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David Cunliffe on the business pressures facing aged care, the funding challenge and what the next government needs to do to secure the sector’s future.

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Labour MP Barbara Edmonds is among those paying tribute to Adrian Rurawhe.

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Join Herald NOW Business with host Garth Bray as he brings you the business news of the day, subject matter expert interviews, along with local and global thought leaders, live from the NZ Herald newsroom.

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NZ Herald Sport Headlines | Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Wednesday, September 30, 2026. National: Forecasts must match reality before tax cuts and Seymour proposes new co-ed state school.

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Senior correspondent Katie Bradford speaks to KiwiRail CEO Peter Reidy on the $1.4b loss, CRL write-down and stronger freight and operating performance.

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... and how does the result affect earnings and market performance? Matthew Goodson - Salt Funds Management.

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Is New Zealand’s economic recovery finally taking hold? Liam Dann is joined by NZME managing editor of business Duncan Bridgeman to examine the signs of growth coming through the rural economy, and why households and retailers in the...

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A woman was found with maggots in a wound and another's breast cancer went undiagnosed until it was too late. These are just two of four complaints made against a Dannevirke rest home in a major Health and Disability Commissioner...

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The Government’s opened its books and it’s showing a return to surplus is well on track. The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update shows a stronger and slightly faster surplus than predicted... with the books expected to get out of...

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Tax reform has been put on the backburner by the Opportunity Party as it reveals its post-election deal breakers. Leader Quilae Wong says the five bottom lines announced today reflect the big economic changes the party feels are needed...

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Carolyn Young, CEO of Retail NZ - 3 months out from Christmas, how's the retail sector shaping up?

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Jill Ovens, Women's Rights Party Secretary - The Women’s Rights Party has announced its List for Election 2026.

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Jon Duffy, CEO of Consumer NZ - Consumer NZ's biggest-ever petition has been delivered to Parliament.

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Christopher Luxon speaks to media from Wellington.

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Graham Linehan on Ed Sheeran controversy and reaction in Ireland.

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The Government is expanding access to critical scans and tests, including colonoscopies and cervical smears, to cut wait times and find cancers faster. But the specialists who determine whether a patient has cancer or not say they’ve...

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Cameron Bagrie on Aotearoa/New Zealand Curriculum Forum.

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Pathologists are calling on the Health Minister to urgently boost its workforce.

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Winston Peters says NZ First will actively encourage vote splitting for 2026 Election.

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Sean Plunket reacts to the Green Party surge in the latest polls.

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Gorilla Technology's Paul Spain joins Herald NOW.

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IP lawyer Peter Dengate Thrush explains who is responsible when AI steals copyrighted work.

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Fresh from South Africa, Lorna Riley joins Herald NOW.

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ANZ senior economist Miles Workman says the pre-election fiscal update should be largely in line with the budget, but the fiscal outlook may be better.

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Nvidia authorises $150b of share buybacks, for a total US$235b. NZX to welcome Lodestone Energy listing on October 22.

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GE HealthCare’s Leon Berkovich on the Intelerad acquisition, cloud-based medical imaging, AI and the future of healthcare technology.

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Entry and exit rules to "safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests", prevent China's brightest minds relocating to the West.

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Panellists Alf Filipaina and Stephanie Holmes discuss the death penalty, AI copyright, dancing with Jason Derulo, and why men think they're attractive.

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