The Winter Olympics are set to kick off in Milano Cortina, Italy this weekend with the opening ceremony taking place on Saturday February 7 at 7.30am NZT. 

New Zealand team Chef de Mission Marty Toomey joined Andrew Dickens to chat about how the team is settling in, and the high hopes for this year. 

"I think from a New Zealand team perspective, there's no doubt that this team is made up of athletes that are stronger across the board than we have been previously," Toomey said.

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The Winter Olympics are set to kick off in Milano Cortina, Italy this weekend with the opening ceremony taking place on Saturday February 7 at 7.30am NZT.&nbsp;
New Zealand team Chef de Mission Marty Toomey joined Andrew Dickens to chat about how the team is settling in, and the high hopes for this year.&nbsp;
"I think from a New Zealand team perspective, there's no doubt that this team is made up of athletes that are stronger across the board than we have been previously," Toomey said.
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Marty Toomey: NZ Team Chef de Mission chats Winter Olympics 2026 hopes ahead of opening ceremony

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US correspondent Richard Arnold caught up with Andrew Dickens to chat about the biggest news in America. 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is facing backlash following a number of mentions in the most recent Epstein file release.

Among the release was an email allegedly written by Epstein about Gates which claimed he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his wife after contact with “Russian girls”.

Meanwhile, a search is underway in Arizona for the mother of NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since January.

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US correspondent Richard Arnold caught up with Andrew Dickens to chat about the biggest news in America.&nbsp;
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is facing backlash following a number of mentions in the most recent Epstein file release.
Among the release was an email allegedly written by Epstein about Gates which claimed he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his wife after contact with “Russian girls”.
Meanwhile, a search is underway in Arizona for the mother of NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since January.
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Richard Arnold: US correspondent chats Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and the backlash towards Bill Gates' Epstein ties

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Following this weeks wastewater spill in Wellington Gillian Blythe, Water NZ CEO, has emphasised the need for a reform of water infrastructure and oversight. 

"I think what's really critical is that we need to have regulatory oversight and we need to be able to highlight what it is that the the type of non-compliance is," she told Andrew Dickens. 

"Sometimes those non-compliances can be at the lower end, whether a report was filed at the right time, whether a sample was taken in the right time period, but some of them will be at the more complex end, and we need to make sure that we are focusing on that information."

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Following this weeks wastewater spill in Wellington Gillian Blythe, Water NZ CEO, has emphasised the need for a reform of water infrastructure and oversight.&nbsp;
"I think what's really critical is that we need to have regulatory oversight and we need to be able to highlight what it is that the the type of non-compliance is," she told Andrew Dickens.&nbsp;
"Sometimes those non-compliances can be at the lower end, whether a report was filed at the right time, whether a sample was taken in the right time period, but some of them will be at the more complex end, and we need to make sure that we are focusing on that information."
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Gillian Blythe: Water NZ CEO on the need to invest in water infrastructure

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Opposition leader Chris Hipkins joined Andrew Dickens to chat about Waitangi Day hecklers, co-governance, and equal opportunity. 

He also spoke about moving back towards using te reo for official titles, something the National coalition has moved away from.

"There's nothing to be scared of by embracing te reo Māori and having, Māori names for government departments," Hipkins said.

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Opposition leader Chris Hipkins joined Andrew Dickens to chat about Waitangi Day hecklers, co-governance, and equal opportunity.&nbsp;
He also spoke about moving back towards using te reo for official titles, something the National coalition has moved away from.
"There's nothing to be scared of by embracing te reo Māori and having, Māori names for government departments," Hipkins said.
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Chris Hipkins: Opposition leader on co-governance, equal opportunity, and embracing te reo

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Marty Toomey: NZ Team Chef de Mission chats Winter Olympics 2026 hopes ahead of opening ceremony

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