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The so-called ‘stadium wars’ in Auckland have been raging quietly behind the scenes for several years now. 

But last week, the battle popped up in public once again, with Auckland Council voting to throw its support behind a plan to upgrade Eden Park, over the proposed new stadium on the city’s waterfront.  

Eden Park may have won on the day, but questions remain over how the upgrades will be funded, while the Government still needs to weigh in on which project to support.  

NZ Herald sports writer Michael Burgess has been following these discussions for over a decade, and joins us today on The Front Page to dig into what this latest vote means in the long-term.  

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Dan Goodwin
Producer: Ethan Sills

In New Zealand, there are a number of tribunals and review boards you can go to when you feel things haven’t quite gone your way. 

Whether you’ve had a bad experience leaving your job, or something’s gone wrong in your healthcare journey, these committees are tasked with working out what has gone wrong and who – if anyone – should be held responsible.  

But some of them can be limited in how much they can hold people to account.  

The Human Rights Review Tribunal is one of the few in New Zealand that can award damages if they find in your favour.  

Reporter Jeremy Wilkinson covers a lot of these tribunals for Open Justice, and he joins The Front Page today for the first in a series of examinations of how these processes work.  

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Dan Goodwin
Producer: Ethan Sills

The financial year is coming to an end, and that means from next Tuesday, a lot of Kiwis will be getting more money in their wallets.

April 1st is when the Annual General Adjustment takes place – when benefits and minimum wage increase to account for wage growth or inflation.

While benefits are getting a 2.22 percent rise, and Super and the Veterans Pension gets a 3.51 percent increase, minimum wage is only going up by 1.5 percent.

As people continue to feel the sting of cost of living, what impact will these changes have – and how well is our economy performing at the moment?

To talk us through it all, today on The Front Page we’re joined by NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

New figures have revealed the assets of our ten biggest iwi stands at $8.2 billion.

A recent report from consultancy firm TDB Advisory shows the assets only rose by $100m in the last three years, a slightly better return than 2023 – as the economic turmoil over the last five years continues to have an impact on their investments.

Covering everything from property, to farming, to managed funds and offshore opportunities, many of these iwi own assets that have an impact on our day-to-day lives, so how do they compare to some of our biggest investment firms?

To explain where iwis have their money, today on The Front Page, TDB Advisory director Phil Barry is with us to dive into this report.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

Since 1930, across 22 editions of the Fifa Mens World Cup, only two New Zealand teams have featured on the biggest football stage, in 1982 and 2010.

Now there will be three.

The All Whites have qualified for the 2026 Fifa World Cup – after a three nil win over New Caledonia in front of a home crowd at Eden Park.

After a successful job co-hosting the womens tournament in 2023, and a strong run from new team Auckland FC in the A-League, what does the future of football look like in New Zealand?

Today on The Front Page, Newstalk ZB’s and keen football fan Jason Pine is with us to talk about football on and off the pitch.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills