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Parents, friends and partners of Taylor Swift fans will have the opportunity to take a college class on the pop star.

Glasgow Clyde College aims to educate students on Swift's songs, 'evolving wardrobe and hairstyles' and crowd chants ahead of her tour's stop in Edinburgh.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the course has been designed to get casual listeners up to speed on all things Taylor.

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Restaurant Brands New Zealand is enjoying a strong first quarter for the 2024 financial year.

The restaurant operator reported $302.6 million in sales, a 7.9 percent increase from the same period last year.

Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explains Restaurant Brands' financial recovery.

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The Government plans to tax commercial property owners an extra $575 million a year in order to fund residential property and income tax cuts. 

Finance Minister Nicola Willis is standing by her decision to remove ability for commercial and industrial owners to deduct depreciation as an expense going forward.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains the impact of these changes.

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Question marks over the Christchurch Call, as Budget Day approaches.

Newstalk ZB's revealed the organisation led by Dame Jacinda Ardern has been accused of pressuring its advisory network to not publicise critical reports.

Prime Minister Chris Luxon says it's done good things - but now there's a conversation to be had, on how the organisation evolves now, five years on.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper wonders if the Christchurch Call can serve a purpose.

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The Insurance Council is backing calls for Kiwis to lift their understanding of the risks of natural hazards.

The Reserve Bank has released an excerpt on insurance in its upcoming Financial Stability Report.

It says insurers, Government, home buyers and lenders all need to up their knowledge, so that future insurance affordability challenges, can be better managed.

Insurance Council chief executive Kris Faafoi says it's likely more places will become harder to insure as more risks are identified.

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters has delivered a speech to the Institute of International Affairs at Parliament.

Peters laid out the the challenges and opportunities facing New Zealand's foreign policy - touching on the war in both Ukraine and Gaza.

He outlined our position in AUKUS, saying we must first be invited to join in the first place.

ZB political reporter Sophie Trigger says Peters says the Government will need to weigh up the economic and security benefits and costs of any decision either way.

A woman interrupted Peters, holding up a sign protesting AUKUS before being thrown out.

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