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A city the size of Napier could soon be popping up south of Auckland. Independent commissioners have given the green light for 330 hectares of land in the semi-rural community of Drury to be developed. This approval goes against the wishes of Auckland Council – which is concerned about the bill they'll be stuck with to build the infrastructure for this new development. Brent Catchpole is chair of the Papakura Local Board. He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US inflation data out overnight tonight, last time it was an eyewatering 8.5% annual rate, this time it’s expected to moderate to a ‘mere’ 8.1% annual rate. Why is this number so important? What is driving inflation in the US? What does high inflation mean for investors? Deborah Lambie, Milford Asset Management, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foodstuffs will cut prices by 10% on some 100 products for the winter. Last week we had Countdown freeze prices. Do these moves make a tangible difference for consumers in your mind? Today's immigration changes... What do you make of them? Brad Olsen, Infometrics principal economist, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foodstuffs has announced it will cut prices to some 100 products for the next three months to ease the cost of living. Is this marginally better than Countdown's price freeze announced last week? The Government's immigration reset – doesn't look like it's going to get much easier or faster to get workers in. Is now the time to make it hard to employ foreign workers? Nadia Lim got an "apology" from Simon Henry. It was a two-line email. This is a lesson in how not to apologise, right? Lots of questions around Gloriavale and whether the commune needs more scrutiny... what do you think? Ali Jones, Christchurch Community Board Member and PR consultant at Red PR, and Nick Mills, host of Wellington Mornings, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has finally announced its long-awaited immigration reset in the last 3 hours. So, here’s a first take on what it looks like: Depending on what industry you’re in and what job you're trying to fill you are either stoked or gutted with today’s announcement. Because that is really the theme here: picking winners. So, if you’re stoked it’s because the job you’re trying to fill is on the green list which means you can get that migrant doctor or structural engineer or environmental research scientist into the country faster. If you’re gutted, it’s because the job you need to fill isn’t on that list. And you might be surprised to know – given the much-discussed shortage of builders – qualified builders are not on the list. Nor are in demand web developers. Picking winners is a dangerous thing to do. We've seen how that plays out. You don’t even need to go back to the bad old days of Muldoon’s interference in the economy by picking winners to know it’s a bad idea. Just look at the Labour government’s i

Potential cut to the price of 100 supermarket goods at Foodstuffs stores may be extended.  The discount – about ten per cent on average – begins in New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square stores from Monday. Foodstuffs CEO Chris Quin told Heather du Plessis-Allan they've committed to this for three months – and they'll see what they can do beyond that. Last week, Countdown announced it would freeze for hundreds of essential items over the colder months. “We need to work hard to see what’s happening with supply price increases, we need to see what we can do with the cost of our business and as soon as we get this on the shelf on Monday, we’ll start working on what we’ll do at the end of the three months.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon Henry has finally issued an apology to Nadia Lim over his 'Eurasian fluff' comments. Simon is claiming to have called Nadia several times last week trying to apologise, however, Nadia's phone records confirm she never received nor missed a call from him. So, instead, he sent a simple two-line apology via email. And as expected it's' gone down poorly. Deborah Pead runs public relations for My Food Bag. She joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government says changed immigration settings will make life easier for employers who are facing labour shortages. Speaking to us earlier, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi promised faster visa processing and fast-tracked visas for so-called "green list" workers who are urgently needed. But some are questioning who has made it onto the green list engineers, doctors, nurses and the like and who hasn't, for example, builders, web designers etc.   Julien Leys, Executive Director at the Construction Strategy Group, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government says changed immigration settings will make life easier for employers who are facing labour shortages. Speaking to us earlier, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi promised faster visa processing and fast-tracked visas for so-called "green list" workers who are urgently needed. But some are questioning who has made it onto the green list engineers, doctors, nurses and the like and who hasn't, for example, builders, web designers etc.   Julien Leys, Executive Director at the Construction Strategy Group, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister has moved the date of the full border opening forward. The semi-regular Pecuniary interests of MP's assets and gifts have been released. The Mark Mitchell vs Greg O'Connor saga's taken another turn. Chief political reporter Jason Walls joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Brady signs a broadcast deal with Fox worth almost 600 million NZ dollars. Key Silver Lake vote to happen on the second of June. Sportstalk host D’Arcy Waldegrave joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Immigration Minister is talking up shorter visa processing times. The Government's announced a raft of immigration changes – including speedy pathways to residency for highly skilled workers, and the border fully re-opening from August. Kris Faafoi says the system is moving from paper-based to online. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan the Accredited Employer Work Visa should only take about 30 days. “From the employer doing the job check and us doing the migrant check, that is vastly an improvement on the previous regime which is about 50 or 60 days.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we be doing more to shut down Gloriavale?  That's the question being thrown around after the court confirmed the 'use of child labour' within the compound. Former member Aaron Courage reiterated that point this morning. But how do you actually shut down a community that's home to over 500 people, a huge exporter of goods and all the residents have ever known? James Harrison is another former Gloriavale member who lived in the community for over 40 years. James joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Queen will miss the parliament opening later today. This has led to loads of speculation over how much we'll see her at the Jubilee celebrations. The Russian Ambassador in Poland was hit in his face by paint. Embarrassment for Cambridge University as prized painting could have been looted by Nazis. UK correspondent Enda Brady joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand is wide open and ready to welcome tourists – at least according to our Tourism Minister it is. Stuart Nash is in Australia at the moment promoting us as a tourist destination. However, the Australian Federation of Travel Agents says with our strict pre-departure testing regime in place, travellers are still wary of booking tickets. Dean Long, chief executive of AFTA, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foot and mouth disease outbreak has been reported in Indonesia. This will keep biosecurity officials busy trying to keep this out. Host of the Country Jamie Mackay joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you feel like we're just hearing pre-budget announcement followed by pre-budget announcement, you'd be right. The Government's been splashing the cash for law and order, apprentices, domestic violence. Pattrick Smellie from Businessdesk joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is expected to announce a new congestion charge for Auckland commuters next week as they try and recoup $1.3 billion in productivity losses. So now, essentially, you'll be paying $3.50 each way to travel in certain zones during peak hours. Starting with the CBD and then moving into areas such as Albany and Manukau.  Someone, surprisingly, in favour of it is chief executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce Michael Barnett. Michael Barnett joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT Party leader David Seymour joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to respond to Willie Jackson's comments.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Willie Jackson's lashed out at David Seymour – saying he's the most useless advocate for Māori because ACT wants to get rid of the Ministry for Māori Development. What do you make of that? Looks like congestion charges are all but confirmed – the question is how fast is the Government going to bring them in and where exactly will they apply? Prince Harry is launching some global campaign around sustainable travel and he picked out NZ to make his case... is this odd to you? The Employment Court has decided that Gloriavale kids who are working are indeed "employees" – has this got the potential to blow up the way this community operates? Ben Thomas, former National Party Press Secretary, and Neale Jones, former Chief of Staff to Jacinda Ardern, joined Heather du Plessis on the Huddle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.