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.
Episodes
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 30 October, 2026, Ali Williams says he's gutted about Netball New Zealand pulling the plug on the Mowbray domestic comp. But he's still open to making a deal.
Why the Dark Destroyer nearly never made it to New Zealand for a Cure Kids quiz fundraising tour.
Janet Wilson on the failings of National's election campaign.
And on The Sports Huddle, Nathan Limm and Wayne ...
Can anyone explain to me what the hell is going on at Netball New Zealand? This makes absolutely no sense at all. Does it make any sense to anyone?
Netball New Zealand didn't even let two full days pass for its players to bask in the glory of reaching number one in the world and beating Australia in the Constellation Cup before ripping the rug right out from underneath them and cancelling the Mowbray deal.
There will be no Mowbray-...
Shaun Wallace, better known as the Chase's 'Dark Destroyer' is back in New Zealand to raise money for the Cure Kids charity.
He's made five previous visits with the founder of Believe it Or Not Pub Quiz Brendan Lochead, raising half a million dollars for various charities.
Shaun Wallace and Brendan Lochead joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to reflect on their friendship and discuss the charity pub quiz events being run ar...
Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper joins Heather du Plessis-Allan to review the week in politics.
The polls have yielded a mixed bag of results, but National still aren't looking good.
The Opportunity party proposed a Future Generations Commissioner, who would remove the politics from long-term infrastructure and environmental projects.
And Labour released a housing policy that would help state tenants buy...
Tonight on The Huddle, NZ Herald Sports Journalist Nathan Limm and Sports Correspondent Wayne Hay join Heather du Plessis-Allan to the review this weeks' sports.
On the table today: Netball NZ has pulled the pin on a bid to set up a private netball competition.
The Silver Ferns lost the Constellation Cup Final, but won the rest of the series, so should we be complaining?
And Heather asks the guys for their take on...
National's brought out the big guns after a poor poll result.
Former Prime Minister John Key has posted a video on social media today, urging National supporters to get out and vote.
This comes after yesterday's RNZ Reid Research poll - which had support for National dipping to 24.8 percent - while Labour led on 30.6.
Former National Party Chief Press Secretary Janet Wilson told Heather du Plessis-Allan they've taken the wrong appr...
Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray have said Netball New Zealand abandoned their private domestic netball league without calling them.
The governing body has pulled the pin on the Auckland FC investors’ attempts to save the ailing competition after a board meeting decision on Wednesday.
Ali joins Heather du Plessis-Allan to share his side of the story, and discuss why the deal fell apart.
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Ground has been broken on one of the Government's biggest infrastructure projects.
The Warkworth-Te Hana motorway is a 26km 4 lane highway that the government says will 'connect the north to Auckland.'
Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the motorway will be, "big for Northland, big for Auckland too, actually, and, big for the government."
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UK Chancellor John Healey has unveiled his first Budget today, and it's prompted mixed reactions among experts.
People are in for some winter relief, as 20 million households will get a £100 energy payment.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says landlords and banks will be hit hard by this, as they'll be taxed extra to fund this payment.
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Two more of the big tech companies posted their results, and they're quite different as both companies move forward on AI.
Despite growing their AI output and data centres, Microsoft's shares have gone up after posting their earnings, and Google's taken a nosedive.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further - and revealed what this all means for investors.
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Auckland's city centre is set to see a lot more rural industry faces, with the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit set to take place.
The event will run from November 15th to 20th, and over 1000 global delegates will be gathering at the International Convention Centre to discuss the dairy sector's future.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 29 October, 2026, how do you stop people voting multiple times - and getting away with it - in the upcoming election?
How you can get to Bali so much easier from Christchurch.
Why Heather says Barry's in love with Winston Peters.
And speaking of passion, on The Huddle one of Matt Ball and Brigitte Morten says Dame Noels is a national treasure for what she's done ...
Tonight on The Huddle, Brigitte Morton from Franks Ogilvie and Property Investors Federation Advocacy Manager Matt Ball joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
National has dropped below 25 percent in a new poll, and it's prompted concerns among the party. Is this poll just a one-off - or is National seriously panicking? And how close will this election be?
Winston Peters has labelled the 2026 el...
Christchurch's travel options are set to open up, with a new direct route to Bali being available from next winter.
Air New Zealand has announced it will operate a seasonal route to Bali from Christchurch airport - and this comes after Jetstar announced new direct routes to Perth.
Christchurch Airport chief executive Justin Watson says Christchurch is the international gateway into the South Island - so this development...
National has dropped below 25 percent in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll, and it's sparked concerns among the party.
Leader Chris Luxon broke his own rule and warned voters to not let this poll become a reality - and urged National faithful to get out and vote.
The party's campaign chair, Simeon Brown, says this result indicates the election will be a close one.
"It's a very stark reminder to voters - if they want to ...
Auckland's first hybrid electric passenger ferry isn't running so green as it charges around in circles, loading up its batteries.
The ferry was christened in the Waitemata Harbour in July, but its downtown charging station won't be ready until next year.
Meantime, back-up diesel generators are powering it up through the night, with one resident calling it 'obnoxiously loud'.
City Councillor Richard Hills says it'...
A deflating end to a triumphant Constellation Cup netball series for the Silver Ferns.
They've lost 68-58 to the Diamonds in the fourth test at Melbourne, but won 3-1 overall.
Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua says the Diamonds played well that evening - and the team's Constellation Cup victory was still 'massive'.
"I'm always looking for that ultimate performance and I don't believe that we're 10 points deficit from them, but...
It's likely two people who claim they voted more than once - which is illegal - would have been caught out even if they hadn't bragged on social media.
The Electoral Commission has referred these two people to police.
Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler says alarms are raised if a voter's name is crossed off more than once.
"Someone's gonna find out, and they're going to start making inquiries - a few people do it every electi...
Did it surprise anyone else to see how critical and gloomy everyone has been about the Silver Ferns?
All of the news stories I've read, and even some of the comments I've heard from the squad, have expressed disappointment that the team lost to Australia and didn't clinch the series 4-0. Which is fair. Obviously, it's disappointing to lose the game.
But isn't that missing the bigger picture?
The Silver Ferns won the series 3-1. The...
National's Chris Luxon has spoken out about a poll result - breaking his usual rule.
The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows National's support has fallen to 24.8 percent, putting the party below its 2020 election showing.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this shows Luxon's worried, as he released a 'call to arms' to his voting base.
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