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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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2:28

Perspective with Andrew Dickens: Why local news media...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/06/05

So, obviously, this is the night after the Radio Awards, and with all this talk about awards, I’d like to congratulate a winner in my community. His name is Rob Drent. He is the editor and publisher of the Devonport Flagstaff and the Rangitoto Observer on the North Shore of Auckland. Rob was recently named best senior news journalist at the New Zealand Community Newspaper Awards — and it’s well deserved because he’s good. And I love my local rag. It’s home-delivered, 30-odd pages of local news that

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3:47

Dan Mitchinson: US Correspondent says GOP members...

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2026/06/05

US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson joins Andrew Dickens to chat about the latest news out of America. People born post 1970's are dying younger, former National Security Advisor John Bolton has plead guilty, and Trump's popularity continues to decline. As the midterms approach Mitchinson says some GOP members are 'slowly distancing themselves' from Trump. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:04

Meredith Kennett: School Board Association President...

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2026/06/05

ACT plans to campaign on reducing the cost of school uniforms at state schools by allowing a maximum of three branded items. School Board Association President Meredith Kennet recognises the high costs of some uniforms but explains that it is not a decision for the Government to be making. "It is a school board decision on how a school is governed and the policies that are in place, so it's not actually something currently that the government really should be saying," she told Andrew Dickens. LISTEN

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4:33

David Smith: Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian...

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2026/06/04

The US House of Representatives has passed a measure to halt US President Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran with a 215-208 vote. The vote resulted from four Republicans joining the Democrats. The action must still pass through the majorly Republican senate. Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian David Smith said the Iran war has gone badly for the President, and there are indications he is tired of it. "In many ways, several times in recent weeks he's claimed we're close to

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3:35

Sonya Cameron: Salvation Army food security manager...

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2026/06/04

Budget 2026 allocated an annual $8 million in baseline funding to pay for food distribution which includes collecting surplus and donated food, and delivering it to places like food banks. Food banks have also been allocated $7m in 2026/27, but no more after that. Salvation Army food security manager Sonya Cameron told Andrew Dickens that she is concerned about the lack of ability to provide extra much-needed support for people. "For example, obviously when people come to see us they might have

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Full Show Podcast: 04 June 2026

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2026/06/04

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast with Andrew Dickens for Thursday, 4 June, 2026, Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee is bemused by a ban on four MPs from entering China for a year because they visited Taiwan. A former police detective tells us about Spark's new way to detect spammers on your phone. We hear about plans to almost double the size of the Remarkables skifield in Queenstown. And on The Huddle, Oscar Kightley and David Farrar on how our voice of rugby is changing

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5:22

Kimberley O'Sullivan: Otago Senior Research Fellow...

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2026/06/04

Otago Senior Research Fellow Kimberley O'Sullivan reckons the money for the winter energy payment should be instead put towards a solar subsidy. "What I do think that we need is an off-ramp, a way to permanently reduce household exposure to rising electricity costs so that we don't have to keep paying the winter energy payment and perhaps in 20 years we won't need it at all," O'Sullivan told Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:56

Perspective with Andrew Dickens: We can't retaliate...

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2026/06/04

Four New Zealand MPs have been quietly banned from China for a year after travelling to Taiwan on a junket. The group—ACT’s Laura McClure, New Zealand First’s David Wilson, Labour’s Duncan Webb and National’s Maureen Pugh—travelled as part of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan, which promotes cross-party engagement and economic ties. China didn’t like it. They decided to impose a sanction but they didn’t announce it publicly. Instead, last week the Chinese embassy contacted our Parliament

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3:15

Paul Anderson: NZSki CEO chats The Remarkables 262...

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2026/06/04

NZSki has lodged an application with the Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade Queenstown ski field The Remarkables and expand into neighbouring Doolans Basin which would increase the size of the ski area from 449 hectares to 711 hectares. The expansion would almost double the daily visitor capacity for from 3500 to 6000. NZSki CEO Paul Anderson told Andrew Dickens some of the growth is coming from Queestown's population growth, "we think about half of the growth of the remarkable ski area is

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3:13

Gerry Brownlee: Speaker of the House says China...

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2026/06/04

Four New Zealand politicians have been barred from entering China for a year after they visited Taiwan last September, butChina's embassy says the ban could be reduced or lifted if the MPs apologise. The four MP's facing the sanction are Maureen Pugh, David Wilson, Laura McClure, and Labour's Duncan Webb. Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee told Andrew Dickens, "I think it's disappointing because we have a very different political system to their own and MPs in New Zealand can make their own

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3:25

Ross Dickson: Spark fraud lead on new unknown number...

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2026/06/04

Spark NZ has launched a system that will allow calls from the company to be verified with the goal of protecting their customers from scam calls. Spark's fraud lead Ross Dickson told Andrew Dickens there has been an uptick in fraud callers impersonating the company. "So, what we wanted to do was to be able to put something in place that gives our customers the confidence to know that it is actually Spark on the other end of the line," Dickson said. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for

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6:21

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK police...

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2026/06/03

The UK Prime Minister says there are serious questions that need to be addressed about how racial accusations inform police decision-making. Newly-released bodycam footage shows a dying Henry Nowak handcuffed by police after being stabbed. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, lied at the scene about being the victim of a racist attack - while Nowak failed to get the help he needed. UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the responses to the case further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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5:54

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business...

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2026/06/03

Higher mortgage rates have given the Reserve Bank a 'bit of breathing space', its chief economist says. Paul Conway, one of the Reserve Bank committee members who voted to keep the OCR on hold last week, said the market is doing some of the work for the central bank. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:06

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert ahead...

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2026/06/03

The SpaceX IPO launch is set for later this month, and experts are speculating about what it could mean for the market. It reportedly plans to fix its IPO price at $135 per share to raise a record-setting $75 billion. Jeremy Hutton from Milford Asset Management explained the risks ahead of the launch. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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100:42

Full Show Podcast: 03 June 2026

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2026/06/03

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast with Andrew Dickens for Wednesday, 3 June, 2026, Wellington mayor Andrew Little says he agrees with amalgamation but thinks the government's set an unfair timeframe. We talk to the Hospitality NZ chief executive about a dramatic rise in closures in the industry. Football commentator Jason Pine now fears for what England will do to the All Whites after a humiliating loss to Haiti. And on The Huddle, Jack Tame and Maurice Williamson debate

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The Huddle: Is the Te Huia train trip between...

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2026/06/03

Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Does Andrew Little have a point about the deadline for council amalgamation being unrealistic? Could the Government have given councils more time? Is increased fares the last thing Te Huia needs as it goes into the last year of its trial? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:54

Perspective with Andrew Dickens: What can we learn...

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2026/06/03

Right now, Australia is agog that One Nation is the highest-polling party and talk has turned to Pauline Hanson as Prime Minister. Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie, who beat One Nation back in the 1990s, has issued a warning: confusing One Nation with the people who vote for it is a serious mistake. He argues many One Nation supporters are decent, hard-working Australians who feel ignored by the major parties. They’re anxious about rising living costs, job security and how AI will reshape the

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5:08

Gus Gilmore: Te Pūkenga CEO on the Government's plan...

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2026/06/03

The Education Minister wants higher pay rates for tradies who work as unqualified teachers - but she has to persuade the unions first. The PPTA says schools are in need of more people to teach the trades, and outside educators should be fully qualified if they're to be paid the same as registered teachers. Te Pūkenga CEO Gus Gilmore says it's important to attract the best people to educate young Kiwis interested in going into the trades and it's important to match market demand. "These are very

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3:30

Jason Pine: Weekend Sport host on the All Whites...

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2026/06/03

The All Whites' Football World Cup journey is off to a rough start - with less than two weeks left to go until their opening match. New Zealand have leaked defensively and misfired in attack on route to a dismal 4-nil loss to Haiti in Florida. It's the team's worst result in nine years - going back to a defeat by the same scoreline to Portugal at the 2017 Confederations Cup. Weekend Sport host Jason Pine says this is a 'reality check of epic proportions' for the team - and they're set to face teams

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3:55

Dominic Corry: entertainment journalist and film...

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2026/06/03

HBO Max is due to launch in New Zealand later this month, with the streamer revealing what Kiwis can expect to pay for the service. The service will have a launch price of $10.99 per month for the first six months of its standard plan, and $15.99 per month after that. Entertainment journalist and film reviewer Dominic Corry says Neon's HBO content was a big draw for subscribers, so it's unclear what will happen to the service going forward. "The disadvantage might be that Neon makes local stuff as

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