Auckland FC are celebrating hard, after they managed to snag a historic A-League title.

The team's midfielder, Cam Howieson, scored the decisive goal in the grand final against Sydney FC over the weekend.

Sportstalk host Jason Pine explained further.

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Auckland FC are celebrating hard, after they managed to snag a historic A-League title.
The team's midfielder, Cam Howieson, scored the decisive goal in the grand final against Sydney FC over the weekend.
Sportstalk host Jason Pine explained further.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Auckland FC's historic A-League victory over Sydney

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We've got to start this week talking about that Auckland FC win on Saturday night.

Did we not discuss on Friday's show the need for us in this country to be more ambitious for success? To have more confidence to back ourselves more and then a day later, just one day later, we have an example of exactly that.

Now to be fair, obviously, this wasn't exactly us backing ourselves. It was an American billionaire Bill Foley backing us. But his attitude is the kind of attitude worth adopting.

When he put his money into a football team in Auckland, he set them a goal of winning the A-League within three seasons. They did it in two. He did the same thing in Las Vegas with the team that he has there, he set them a goal of winning their competition in six seasons. They did it in six.

Now of course, having heaps and heaps of money helps. If you're a football team, it helps to have the best of everything that money can buy. The best data, the best physio, the best premium accommodation, whatever it is.

And we're going to find out just how much difference money really makes next year when the high salary cap that new teams get for the first two years disappears and they are on par with all the other clubs.

But while I think money helps, I have a suspicion it's not the secret sauce that leads to Bill Foley constantly being successful. Because we've got myriad examples of money being thrown at things and them still failing. LIV Golf. The rugby league, the Rebel Rugby League, and that's just in the past year. I'd love to know what his secret sauce is.

Is it getting the best coach? Is a coach more important than a team? Is there a formula to setting up a winning team? Is it the attitude of expecting success?

Either way, when I stood there in that crowd on Saturday night in the minutes after the team won, actually just shocked, kind of speechless for a bit to think that they actually managed to pull it off.

The thought occurred to me that this was good for Auckland. This is a city with high unemployment, grumpy about the past few years. Now a football team winning doesn't change that, right?

But it is not a bad thing for a place like Auckland to score a win, to feel like it can be the best at something in Australasia.

It's not bad to have all the free publicity in the Australian media market for our biggest city. It's not bad to get the kids really excited about a game and it is not bad to illustrate what can be done if you simply believe it can be done.

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We've got to start this week talking about that Auckland FC win on Saturday night.
Did we not discuss on Friday's show the need for us in this country to be more ambitious for success? To have more confidence to back ourselves more and then a day later, just one day later, we have an example of exactly that.
Now to be fair, obviously, this wasn't exactly us backing ourselves. It was an American billionaire Bill Foley backing us. But his attitude is the kind of attitude worth adopting.
When he put his money into a football team in Auckland, he set them a goal of winning the A-League within three seasons. They did it in two. He did the same thing in Las Vegas with the team that he has there, he set them a goal of winning their competition in six seasons. They did it in six.
Now of course, having heaps and heaps of money helps. If you're a football team, it helps to have the best of everything that money can buy. The best data, the best physio, the best premium accommodation, whatever it is.
And we're going to find out just how much difference money really makes next year when the high salary cap that new teams get for the first two years disappears and they are on par with all the other clubs.
But while I think money helps, I have a suspicion it's not the secret sauce that leads to Bill Foley constantly being successful. Because we've got myriad examples of money being thrown at things and them still failing. LIV Golf. The rugby league, the Rebel Rugby League, and that's just in the past year. I'd love to know what his secret sauce is.
Is it getting the best coach? Is a coach more important than a team? Is there a formula to setting up a winning team? Is it the attitude of expecting success?
Either way, when I stood there in that crowd on Saturday night in the minutes after the team won, actually just shocked, kind of speechless for a bit to think that they actually managed to pull it off.
The thought occurred to me that this was good for Auckland. This is a city with high unemployment, grumpy about the past few years. Now a football team winning doesn't change that, right?
But it is not a bad thing for a place like Auckland to score a win, to feel like it can be the best at something in Australasia.
It's not bad to have all the free publicity in the Australian media market for our biggest city. It's not bad to get the kids really excited about a game and it is not bad to illustrate what can be done if you simply believe it can be done.
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: What does Auckland FC's victory say about ambition?

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Some more leaked audio has gotten the Labour Party in trouble, with MP Barbara Edmonds apologising for off-colour comments directed at the Finance Minister.

The audio obtained by the Herald features a moderator asking various Labour MPs whether they'd rather fight "100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck."

Edmonds' answer apparently referenced Nicola Willis. 

Willis says she's accepted Edmonds' apology - but this event says a lot about Labour's conduct this election year.

"Step one - demonize your opponent. Step two - waffle on about values. Well, how about just answering the question? I guess that would require some actual policies."

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Some more leaked audio has gotten the Labour Party in trouble, with MP Barbara Edmonds apologising for off-colour comments directed at the Finance Minister.
The audio obtained by the Herald features a moderator asking various Labour MPs whether they'd rather fight "100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck."
Edmonds' answer apparently referenced Nicola Willis.&nbsp;
Willis says she's accepted Edmonds' apology - but this event says a lot about Labour's conduct this election year.
"Step one - demonize your opponent. Step two - waffle on about values. Well, how about just answering the question? I guess that would require some actual policies."
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister addresses comments made by Labour's Barbara Edmonds

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Greyhound Racing New Zealand's boss says perspective's needed, as the agency considers flying dogs to Australia. 

The sport's formally banned in New Zealand from July 31, but GRNZ is considering chartering a plane to fly up to 70 dogs to Queensland.

One activist's claimed money's being put ahead of the dogs' welfare. 

GRNZ CEO Edward Rennell says no decision has been made. 

"All we are doing is gauging whether there's any interest from our participants in sending some dogs to Australia. We're projecting there's going to be about 1700 dogs still to be rehomed at 31 July." 

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Greyhound Racing New Zealand's boss says perspective's needed, as the agency considers flying dogs to Australia.&nbsp;
The sport's formally banned in New Zealand from July 31, but GRNZ is considering chartering a plane to fly up to 70 dogs to Queensland.
One activist's claimed money's being put ahead of the dogs' welfare.&nbsp;
GRNZ CEO Edward Rennell says no decision has been made.&nbsp;
"All we are doing is gauging whether there's any interest from our participants in sending some dogs to Australia. We're projecting there's going to be about 1700 dogs still to be rehomed at 31 July."&nbsp;
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Edward Rennell: Greyhound Racing NZ CEO on the plan to send 70 dogs to race in Australia

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Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Auckland FC's historic A-League victory over Sydney

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