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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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4:33

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on NSW police...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/01/30

There's discourse erupting in Sydney after a delay in publicising the discovery of a caravan full of explosives. A Dural resident made the discovery 10 days ago, along with a note listing Jewish targets. Opposition leader Peter Dutton believes Australia's Government should've released details immediately. But NSW Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson says investigations have now been compromised, and police need to re-position the investigation. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says inquiries are

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3:03

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Dame Lisa...

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2025/01/30

Dame Lisa Carrington's decision to commit to a fifth Olympic campaign has been met with elation at Canoe Racing New Zealand. It's been confirmed the eight-time gold medallist intends to be on the water at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks this announcement further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:30

Richard Corney: managing director of Flight Coffee...

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2025/01/30

Experts are warning things are set to get 'very scary' for New Zealand's coffee and café industry. Global supply chain disruptions and worsening climate conditions have been driving up production costs - and one leading presence in the coffee world warns that these costs will be passed on to businesses. New reports show the average green coffee price had lifted from $3.76 a kilogram in 2020 to $10.18 a kilogram in 2024 and was at $13.97 so far in January. Richard Corney, the managing director of

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3:49

Gail Downey: UK correspondent on the UK Government...

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2025/01/29

The UK Government is looking to 'fight for growth' and expand the resources dedicating to funding major airports. British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to throw her support behind the expansion of Heathrow Airport in a bid to boost the economy. UK correspondent Gail Downey explained what else people could expect ahead of the incoming update. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:45

Andrew Curtayne: Milford Asset Management expert on...

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2025/01/29

Over in the US, tech stocks have picked up again after a 3 percent selloff after Chinese startup DeepSeek caused a storm in the AI industry. The stocks took a dive earlier in the week after DeepSeek stunned the tech world by revealing it could compete with US counterparts at a fraction of the cost. Milford Asset Management's Andrew Curtayne explains what this means for the wider world of AI. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:50

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business...

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2025/01/29

Bank switching surged in December, as those with mortgages appear to have shopped around for cheaper debt at a record rate. Just over $2 billion of mortgage debt changed hands between banks and non-banks during the month - a record amount since at least 2017 when Reserve Bank records began. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:51

The Huddle: Do we agree with the speed limit changes?

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/01/29

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! The Government is set to bump up some of the speed limits that were reduced under their Labour predecessors. Is this a good call? What do we make of the newest White House Press Secretary? A true Gen Z - she's looking to open the press credentials to bloggers, podcasters and even influencers. What do we think

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5:23

Jack Heinemann: Canterbury University genetics...

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2025/01/29

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have moved their Doomsday Clock to89 seconds to midnight. The clock symbolically illustrates how close humanity is to the end of the world. Canterbury University professor Jack Heinemann says escalating global tensions have increased the threat of nuclear war - and lack of action on climate change has raised concerns too. "What they've drawn particular attention to this year is the uncontrolled possibility of further disruptions to our biological ecosystems -

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100:27

Full Show Podcast: 29 January 2025

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2025/01/29

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 29 January 2025, will higher speed limits make our roads unsafer? Ryan Bridge asks Transport Minister Chris Bishop if more road deaths as a result would be acceptable. Failing health infrastructure is at a crunch point, Auckland Hospital's main building, including the maternity ward, is without running water tonight. Taupo mayor Tania Tapsell hits back at anyone who's suggesting police has been unfairly targeting the homeless

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5:27

Chris Kane: Fonterra Director of Global Engineering...

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2025/01/29

Fonterra is investing $150 million into electrification over the next 18 months. The collective says the projects across the North Island are a significant step towards its climate goals and operational resilience. It includes electric boilers at the Whareroa, Edgecumbe, and Waitoa sites - and more fleet decarbonisation. Fonterra's Director of Global Engineering, Chris Kane, says the rising costs of gas and carbon made it an opportune time to make the switch. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener

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2:28

Malcolm Mulholland: Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair on...

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2025/01/29

Patients in Auckland City Hospital's main building are without hot water. An issue with pipes emerged yesterday afternoon - and will take up to three days to fix. Te Whatu Ora says it has contingency plans ensuring clinical care continues. Patient Voice Aotearoa Chair Malcolm Mulholland says the maternity ward's in that building. "They're going to have to be transported away from the maternity ward to another part of Auckland Hospital in order to have a shower - that's certainly not ideal for

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3:31

Diane Calvert: Wellington City Councillor on the...

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2025/01/29

A third major exhibition at Wellington's $180 million convention centre has failed to break even. The City Council is refusing to quantify the deficit for the Doctor Who event, which ran from last June to October. It also won't release specific visitor numbers, citing commercial sensitivity. Councillor Diane Calvert says ratepayers have a right to know the exhibition's actual cost against the budget. "Because if we don't deal with this openly, how can we look for improvements and how can we action

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3:19

Tania Tapsell: Rotorua mayor defends crackdown on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/01/29

Rotorua's mayor says cracking down on illegal trolley use is not an attack on homeless people. Police launched Operation Trolley last week, after complaints homeless people with shopping carts were intimidating the public. Officers arrested 13 people, gave out 19 trespass notices and returned 45 trolleys to stores. Te Pati Māori has called it an attack on impoverished people, but mayor Tania Tapsell says that's ridiculous. "We are incredibly grateful for the police actioning this - and we've tried a

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4:23

Chris Bishop: Transport Minister on the Government's...

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2025/01/29

More roads could get faster - beyond the Government's planned changes to speed limits on 38 sections of road. The Government is reversing speed limit reductions on those stretches by July, with work set to start tonight. The Prime Minister believes it'll help people get to jobs faster, pushing economic growth. Transport Minister Chris Bishop says 49 roads deemed 'more complicated' will be consulted on. "There are some nasty sections of those roads - we're going to consult on them and it may be that

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5:41

Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor on Te Pāti...

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2025/01/29

A Te Pāti Māori MP is under fire after questioning the Children's Minister's Māori identity. Mariameno Kapa-Kingi made the remark to Karen Chhour in a Select Committee meeting this morning during heated discussion of boot camps, youth offending, and removing Treaty provisions from the Oranga Tamariki Act. Kapa-Kingi claimed Chhour had 'knowledge gaps' and didn't understand the essence of being Māori. Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says David Seymour has been quick to lambast Te Pāti Māori

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3:54

Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on Google Maps...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/01/29

Google Maps is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America - as ordered by Donald Trump within hours of becoming President last week. It'll appear once the name's officially updated in the US Geographic Names system. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the name will appear differently, depending on where a person is. "In the US, we're going to see it as what President Trump wants to call it - the Gulf of America. Around the rest of the world, you're going to see it as the name used by the

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5:20

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on NRL potentially...

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2025/01/29

NRL bosses will put their Australian broadcast rights up for grabs this year in a move that could spark interest from foreign streaming services. The sport's current deal with Fox Sports and Channel Nine across the ditch ends after the 2026 season. Reports from the Daily Telegraph claim the likes of Netflix and Prime Video could be interested. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:15

Justine Haves: General Manager of Waste Solutions...

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2025/01/29

It's been a fiery start to 2025, with at least nine Auckland rubbish trucks bursting into flames in the first two weeks of the year. Auckland Council says it's likely due to ever-increasing numbers of batteries and battery-powered devices being dumped in bins. The Auckland recycling facility that sorts the region’s kerbside recycling, has two small fires a week - usually sparked by lithium-ion batteries. General Manager of Waste Solutions Justine Haves says there's been a significant uptake in

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4:45

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Just Stop Oil...

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2025/01/28

A pair of protestors from Just Stop Oil disrupted a performance of The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver on London's West End. The duo got up on stage as Weaver was performing - and unfurled a banner and delivered a speech before they were bundled off by authorities. Weaver was also escorted off stage bya member of the theatre's staff. UK correspondent Enda Brady says the activists were met with booing - and also a few cheers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:12

Richard Wagstaff: NZCTU President on the results from...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2025/01/28

New data shows more people are concerned about work, housing, and health, according to research by NZCTU. The council's annual Mood of the Workforce survey polled over 1900 people - and many of these respondents have voiced concern with the direction the Government has taken the country. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff says there's been a significant shift in the last 12 months - as people believe the Government isn't looking out for the interests of workers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener

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