The Black Caps have got their summer off on the wrong foot, after losing to England by eight wickets in the first test in Christchurch.

Their efforts were marred by a string of fielding errors, with multiple dropped catches in the first innings as England's Harry Brook bagged 171.

Meanwhile, Liam Lawson's efforts for last points in Qatar have been unsuccessful after finishing 14th in Lusail - as F1 Drivers Champion-elect Max Verstappen takes out the Grand Prix.

Newstalk ZB Sport Wellington reader Adam Cooper joined Ryan Bridge.

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British broadcaster Gregg Wallace has stepped back from presenting Masterchef as allegations of sexual comments surface.

There's been 13 complaints from staff and celebrity guests over almost two decades – which Wallace denies.

The 60-year-old's posted videos online defending himself.

Europe Correspondent Kay Oliver told Ryan Bridge he's pointing the finger at middle class women of a certain age.

“A question to be answered as to why at this stage, if we’re talking about crisis management, he has gone out and put this online so that now millions of people can see this.”

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Cautious optimism from the meat sector as it braces for the impact of a US presidency change.

Donald Trump's campaigned on tariffs of up to 20 percent on all imports, with higher tariffs for imports from China.

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dan Boulton says they're still unsure if New Zealand will actually be affected.

He told Ryan Bridge the tariffs will focus on nations which have a trade imbalance with the US.

“And I think for us, the US is very, very short on beef at the moment, and they’re going to be relying heavily on us over the next few years.”

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An ex-Labour Party high-flyer is confident Chris Hipkins will continue to lead the party.

Labour's conference over the weekend came with a vow not to join security conference AUKUS.

The party's also spoken about a potential tax shake-up should it come into power at the next election.

Former Labour MP Stuart Nash told Ryan Bridge he has no doubt Chris Hipkins will be leader.

“If he wants to be the leader, and I assuming he does, because he’s engaged, he’s passionate.”

Wairarapa-based list MP Kieran McAnulty has been announced as Labour's 2026 campaign chair.

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Politics is largely about trust.

When you break it down to its most simple terms, it's about trust.

If you see a bloke or a woman on the telly trying to get your vote, you try and work out what sort of person they are? Do they think like me? Are they smart? Are they thick? Can I trust that they'll make a good decision at an important time?

It's a magic thing that takes a lifetime to earn in a second to plunder.

And so as the Labour Party faithful filed in for their annual conference gearing up for another year and then probably another term in opposition, voters won't be thinking about anything to do with politics right now because we're mid cycle.

It's way too early. It's like fretting over a birth before you're even pregnant.

But when they do, they will ask whether they can trust Chippy. Like a sugar daddy Santa he was doling out the cash quicker than you could rake it in at the weekend.

A full price new hospital in Dunedin. How much exactly will it cost? Well, we don't know, but we don't care, they're getting it.

Same goes with the rail enabled ferries. Hipkins says he'll make it happen.

How are you going to pay for all of that is the question when, as we learned last week, our growth outlooks have been downgraded.

Nicola Willis has hinted that we'll probably be looking at, at pushing the surplus even further out into the future, which makes you wonder whether it's ever even going to happen, no matter who's in government, it's that bad.

So how do you spend all that money, commit to spending all that money, commit to reversing all the cuts that National has made as well and then still balance the books.

It's like wizardry and that's where trust comes into it.

After six years, Labour lost the country's trust on many issues because as many people have said they couldn't deliver a pizza or run a bath.

They've been quiet on tax for now, but the remit did pass at the election.

So the question is whether Labour should at this point be promising much in the way of anything to anyone when they've lost so much capital on delivery.

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Retailers across the country are gearing up for an influx of customers keen to get their hands on some Black Friday sales.

First Retal Group managing director Chris Wilkinson tells Ryan Bridge that the best deals are the reoccurring ones.

“It’s the likes of the Dysons that drop massively at this time of year.”

Wilkinson added the week ahead and beyond Black Friday make a difference for the sales made leading into Christmas.

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There’s more sanctions from New Zealand for those involved in Russia's war with Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced sanctions targeting those linked to supplying chemical weapons, ballistic missiles, and drones for Russia.

He says concern is growing about illegal Russian and North Korean naval activity.

Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge it comes as Russia has launched another major drone attack on Ukraine's power grid and warned of more attacks on the way.

He says that around a million people have been left without power, as Russia aims to make this winter as difficult as possible for Ukraine.

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