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The Environment Agency has declared over half of England is in drought, with new restrictions to be implemented.
The agency says the impacts are already being felt, including low river flows, early harvests and high risk of wildfires.
UK correspondent Elizabeth Callaghan says people are being warned to take shorter showers and conserve water, with many areas under a hosepipe ban.
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It's been a big week for the tech sector, with Meta and Microsoft moving to post their earnings.
But it's sparked concerns about the future of AI, and whether or not another sector bubble is set to burst.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further.
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Two farming couples have made the move to turn a forestry block back into a working farm.
Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long have just taken ownership of a 400ha property covered in pines, and they're hoping to utilise the land for sheep and beef farming.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland councillor Maurice Williamson and former Green MP Gareth Hughes joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Winston Peters is under fire over his comments directed at a Green Party MP - the latest in a long line of controversial statements made by NZ First candidates. Will this put voters off? How disappointing is this?
National has backed down on the proposed backyard fireworks ban, sparking outrage from animal welfare groups. What do we make of this - should the Government have stuck by this?
More kids than ever are leaving school without the proper qualifications - should we be worried about this? What does this mean for our education system?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast with Ryan Bridge for Thursday, 30 July, 2026, Winston Peters is getting told off by the Prime Minister for telling a Green MP to go back to his country. That MP, Lawrence Xu-Nan, tells Ryan what the consequence should be.
We speak to a high school principal about why 15% of teens are leaving school without any NCEA qualifications.
Auckland FC have a shiny new coach from Portugal. The club's CEO Nick Becker is pretty excited about it. Ryan asks if the new guy can get us back-to-back A-League Championships.
And on The Huddle, Gareth Hughes and Maurice Williamson get riled up about the government saying there won't be a ban on the sale of fireworks.
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