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Daniel Havili has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for his role in MMA fighter Fau Vake's death. Havili was one of the four men who attacked Vake and his brother in Auckland CBD and he threw a coward punch that knocked Vake to the ground. Vake suffered a brain bleed, and he died in hospital days later. UFC fighter Dan Hooker is a friend and teammate of Fau Vake. He joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor is trying to salvage what they can after Albanese's shocker of a start to the campaign. The incumbent Prime Minister has had a spot of trouble too after reports that more than half a million dollars of taxpayer's money is being used to pay off a staffer who had an affair with the education minister. The Commonwealth Games to be held in Victoria in 2026. Australian correspondent Murray Olds joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Commonwealth Games are to be held in Australia once again. The Warriors are embroiled in controversy over a homophobic slur. Newstalk ZB Christchurch sportsreader Nick Bewley joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fatal Upper Hutt crash caused by two motorists not merging into a lane has been labelled entirely preventable  Open Justice reports David Armstrong was killed in 2020 when he and another driver, Lucilla Linda Brunt, failed to merge.  The collision seriously injured two others. Crash investigator Hamish Piercy told Andrew Dickens the crash didn't have to happen. “Neither one backed down and the outcome was tragic, whether one was in the right or the wrong, both of them had the choice to prevent it.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walking in to hear the news today that Daniel Havili had been sentenced to 2 years and 9 months for the manslaughter of Fau Vake Was like being punched in the solar plexus myself. Fau and his brother ended up in a brief brawl against 4 strangers in May last year. The Vake brothers did not throw any punches themselves and were not the aggressors, prosecutors have repeatedly pointed out. Fau died. Hit by Daniel Havili. He fell and hit his head causing a brain bleed. As the judge noted he had no chance to defend himself. The blow is often described as a coward punch.   I prefer killer hit. The CCTV footage clearly shows Fau standing with his arms at his side. Not in fight mode. Havili moved his weight to one side and then lashed out with a well-timed and well-judged punch that felled a Mixed Martial Arts professional instantly. Dan Hooker, the UFC fighter and mate of Fau Vake's, is horrified. He felt there was as much murderous intent in that one punch as in a flurry of 200. But the horror is in the sentence. A

Did the PM really tell Louisa Wall she would never be in her cabinet? How has the PM handled the drama? NZ is set to send lethal aid (via financial help) to Ukraine after all. How does this sit with you? Are we crossing any problematic lines here? Debate over an incident at a Rugby league game from the weekend, where a security guard forcefully tackled a woman who was streaking. Did he go too hard?  Can we believe these latest numbers from the Roy Morgan poll? The fourth Roy Morgan in a row that predicts a change in government at the next election. Clare de Lore, journalist, and Hayden Munro, Capital PR and former Labour Party campaign chair, joined Andrew Dickens on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time. However, opinion polls put the race in the second round to be neck and neck. The British are battling the worst cost-of-living crisis in 50 years. UK energy firm Ineos says it wants to build a fracking test site to show how to become independent from Russian gas. UK correspondent Gavin Grey joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Construction booms have seen apprenticeships skyrocket.The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has seen a 77 percent increase in apprentices in the past two years.Director Jason Hungerford told Andrew Dickens the average age of apprentices has risen – as people change careers."But we're also seeing those that have been part of the construction sector for some time now, choosing to get involved in formal training and that's a really great outcome too in terms of upskilling our workforce."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The prime minister is off on her first trade mission since the pandemic... what can we expect from this? The latest Roy Morgan poll has a change in government for the fourth poll in a row... how much do you trust this? NZME business commentator Fran O’Sullivan joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant Robertson's defending the Government's latest support for Ukraine. New Zealand is sending a Defence Force Hercules Aircraft to Europe, supported by 50 personnel.  They'll help transport and distribute donated military aid across Europe, but will not engage directly with the war in Ukraine.  The Deputy Prime Minister told Andrew Dickens the support is adequate. “We’ve honestly been working through this for some considerable time and it’s about the most meaningful contribution that New Zealand can make, you know, we are geographically very distant from this conflict.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louisa Wall will leave parliament this week... But she wasn't going to go quietly.  Instead, she lobbed this bombshell on Q&A over the weekend. Forced to respond this morning, Jacinda Ardern did her best to shut the questions down. Political commentator Bryce Edwards from Victoria University of Wellington joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Play was stopped temporarily during the Gold Coast-Parramatta match after a streaker ran onto the field – but she was stopped quite definitively herself when a security guard tackled her. The incident has prompted a debate about whether the security guard's tackle was excessive, or fair play. Phil Rothfield, sports editor-at-large for the Daily Telegraph, joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Kiwibank data says New Zealanders have proven reluctant to open their wallets over the last few months. Household electronic card spending fell 9.1% in the first quarter of this year. While it's not unusual for consumer spending to slow down after the holidays, the bank says this was still a noticeably weak result. Kiwibank’s chief economist, Jarrod Kerr joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No New Zealand soldiers or aircraft will go into Ukraine or its airspace. Chief of Defence, Air Marshal Kevin Short, told Andrew Dickens he would struggle to identify any nation doing that. “It’s been agreed through NATO, primarily, and other contributing nations that we would assist through the countries around Ukraine in whatever means they need.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Post Cab defence/traffic light announcements. The prime minister told Louisa Wall she wouldn't be in her Cabinet. Foreign Affairs select committee wanting to hear from the Russian ambassador. Political editor Barry Soper joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Election called, and this time it's personal! Seriously though, Anthony Albanese is attacking Scott Morrison’s character, while Morrison is defending his decisions. Bus driver strike causes commuter chaos in Sydney. More than half a million Aussies hopping on planes over easter – but they might have quite a wait at check-in. 6PR Perth Live presenter, Oliver Peterson joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Results are out from the Black Ferns cultural and environmental review. Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters with a four-putt double bogey on the last hole. The rolling Maul is ruining rugby. Phil Gifford joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Landlords making clauses after the tenancy agreement's signed is on the rise. And the Citizens Advice Bureau says what people try to include is pretty shocking.  The Tenancy Tribunal has just awarded tenants $400 after their landlord added clauses of no trampolines, no parties and no candles – after they'd signed.  National Advisor of the Citizens Advice Bureau, Sacha Green joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, surprise surprise, it seems the Queen of kind is not so nice after all. Estranged MP Louisa Wall mounted a media offensive over the weekend, speaking out on her resignation from the Labour Party and appointment to a cushy ambassadorial style job that was created just for her. At the weekend, Luisa Wall told media that as long as Jacinda Ardern is leader she would never be appointed to cabinet or have influence. She told Jack Tame that she fell out with the party's leadership and felt that she wasn't welcome in the caucus. Today Jacinda Ardern said she was offered a good list position and she was indeed in the caucus. Until she wasn't, of course. Jacinda Ardern also said that as leader of a parliamentary party it is important to have an inclusive and united team. So, from this we can take it that Louisa was not considered a team player and so was firstly depowered and then ignored. The reasons that the leadership and Ms Wall fell out are between them but it appears to date right back to the time that Dav

Leaft Foods has attracted some big global backers this week.They’ve raised money from investors including a Silicon Valley venture.Leaft Foods grow leafy green crops in Canterbury and then extract the protein from them to be used to make other foods.Business commentator Rod Oram joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.