhere near introducing the simplest advertising or marketing restrictions for our most harmful drug.I'm open to the phased-in ban on cigarettes. I hope it'll work. The Cancer Society reckons it's courageous. But if you want real courage, find me a government that'll do something meaningful about alcohol.LISTEN ABOVE

Why this guest thinks Vancouver's property taxes should go even higher: Guest - Alex Hemingway, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives   B.C. records deadliest month due to illicit drug overdoses in province's history: October was the single-worst month in the province's history. We learned today that 201 people died from illicit drug overdoses.  So that brings the total for the year … so far … to almost 1,800 people dead. Guest -  Lisa Lapointe, Chief Coroner of B.C.:   The Jas Johal Show Political Panel Guest - Bill Tieleman, President of West Star Communications , Former political strategist for the BC NDP Guest - Alex Shiff, worked in political communications at all levels of government for the past decade, Senior Consultant at Navigator LTD, a public relations and strategy firm   Does the barge on the beach count as public art?: Art or a pile of junk? The now renowned Barge on the Beach is still stuck -- some are calliing for it to remain as a piece of public art.  Guest - Barrie Mowatt, Founder, President & Artistic Director of Vancouver Biennale   New Zealand cigarette ban: would it work in B.C.? New Zealand plans to pass a law next year that includes a lifetime ban on smoking for anyone 14 or younger. The plan is to raise  the minimum age to buy cigarettes year after year. So in theory, 65 years after the law takes effect, a person could still buy cigarettes -- but only if they could prove they were at least 80 years old. The law sets a goal of having fewer than five per cent of New Zealanders smoking by 2025. Guest - Patricia Woods, PhD student in the school of nursing at the University of Victoria     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand plans to pass a law next year that includes a lifetime ban on smoking for anyone 14 or younger. The plan is to raise  the minimum age to buy cigarettes year after year. So in theory, 65 years after the law takes effect, a person could still buy cigarettes -- but only if they could prove they were at least 80 years old. The law sets a goal of having fewer than five per cent of New Zealanders smoking by 2025. Guest - Patricia Woods, PhD student in the school of nursing at the University of Victoria See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a world-first, the government plans to ban future generations of young New Zealanders from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime. It's one of a suite of measures hoped to drive down smoking rates across the country in a bid to be Smokefree by 2025. Health experts have lauded the move, but the ACT Party says it's nanny-state. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the details.

New Zealanders made the most of the covid-free environment during the summer period of 2020 and 2021 with large amounts of designer drugs detected in waste waster samples taken at the time.

Today we learnt about how Jono got away with free parking at the airport for YEARS. Cheeky! We also learnt what the top things New Zealander's Googled this year. Finally, we had Wow Wednesday return and spoke to a lady who birthed and resuscitated a baby at home! Enjoy the show.

A new report-card into the wellbeing of New Zealanders finds a concerningly large minority of people and communities with persistently poor wellbeing. The report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is the first of its kind. It finds that while most communities in Aotearoa tend to experience good wellbeing most of the time, a number of groups do not including young people, veterans, rainbow communities, Maori and Pacific peoples, rural communities and the disabled. Kathryn speaks with Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Board Chair, Hayden Wano and chair of the Commission's Expert Advisory Group, Sharon Shea, who is also the co-chair of the Maori Health Authority.

A new report-card into the wellbeing of New Zealanders finds a concerningly large minority of people and communities with persistently poor wellbeing. The report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is the first of its kind. It finds that while most communities in Aotearoa tend to experience good wellbeing most of the time, a number of groups do not including young people, veterans, rainbow communities, Maori and Pacific peoples, rural communities and the disabled. Kathryn speaks with Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Board Chair, Hayden Wano and chair of the Commission's Expert Advisory Group, Sharon Shea, who is also the co-chair of the Maori Health Authority.

If you've recently been financially stung by a malware attack, phishing scam or having your credit details stolen, you're not alone. According to the latest CERT NZ quarterly survey, New Zealanders reported losing more than $3.3 million in the three-month period to the end of September as a result of cybercrime. CERT NZ incident response manager Nadia Yousef says even this hefty figure is probably only the tip of the iceberg. She spoke to Corin Dann.

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here to breakdown the UFC Vegas 44 Fight Night event, which was broadcast from the APEX Center in Las Vegas, NV. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. The Main Event: The UFC showcased a Bantamweight brawl in the main event of UFC Vegas 44. We had the No. 4 ranked, former CES MMA FW Champion, impressive contender, Rob Font, with a 19-4 record, specializing in BJJ and Muay Thai, entering the octagon to combat the No. 5 ranked legend; the fourth and final WEC FW Champion, also the former UFC FW Champion, José Aldo, with a storied 31-6 career record. At one time the Brazilian MMA icon remained undefeated for a decade, even having been called “The greatest featherweight in MMA history”. The Co-Main Event: Meanwhile, the co-main event featured Lightweight contenders Rafael ‘Ataman' Fiziev and Brad ‘Quake' Riddell, in an evenly matched face off. No. 14 ranked, Kazakhstani-Kyrgystani LW tiger Muay Thai specialist, Fiziev, agreed to a bout no one thought would ever occur... a battle against his former training partner and good buddy, Brad Riddell. The New Zealander was ranked #12 in the division. For much more detail on the main card and plenty of tidbits about the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show and hear what our fight experts have to say about the event last night. Overall, this now 13-bout card saw four exhilarating first round finishes, six KO/TKO's, two sweet submissions, and five hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Clay Guida, Chris Curtis, Jamahal Hill & Rafael Fiziev; FOTN honors went to Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Mallory Martin. What a wild Saturday night of fights we have to share with you, join us to discuss all the action! Here's a look at the UFC VEGAS 44: ‘ROB FONT VS JOSE ALDO' updated fight records & results — ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. DEC 4 At 0:26 - 13. 135lbs: José Aldo (31-7) DEF. Rob Font (19-5) – DEC, Unanimous (50-45x2, 49-46) At 10:19 - 12. 155lbs: Rafael Fiziev (10-1) vs. Brad Riddell (10-1) – KO/TKO, Wheel Kick at 2:20 of Rd 3, Total 12:20 At 19:29 - 11. 205lbs: Jamahal Hill (9-1) DEF. Jimmy Crute (12-3) – KO/TKO, Right Hook at 0:48 of Rd 1 At 26:11 - 10. 155lbs: Clay Guida (37-21) vs. Leonardo Santos (18-5) – SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 1:21 of Rd 2, Total 6:21 At 31:24 - 9. 185lbs: Chris Curtis (28-8) – DEF. Brendan Allen (17-5) – KO/TKO, Punches & Knees at 1:58 of Rd 2, Total 6:58 At 34:55 - 8. 170lbs: Alex Morono (21-7) DEF. Mickey Gall (7-4) – DEC, Unanimous (30-27x3) ESPN+ PRELIMS At 37:52 - 7. 185lbs: Duško Todorović (11-2) DEF. Maki Pitolo (13-9) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:34 of Rd 1 At 39:24 - 6. 125lbs: Manel Kape (17-6) DEF. Zhaigas Zhumagulov (14-6) – KO/TKO, Punches at 4:02 of Rd 1 At 42:15 - 5. 170lbs: Bryan Barbarena (15-8) DEF. Darian Weeks (5-0) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28) At 45:24 - 4. 115lbs: Cheyanne Vlismas (7-2) DEF. Mallory Martin (7-5) – DEC, Unanimous (30-27, 29-28x2) At 48:33 - 3. 205lbs: William Knight (11-2) DEF. Alonzo Menifield (11-3) – DEC, Unanimous (29-28x3) At 51:07 - 2. 155lbs: Claudio Puelles (11-2) DEF. Chris Gruetzemacher (15-5) – SUB, Kneebar at 3:25 of Rd 3, Total 13:25 At 54:28 - 1. 135lbs: Vince Morales (11-5) DEF. Louis Smolka (17-8) – KO/TKO, Overhand Right at 2:02 of Rd 1 Be sure to follow Zane - @TheZaneSimon & Eddie - @TheEddieMercado; and follow @BloodyElbow on twitter as well. If you enjoy our show, "heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice: YouTube, iTunes, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, OverCast, Player FM, & Amazon Music.

Migrants fear split families could be sidelined when the border is reopened to foreigners in the autumn, while tourists are welcomed back. It comes as the Government is due to be taken to court on Wednesday by New Zealanders whose overseas partners have not been allowed in during the pandemic Gill Bonnett reports.

The ADHD community says it's in crisis with more than 80% struggling to get support. Long waits at District Health Boards, most of which won't see adults at all, is forcing most patients to seek help privately or give up entirely. An estimated one in 20 New Zealanders have the condition and some are now resorting to Tik Tok for medical advice. The Ministry of Health says it's always concerning to hear some are struggling to access the support they need, and it recognises inconsistencies across DHBs in how they treat adults with ADHD and mental health issues. It says its response to the Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry and wider health reforms will create a more unified approach across public and private health providers, and it's also working to put more counsellors in schools to help children and young people. Here's investigative reporter Anusha Bradley.

A small number of New Zealanders are still taking overseas holidays, returning via managed isolation That's despite the demise of the Australian and the Cook Islands travel bubbles and continued advice "not to travel". In nine weeks from late July to the end of September there were 180 return trips abroad where people ticked "holiday/vacation" on their arrival card. Katie Todd reports.

[00:30] Weakness in America and Britain (27 minutes)In a recent interview, Tucker Carlson lamented the weakness of Americans, Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians and the British when it comes to standing up to tyranny. He said our once powerful peoples are now cowering in fear because of a virus. Carlson is spot on in his assessment, but what he doesn't realize is that the Bible prophesied of our nations' decline in these last days. [27:30] Roe v. Wade (12 minutes)Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over the Mississippi ban on abortion after 15 weeks. If the Supreme Court sides with the state of Mississippi, it may finally undo the unconstitutional ruling of Roe v. Wade. Democrats are apoplectic about the idea of Roe being overturned. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said judges need to consider the public's perception of the Court, implying that this was more important than ruling in accordance with the Constitution. New Hampshire Senator Cynthia Shaheen says she expects to “see a revolution” if Roe v. Wade is overturned. This court ruling, expected to be published next summer, could be another spark to set off a firestorm of violence in America. [39:25] Bible Study: Man's Godlike Mind (15 minutes)Mankind was not only made in God's likeness, after His form and shape, but also in His image—His mind and character! Unlike animals, mankind has a spirit that imparts the power of intellect. This makes possible a spiritual connection with God! You could say the human spirit bridges the gap between God and man. Upon the receipt of the Holy Spirit, the human mind can understand the “things of God,” as 1 Corinthians 2:11 says. That is what makes possible our conversion and, ultimately, our birth into the divine Family of God.

New Zealanders are paying too much for house and contents insurance, according to a new survey. Consumer NZ's price comparison survey shows climate and natural hazard risk is being factored in, and is more expensive than ever. Quotes for a large house differed by more than $3,000 across Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and there's a more than $2,000 difference between the cheapest and most expensive policies on offer for a standard-sized house. If you live somewhere with a higher chance of earthquakes - such as Wellington or Christchurch - you'll be charged more for insurance. The cost of house and contents insurance has risen by 5.6% this year, over the past ten years it's gone up 150%. Kathryn is joined by Consumer NZ's Gemma Rasmussen and Katrina Shanks Chief Executive of Financial Advice New Zealand, which represents independent and professional financial advisors.

New Zealanders are paying too much for house and contents insurance, according to a new survey. Consumer NZ's price comparison survey shows climate and natural hazard risk is being factored in, and is more expensive than ever. Quotes for a large house differed by more than $3,000 across Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and there's a more than $2,000 difference between the cheapest and most expensive policies on offer for a standard-sized house. If you live somewhere with a higher chance of earthquakes - such as Wellington or Christchurch - you'll be charged more for insurance. The cost of house and contents insurance has risen by 5.6% this year, over the past ten years it's gone up 150%. Kathryn is joined by Consumer NZ's Gemma Rasmussen and Katrina Shanks Chief Executive of Financial Advice New Zealand, which represents independent and professional financial advisors.

409 days from entering politics, Christopher Luxon is the new leader of the National party, promising a "reset" and to lead a party for all New Zealanders. The former Chief Executive of Air New Zealand and senior executive at Unilever, says he will bring his real world experience to the role, as he rebuilds the party torn apart by division and in-fighting since his mentor and friend John Key left office. Nicola Willis is deputy leader, but Mr Luxon is yet to allocate porfolios. He tells Kathryn Ryan his background in business rather than politics is a strength.

Each week the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's how to get through the notoriously expensive Christmas season without blowing the budget. Hosted by Frances Cook.You don't need me to tell you it's an expensive time of year.I start to feel the dread of Christmas around October, reminding me I need to buy people presents, stock up on food, and prepare for the social calendar to be flooded.All of the Christmas festivities are fun, don't get me wrong, but they can definitely leave you with a fiscal hangover.So in the spirit of Christmas, I got the Cooking the Books community together to share their best tips with each other.I asked those who follow my pages on Facebook and Twitter how they got through Christmas without totally blowing the budget.We're a bunch of frugally minded people, and the last time we did a community episode I was impressed at the great advice people had to offer.Listen to the podcast for the full quotes of how people use these tips and tricks in their own life, but for those of you who just want a quick list, here are the main points.Be picky about who actually gets a present.Now this might sound a little scrooge-ish, but I think it's a great tip.It's easy to feel like you need to be santa and buy something expensive and thoughtful for everyone from your boss's first cousin, to the mailman's dog. But there are better ways to go about it.Secret santas for the adults and a price limit on presents for the kids were a popular solution.Taking the focus off a mountain of presents lets everyone relax a bit , and spend their time and money on being together instead.Go second hand for presents.From the people who messaged me, this seems to be particularly useful for kids.The local second hand shops can be a treasure trove of high quality toys, and particularly while they're young, kids won't notice or care.Others didn't even pop down to the local Sallies for second hand gifts; they regifted things they'd received the year before.Regifting is all about diplomacy and thought. Don't do it in front of the person who gave you it originally, and make sure the person you're regifting to is likely to actually enjoy it.Get craftyThis is for the skilled people amongst us, but there are some great things you can give that are more meaningful than an expensive present.Homemade chutneys or preserves were popular gifts for adults, or a voucher book of treats for your significant other.While yes, the point of this episode is to save money, I think these ideas actually bring us back to what Christmas is about.By spending time together and doing something thoughtful to help another person out, it forces you to think about things a bit more.Plan aheadWhile this isn't much help for this year, you can start thinking about next Christmas right now.People messaged me with clever tips including paying into a special presents bank account all year, paying extra on their bills from September so they could coast through Christmas for free, and the best Christmas supermarket clubs that give you bang for your buck.Spreading it over the year like this makes it so much easier to deal with.Spread the loadChristmas is a time when you might feel the pressure to be the perfect host by feeding your entire extended family a five course meal.Overeating is one of my favourite parts of the holiday season, but there are ways to do it with less stress and cost.Lots of people messaged me with the idea to bring a plate. This not only cuts down on the time and stress of producing a mountain of food, but also makes sure you get lots of different types of food.Then you get to relax and eat together, and enjoy your time more.Saving money is actually the least of the benefits here.Just take the pressure off.

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Today, someone in the wealthiest 1 per cent of adults – a club of some 40,000 people – has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zealander. Too Much Money: How Wealth Disparities are Unbalancing Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2021) is the story of how wealth inequality is changing Aotearoa New Zealand. Possessing wealth opens up opportunities to live in certain areas, get certain kinds of education, make certain kinds of social connections, exert certain kinds of power. And when access to these opportunities becomes alarmingly uneven, the implications are profound. This ground-breaking book provides a far-reaching and compelling account of the way that wealth – and its absence – is transforming our lives. Drawing on the latest research, personal interviews and previously unexplored data, Too Much Money reveals the way wealth is distributed across the peoples of Aotearoa. Max Rashbrooke's analysis arrives at a time of heightened concern for the division of wealth and what this means for our country's future. Max Rashbrooke is a journalist, author and academic based in Wellington. His books, led by the best-selling Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis (new edition 2018), have helped transform national understanding of income and wealth inequality. Max's journalism has appeared in publications worldwide, including The Guardian, The Economist Group and the New Zealand Herald, and he has twice received the Bruce Jesson Senior Journalism Award. He is also a research associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington and was a 2015 Winston Churchill Fellow and the 2020 J.D. Stout Fellow. His TED.com talk on renewing democracy has had over 1 million views. To explore Max's other work please visit: https://www.maxrashbrooke.net/ Ed Amon is a Master of Indigenous Studies Candidate at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This week's mini episode is all about crowdfunding and in particular equity crowdfunding. Equity crowdfunding is where retail investors can buy a share in a young company which is seeking funding without having to list on the stock exchange or take on formal VC capital. Capital raising can be such a time consuming occupation for a Founder yet if you have the right offer for equity crowdfunding, then this can be a great way to proceed. One of our guests has proven to be a master at successfully completing two extremely impressive equity crowdfunding campaigns. We're talking about Brianne West, the New Zealander serial entrepreneur and founder of global sustainable cosmetics company, Ethique. Brianne has a bold and pioneering mission, to rid the world of single-use plastics. She started Ethique to replace all those plastic-bottled products we use in our bathrooms, from shampoos to moisturisers, with solid bars of concentrated product. Brianne crowdfunded twice to grow her business: once in 2015 when she raised NZ$200,000 in 10 days; and again in 2017 when she raised an extraordinary $500,000 in just over an hour!Ethique continues to grow, has taken on other types of investment and is now found in more than 20 countries. It's become a B Corp as well. In this mini episode you'll hear Brianne explaining why she felt crowdfunding was best for her and then shares her views on what it takes to be successful if you're wondering if crowdfunding is for you. Enjoy this mini episode. Useful LinksBrianne's full interviewEthique WebsiteBrianne on InstagramEquitise - Crowdfunding platform See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Corianne Holmes is here to tell us her amazing story about moving to New Zealand with her boyfriend, using their life savings to build a tiny house, almost losing the tiny house due to a legal hiccup with their trailer, and ultimately building a slightly larger home and converting their tiny into an Airbnb. Stick around to hear me mispronounce the name of Corianne's town.... and for a delightful conversation and story about living tiny in New Zealand. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/189In This Episode:Why New Zealand? How 1 year turned into 6 and countingMaking a plan: the numbers, the location, and the materialsNew Zealand makes tiny living easyThe trailer hiccup that almost cost them their homeWhat Corianne misses about the tiny house may surprise youHow "batches" have influenced New Zealanders toward tiny homesWhere to find inspiration for your tiny houseLearn More: https://thetinyhouse.net/tiny-house-considerations/ Tiny House Considerations is a proven system to help you make a plan to make your tiny house a reality.When you're done with the course, you'll have filled out your Tiny House Decisions Workbook completely, making decisions about wall assemblies, heat systems, kitchen counters, and everything in between.