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New figures showed the UK economy experienced no growth in April.

The region's GDP was flat for an entire month, off the back of a 0.4 percent bump in March.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this dip will be a problem for the Conservative Party ahead of the election.

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An optimistic update from Tower Insurance, as the company increased its profit expectations.

This is the third projected profit upgrade for the company - a significant turnaround following a chaotic 2024.

Milford Asset Management's Michael Luke explains how the company's new strategic direction helped boost these numbers.

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The top brass at the country’s banks, as well as their regulators, are due to be publicly questioned by politicians about the level of competition in the banking sector.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has asked Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee to lead an inquiry into competition in the banking sector.

The inquiry will draw on the draft findings of the Commerce Commission’s big market study into retail banking, which is due for completion by August 20.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains the possible outcomes of this inquiry.

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An update concerning the proposed lobbying crackdown has been met with disappointment from transparency advocates.

The Ministry of Justice revealed a new code of conduct co-written by lobbyists - featuring significant changes to the original document.

Transparency International CEO Julie Haggie says the new code isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

"Just about every single element of actual conduct - that is, what you would do to actually prove you had ethical standards - was removed."

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 12 June 2024, Richard McIntyre from Federated Farmers tells Heather just what the farmers want from the banking inquiry now that the government has expanded its scope to include rural banking.

Lawyer Michael Bradley talks to Heather about Jarryd Hayne's rape conviction getting overturned

Sociologist Paul Spoonley on how much longer this exodus of Kiwis from NZ will go on for and what we can do to stop it

Plus find out which iconic Auckland beach Heather thinks is totally overrated!

Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Nick Leggett from Infrastructure New Zealand and ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

New figures from Stats NZ show more than 130,000 people left in the year to April, 81,200 of which were Kiwi citizens - the highest on record. How can we turn this around? What's driving the nation's skilled workers away? 

National MP Maureen Pugh was reportedly assaulted at a gold mine protest yesterday. Should we be more concerned about the safety of MPs?

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