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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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4:06

Davina Smolders: Far North district councillor on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

ACT-aligned councillor Davina Smolders is spreading claims the Far North District Council plans to sign agreements ceding sovereignty to five iwi. She previously challenged a recent Council decision to expand a Māori liaison committee - appointing 10 iwi members with voting rights, out of a total 16. Smolders says it's not co-governance, but rather outright iwi governance. "So it's going to affect everybody...if you want to move dirt, you have to pay for cultural impact reports, it's a grift - pure

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3:16

Simeon Brown: Energy Minister on the Government...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

The Government is introducing a new scheme that will make up to $1.2 billion of bank loans available to help businesses reduce or eliminate their dependency on gas. The Crown will guarantee 80 percent of lending under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, so banks pass on lower interest rates. Energy Minister Simeon Brown says offering banks the loan guarantee will mean they can give businesses better interest rates. "I think the advice we've received around one and a half percent lower -

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6:06

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

A new initiative will make up to $1.2 billion of bank loans available for businesses, to enable them to reduce or eliminate their dependence on gas. $48 million dollars is set aside in this week's Budget to cover potential losses from the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this stands to benefit many Kiwi businesses. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:02

Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

Queensland MP Bob Katter has called for a shark cull following the death of a fisherman in a suspected shark attack in Far North Queensland. The attack came just a week after another man was killed by a great white shark near Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the SPCA has voiced concerns over this move - but Katter aims to take this to Parliament. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:48

Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Auckland FC's historic...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

Auckland FC are celebrating hard, after they managed to snag a historic A-League title. The team's midfielder, Cam Howieson, scored the decisive goal in the grand final against Sydney FC over the weekend. Sportstalk host Jason Pine explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:31

Stuart Nash: former Labour Minister reveals why he's...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/25

Former Labour Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash says he's found his true home in New Zealand First. He's contesting the Napier electorate for the party this election - against National's Katie Nimon. Nash had to lay low last year after getting in hot water for making vulgar comments about women. He's taken aim at his former party, and claims NZ First is the only party that stands up for hard workers. "This is the party that works hard to celebrate success, it stands up for those that work the hardest as

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1:38

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Are we...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/24

Is there any real surprise in what we've learned from the latest Andrew trade envoy files? So, we've found out Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor got the job as the UK trade envoy because his mum, the late Queen, pushed for it. It was the Queen's wish - she was very keen that he should have a prominent role. We've learned he wasn't vetted for the job. We've learned that he was a brat - that he told them he preferred the ballet to the theatre, that he liked visiting more sophisticated countries rather than

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Full Show Podcast: 22 May 2026

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 22 May, 2026, $35 million from the Government and more donations coming in. St John's chief executive tells us about a boost for the ambulance service. Customs has a new tool in its war on drugs. Minister Casey Costello on the remotely controlled underwater vehicle. We hear how excited The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive is about his new music app, Lume. And on the Sports Huddle, D'Arcy Waldegrave and Alex Powell on the chances of

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4:01

Gordon Robison: US and Middle East correspondent says...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

A vote in the House of Representatives was heading towards a resolution that would require President Donald Trump to come to Congress for formal approval for his war in the Middle East. But, the Speaker of the House pulled the vote as it became clear the Republicans were going to lose it. Although it was unlikely that if the vote had gone through that anything would have resulted, yet US and Middle East correspondent Gordon Robison says this shows falling support for the war. "The fact that the vote

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2:51

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on 6% spending increase...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

New Zealand saw a 6% spending increase in retail last quarter with the South Island overtaking the North, likely due to farming and tourism. Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young told Heather du Plessis-Allan that a jump in pharmaceutical spending can be attributed to the increasing popularity of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy. "There's certainly high volume of those drugs now being sold, and they're really expensive on a monthly basis.So that just keeps going up and up and up," she said. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:00

Peter Bradley: Hato Hone St John CEO says $35M from...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

Health ministers Simeon Brown and Casey Costello have confirmed that the Government will give an extra $35 million to ambulance charities over the next four years. Hato Hone St John CEO Peter Bradley said the government has asked them to direct the money towards specific things including new ambulance stations, and an electronic patient record system. Bradley told Heather du Plessis-Allan the upgrades will "certainly help with response times". LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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4:43

Casey Costello: Customs Minister on the underwater...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

NZ Customs has announced the introduction of robots that can be used to search underwater for drugs to help prevent illegal substances from entering New Zealand. "We know that we've had, sea chests and we've had things attached to ships, and that's an overseas trend as well," Customs Minister Casey Costello told Heather du Plessis-Allan. "So, that means that we can search more vessels and we can reduce the need for dive teams to go down." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:24

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: New kiwi...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/22

Tell you what I’m loving about this new, New Zealand-made music app that’s been unveiled: predominantly, it’s the confidence these guys have that this thing is going to work—and that it’s going to go global. Now, if you haven’t caught up on it, let me get you across the details. The app is called Lume and it’s going to launch, I think, in the next couple of weeks or something like that. On Lume, you’re not going to be able to stream music like you do on Spotify. Instead, you’ll buy albums—and then

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3:42

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Rachel Reeves...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had to hit back at a heckler while trying to answer questions from the media at a stand-up. Reeves was announcing that a planned increase in fuel duty would be scrapped to help consumers at a petrol station - while a man yelled pro-Reform comments from his truck. UK correspondent Enda Brady explained why more politicians in the UK seem to be copping backlash from certain fringe groups. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:12

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Nvidia reporting...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Nvidia, the world's largest listed company and a critical bellwether on the health of the AI sector, posted record first-quarter earnings on Thursday of more than $136 billion. That's up 85 percent on a year ago, with forecasts for the next quarter of over $153 billion. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:58

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Zespri delivering a...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Zespri has improved its profitability by selling more fruit at a higher value, according to new reports. The grower-owned kiwifruit marketer released its full-year results for the 2025/26 season, and it sold 248.1 million trays, up from 220.9m the year prior, with New Zealand supply reaching 215.6m, increasing from 193m. The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:12

The Huddle: Will the Government's social housing...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Tonight on The Huddle, Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute and and artist and local Government politician Oscar Kightley joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Why is Napier's mayor in a feud with the city's Youth Council? What do we make of this? Will Chris Bishop's social housing overhaul fix the issues with the system, or will it contribute to the existing problems? Is this the right move? Do the Corrections arrests indicate we need a more sophisticated

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100:27

Full Show Podcast: 21 May 2026

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday 21 May. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:08

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: New...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

For anyone still labouring under the impression that New Zealand is an innocent little place like it was 50 years ago, those prison busts should absolutely shatter that delusion. What happened was the single biggest bust in our prison system: 20 people arrested and charged across three different prisons - Mount Eden, Spring Hill and Auckland South. They have been charged with allegedly smuggling meth and phones into prison in exchange for cash payments. There are bribery charges and there are

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3:23

Chris Keall: NZ Herald senior business writer on what...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2026/05/21

Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to go public - allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market. The initial public offering (IPO) on the US stock market will likely be one of the largest in Wall Street history. NZ Herald senior business writer Chris Keall says this will likely come close to making Elon Musk a trillionaire. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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