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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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Full Show Podcast: 25 February 2025

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 25 February 2025, Police Minister Mark Mitchell talks to Ryan Bridge about crime figures being down for the first time since 2018. Minister for Resources Shane Jones talks about the Government's plans for a new special economic zone for Marsden point. The President of the Auckland Primary Principals Association explains why fast tracking teacher residency is a good thing for the education sector. Plus, Gregor Paul joins Ryan to

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3:13

Gregor Paul: NZ Herald rugby writer on DAZN...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

Saudi-backed service DAZN has reportedly entered the battle for New Zealand Rugby's broadcasting rights. The national body are yet to come to a new agreement with incumbent rightsholders Sky - who are understood to have submitted a smaller bid than their current deal. NZ Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul initially broke the story, and he says NZR felt the need to reach out to a potential bidder who could offer more. He suspects DAZN could be looking to acquire Sky as well - as it's currently in the

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2:19

Kyle Brewerton: Auckland Primary Principals'...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

There's relief in the education sector as Erica Stanford moves on teacher shortages. The Immigration and Education Minister is changing immigration rules to fast-track primary teacher residency. Annual forecasts predict schools will be short 1250 teachers this year, upturning an original projection of a surplus approaching the same figure - about 1061. Auckland Primary Principals Association President, Kyle Brewerton, says the Ministry believed there was a surplus for too long. "It took the current

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3:07

Mark Mitchell: Police Minister celebrates violent...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

The Police Minister is crediting officers and Corrections staff for success from a crackdown on violent crime. The Government's celebrating a two percent decline in victimisations in 2024, compared to 2023. It's alongside a 40 percent increase in foot patrols.Ram raids more than halved - but retail crime rose 12 percent. Mark Mitchell says New Zealand should be the safest country in the world. "We're definitely not crowing about it yet - it's early days, we know we've still got an enormous amount of

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4:53

Shane Jones: Associate Energy Minister calls for...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

The Associate Energy Minister wants climate advocates to embrace the potential for fewer regulations around Marsden Point. Cabinet is planning to look into options to increase energy security this year. They could include creating special economic zones, which have reduced regulations and increased support around customs and trade. Shane Jones says it could be a significant point for energy transition, and innovation. "What are we actually going to do in New Zealand, other than try and tax cows

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5:44

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

France's President claims today's discussions with Donald Trump are a turning point for settling the war in Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron and the US President have held talks at the White House, while virtually attending the Kyiv G7 meeting. In translation, Macron says both parties want peace as soon as possible, and neither want a weak agreement. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Trump still appeared oblivious over several key aspects during the discussions. LISTEN ABOVESee

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4:39

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Network Ten...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

Network Ten has been ordered to pay journalist Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover the court costs incurred during the Bruce Lehrmann case. Lehrmann had taken Ten and Wilkinson to court - claiming he was defamed by an interview with Brittany Higgins. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Wilkinson and Ten stepped up to defend themselves. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:42

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on New Zealand...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

British streaming platform DAZN are being courted by New Zealand Rugby to make an 11th hour bid for the rugby rights deal up after this year. Talks between Sky and New Zealand Rugby continue, but the pair have failed to reach an agreement on a scaled down offer from the current agreement. The New Zealand Herald reports NZR is talking to DAZN - who are currently in the process of buying Australia's Foxtel. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:44

Dr Bryan Betty: General Practice NZ chair on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

A Government plan to extend repeat prescription terms to 12 months could follow international trends. The current supply limit is generally three months - possibly longer for contraceptives and overseas travel. The Ministry of Health opened consultation last year. General Practice New Zealand chair, Doctor Bryan Betty, says Australia, the US and the UK have already made similar moves. "There were similar sorts of restrictions on prescribing there, but all of those countries have started to loosen

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2:24

Perspective with Ryan Bridge: Is violent crime really...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/25

So it looks like, on paper at least, that this is a big win for the Government's crackdown on crime. Violent crime is down for the first time in five years - sure, it's only by two percent, but at least it's not going up. 2019 - up. 2020 - up. 2021, 2022, 2023 - up, up up. 2024 - down. And over those five years of increase, violence went up 51 percent. You basically had to just walk down the street and you'd get punched in the eye. Mark Mitchell and Paul Goldsmith have fired off press releases

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4:47

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Spanish authorities...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

Police in Spain have arrested 48 people in connection with a suspected human trafficking ring - believed to have lured over 1000 women to the country for sex work. Authorities found evidence these women, who were mainly from Venezuela and Colombia, were made to believe they were taking beauty or cleaning jobs. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says these women were kept under constant video surveillance and only allowed out for two hours per day. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:35

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

Retailers are hoping a sales rebound means an industry uptick has begun. Stats NZ data shows total retail sales increased 0.9 percent in the three months ending December - against the quarter before. Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly says this is a good sign for the economy - but warns companies not to get ahead of themselves. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:56

Oliver Hartwich: New Zealand Initiative executive...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

Conservatives have won Germany's election, with the far-right securing record votes. Exit polls have the centre-right CDU topping votes at about 29 percent. AFD has had the best showing for a German far-right political party since World War Two, surging to 20 percent. New Zealand Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich unpacks the economic factors at play. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:44

The Huddle: Do we need to sink more money into...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The Police Commissioner believes the gang patch ban is working - and claimed the ban is helping make the public feel safer. What do we make of this? Do we need to sink more money into defence spending? The Government is hinting at boosting defence spending ahead of the 2025 budget - do we agree with this? Andrew Bayly has resigned as

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Full Show Podcast: 24 February 2025

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 24 February 2025, the Government is promising to pump more money into the Defence Force - Ryan Bridge asks former Defence Minister Andrew Little where the money needs to go. And Ryan asks Nicola Willis just how big of a boost the Defence Force will get. Andrew Bayly has resigned as a Minister after inappropriate behaviour during an argument with a staffer - but details on what exactly happened are scarce. And why did the Victoria

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

The Finance Minister says it could take 15 years before Defence Force spending reaches a goal set out by the Prime Minister. Christopher Luxon says he want the Government to get close to spending 2 percent of the country's GDP on defence. It comes as Chinese naval ships run live firing round practice in the Tasman Sea. Nicola Willis says it will take quite a few budgets to meet the 2 percent threshold. "What we're working on is a defence capability plan that sets out what are the big investments

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3:54

Richard Chambers: Police Commissioner responds to...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

The Police Commissioner says feedback from the gang-patch crackdown has been mostly positive on all fronts. More than 300 charges have been filed for breaches since the ban came into force in November. Police say they've also seized 76 patches. Commissioner Richard Chambers says the ban is leaving a positive impact thus far. "More importantly, the public is saying that they are actually feeling safer - they aren't experiencing the same intimidation that they had in the past. So I think this has been

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Greig Wilson: Wellington bar owner baffled as council...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

A Wellington bar owner's bewildered he can't hand out pamphlets advertising his bars during O-week. Victoria University of Wellington's Students Association has complained to the council licensing team. The council has told Greig Wilson they believe licensees must not target students to draw them to bars. Wilson says he's distributed the flyers for years. "The idea is to drive students into the bars before 12 o'clock, where we can better manage intoxication control in a controlled environment and

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2:53

Ryan Bridge: Prepare for a defence-focused budget

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

Get ready New Zealand, a massive defence budget is going to drop in three months. Judith Collins told the show on Friday the Government wants to get to two percent of GDP. We're currently at 1.1 percent with our spending. We spend almost $5 billion a year on defence. So we're talking about double that - almost $10 billion. Now, Nicola Willis set her spending allowance for new money at $2.4 billion for the next three budgets, excluding savings. So at that rate, it'd take more than nine years and ALL

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4:32

Andrew Little: former Defence Minister on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/02/24

The Government has hinted it wants to increase military spending, as geopolitical escalations taking place off the coast prompt concern. Three Chinese Navy ships have been conducting live fire rounds in the Tasman Sea in recent days - and details are coming to light of its new deal with the Cook Islands. Former Defence Minister Andrew Little says China's economy has grown - along with the size of its military. "We need to make sure that our equipment is modern, up to spec, and works with our defence

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