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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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3:22

Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on Qantas...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/07/17

Qantas has filed court action in a bid to stop the compromised data of millions of customers being accessed or released following a recent cyber attack. The accounts of 5.7 million Qantas customers were compromised in a data breach at the end of June, with millions of phone numbers, addresses and dates of birth caught up in the leak. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the airline is trying to negotiate with the hackers before the information gets shared on the dark web. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:17

Elliott Smith: Sportstalk host on Beauden Barrett...

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2025/07/17

Concern in the All Blacks camp over a hand injury to first five Beauden Barrett. While Barrett was unlikely to start in the third and final test against France in Hamilton on Saturday, he's been ruled out entirely after suffering the damage in training. Sportstalk host Elliott Smith explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:58

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the...

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2025/07/17

Retail NZ is criticising the Commerce Commission's regulatory change to card payment fees. The Commission today announced new regulations on interchange fees, reducing charges to businesses for taking Visa and Mastercard payments. Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says it's a complex issue - and these changes won't address everything. "This is one part of the merchant service fee, there's about 5 or 6 fees depending on how you structure your payment portfolio that may cut the merchant service

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6:36

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the thousands of...

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2025/07/16

Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, according to new reports. In 2022, the personal details of nearly 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan were leaked. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the name of the MoD leaker hasn't been unveiled, but it's prompted widespread backlash. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:45

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business...

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2025/07/16

ANZ has declined a proposed settlement by lawyers leading a massive class action against the bank for giving customers the wrong information about their loans. The lawyers asked ANZ to agree to pay a penalty of up to $300 million, on top of the $35 million it has already paid more than 100,000 customers to compensate them for the error. ASB, which is also subject to the class action, is yet to respond to the proposal for it to also make a payment of up to $300 million. NZ Herald Wellington business

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3:19

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on...

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2025/07/16

Ryman Healthcare's share price has gone up for the first half of July, leading experts to speculate about the company's future. This follows a downturn from earlier in the year. Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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99:56

Full Show Podcast: 16 July 2025

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2025/07/16

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 16 July 2025, open plan classrooms will no longer be built, the Education Minister says they lead to worse learning outcomes. Rangiora High School principal Bruce Kearney tells Ryan his school spent $1.5 million to put the walls back into its open-plan classrooms. The Local Government Minister has confirmed he wants a cap on council rates increases by the end of the year. Local Government boss Sam Broughton says caps are not the

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9:36

The Huddle: Do we need a harsher crackdown on vaping?

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/07/16

Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Australia seems to have turned the corner on teenage vaping, with rates among young people dropping. Do we need to follow suit and crack down on vaping? Members of Local Government NZ have voted in favour of strong opposition to a rates cap. What do we make of this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener

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2:58

Perspective with Ryan Bridge: We owe Kiwi schoolkids...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/07/16

We owe our kids an apology. School students of all ages in this country have been used as guinea pigs in failed experiments that have been demonstrably bad for their learning. We've had two announcements from the Government this week that prove this. First, the latest NCEA maths results from low decile schools. They improved by around 70 percent. 19.8 percent passed the co-requisite test last year. In June it was 34 percent. This is, obviously, excellent news. Well done to those students for putting

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4:49

Anna Kominik: Electricity Authority Chair on the new...

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2025/07/16

The winter season means higher power bills will impact Kiwi households, but the Electricity Authority has promised changes are on the way. The nation's largest power companies will be required to offer 'time of use' plans that make it cheaper to use power at off-peak times. Electricity Authority Chair Anna Kominik says there's no silver bullet for bringing prices down, but these changes are important for the sector's future. "Basically, we'll make sure that cheaper off-peak power and most New

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2:41

Becky Freeman: lead investigator on Australian vaping...

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2025/07/16

Australia may have turned a corner on youth vaping, according to new reports. A new study has found the country's rates have fallen among 14 to 17-year-olds, from 17.5 percent at the start of 2023 to 14.6 percent this April. It's putting it down to banning disposable vapes last year. Lead study investigator Becky Freeman says the rate's still worryingly high - but it seems to have peaked. "We're really pleased to see that our youngest teens are telling us that vaping is no longer the norm amongst

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3:13

Camilla Belich: Labour MP on the party's new bill to...

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2025/07/16

Labour's taken quick action on demands from thousands of Kiwi teens to counter modern slavery. The students today delivered letters to Parliament - written at World Vision NZ Youth Conferences and universities. Labour's Camilla Belich announced a draft bill today to set up an anti-slavery Commissioner. National put a similar bill to the ballot this year. Belich says nothing currently addresses issues of modern slavery - so any start is a good one. "There'll be a chance to see whether that

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3:21

Bruce Kearney: Rangiora High School principal on the...

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2025/07/16

Open-plan classrooms will soon be a thing of the past, according to a new directive from the Government. Education Minister Erica Stanford's announced plans to build all new classrooms with standardised designs. Rangiora High School's already spent one and a half million dollars removing its open-plan style classes. Principal Bruce Kearney says it ended up being distracting. "They tend to be noisier, but it was also the combination of 60 kids, two teachers - the whole deal, really. It didn't really

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4:33

Iain Graham: DoC diversity ranger on the discovery of...

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2025/07/16

A rare little spotted kiwi has been spotted in the wild on the mainland for the first time in nearly 50 years. The bird was seen in March in the remote Adams Wilderness Area on the West Coast. It's estimated only 2000 remain, and were thought to be only on offshore islands or in fenced predator-free sites. DoC diversity ranger Iain Graham discovered the bird - and says they're more vulnerable to predators than other kiwi species. "It takes these guys a whole lot longer than our other kiwi species,

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3:39

Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on US House Speaker...

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2025/07/16

Mike Johnson, the US Speaker of the House, has called for the Justice Department to release the files of deceased sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. President Donald Trump has been facing increased backlash from fellow Republicans for not properly handling the case - which Trump campaigned on getting to the bottom of. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the White House has been trying to shift public attention away from this case - but the division is making it hard to ignore. LISTEN ABOVESee

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6:12

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political...

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2025/07/16

More accusations are being slung across the House, with the Greens indicating it's the Government that's forcing people across the ditch. At today's Question Time, Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick asked the Prime Minister about the conditions making young Kiwis head to Australia. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's a number of factors behind the brain drain - and that many skilled workers are making their way into New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener

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2:48

Elliott Smith: Sportstalk host ahead of the Paul...

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2025/07/16

Sonny Bill Williams is over the chatter and is ready to let his hands do the talking in tonight's boxing bout against Paul Gallen in Sydney. It'll be the first time in three years either fighter has stepped inside the ring, with both acknowledging it's their final dance in the squared circle. Sportstalk host Elliott Smith explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:42

Sam Broughton: Local Government New Zealand President...

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2025/07/16

The head of a local Government lobby group has raised concerns about the Government's newest bill aimed at local councils. An amendment bill being moved through Parliament would require councils financially prioritise its core services. The Government wants councils to give more value to ratepayers. Local Government New Zealand President Sam Broughton says many people and councils want lower rates, but he's unsure if capping rates is the way to go. "Lower rates increases has got to be the aim,

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4:12

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on billionaires fleeing...

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2025/07/15

Britain has lost more billionaires than any other nation over the past two years, and there's fears a tougher wealth tax could drive these figures up. New research has found the UK lost nearly a quarter of its billionaires between 2023 and 2024, with many of the UK's wealthiest individuals moving their tax residency to low-tax jurisdictions. UK correspondent Enda Brady says many of these rich-listers have moved to places like Switzerland, Monaco and Dubai - which have far more favourable tax

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5:14

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on what record US beef...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/07/15

As the summer barbecue season continues in the US, Americans are paying record-setting prices for their beef. The price for New Zealand-produced beef has surged amid ongoing demand among US consumers. The Country's Jamie Mackay reveals what this news could mean for Kiwi farmers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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