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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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4:17

Andrew Murray: Alabama's IVF ban is the 'beginning of...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

All three IVF providers in the US state of Alabama have now suspended their services after the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that an embryo is a child with all the rights of a child. IVF providers who are now worried they're going to be in legal trouble for discarding these embryos. Andrew Murray is group medical director of Fertility Associates. He told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that this is the beginning of a worrying trend in the US LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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3:38

Marni Van Vliet: Sign language unlocks concert...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

Taylor Swift fans all over Australia and New Zealand are getting ready to enjoy the Sydney leg of the Eras tour, including those hard of hearing. Marni Van Vliet is a sign language interrupter for concerts all over Australia. She says Told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that there are so many reasons to go to concerts, even when you are hard of hearing. Saying deaf people want to experience a historical moment just like everyone else. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:03

Duane Leo: PSA National Secretary says border...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

The Union for the Public Service worker says that our border security is at risk of customs, goes ahead with staff cuts. Customs are seeking voluntary redundancies and early retirements in an effort to save money. National Secretary for the Public Service Association Duane Leo told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that ironic because this government has talked about being tough on crime in terms of organised crime and now our borders might be at threat again. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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4:43

Janet Dickson: Mandatory Māori Culture Course...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

A real estate agent who's refused to take a compulsory Māori culture training believes she has support from the public. Janet Dickson is facing a five-year ban for not completing a short course on te ao Māori and tikanga -- and she's now seeking a judicial review. Dickson told Heather du Plessis-Allan the course has nothing to do with her real estate work, and contradicts her religion. She says she's been told by her employer Harcourts to go. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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4:10

Dwayne Emii: Air Chatams COO Rising Prices Will Drop...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

The Chief Operating officer for Air Chatams is concerned by the potential for rising costs for airfares. This comes as the cost of Auckland Airport’s $8 billion 10-year redevelopment plan is being passed on in airport fees and passenger levies. COO of Air Chathams told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that the they had already seen a 20% drop in domestic flights and that number is likely to rise if things get more expensive. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:04

Heather Du Plessis-Allan: Mandatory Culture Lessons...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/23

The case of the real estate agent being forced to do a Māori culture and tikanga course or lose her job is a case of bad judgment by the Real Estate Authority. Estate agents have to do courses to retain their licenses. 10 hours of training a year... mostly they can pick which topics they do But a couple are compulsory for everyone. And one of them – there's only two compulsory - and one of them was the Māori culture and tikanga course. Now an estate agent called Janet Dickson who works for

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3:40

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the uptick in...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Over in the UK, research shows more drug-drivers have been arrested than drunk drivers by some forces. Data shows over 48 percent of roadside arrests were for drug-diving, with drink-driving figures reduced. UK correspondent Enda Brady says younger generations were more likely to consume cocaine and cannabis than drink before getting behind the wheel. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:12

The Huddle: Is it time to ditch fees-free university?

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Tonight on The Huddle, Nick Mills from ZB's Wellington Mornings and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! It's been revealed that fees-free uni isn't getting more low-decile students into tertiary education. Should we scrap it if it doesn't make a difference? Health NZ has removed the person that leaked the documents that led to Casey Costello's tobacco excise tax controversy. Will this be the last leak? Was removing them the right course of

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3:22

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the new rule...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Researchers have today welcomed a clarification by the Environmental Protection Authority that allows them to enhance their research. The EPA has ruled organisms known as null segregants are not considered GMOs- meaning they aren't subject to the same restrictions. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains the impact of this announcement. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:52

Liam Dann: NZ Herald business editor at large on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

NZ Herald's Liam Dann has been won over by a new set of AI developments. Spark has rolled out some new technology designed to improve the world of construction and identify areas that need fixing- speeding up the process. The Herald's business editor at large was impressed by the practical applications of this technology. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:22

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Labour's Ginny Andersen has so far avoided a formal reprimand over her comments about Police Minister Mark Mitchell. The Labour MP accused him of of being paid to kill people in his role as a military contractor overseas in the 2000s. ZB senior political correspondent says Andersen needs to issue an in-person apology for her 'defamatory' remarks. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:34

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the German...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Google maps have led a pair of German tourists stuck Queensland bush for a week. The pair rented a four-wheel drive vehicle to drive through wilderness in Cape-York - but the map app sent them into a bog. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Google Maps work differently in such isolated places. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:11

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on David Warner...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Controversial cricket player David Warner was booed by a Wellington crowd ahead of his T20 match. The Australian opener's no stranger to a hostile New Zealand crowd given his brash on-field chatter and 2018 cheating scandal against South Africa in the test format. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:31

Sophie Moloney: Sky TV Chief Executive on the...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Sky TV has made a strong start to the financial year, with a 10 percent rise in net profit for the half-year to December. The broadcaster experienced a 3 percent dip in customers to 1.02 million- but a 4 percent rise in revenue to $393 million. Chief executive Sophie Moloney says she's excited about these results, despite the 2023 entertainment strikes impacting content. "We haven't had those key titles, but they are coming back. White Lotus, Handmaid's Tale will be coming out next financial year,

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8:02

Greg Foran: Air New Zealand CEO on Air New Zealand's...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Air New Zealand's half-year earnings have taken a dive, according to today's report. The airline has announced earnings before taxation of $185 million for the first half of the 2024 financial year- down 39 percent on the same period last year. CEO Greg Foran says these earnings reflect a 'normalisation' following a huge surge in demand. "Last year, we made, based on the amount of kilometres we flew, more money than we've ever made. So what you're seeing now is more of a normalisation, it's heavier

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3:15

Mark Fisher: Body Positive Executive Director labels...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Some Auckland parents have been left outraged after a visit to the New Lynn community centre. A 36-page booklet detailing graphic sex acts featuring male dolls caught the attention of several children- and Auckland Council has since apologised and pulled it. Body Positive Executive Director Mark Fisher has labelled the removal an 'overreaction'. "I know they have a lot of rainbow groups at the community centre, and for teenagers, I think it's an important resource that's been taken away from

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4:25

Rachin Ravindra: Black Caps star on the ongoing T20...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

The Black Caps will look to make a mindset shift in the field after a messy display contributed to going down 1-nil in their T20 series against Australia. Several dropped catches and uncharacteristic mis-fields in Wellington helped the Aussie batters reel in New Zealand's large total with the bat. Top-scoring batsman Rachin Ravindra says he's been doing what he can for the team. "You take it, you do what you can for the team, and I've been lucky enough to have a good few situations to be in." Game

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2:43

Dr Parmjeet Parmar: ACT Tertiary Education and Skills...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

ACT's Tertiary Education and Skills spokesperson says the last Government's first-year fees-free university policy failed by every measure. The Tertiary Education Commission has acknowledged there's no discernible evidence it changed the distribution of low-decile school students going to university. It was one of the policy's key goals. But Parmjeet Parmar says it didn't improve other issues. "It has failed to increase enrolment overall as well, and it has also not changed the completion rate-

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2:42

Peter Dunne: former MP and political commentator says...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

A political commentator says it's telling only one person's been held accountable after multiple leaks from the public service. Casey Costello had to apologise in the House this week, after claiming she hadn't sought advice on freezing tobacco excise tax, despite notes leaked to RNZ showing she did. The Health Ministry's confirmed the person responsible for the leak is no longer employed. Former MP Peter Dunne says this isn't the only leak there's since the Government's formed. "It just makes me

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3:44

Jacqui Southey: Save the Children Advocacy Director...

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive ·

2024/02/22

Inflation and the rising cost of living are contributing to worsening child poverty. Stats NZ data shows more than 140,000 children were living in material hardship for the year to June 2023. Save the Children Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey says the cost of living is significantly challenging families on the lowest incomes. She says measures - like free school lunches and period products - need to continue being funded. "The other things we want to see is- commit to income adequacy. Make sure

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