Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

It's a big week for the economy, with the next OCR announcement set to be unveiled this coming Wednesday.
Markets are expecting the Reserve Bank to leave the OCR unchanged at 2.25 percent, but a hike hasn't been ruled out.
Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly explained further.
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Police stormed the offices of Türkiye's main opposition CHP party, concluding a long-running standoff.
Supporters had barricaded the courtyard entrance with buses and the building with furniture, and pictures and videos showed police tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey explained further.
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Cruises are being scaled back further next summer season, with ports already feeling the pinch.
Preliminary data released to Newstalk ZB shows the North Island will lose 41 port calls, but they'll rise in the South - up 23.
Last season, the number dropped by more than 250.
Cruise Association CEO Jacqui Lloyd says there's growth in other parts of the world, but there's plans in place to make New Zealand more attractive to the right clients.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and former Green MP Gareth Hughes joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
As the New Zealand greyhound racing ban looms, there's talk of sending at least 70 greyhounds to Australia. What do we make of this?
Labour's Barbara Edmonds is under fire after she called Finance Minister Nicola Willis a 'duck-faced horse'. Were these comments out of line? And why is Labour spending more time on media training than policies?
Ahead of Budget 2026, the Government has introduced bank loans to help businesses reduce or eliminate their dependency on gas. Is this a good move?
What did we think of Auckland FC securing the A-League title? How good is this?
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