All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is determined to have more success in the air against France during Saturday's second test in Wellington.

The French aerial assault often caught the ABs on the hop in the narrow first test win, an area Robertson says the All Blacks have been tidying up in practice.

Weekend Sport Host Jason Pine told Andew Dickens that defusing their ariel game is essential, and Caleb Clarke, who is coming on as injury cover, is a big part of that.

“He’s probably the All Blacks’ best winger in terms of diffusing the high bomb.”

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A belief all sectors will need to step up to deal with online scammers.

The new Anti-Scam Alliance brings together government agencies, banks, telcos, digital platforms, and consumer groups.

The task force will share data about scams to shut them down in real time.

Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says it will make a difference if all participants play their part.

He says particularly social media companies and digital platforms need to do what they can to interrupt scams.

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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Friday 11th of July 2025, the Government's going to address the country's scamming issues head on with a anti-scam alliance, NZ Banking Association Chief Executive Roger Beaumont, tells Andrew Dickens the difference it will make.

The All Blacks are taking on France this weekend in Wellington, Newstalk ZB's Jason Pine shares his thoughts ahead of the game.

Just under 30 thousand New Zealanders left the country for Australia last year, the highest level of emigration across the ditch since 2012.

Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney has the latest on a new deal between the UK and France which addresses small boat crossings.

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New migration numbers may be painting a bleak picture of our economy.

New Zealand saw it's highest net migration loss to Australia in the year to December in more than a decade - with 30 thousand leaving.

Overall net migration for the May 2025 year levelled out at a gain of just under 15 thousand.

But ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith told Andrew Dickens net migration is normally about a 30 thousand person inflow.

He says over the past few years, there's been a sharp slowdown in the number of people coming in, and we've also seen record numbers leaving - which reflects the weakness in the economy.

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Another poll. Another rush of fevered opinion, and yet still so far away from an election.

The poll business is booming. Once upon a time we had just the two TV networks in the game, but now they’ve been joined by others.

Keeping the opinion writers in business and politics as the leading news driver in this country.

So this one was paid for by the Taxpayers Union and it breathlessly reports that New Zealand First is on the rise and is now the third most popular party.

Winston may be 80, but it looks like he’s here to stay.

And the two major parties are pretty equal at 30 odd each - there is no dominant party right now in New Zealand.

Other than that, the other take away is that we don’t like the leaders of the major parities.

Both leaders have popularity rankings less than 20%, and that’s because they’re both demonstrably a bit average.

That’s particularly concerning for National and the Prime Minister, who learned that 80% of New Zealanders don’t rate him as PM.

It reflects a deep dis-ease about where the country finds itself. In a week where we found that we grew not one jot in the last financial quarter, people are wondering why we’ve got so stuck in the mire.

National’s easy answer at the last election was that Labour was useless.

But 18 months into National’s governance I feel people are still wondering where we’re going and whether, maybe, they’re a bit useless too.

I blame politics and the urge to politicise every issue and polarise the voters. Our current default position from our politicians is the other side is crap. Vote for us.

But the country is saying you’re both crap. There is no truth teller out there leading the way through the murk.

And in this vacuum of leadership Winston shines by just doing the basics as a Foreign Minister well and not being useless.

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Mortgage-holders will be holding their breath in after yesterday's OCR announcement.

The Reserve Bank's opted to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.25% while signalling the possibility of further cuts.

But new ASB research suggests interest rates remain volatile, with several opposing forces at play.

Finance and Mortgage Association Country Manager Leigh Hodgetts told Andrew Dickens that they’re holding out hope for a cut in August.

She says that people are looking for a bit of relief in their household spending, which would come from interest rates coming down.

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A tax rebate scheme's helped boost the number of people employed in the video game sector by more than 20%.

The four-year, $160 million Game Development Sector Rebate allows eligible studios to claim back 20% of their spend.

Forty studios will receive a share of $22.4 million this year, for its second year.

Game Development Association Executive Director Joy Keene told Andrew Dickens the sector's booming compared to a few years ago.

She says it's been a game-changer, as a lot of New Zealand studios were looking to move to Australia because of their rebate.

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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Thursday 10th of July 2025, the Reserve Bank kept the OCR at 3.25%, Finance and Mortgages Association country Manager Leigh Hodgetts tells Andrew Dickens what this means for mortgages.

Our video game sector is having a major boom due to a government tax rebate, NZ Game Developers Association Executive Director Joy Keene shares his thoughts.

Some Jobseeker beneficiaries are being sent to Tasman and Marlborough to help with the clean up of flooding, Rural support trust top of the South Chairperson and Former Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne tells Andrew how much of a difference they're making for clean up support.

Plus, US Correspondent Mitch McCann has the latest on the Texas floods and President Trump meeting with African Leaders Following USAID Cuts.

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