Australia’s new hate speech laws have hit a speedbump.

Parliament was recalled early to pass reform that would create serious offences for hate in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

However, the Opposition and the Greens are refusing to accept the laws in their current form.

Australia Correspondent Murray Olds told Andrew Dickens the Opposition is saying the timeline is ridiculous, and that the bill is unsalvageable in its current form.

He says everyone was in favour of fighting antisemitism as hard as they could, but it's now dissolved into a political bunfight.

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For many, Six60 is an undeniable part of the New Zealand summer soundscape.

Their classics such as ‘Don’t Forget Your Roots’, ‘The Greatest’, and ‘Please Don’t Go’ are a staple of every backyard barbeque summer get together, and soon a few new songs will be joining the playlists.

Their fifth studio album ‘Right Here Right Now’ is set to be released in February, but two new singles are already available.

Frontman Matiu Walters told Andrew Dickens that hands down, it’s their best music ever.

“Quite often music can get quite tedious and boring if you’re just trying to plough through it all.”

“But the time feels right and we have some stories to tell, and it’s all captured in this new album and this new music.”

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A tourism leader in Kaikoura says they're having their busiest summer season since a major earthquake almost a decade ago.

Visitor numbers reached about 220 thousand in November, up nearly 30 thousand on the year before.

Destination Kaikoura Chair Chris Sturgeon told Andrew Dickens tourism and hospitality players says things are booming.

He says there's a positive feeling throughout the town, and says Kaikoura's beautiful landscape offers tourists a true New Zealand location.

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President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy troops to Minnesota, with heated clashes on the streets over the presence of ICE.

US Homeland Security says a federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel as he tried to make an arrest.

Protests have erupted in the city since an anti-immigration officer shot a woman dead last week.

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Andrew Dickens things are very intense.

He says Minneapolis’ Mayor, Jacob Frey, says the city’s being put in an impossible situation.

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Online hate speech in New Zealand is becoming more targeted and our system can't keep pace.

Netsafe's latest survey shows since 2018, the proportion of ethnicity-based hate speech has risen from 18% to 36%, becoming the most common reason people are targeted.

Political-based hate has also increased to 25%.

Netsafe Chief Online Safety Officer Sean Lyons told Andrew Dickens regulation is a really important part of dealing with it.

He says that when people clearly understand where the laws sit and there’s a framework to deal with that harmful content, then the platforms can better deal with it.

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Calls for the Government to force streaming giants to invest in New Zealand content as local productions struggle.

The Screen Producers' Association says Netflix, Disney, Apple and Amazon should be forced to commission local programmes or pay into a fund from their local revenue

President Irene Gardiner says declining ad revenue means TVNZ and Three have cut local productions by $50 million dollars, and Kiwis are missing out on their own stories.

She told Andrew Dickens that streaming services have completely broken the traditional business model, so they’re looking to them to be part of the solution.

Gardiner says they’re not asking for charity, just fairness and a level playing ground.

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Questions continue to swirl over Scott Robertson’s departure as All Blacks coach.

He's left halfway through his four-year deal after player frustration simmered and boiled over in a scathing internal review late last year.

NZ Rugby Chair David Kirk denies a player revolt forced Robertson out.

But former Chief Executive David Moffett told Andrew Dickens the organisation's a bit of a mess.

He says you're going to get bigger problems if players get to determine who their boss is.

Moffett says told Dickens he’s given up trying to understand the organisation’s strategy or purpose.

He says they currently don't have a chief executive, a coach, and are missing some senior leaders.

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Fonterra's boss says farmers are used to volatility in prices and payouts.

Its midpoint forecast farmgate milk price for this season now sits at $9 after a string of falls in global dairy prices.

That's more than 10% lower than last season's final payout.

Chief Executive Miles Hurrell told Andrew Dickens most farms are intergenerational, so farmers understand the ups and downs of the commodity cycle.

He says the pace of the northern hemisphere increase in supply may have caught some people out.

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