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NEWS

Nicola Willis says Christopher Luxon will lead National in the next election, despite polls showing his popularity has dipped, Defence Force Attaché to attend Defence Heads meeting in Paris, the FBI is set to release an index of Seth Rich’s laptop contents – potentially related to the DNC emails leaked to Wikileaks, and more.

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ANALYSIS

Mana Wāhine Kōrero expresses frustration at the Regulation Review Committee’s luke-warm changes to terminology in the Midwifery Council’s revised guidelines. Plus Maree Buscke on the latest CURIA Poll and Te Pāti Māori’s surge to 6.5%. Is it time to rethink the Māori seats and roll?

THE SIGNPOST

Don’t miss the recording of last night’s webinar on Biometrics & Privacy Webinar with Steven Sykes, Paul Brennan and Maree Buscke: All you need to know about digital IDs and surveillance creeping into your lives and what you can do to stop it.

Among the top stories in this week’s Rural Report, Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson look at how Big Tech’s carbon offsets are threatening Kenyans and in the EU, and how mealworms have been approved as Novel Protein. And Paul Brennan talks to Sarah Henderson from advocacy group Mana Wahine Korero about the Midwifery Council’s revised guidelines and their impact on the practice.

Meanwhile in Rodney’s Reflections, he suggests Chris Luxon’s leadership is collapsing due to weak decision-making and a failure to stand firm on key issues. And in the Brennan Barometer Paul Brennan looks at the elevated drama of media aviation stories.

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Daily brief

NEWS

Nicola Willis says Christopher Luxon will lead National in the next election, despite polls showing his popularity has dipped, Defence Force Attaché to attend Defence Heads meeting in Paris, the FBI is set to release an index of Seth Rich’s laptop contents – potentially related to the DNC emails leaked to Wikileaks, and more.

Don't miss out—sign up now for your free trial of RCR Bites News and get essential, no-nonsense news delivered straight to your inbox every weekday!

ANALYSIS

Mana Wāhine Kōrero expresses frustration at the Regulation Review Committee’s luke-warm changes to terminology in the Midwifery Council’s revised guidelines. Plus Maree Buscke on the latest CURIA Poll and Te Pāti Māori’s surge to 6.5%. Is it time to rethink the Māori seats and roll?

THE SIGNPOST

Don’t miss the recording of last night’s webinar on Biometrics & Privacy Webinar with Steven Sykes, Paul Brennan and Maree Buscke: All you need to know about digital IDs and surveillance creeping into your lives and what you can do to stop it.

Among the top stories in this week’s Rural Report, Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson look at how Big Tech’s carbon offsets are threatening Kenyans and in the EU, and how mealworms have been approved as Novel Protein. And Paul Brennan talks to Sarah Henderson from advocacy group Mana Wahine Korero about the Midwifery Council’s revised guidelines and their impact on the practice.

Meanwhile in Rodney’s Reflections, he suggests Chris Luxon’s leadership is collapsing due to weak decision-making and a failure to stand firm on key issues. And in the Brennan Barometer Paul Brennan looks at the elevated drama of media aviation stories.

Did you know – if you have feedback or a question for your favorite RCR host you can now Reach Out Directly! Use the Message button under the show notes on any episode!

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