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The Prime Minister of the UK is fighting for political survival - after fallout over his appointing a controversial Ambassador to the US.
Peter Mandelson's been sacked after his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light, but it's thrown Keir Starmer's leadership into uncertainty.
UK correspondent Enda Brady revealed what this news could mean for Starmer's political future, or what this could mean for Labour ahead of the next UK election.
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Kiwi shearer Rowland Smith has advanced to one of the nation's biggest competitions.
He just made the Shearing Sports New Zealand team for the 2026 Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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The Anti-Corruption Taskforce's first report suggests public sector fraud is almost certainly under-reported.
It analysed six agencies - including Corrections, Inland Revenue and Sport New Zealand.
The Serious Fraud Office-led taskforce found 446 suspected cases of internal fraud or corruption, over 15 months.
Transparency International NZ executive director Julie Haggie says this is a 'significant' report highlighting many internal issues.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The Government is imposing a levy to help pay for an import liquefied natural gas facility, which it says will save households $50 a year on power bills. Do we think the 'extra tax' accusations are fair? What will Labour do with this?
Trade Minister Todd McClay confirmed Winston Peters was right about the India FTA not letting us specifically cap Indian student visas. How concerning is this?
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Look, I hate to say it, but it’s starting to sound like Winston Peters was right about that India Free Trade Agreement, and that the Government is not being straight up with us about what’s in the document.
It appears the agreement does stop us from being able to cap the number of Indian students who come here. Now, that’s not the end of the world, given there actually isn’t a cap on them at the moment - or, frankly, on students of any nationality.
The Government also always retains the ability to cap all students by tweaking visa settings.
What this trade agreement prevents them from doing, by the looks of things, is specifically targeting Indian students and putting a cap on them alone.
But the issue is that Indian students have historically been a particularly tricky area, given previous problems with dodgy schemes sending students here without the required level of funds - or with other issues - and they end up becoming our problem to deal with.
Depending on where you sit on this, that might really upset you. You might hate that. Or you might simply see it as the give‑and‑take of free‑trade negotiations - a price we pay to gain access to the huge Indian market we now have.
The trouble is, instead of having that debate, we’re now on track to have a debate about whether the Government is hiding things from voters.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that they are withholding something, judging by the way the Trade Minister ducks and dives when asked about this.
And I don’t know about you, but in an age of online conspiracy theories, declining trust in politicians, and shrinking confidence in institutions, I’m not sure this is a smart strategy for the Government - especially in an election year.
Sure, either way, the Government was going to face a gnarly debate. But surely it’s better to debate whether we should trade uncapped student access for access to the Indian market, rather than debate the Government’s integrity itself.
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