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New Zealand’s been making some big trade moves on the world trade stage recently.
One of them is a possible minerals deal with the United States.
The US is pushing to loosen China’s grip on critical mineral processing by building alternate supply chains.
But with talks well underway, what will the preliminary decline of a major seabed mining contract do to them?
Today on The Front Page, Business Desk's Dileepa Fonseka is with us to discuss the deals, and whether New Zealand’s biting off more than it can chew.
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Consumer NZ expects power prices to increase by about 5% this year.
It’s after households were already hit with a 12% increase to power bills last year.
But what does that all mean? Will it make winter that much colder? Will we have to cut back on groceries? Will people be able to afford the increase?
Today on The Front Page, Consumer NZ’s Powerswitch Manager Paul Fuge is with us to break down why power companies pass on steep network hikes, and what households can do.
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Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater plant has flooded and shut down, dumping raw sewage into the south coast – this untreated discharge is set to continue for weeks.
Heavy rain overwhelmed the facility, built in the 90s, triggering beach rāhuis, health warnings, and exposing how climate-driven storms are already stressing coastal infrastructure.
Billions of dollars is likely required to get our wastewater infrastructure up to scratch nationwide... but after a long history of underfunding, are we too late?
Today on The Front Page, University of Canterbury associate professor Ricardo Bello Mendoza is with us to unpack the engineering lessons from Moa Point, the climate risks, and what it means for our future.
But first, NZ Herald senior reporter Melissa Nightingale will set the scene for us in Wellington.
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Insurers have begun their retreat as climate change bites.
Back-to-back disasters in recent years have pushed insured loss into the billions and forced tough questions about what can still be covered.
Homeowners in flood and coast-exposed areas are starting to see higher premiums, exclusions and even the risk of losing cover altogether.
AA Insurance has gone the extra mile and stopped issuing new home insurance policies in several towns entirely.
So, who will pay when extreme weather keeps coming? Households, insurers, or the Government?
Today on The Front Page, journalist and publisher of The Kākā, Bernard Hickey is with us to explain how climate change is reshaping insurance – and what it means for where and how we live.
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It’s no surprise the upcoming election is a hot topic at Waitangi. But, the axing of the Treaty Principles Bill has eased tensions this year.
Although, that hasn’t stopped Chris Hipkins taking aim at the government, calling it ‘anti-treaty’ so ‘therefore anti-Māori'.
It’s all while a decision on Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's future with Te Pati Maori plays out in a Wellington court this week.
So, what is the atmosphere of Waitangi? Who’s there? And who’s not?
Today on The Front Page, Newstalk ZB political reporter Ethan Griffiths joins us from Waitangi to break down what the event means.
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