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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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4:40

Carolyn Tremain: Ministry of Business, Innovation and...

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2024/02/27

Immigration New Zealand's boss says it's unacceptable staff concerns were ignored. The Public Service Commission's released its report on the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme, which began after a whistle-blower alerted the Minister to a lack of checks and balances. The review has found Immigration New Zealand should have done more to minimise migrant exploitation risk, when regulations loosened post-Covid. MBIE Chief Executive Carolyn Tremain says concerns were first raised internally last

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5:38

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on the...

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2024/02/27

The Government is taking the first steps towards dismantling the Māori Health Authority. A Bill to bring about its end will pass under urgency tonight, with the Authority being scrapped for good by June 30. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Minister Shane Reti has claimed axing the Authority will improve healthcare for all New Zealanders. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:25

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the ongoing...

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2024/02/27

New South Wales police are still searching for missing Sydney couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. They've accused 28-year-old constable, Beau Lamarre-Condon, of murdering them in Baird's home. Detectives are again scouring a rural property visited by Lamarre-Condon, after finding nothing yesterday. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the accused constable is refusing to co-operate with the ongoing search. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:32

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Neil Wagner...

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2024/02/27

Black Caps paceman Neil Wagner has called time on his international cricket career. The 37-year-old left-arm pace bowler will bow out after two-match series against Australia, but appears unlikely to play them. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains his impact within the sport. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:31

Caroline Perry: Brake NZ Development Director on the...

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2024/02/27

New data has revealed a sharp spike in people using their phones behind the wheel. The latest figures show over 42,210 offences by phone-distracted drivers had been recorded in the first nine months of 2023. Prime Minister Chris Luxon has also claimed he's willing to increase the $150 fine for distracted drivers. Brake NZ Development Director Caroline Perry says it's 'disappointing' that so many people are choosing to take this risk. "A lot of people are still choosing to put both their own lives

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3:59

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK Government...

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2024/02/26

The UK Government has announced £4.7 billion will be used to fund transport projects outside big cities in the Midlands and northern England. It’s a redirection of funds from the scrapped northern legs of the HS2 rail line. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this announcement has been met with mixed reactions from the Opposition and prospective voters. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:23

The Huddle: Will proposed gang patch laws get past...

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2024/02/26

Tonight on The Huddle, Child Fund Chief Executive Josie Pagani and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Hundreds of people, including fellow politicians Chloe Swarbrick, Carmel Sepuloni and Chris Hipkins, came to Auckland to pay tribute to deceased MP Efeso Collins. What will people remember about Efeso's legacy- or political promise? New legislation will soon ban gang insignia in public places. Courts will also be able to

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3:55

Fran O'Sullivan: NZME business commentator on several...

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2024/02/26

Several trade ministers from the World Trade Organisation are expected to gather over the next few days. The MC13 gathering, held in Abu Dhabi, will be co-chaired by New Zealand's own Trade Minister- Todd McClay. NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan says New Zealand has a lot to gain over this timeframe, if McClay does well. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:58

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on the...

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2024/02/26

Hundreds of school building project plans may need changing. The Government is launching a Ministerial Inquiry into cost overruns, with up to 350 projects possibly in peril. Already, the Education Ministry has frozen major projects at 20 schools. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the Government's message about 'wasteful spending' sets the tone for the upcoming budget. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:16

Daniel Bracken: Michael Hill CEO on the company's...

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2024/02/26

Michael Hill is boosting its presence in Australia as New Zealand sales drop amid ongoing thefts. Overall half-year earnings were down by 55 percent on last year, with New Zealand being marked as a 'laggard' for the company. CEO Daniel Bracken says Australian consumers are feeling more positive about the state of their economy than New Zealanders. "There's been a number of things at play in the New Zealand market. Not just the economy, but political turbulence, Government taking time to get formed,

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8:50

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister says Government...

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2024/02/26

The Finance Minister is committed to ensuring the fees-free policy is shifted to the final year of tertiary education, rather than the first. Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the scheme, after data revealed there was no discernible evidence it helped low decile school students into university. Minister Nicola Willis says fees-free for first year students has failed in its stated objective to boost university attendance. "Our approach is about rewarding students who actually

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2:48

Tonia Haskell: Wellington Water Chief Executive on...

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2024/02/26

Wellington Water has again failed to meet fluoridation targets. The water provider says there's been a drop in fluoride levels across the region over the past four months, so it has been unable to meet targets 95 percent of the time. It's blaming equipment issues, treatment plant outages and workplace health and safety improvements. Chief Executive Tonia Haskell says there's been maintenance issues at a couple of plants. "We put the new kit in Gear Island treatment plant- it was over Covid and it

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2:31

Paula Southgate: Hamilton mayor on the region...

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2024/02/26

After 27 years, a new rival has overtaken Tauranga as New Zealand's fastest growing city. New data shows that in the year to June 2023, Hamilton grew by 3.4 percent while Tauranga only grew by 2.5 percent. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate says a new uptick in migration and high birth rates have contributed to this population boom. "We're a very young city, our median age is 33. So families are choosing to put down roots and stay here." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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3:28

Mark Lauchs: Queensland University of Technology...

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2024/02/26

An Australian crime expert says a ban on gang patches across the ditch has had benefits. In New Zealand, legislation will soon be introduced to Parliament banning gang insignia in public places, letting police issue dispersal notices, and courts issue non-consorting orders. It'll be in force later this year. Queensland University of Technology's Mark Lauchs says a similar law in Queensland had a clear impact. "When the patches disappeared, when you didn't have 100 Harley-Davidsons riding down the

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3:47

Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the announced...

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2024/02/26

The Education Minister has blamed her predecessor over school project cost overruns. The Government promised to launch a Ministerial Inquiry to investigate the problems with the school property system. Minister Erica Stanford says the previous Government has created a 'pipeline' of projects they were unable to deliver on. "Here I am, as a new Minister trying to get on with curriculum, and pedagogy and assessments and making sure our kids are achieving at school and turning up- and I have a pipeline

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4:47

Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on the...

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2024/02/26

Over in Australia, NSW police have laid out a timeline relating to the disappearance of Sydney couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Police have accused 28-year-old constable, Beau Lamarre-Condon, of murdering them in Baird's home, then making multiple trips to a rural property. It's now being scoured for the missing pair. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says police have had to widen their search over the past few days. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:46

Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the 'confusing'...

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2024/02/26

World Rugby insist they've set the correct threshold in the men's game for a head acceleration event that requires an off-field assessment. Triggers set off via newly sanctioned smart mouthguards saw Chiefs midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown and Crusaders lock Quinten Strange undergo an HIA in the opening Super Rugby match of the season. Both players appeared to question the need for them to leave the field. Sportstalk host Jason Pine explains the extent of the confusion. LISTEN ABOVESee

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5:10

Alan Shaker: Auckland University Student Association...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/26

Student accommodation costs have never been higher, as first year students struggle to make ends meet. Auckland University Student Association president, Alan Shaker, says he knows many students who need to work full-time, on top of studying full-time. He says their most expensive room is $510, up from $470 last year- a significant increase in their accommodation fees. The weekly student allowance gives eligible students $360 dollars and a living cost loan of just over $302. LISTEN ABOVE See

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2:04

Heather du Plessis-Allan: What will happen with the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/26

I'm finding it quite amusing listening to the critics line up to tell us all the reasons why the Government's ban on gang patches won’t work. Clearly, they don't remember what happened in Whanganui. Ultimately, the Whanganui gang patch ban hit the same trouble that this Government's gang patch ban might also hit, which is the Bill of Rights Act. But before it hit that trouble, it actually worked. There was a 15 percent drop in the number of serious patched gang members living in Whanganui in the

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5:15

Commissioner Anne Tolley: Making Long Term Decisions...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

A Tauranga commissioner says they've been given a mandate to make Long Term Plan decisions. The city's commissioner's have been criticised for doing that, before a council election in July. Proposals include rent increases of 240 percent for charities and not-for-profit organisations. This has come under fire. Commissioner Anne Tolley told Heather du Plessis Allan making Long Term Plan decisions wasn't their call. She says it was the decision of the Minister who extended their time and gave them

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