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Former Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting a string of women employed by the department store.

Five women have accused him of rape and an additional 20 have claimed he sexually assaulted them.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says al-Fayed would identify and target young, female assistants before isolating and assaulting them.

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The US Federal Reserve surprised economists with its first interest rate cut in four years.

Rates have gone down by 0.5 percent to about 4.8 percent - a significant shift after two years of high rates designed to tame inflation.

Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie says the markets responded well to this move after pricing in potential cuts.

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Two key players looking to help Kiwi farmers reduce their emissions have given a new company some additional funding to craft a methane vaccine.

AgriZeroNZ and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre are providing $13.5 million ($8.5M and $5M respectively) to Lucidome Bio to fund their research.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explains what this move could mean for farmers.

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Experts say today's GDP figures paint a dire picture of our economy - and it's unlikely things will recover right away.

New data shows GDP dropped 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2024.

NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains why the economy is unlikely to recover in the coming months.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Ali Jones from Red PR and Early Edition host Ryan Bridge joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

A group of Wellington taxi drivers have been suspended from the airport ranks after they used the parents' room to heat up food on their late night shifts. Is this unfair?

The GDP dropped 0.2 percent in Q2 and things aren't looking too hopeful for the next quarter. When do we see the economy turning around?

The Government wants to reduce the number of jury trials to reduce the backlog of cases in the courts, with Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unveiling some new ideas for the public to consider. Do we need changes?

More deadly explosions took place in Lebanon - how scary is this?

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 19 September 2024, how can we cure our sick economy? Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr spoke to Heather after our economy contracted 0.2 percent in Q2.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to reduce the number of jury trials to deal with the backlog of cases waiting to get to court.

Plus, The Huddle debates whether Wellington taxi drivers should be allowed to use the microwave in the airport parents room.

Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Wellington Airport has suspended five taxi drivers from using its taxi rank after they used the parents’ room to heat their dinners.

The airport contacted the taxi companies two months ago to warn against drivers using the parents’ room for privacy and hygiene reasons - but this was not passed on to all taxi staff.

One anonymous driver who avoided suspension has labelled this move 'unreasonable'

"I did it after asking two of the food officials in airport uniform if we could heat the food in the microwave in the parents' room and they happily said they didn't mind as long as we cleaned up after."

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