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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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2:56

Ian McCormick: Residents in Auckland flats given 10...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/18

Residents of a 16-floor apartment building in central Auckland, have been ordered to evacuate. Auckland Council issued City Gardens Apartments a dangerous building notice, citing fire safety concerns. City Garden must carry out repairs to meet standards - and if work's still incomplete people will have to move out on Monday. One resident says the building's always had issues - and during one fire drill the fire escape was even locked. Auckland Council Building Control General Manager Ian McCormick

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3:06

Louise Upston: Government focused on getting people...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/18

Labour's accusing the Government of demonising beneficiaries - while people are being laid off. Figures out today show 20-thousand more people are drawing JobSeeker benefits than a year ago. Minister Louise Upston says that underscores the need for her policies - which include cutting JobSeekers by 50-thousand, by 2030. Carmel Sepuloni says Government cuts mean thousands of public service workers are losing their job. She says it's unfair for the Government to stigmatise beneficiaries -- both for

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2:58

Ruth Money: Police failures found after stalking...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/18

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the system police use for stalking allegations isn't up to standard. This is after the murder of a 21-year-old in Auckland who had reported to police eight weeks before her death that her killer was harassing her. The woman's file was inactive for six weeks after she made the report, then it was forwarded to another police station. It was not progressed further before she died. Ruth Money is a Victims Advocate and told Heather du Plessis-Allan

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4:08

Oliver Peterson: Australian Correspondent on Bishop...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/18

Sydney police are continuing to identify people involved in a riot after Monday's church stabbing. The 16-year-old suspect remains in hospital under police guard for the alleged terrorist attack. A 19-year-old has been placed under house arrest over his alleged role in the riot.New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb says they're arresting people as they're identified. She says they believe there could be up to 50 people to identify, maybe more. Webb says 51 officers were injured in the riot,

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5:31

Michael Webster: Privacy Commissioner on his call for...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/18

The Privacy Commissioner wants to review the Privacy Act and introduce a right to be forgotten. He's concerned social media is posing a major risk for children's privacy and parents need help navigating it. A survey by his office raised concerns around young people not having the capacity to make fully informed decisions about their digital footprint and its implications later down the line. Michael Webster told Heather du Plessis-Allan the right to be forgotten should be a fundamental one. LISTEN

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3:38

Chris Cahill: Police Association President on members...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

Police hope to go to arbitration over pay next month. More than 75 percent of members have voted NO to the latest pay offer, which included a new overtime rate, a pay increase and a cash payment. They say it doesn't remedy the decline in salaries. Police Minister Mark Mitchell says it's disappointing - and will draw out an already lengthy process. Police Association President Chris Cahill told Heather du Plessis-Allan they want pay increases to match the rate of teachers. "They received 6 percent

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1:56

Jarrod Kerr: Kiwibank Chief Economist on inflation...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

Inflation is proving to be a hard dragon to slay. Annual inflation has dropped to 4%, sitting above the Reserve Bank forecast of 3.8%. Non-tradable inflation —on final goods and services that don't face foreign competition— remains very high at 5.8%, well above the Bank's forecast of 5.3%. Kiwibank Chief Economist, Jarrod Kerr, told Heather du-Plessis Allan that inflation is now being driven by domestic factors. He says migration is pushing up rents, climate change is pushing up insurance, and

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2:02

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The smaller rugby ball for...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

Guess what: the smaller ruby ball for women is already controversial. I was telling you about this last week because World Rugby is spitballing the idea of giving the female rugby players a ball that's about 3% smaller and lighter than the standard ball. Because their hands are smaller than male hands, and it would make kicking and passing easier for them. Because let's be honest, kicking a rugby ball is ever slightly more difficult for a female rugby player than a male rugby player because she's

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3:30

Karen Chhour: Minister for Children on the Oranga...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

The Children's Minister says no frontline roles are being axed in widespread public service cuts. Oranga Tamariki is proposing a total loss of 447 jobs, and the Education Ministry says more than 500 jobs will go. It's in response of the Government's demand for 6.5% savings. Karen Chhour told Heather du Plessis-Allan that they've been adamant no frontline jobs would go in the OT restructure. She says they need to make sure their frontline is resourced with the tools they need, and that's what

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5:09

Barry Soper: ZB Senior Political Correspondent on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

Shane Jones seems to be in trouble with the Māori Law Society. They’ve written to Christopher Luxon about his comments surrounding the Waitangi Tribunal and their review into Oranga Tamariki. He effectively said the Tribunal has no business in running operations like some sort of star chamber, delivering summons for ministers to rock up and be cross-examined. ZB’s Senior Political Correspondent, Barry Soper, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he’s absolutely right, as it’s not a judicial body as

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4:18

Dan Mitchinson: US Correspondent on Donald Trump...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

A judge has warned former US President Donald Trump over commenting on jurors on the second day of his criminal trial. Trump's accused of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Seven jury members have been selected after doing a rigorous survey. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan the repeated warnings aren't slowing Trump down. He says Trump has continued to make comments despite gag orders,

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3:52

Elliott Smith: Sportstalk Host on the signing of...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

The Warriors have made quite the acquisition with the signing of James Fisher-Harris. Fisher-Harris is in line to replace departing prop Addin Fonua-Blake, the club securing his services on a four-year contract. Elliot Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan that this is a huge signing, Golden Boot player of the year and Kiwis Captain, they couldn’t get much bigger. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:24

Reg Hennessey: Hospitality NZ Bay of Plenty President...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/17

Is it time to introduce a begging ban? Locals in Rotorua and Christchurch are debating the necessity of one, Rotorua Councillor Don Patterson calling for a bylaw after reports of tourists being accosted. Despite the Rotorua Lakes Council saying that begging is down, business owners are still struggling to stop it from happening near them. Reg Hennessey, Hospitality NZ Bay of Plenty President, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the incoming council promised there would be huge changes, and he’s

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4:11

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Liz Truss releasing...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss, who held office for a record 49 days, has recently released her new book. The former UK leader has hit out at civil servants, the Bank of England, several political colleagues - and the fleas in Downing Street. UK correspondent Enda Brady says it's clear Truss has no regrets. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:20

The Huddle: Will the Warner/Stuff merger address the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and Ben Thomas from Capital joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Minister Shane Jones plans to scrap 'red tape' to make coal mining easier. The Greens have already voiced their disapproval- what do we think? Warner Brothers Discovery signed a deal with Stuff to produce and provide a daily 6pm bulletin, hopefully saving some jobs in the process. Will this merger address the wider issues with the media

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4:27

Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist ahead of...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

Tomorrow's CPI data release is expected to reveal how close the Reserve Bank is to pushing down inflation. During last week's OCR update, the Bank was confident restrictions would get CPI back to the target one-to-three percent this year. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham predicts that inflation would have slowed down this quarter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:57

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on The Country...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

The Country celebrated 30 years last week, and the celebrations have recently wrapped up. Host Jamie Mackay looked back on the full three decades of rural broadcasting today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:53

Pattrick Smellie: BusinessDesk managing editor on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

BusinessDesk's Pattrick Smellie is off on a European sabbatical- and he's hopeful an interest rate cut could come before his return. He outlined his predictions for the coming months here today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:53

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

Resource Minister Shane Jones is dismissing what he calls green 'catastrophising' over coal mining. As part of upcoming RMA amendments, Jones will remove the extra controls on consents that he says only apply to coal. He says the industry's treated differently to other types of mineral extraction, and red tape is hurting the sector. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these new changes. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:24

Justin Wallace: First Union spokesperson warns...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/04/16

Union workers at Fletcher subsidiary EasySteel have blamed the company's recent mismanagement for a looming restructure. Fletcher has cited market conditions for this restructure, and jobs are on the chopping block. First Union spokesperson Justin Wallace says 50 to 60 jobs could be scrapped. "The interesting part is- this is not only being targeted at union members, it's also being targeted at management, marketing and other areas that are outside the union coverage." LISTEN ABOVE See

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