In the Loop is back for 2022, in a big week for local news! Rosie and Katie catch-up on the biggest stories of the week, starting with the latest announcements around the reopening of the New Zealand border. Then they are joined by Interest.co.nz journalist Jenée Tibshraeny to discuss new OECD recommendations against using your KiwiSaver to buy your first home, and Newstalk ZB's Aaron Dahmen after his piece detailing the struggle to find a flat in Wellington.

In a new segment, Looping You In, the two dissect the saga of pregnant journalist Charlotte Bellis saga and her fight to get back into New Zealand, and the controversy that erupted after she went public. And speaking of pregnancy, Rihanna set social media on fire with her pregnancy announcement.

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You can read Aaron's piece about the cooked rental market: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/aaron-dahmen-inside-new-zealands-cooked-rental-market/3W3HIO4D6FZWNVY6GCIW4EBU34/
And Charlotte Bellis' original open letter: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-omicron-charlotte-bellis-an-open-letter-on-miq/U4WQGYTJHUP36AGVOBN3F6PJSE/