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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The organisation behind the Eurovision Song Contest has confirmed it will hold a vote to determine whether Israel will participate next year.
The European Broadcasting Union confirmed it will invite 68 member countries to give their view at a general assembly meeting in November.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says other countries - including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Spain have all said they would consider dropp...
Synlait has confirmed the sale of its loss-making factory at Pōkeno to US company, Abbott.
The infant-formula company is selling the site and related assets for $307 million, and will use the proceeds to pay down debt.
Harbour Asset Management expert Shane Solly unpacks the data further.
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The Government recently confirmed they were going to overhaul the assessment of earthquake-prone buildings - a move welcomed by property owners and building engineers alike.
The changes will leave just 80 buildings needing full retrofits and 1500 buildings will still need some remediation - many of them in Wellington.
Property Institute CEO Leonie Freeman has welcomed these changes and claimed they'll help communities gro...
Tonight on the Huddle, Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani and Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
A big shake-up of our earthquake strengthening laws that's said to reduce significant costs for building owners was announced today. Do we think these changes are the way to go?
Did the Government make the right decision to not recognise a Palestinian stat...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 29 September 2025, Building Minister Chris Penk reveals how his huge overhaul of earthquake building rules is going to re-balance risk and practicality.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says a Government he leads would recognise the state of Palestine.
Silver Ferns star Grace Nweke has publicly called for coach Dame Noeline Taurua's return. Former All Blacks Sevens coac...
Can I just come to the defence of Winston Peters for a minute?
Winston has been labelled a coward for the position that he took on Palestine on Saturday, which I do not think is fair because it appears to me that what he's done is actually the opposite of cowardice.
The easy thing would have actually been for him to just go with the crowd, just say, yep, we recognize the Palestinian state, because that's what everybody else is doin...
Over the weekend, the Government confirmed it wouldn't recognise Palestinian statehood - for the time being.
Winston Peters made the announcement at the UN General Assembly, saying conditions weren't yet right.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has defended this move - and says no matter what happened, one side would have taken issue with their choice.
"We, as a Cabinet, decided to do what we believed was an independent, New Zea...
A New World worker's taken to social media to complain about an incoming water bottle ban.
A Reddit user made a post stating their store's banning staff from having their bottles at checkout, with management telling them they can drink during breaks.
Rudd Hughes from the Workers First Union says this isn't the first time they've seen this, and might stem from customer service concerns.
"But actually, if you've got...
The Dame Noeline Taurua coaching saga could be near an end after the Silver Ferns wrapped up their series against South Africa 3-nil.
Game-day captain Grace Nweke took the microphone in the post-match ceremony and called for Taurua to return from her stand down period while under internal review.
She said the coach is missed and they want her back in charge.
Former All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has voiced his support ...
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has been quick to confirm his party would recognise Palestine as a state if Labour leads the Government after next year’s election.
On Saturday, while at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced New Zealand would not recognise the state of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Hipkins says Israel's actions are 'unacceptable...
A shake-up to the quake-prone building standards could be a reprieve for iconic properties facing large retrofit bills.
The Government's loosening the regime to only capture buildings genuinely posing a risk to life in medium and high seismic risk zones.
It'll mean only 80 will need full retrofits and 15,000 will still need some remediation.
Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says there'll be a lot of places ...
The Prime Minister says New Zealand remains committed to the peace process in the Middle East.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told the UN our Government won't be recognising a Palestinian state.
Chris Luxon says we can't acknowledge a state whose de facto Government is the designated terror group, Hamas.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Peters delivered a 'well-argued and well-positioned speech...
Australian telco giant Optus is investigating another network outage that led to nine failed triple-0 calls on the NSW south coast.
Optus has issued a statement saying the problem stemmed from a mobile phone tower site in Dapto.
It affected calls between 3am and 12:20pm on Sunday, including calls to the triple-0 network.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says this incident will cause significant damage to the relations...
United States golf captain Keegan Bradley has taken full responsibility for his side's Ryder Cup defeat to Team Europe.
Team USA threatened the greatest recovery in the event's history, winning eight and a half points from 12 singles matches on the final day only to lose 15-13 in New York.
Sportstalk host Jason Pine recapped the action.
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The Government's open to legislating to over-rule court decisions on incorporating tikanga Māori.
That's from the Prime Minister - echoing comments last week from his Justice Minister.
Paul Goldsmith claimed at a Law Association meeting that including concepts of Māori customs and values in law could cost the country investment.
Former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says the Law Commission had been doing a subst...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 26 September 2025, police have revealed they came across Tom Phillips and his missing kids several times during their period in the bush. Former police negotiator Lance Burdett is surprised they weren't able to confront him sooner.
Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast has met with Wellington Council's boss for a please explain after her old mayoral desk t...
US President Donald Trump announced an acquisition of social media platform Tiktok - a platform that is owned by Chinese software company ByteDance.
The President said that the deal was a closed case, however Asia business correspondent Peter Lewis told Ryan Bridge that there is more to be done.
He said that although Washington has approved their side of the deal, Beijing and ByteDance are more guarded on their position. ...
The Bledisloe Cup is back for another year, as the All Blacks face the Wallabies this weekend at Eden Park.
The All Blacks need 8 more points to top 4000 against Australia.
Former Wallaby Tim Horan told Ryan Bridge that this is the best chance the Wallabies have had in years, but they still respect the strength of the All Blacks.
'It's the hope that kills us with the Wallabies, because every time we go to New Zealand, w...
Tonight on the Huddle: Host of Sky's Aotearoa Rugby podcast Ross Carl and NewstalkZB's own D'arcy Waldegrave join Ryan Bridge to discuss the latest sports news.
The Wallabies are facing the All Blacks at Eden Park. Can they conquer the fortress? Have the All Blacks done enough after their defeat at the hands of the Springboks to fend off the Aussies? And can the Black Ferns take 3rd place after missing out on the Rugby World ...
A former Wellington City Mayor has met with the Council CEO after her private papers were among confidential documents found in a desk bought from a dump sale.
A man bought the desk at a city tip-shop and found termination agreements, whistleblower allegations, and staff pay details inside - dating from the 1980s to the 2000s.
The council has launched a investigation and contacted the Privacy Commissioner.
Dame Kerry Prenderg...
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