It's been predicted over £10 billion could be given to the victims impacted by Britain's infected blood scandal.

More than 30,000 people received infected blood and products in the 1970s and 80s, from the state-funded National Health Service.

3,000 people died, and thousands more contracted hepatitis or HIV.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says Prime Minister Sunak has pledged financial compensation for those impacted.

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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders.

Prosecutor Karim Khan says these warrants have been put forward for alleged crimes committed during the Hamas-led October 7 attack and the subsequent war on Gaza.

Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller says it's extremely likely that these warrants will be issued.

"The bar isn't that high for simply granting the arrest warrants. So I think they're probably likely to do that."

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Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says his phone's been 'running hot' following last week’s announcement.

Fonterra plans to divest its consumer businesses, including Anchor and Mainland - overseas operations Fonterra Oceania and Fonterra Sri Lanka.

The Country's Jamie Mackay reveals which investors have been expressing interest.

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All eyes are on the Reserve Bank, ahead of tomorrow's OCR update.

The RBNZ is predicted to hold the cash rate steady at 5.5 percent - potentially marking a full year since the last rate change.

Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen predicts the new forecast hasn't moved since February.

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National's David MacLeod has admitted to making a high-profile slip-up.

Macleod has lost his select committee roles for failing to declare 19 candidate donations, worth $168,000.

He says he mistakenly believed those 2022 donations were already logged.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this could set MacLeod's political career back.

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Over in Australia, Northern Territory police could soon enact more snap curfews under new legislation.

The 'Police Administration Bill' gives the Police Commissioner the ability to implement three-day curfews in the region.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this comes off the back of a 'successful' three week curfew for minors in Alice Springs.

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The Warriors have welcomed back some injured players ahead of their clash against the Dolphins at Mt Smart this weekend.

Marata Niukore, Rocco Berry, Freddy Lussick and Te Maire Martin and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad are some of the names confirmed to play on Sunday's match.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 21 May 2024, the Defence Force has begun its rescue mission of Kiwis stuck in New Caledonia. Foreign Minister Winston Peters tells Heather why French authorities have been so reluctant to let them in.

Can you smoke a spliff on the weekend and drive the next day? Transport Minister Simeon Brown what's on and what's not under his new roadside drug testing regime.

The Huddle debates whether the crowd at the Ockham book awards had every right to be rude to PM Chris Luxon.

Plus what's in a voice? Scarlett Johannsen takes aim at Open AI for copying her voice.

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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