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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK allowing the US to use British airbases for defensive strikes against Iran
Turmoil in the Middle East as countries are drawn into the US and Israel's aggression against Iran, aiming to obliterate its nuclear programme and topple its regime. Tehran has vowed to avenge the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials, and has launched region-wide re…
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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the market reactions to the Iran conflict
The recent conflict in the Middle East has sparked concerns about the wide-reaching implications for the global economy. The US and Israel launched strikes at Iran over the weekend, killing Ayatollah Khamenei - and Iran has since launched strikes from Tehran. Harbour Asset Management expert Shane…
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Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the economic implications of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East
There's concerns about what the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could do for oil prices and inflation. Iran's sent retaliation strikes across the Middle East after US and Israeli attacks killed their Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen unpacked th…
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The Huddle: Should we be worried about chewing gum?
Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson of Sherson Willis PR and Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The US and Israel have launched strikes in Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and kicking off more conflict. What …
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Should we really be condemning the strikes on Iran?
Okay, let's talk about the debate Helen Clark has sparked on whether New Zealand should be condemning the US air strikes on Iran. As you’ll have noticed, New Zealand hasn’t condemned the strikes. In fact, in a radio interview this morning, the Prime Minister said that our position aligns with Aust…
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Full Show Podcast: 02 March 2026
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 2 March, 2026, we talk to a New Zealand journalist in the Middle East on whether the US-Iran conflict will really last only four weeks. Why councils can now kill native or protected species like geckos. An Australian researcher t…
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on what the Middle East conflict could do to oil prices
The conflict has seen oil prices jump, and could mean higher costs at the pump. But Finance Minister Nicola Willis says it doesn't mean we need to re-think the Marsden Point oil refinery. It ceased refining operations in 2022 and has been converted to an import-only fuel terminal. Willis says it…
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Brian Oliver: University of Technology Sydney Associate Professor raises concerns over microplastics in chewing gum
Concerns have been raised over the presence of microplastics in gum. A health researcher has warned he wouldn't want his own children chewing on gum, due to the health risks associated with consuming the microplastics. University of Technology Sydney Associate Professor Brian Oliver says the hea…
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Al Gillespie: Waikato University law professor on Chris Luxon's stance on the Iran conflict
The US and Israel launched strikes at Iran over the weekend, prompting concern and outrage from experts. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have criticised Iran's counter attacks, prompting Helen Clark to call the Government's response 'one-sided'. Waikato Univer…
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Perry Wilton: journalist speaks on ongoing Middle East crisis from Doha
More countries are being pulled into combat since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, trying to topple its regime. Tehran has sent strikes across the Middle East - in retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hezbollah is siding with Iran and has struck into Israel,…
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