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The High Court has ruled in favour of Grounded Kiwis, finding that the MIQ system was in parts unjustified and operated unfairly. What will this mean for the government... and to voters? David Parker's tax "investigation" – can we all agree they can't fool anyone and clearly want to introduce more taxes for the rich? Is this wise right now? The government is introducing a card for people who are actually exempt from wearing a mask. This seems like a very 2020 thing to do.. do we still need this stuff? A UK study found lunch breaks have reduced from one hour to an average of 29 minutes. Who still takes a lunch break? Jack Tame and David Farrar joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party say today's High Court ruling proves that MIQ was state-sponsored cruelty.  The Grounded Kiwis have successfully proven MIQ didn't sufficiently allow individual circumstances to be prioritised where necessary. Chris Bishop, the National Party spokesperson for the Covid-19 response, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Kiwi mead-maker has been given a shout out by none other than chef and TV star Jamie Oliver. He posted a bottle of Lone Bee sparkling mead to his nine million Instagram followers, telling them it's amazing and he's planning on getting more. Oren Dalton, the founder of Lone Bee Mead, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Disability Minister says it's been worth the wait for personalised mask exemption cards. The Government's rolling them out from May – as legal proof for people with genuine reasons for going maskless. Minister Carmel Sepuloni told Heather du Plessis Allan the previous system was less than ideal – and the new cards will make a difference. “There actually will be repercussions if people are fraudulent using them, businesses will know that these are legal cards.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The floor may be open for Kiwis to seek compensation, after a High Court ruling on our MIQ system. It's been found categories for emergency MIQ vouchers were too tightly set and sometimes too narrowly interpreted. The Court also found the MIQ lottery system unfair. Grounded Kiwis spokesperson Martin Newall told Heather du Plessis-Allan they now want Government recognition that it could've done better. “It’s up to the Government to determine what amends it could make to compensate people for their suffering, or if individuals would choose to take cases to court to get some recognition of that.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The High Court rules in favour of the Grounded Kiwis.  James Shaw is consulting on a climate adaption plan. Michael Wood has announced an investigation after two port deaths in the past week. Political reporter Aaron Dahmen joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fallout from Elon Musk's Twitter purchase. Warning that China is a bigger threat to US cybersecurity than Russia is. Investigators have released a video of Alec Baldwin's interview after the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust". US correspondent Dan Mitchinson joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allan Bunting has been named as the Culture and Leadership Manager for the Black Ferns. Should Super Rugby players be personally fined for poor discipline? Does Novak Djokovic have a chance of winning Wimbledon? Sportstalk host, D’Arcy Waldegrave joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Methamphetamine use has increased significantly since the August lockdown last year – and it's stayed at those high levels.  Police wastewater testing shows meth use more than doubled between July and September last year. Chris Wilkins, a drug policy researcher at Massey University, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The news out this afternoon is that the Grounded Kiwis group has won its court battle against the Government over MIQ. The thing to take away from this is that the Government’s MIQ story is falling apart. It’s getting harder and harder to believe that MIQ was the right thing or the best thing for Kiwis. The High Court today hasn’t ruled that MIQ itself was unfair.  It’s only ruled that in some cases late last year it unjustifiably stopped some Kiwis coming home, and that there should've and could’ve been a better system than the hunger games lottery. So, the overriding message is: it could've been done better. Now, that’s not a knockout blow on MIQ by any means, but it isn’t pretty only a week after the revelation that we actually didn’t need MIQ before Christmas, we didn’t need to keep ex-pat Kiwis out. Last Tuesday we found out that both Ashley Bloomfield and Caroline McElnay signed off on advice to the Government that MIQ was ‘no longer justified’ because of how much Delta we had in the country. Especially

A newspaper editor was summoned to parliament over "misogynistic" article about female politician. There’s been a breakthrough in Scottish cold case murder. How did Piers Morgan's first show go? UK correspondent Enda Brady joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is the situation in China impacting our primary exporters? Interesting reading in the 2022 Farm Salaries Report from Fed Farmers and Rabobank It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. Producer of the Country Rowena Duncum joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I want to get a massive shout out to this country’s nurses. Having a baby, I’ve had more interaction with the health system in the last few months than I’ve ever had in my life. And to a person, the nurses have been amazing people. Every one of them has been generous with their time, kind, caring and patient despite how stretched they are at the moment. There was Angela, the nurse at Wellington Hospital who took the time to teach me how to swaddle my boy. I had no idea what I was doing. There was Rita, the nurse from the Philippines who now works in Wellington. She was on shift the first night after Iggy was born. Like any new mum, I was anxious and worried that after being awake all night the previous night giving birth, I would be too tired to hear him and wake up if something went wrong. She offered to take him to the nurses’ station for four hours and gave him a bottle so I could sleep. That was over and above the call of duty. Then there’s my midwife Leanne. Now Leanne is a character. She turned up at ou

Well, it's day one back at work for me which means it's day one for Barry on fulltime daddy duty. So, we thought we'd check in with him to see how he's going. Barry Soper joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China is ramping up plans to test 20 million people living in Beijing in an effort to stamp out the Covid outbreak.  There are worries of a looming lockdown... After 33 new covid cases were reported yesterday.  David Mahon is a kiwi living and working in private equity investing in Beijing. He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The price of cooking oil is about to go through the roof. Keep an eye out tomorrow for the government’s consultation document on climate change adaptation. Businessdesk’s Pattrick Smellie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Revenue Minister reckons the wealthiest New Zealanders are not paying their fair share of tax... And he wants a debate on whether that's fair.  David Parker said today the government is committed to last election's promise of no new taxes this term and would not introduce a capital gains tax while Jacinda Ardern is the Labour leader. Minister of Revenue David Parker joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many minutes in an hour? Apparently, our teens can't solve the most basic numeracy and literacy questions. How have we got to this? Māori Co-Governance was put back on the radar by Willie Jackson on Friday – and at the same time Attorney General David Parker has labelled a bill by Rotorua City Council as "discriminatory". Are we seeing some tensions in Cabinet playing out here?  Donald Trump claims if he was president, Russia's war in Ukraine would not have started. Do you think he's right? Elon Musk has bought Twitter – should we be scared? Is it ruder to show up early at a dinner party or late? Trish Sherson, Sherson Willis PR, and Matthew Tukaki, Māori Authority, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fears many students could fail new NCEA literacy and numeracy standards – which become a co-requisite next year. Assessments have found many teens struggled with aspects of literacy and numeracy. Some didn't know there were 60 minutes in an hour.  New Zealand Initiative senior fellow, Michael Johnston, told Heather du Plessis Allan many students leave school without basic skills. “Also, we’ve seen in the PISA results over the last 20 of years continuing decline in the proportion of New Zealanders that, at 15, can do fairly basic kind of literacy tasks.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waka Kotahi is planning to spend at least a million dollars on temporary fences along the Harbour Bridge to keep cyclists safe. They put the fences up every time cyclists and walkers use the bridge during events next summer. A report in 2019 recommended permanent barriers for suicide prevention... At an estimated cost of about 13 million dollars. Chair of Bike Auckland Tony Mitchell joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.