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### 'Disgusting coward': Window smashed at Winston Peters' home

Politics

Police confirmed they were called to the NZ First leader's home after a report of wilful damage.

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- #### Protesters target Winston Peters' home again

'Disgusting coward' - Winston Peters says window smashed at his home, police called

- ### Air NZ flight from LA turned back after power system overheated

New Zealand travel

A relative of a passenger on board said the power system overheated, and there was no air conditioning or inflight entertainment.

Air New Zealand flight from Los Angeles turned back after power system overheated
- ### French govt quits hours after being appointed

World

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's swift resignation was unexpected and unprecedented and marked another major deepening of France's political crisis.

French government quits just hours after being appointed, deepening political crisis
- ### Women's Cricket World Cup live updates: White Ferns v South Africa

Sport

Follow all the action from Holkar Stadium, Indore.

Women's Cricket World Cup live updates: White Ferns v South Africa

### What are the 10 warning signs of dementia?

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- ### NZers with type two diabetes having amputations in record numbers

New Zealand

'Silent killer' - New Zealanders with type two diabetes having amputations in record numbers
- ### Prosecutors to appeal Erin Patterson's sentence over mushroom murders

World

Prosecutors to appeal Erin Patterson's sentence over mushroom murders
- ### Tech giants warn against banning under 16s from social media

New Zealand

Tech giants warn against banning under 16s from social media
- ### Sand truck gets stuck on Wellington beach

New Zealand

Sand truck gets stuck on Wellington beach
- ### Three-year-old dies of sepsis after series of mistakes at hospital

New Zealand

Three-year-old dies of sepsis after several mistakes at hospital
- ### Former Fern 'under fire' after Dame Noeline's suspension

Sport

Former Silver Fern Maia Wilson 'under fire' in aftermath of Noeline Taurua's suspension

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## The Briefing

### New Zealand

- ### Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term

New Zealand health

6 Oct 2025

Waikato schools may need to implement a "distance learning programme" if they can not reopen soon. Audio

Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term
- #### 'The job hasn't been completed' - Manawanui wreck still causing concerns one year after sinking
- #### Whakaari eruption inquest: Frustrated families want answers

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### Politics

- ### Watch: Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth

Politics

6 Oct 2025

The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.

Watch: Christopher Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth
- #### Greens demand return of New Zealanders detained in Israel, government sanctions
- #### Jobseeker changes: 'Punished for economic crisis they didn't create'

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### Sport

- ### Premiership winner Gayle Broughton signs with Warriors

Sport

6 Oct 2025

Broughton says family is a key factor in her decision to sign with the Warriors.

Rugby league: Premiership winner Gayle Broughton signs with Warriors
- #### Netball: Silver Ferns squad named for Australia series
- #### Bates and Devine about to chalk up 'kinda unbelievable' 650 internationals

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### Business

- ### Insurance company hit with record $19.5m penalty for misleading customers

New Zealand Business

6 Oct 2025

IAG admitted overcharging 239,000 customers $35m Company failed to apply multi-policy discounts through NZI, State, AMI sales and some major banks IAG self reported, apologised and paid back…

IAG hit with record $19.5m penalty for misleading customers
- #### Commerce Commission rejects call for formal inquiry into airport regulation
- #### 'The system needs a shakeup': Call for child support changes

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## In Case You Missed It

- ### Luxon says business 'crying out for young people' as benefits cut

6 Oct 2025

"We love these young people," the prime minister says, but a youth advocate says they're being "punished for an economic crisis they didn't create".

Luxon says business 'crying out for young people' as benefits cut
- ### 'Georgia, there's a bus in the garden': Driver crawls from bus after crash through fence

6 Oct 2025

The crash blocked part of SH1 in Kilbirnie, the main route between the central city and airport.

'Georgia, there's a bus in the garden': Driver crawls from bus after crash through fence
- ### $87,000 salary, $300 a week child support: Mother calls for change

6 Oct 2025

A mum says she is in severe hardship as an increasing number of parents raise concerns about the system.

$87,000 salary, $300 a week child support: Mother calls for change
- ### 'Not plausible': Woman's bid to halt waka excavation halted

6 Oct 2025

Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.

'Not plausible': Woman's bid to halt waka excavation halted

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## Comment & Analysis

- ### Opinion: Nicola Willis is right - the economy isn't that bad

Blaming the current state of the economy on Willis' leadership ignores aspects of the bigger picture, writes Dennis Wesselbaum.

Opinion: Nicola Willis is right: the economy isn't as bad as the 'merchants of misery' claim
- ### How a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ's supermarket duopoly

*Analysis*: Its focus would be generic products, staples and low-cost commodities - the categories stretched households need.

Price check: how a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ’s supermarket duopoly
- ### Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?

*Analysis:* Several controversies engulfed the church during Nelson's leadership, including the naming of the church and church members in various government and…

Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?
- ### Flickering fortunes: National's energy plan unlikely to light up polls

*Analysis -* The recent energy announcement looks unlikely to give National a lift in the deadlocked polls. Audio

Flickering fortunes: National's energy plan unlikely to light up polls

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## RNZ Music

- ### What piece of classical music do you love the most?

It could be an amazing movie score that stops you in your tracks, the music you walked down the aisle to, or an opera aria that sends chills down your spine. Request it here, now and listen to RNZ Concert on Labour Day Monday.

What piece of classical music do you love the most?
- ### Hymns on Sunday, 5 October 2025

Lawyer, politician, church minister, teacher, opera singer: just some of the many and varied occupations of the hymn writers in this week’s episode of Hymns on Sunday. Audio

Hymns on Sunday, 5 October 2025
- ### Louisa Williamson live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2024

Saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform 'The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other' - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Louisa Williamson live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2024
- ### Her own Stabat Mater

Composer Victoria Kelly explains why she couldn't stick to the script in her latest choral work. Audio

Her own Stabat Mater

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## In Depth

- ### Te Whatu Ora cutting alcohol harm reduction staff and campaigns, union says

The agency confirmed a 'change process' was underway, as 65 organisations signed a letter urging the government to shut the alcohol industry out of policy… Audio

Health NZ cutting alcohol harm reduction staff and campaigns, union claims
- ### Health advisory group condemned by one of its own leaders

Officials privately expressed surprise at Raawiri Ratuu's criticisms that a new plan to tackle FASD had been weakened. Audio

Health advisory group under fire from its own co-chair over fetal alcohol report
- ### The $10,000 decision that cost an All White his career

Clayton Lewis was a last-minute ring-in to a scheme that rocked the A-League. The consequences could last his lifetime. Audio

How All White Clayton Lewis became embroiled in Australian football’s biggest spot-fixing scandal
- ### How Kiwis are being targeted by international match fixers

From messages promising piles of cash, to fake agents offering trials, organised crime groups are recruiting New Zealanders.

‘The danger lurks close to the surface’: How Kiwi footballers are being targeted by international match fixers

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## What You Need to Know

- ### What are the 10 warning signs of dementia?

*Explainer* - With cases on the rise in New Zealand, what should families be looking for?

What are the 10 warning signs of dementia?
- ### 'Vague threat' - Trump tariff talk takes aim at NZ film industry

*Explainer* - Donald Trump wants a 100 percent tariff on "foreign movies" made outside the US. What would that do to NZ's film industry? Audio

How Trump's '100 percent tariff' on foreign films might affect New Zealand
- ### Digital driver licences are coming - how will they work?

*Explainer* - The government aims to introduce digital driver licences by the end of the year. But are they safe - and will everyone have to use them? Video

What you need to know about digital driver licences in New Zealand
- ### What sick leave and holiday changes could mean for you

*Explainer* - The government has announced sweeping plans to change leave rules. How will it work?

What will changes to sick leave and annual leave entitlements mean for you?

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