The Hurricanes have revealed a $2 million loss is projected for the current financial year, after announcing a new leadership structure.

Local developer Malcolm Gillies has stepped in to buy the Wellington Rugby Union's 50% stake in the Super Rugby franchise.

NZ Rugby will also take a minority shareholding and bolster the 'Canes with loans.

Interim CEO Tony Philp told Andrew Dickens rugby’s had a difficult few years, but there’s certainly opportunities at the club to settle the finances moving forward.

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The Rural Communities Minister believes a new wool deal will take the sector to a whole new level.

It's a significant milestone for the country's wool sector, as Wool Source confirms its first commercial export order.

The Wool Research Organisation company's signed a deal with a Japanese company, for eight tonnes of Kiwi products.

Minister Mark Patterson told Andrew Dickens its currently constrained by capacity, but it's a big step forward.

He says there's a very small laboratory and there's plans to scale it up as demand increases.

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Today's the day for a major shakeup to the wide-reaching Resource Management Act.

Prime Minister Chris Luxon's confirmed the big announcement is expected to eliminate the need for 46 percent of consents - and comes alongside major regional council reform.

Legislation's expected to be introduced this year, pass next year, and will be implemented by 2027.

Luxon says the RMA's held us back, for 30 years.

Mark Hooper, Federated Farmers RMA Reform Spokesperson tells Andrew Dickens what he's looking for.

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For as long as I’ve been in talk radio, I’ve been talking to people about RMA reform

And I’ve been in talk radio since 1996.

The Resource Management Act was introduced in 1991, and it has ballooned into being an albatross around our necks

To comply you need to pay a fortune. To check your compliance authorities, have to spend weeks reviewing your plans.

So today we learn what comes next

Now the reason the RMA grew like a cancerous growth around our progress is simple

Too many people took too many liberties and caused too much damage.

Worrying about their margins they took shortcuts and then projects failed

Like so many laws we had to take into account the lowest common denominator

The developer who did it cheap, did it bad and then liquidated the company to leave others to clean up the mess

That experience is why many will not welcome a simplification of the rules today

But the overcompensation for the bad actors has cost us all too much.

Today I'll be looking for the efficiencies but also looking for the safeguards to protect us from the cowboys who are far too many in our country these days

But it’s a mammoth piece of legislation and it’s taken a mammoth effort to review it.

Ryan Bridge spoke to a bloke who’s been working on fixing the law for 8 years last night.

I wish Chris Bishop all the best of luck today. The work needs to be done.

But once again I beg the developers not to take the piss.

Your selfish concern for your bottom line has resulted in this mess so just stop it. Build it once, build it right and make it last.

Care about your legacy.

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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Tuesday the 9th of December 2025, the Government's announcing a major shake up to the Resource Management Act, Federated Farmers RMA Reform Spokesperson Mark Hooper tells Andrew what he's hoping for.

Kiwi company wool source has landed its first big export deal with Japan, Rural Communities Minister Mark Paterson tells Andrew what the deal means for farmers.

The Hurricanes will start the new season with a different ownership model, interim Hurricanes CEO Tony Philp shares his thoughts.

Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio has the latest on more pressure on Sports Minister over her taxpayer funded trips to sporting events and a federal police blitz targeting people they allege are a threat to Australian cohesion.

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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Monday 8th of December 2025, Andrew Coster has made explosive claims in an interview with Q&A, lawyer and former cop Matthew Hague shares his thoughts.

Elliot Smith has the latest on the weekend's sport.

A new report from ASB shows clear signs of life for the economy in 2026, Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen shares his thoughts.

Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on a man arrested on suspicion of assault after a number of people were sprayed with what is believed to be pepper spray at London’s Heathrow Airport and four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.

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One person's been arrested after a string of pepper spray attacks at London's Heathrow Airport.

Twenty-one people suffered injuries, with five needing hospital treatment, after an argument escalated in a terminal carpark.

Social media footage shows a large armed police response, as the area was temporarily locked down.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens police were quick to say it wasn't related to terrorism or a protest.

He says the people seemed to know each other, and got into an argument, which led to someone spraying a substance at people they didn't like.

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What to make of the Andrew Coster interview on Q and A yesterday

Firstly why did he do it.

Obviously he felt he had been thrown under the bus by Judith Collins, Mark Mitchell and Richard Chambers at their recent press conference

So he was prepared to throw them under the bus as well. And he does have a point when the IPCA report did not mention corruption but the politicians and the new police commissioner inferred it.

The protection of his name is the reason he negotiated with the Public Service Commissioner regarding the delay in resigning from his latest job and frankly I don’t blame him

But the problem is he has no proof of his claims. And so now we have a he said, he said situation with nobody able to provide concrete proof of their claims.

He may have briefed Mitchell and Hipkins of the situation but which situation was he talking about.

An affair gone wrong or a police force covering up for one of their own. and how much detail of anything did he giver in these informal briefings. Who knows?

The fascinating fact he mentioned is that the police is a 3 billion dollar business which makes the job of Police Commissioner one of the biggest in our economy.

Ask any CEO whether they take notes of any conversation about their business and they’ll tell you it’s imperative. One would have thought it’s imperative for any Minister of the Crown as well.

My whole impression of the interview is that everyone was a bit loose. It’s a tawdry tale of bad judgement at the top of our public service. And the buck always stops at the top

It also reminded me that the political battles at the top levels of our public service are vicious affairs with everyone playing a hard game.

And with Richard Chambers in a competition with a very competent police officer, who had a hidden sex life and predilection for animals, you wonder how he never knew anything

One can only hope that Coster and Ms Z find a new normal and peace and everyone learns to take their jobs more seriously

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