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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Monday the 19th of January 2025, Christopher Luxon is set to deliver his State of the Nation speech this afternoon, Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges tells Andrew what businesses want to come out of it.
Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport.
Auckland University Molecular Medicine Professor, Peter Shepard shares his thoughts on if Pharmac should fund weight loss drugs.
Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on the EU calling an emergency meeting on Greenland and the Trump administration naming former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as one of the members of the founding executive board of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
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