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 What started out as a joke may now become legislation. Australian Comedian Tom Cashman's landlord reference stunt has made its way to the Australian Capital Territory State Government, where an Australian Labor MP has put forward a bill to enable tenants to ask their landlord for a reference from a previous tenant. 

The saga has sparked debate around the power imbalance between landlords and tenants -  with landlords often asking potential tenants for three or more references for a rental property before offering them a lease. Tenants, however, often know little about their prospective landlord before taking on a lease. 

R1 News spoke to Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick this morning about her thoughts on the Landlord Reference.

Last week Air New Zealand announced that it would be beginning the largest capital-raising endeavor in the history of the company, setting out to raise over $2 billion NZD, to support the company as it repays its debts, and ramps up operations with the border reopening.

Quintin Jane spoke to Professor Helen Roberts from the Department of Finance at the University of Otago, to break down what the announcement really means.

Amiria Pianta-Price catches up with Otago Farmers Market General Manager Michele Driscoll about what's good at the market this week.