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MBIE chief executive Nic Blakely joins Herald NOW.

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Westpac's latest report expects the economy to grow over the next two years, and unemployment to improve. Nicola Willis joins Herald NOW.

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An officer is in a critical condition after being struck by a fleeing driver. Dame Therese Walsh is calling for donations to support his family.

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Tauranga Port expanding. Auckland Port seeing 5.5% lift in container volumes.

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Royal biographer Andrew Lownie cuts through the speculation of Harry and Meghan's return.

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Entertainment Reporter Jenni Mortimer joins Herald NOW.

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BusinessDesk’s Dileepa Fonseka returns from Taiwan with lessons for NZ on AI, industrial policy and building globally competitive industries.

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As Meridian’s profit rebounds sharply, renewables investment accelerates. CEO Mike Roan outlines the growth plans and what they mean for power prices.

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Forsyth Barr's Paul Laxton Koraua breaks down the retail results, revealing where consumers are spending and which retailers are winning market share.

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NZ Herald Morning Headlines | MBIE misled officials about costly IT project and actor Tim Curry dies aged 80 | Thursday, August 27, 2026.

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NZ Herald Sport Headlines | Stars captain heads offshore and Oli Welch and Ben Taylor advance to decider | Thursday, August 27, 2026.

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MetService morning weather update: August 27, 2026.

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The Government wants to force councils to keep rate hikes at a maximum 4% from 2029. Councils would be expected to prepare for the change from next July. Local Government Minister Simon Watts has said it'll ease cost-of-living pressures...

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Te Pāti Māori makes a tax policy announcement.

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Sarina Gibbon - Worst property managers named and shamed in new report and calls for a rental warrant of fitness, awarded from an accredited source.

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Shane Cameron former New Zealand and Commonwealth champion boxer on his new book 'Mountain Warrior'. 'It's not how you fall - it's how you rise’.

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Ashley Church, Markets and Political Commentator with a round-up of property, politics, social media ban for under-16-year-olds and remembering the one and only superstar Dolly Parton.

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Simon O’Connor on concerns around the Government's social media ban for U16s.

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The coalition Government has splintered over its approach to social media regulation, with a bill introduced to Parliament banning use by under-16s despite NZ First and Act not agreeing with the proposal. The legislation will put the...

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My Food Bag founder Nadia Lim on the mental load of deciding what to have for dinner each night, and how it can be unevenly shared.

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NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown speaks on National’s bed tax ruling and AI music is being banned in Aus. | Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

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Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster on rental growth despite negative impacts of the mideast conflict and what to expect heading into the warmer months.

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Wellington mayor Andrew Little says capping rates increases at 4% means councils will struggle to fund services people expect.

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Wayne Brown and Simon Watts go head to head in a week dominated by local government issues.

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Chief Electoral Officer, Karl Le Quesne on Electoral Commission’s Treaty of Waitangi concerns.

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Mark Regev on Gaza, Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.

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This past week is proof that a four-year parliamentary term is probably a good idea.

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Ashley Wickman, 18, disappeared during a midnight swim with friends at Uretiti Beach, south of Whangārei, on November 30, 2024. New information reveals critical minutes were lost checking police’s Auckland-based Eagle helicopter while a...

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Committee for Auckland's Mark Thomas on the five areas for Auckland's growth from the State of the City report.

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Former All Black Aaron Cruden says Rieko Ioane and Ethan Blackadder will probably be in the test match conversation after today's performance.

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