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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Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper talked to Heather du Plessis-Allan about today's political hot topics.
Expelled MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was heard by Justice Radich in the Wellington High Court in regard to her interim injunction against Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended the IKEA opening in Auckland today.
And, head of the Justice Ministry, Andrew Kibblewhite, def...
Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA opened in Auckland today with a more mild turnout than expected.
But, as customers are expected to flock to the new store in the weeks leading up to Christmas, questions over it's potential market domination arise.
Forsyth Barr retail analyst Paul Koraua believes IKEA may put positive pressure on other companies to perform better for their customers.
"I think it's a good thing for the en...
Australia has announced plans to force gas companies to keep more fuel onshore.
The Labor Government is set to announce an east coast gas reservation scheme in the coming weeks with the hopes it will lower gas and energy prices in the country.
Meanwhile, raising tobacco prices has come back to bite the Government as the black market grows exponentially.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds told Heather du Plessis-Allan,...
The Government announced some changes to retirement villages today following thousands of submissions.
The changes aim to support residents by giving the villages a specific timeframe of 12 months to repay residents after they vacate a unit.
Until now there was no repayment deadline.
Retirement Village Residents Council spokesperson Carol Shepherd told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "to be realistic and pragmatic we wa...
Former Prince Andrew will get to stay in the Royal Lodge for another year, but likely won't receive compensation for the early termination of his lease.
A shipment of German ammunition, thought to be 20,000 rounds, has been stolen from a delivery lorry after the driver for a civilian transport company left his truck in an unguarded parking lot.
The Bank of England has warned of a potential "sharp correction" in the value of m...
In the end, I think Andrew Coster had to go.
Look, you realize he's won a big victory today, don't you? Cause it's a big admission from the Public Service commissioner today that Andrew Coster didn't do anything wrong himself.
He hadn't committed any personal wrongdoing and it's a big admission also that there was no cover-up.
And the reason that it's a big admission is because of the number of times lots of ministers and also the ...
Tonight on The Huddle Auckland councillor Maurice Williamson and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Andrew Coster has quit his role as CEO of the Social Investment Agency. He'll get paid three months notice, like a few other high profile servants who have recently "resigned". Are you uncomfortable that we're paying people out to quit rather than just sacking them?
The s...
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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster resigned from his position as CEO of the Social Investment Agency following an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report into how police handled complaints against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche said the result was 'appropriate', but shared positive experiences working with Coster.
Roche told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "...
In 2021 retired veterinarian and ex-mayoral candidate Leo Molloy was convicted for knowingly publishing a name in breach of a suppression.
In a forum on the NZ Premier Racing Community’s website called “Main Street Cafe” Molloy made a post identifying Jesse Kempson as Grace Millane's killer before he was publicly named.
The Veterinary Council is now seeking censure and a $23,000 fine.
"Not one veterinarian ever complained abo...
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper talked to Heather du Plessis-Allan about today's political hot topics.
Ex-Police Commissioner Andrew Coster resigned from his role as the CEO of the Social Investment Agency amid an inquiry into his involvement in the McSkimming case.
The Treasury is over halfway through a review of state asset ownership, but they say the review is not driven by hope of asset sales.
And, ...
David Seymour: Heather du Plessis-Allan grills the Deputy Prime Minister on the school lunch debacle
Accusations of mouldy school lunches from Haeata Community Campus has caused much back and forth between principal Peggy Burrows and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour as blame is passed around.
In an effort to get to the bottom of who is telling the truth Heather du Plessis-Allan grilled Seymour about the facts of the situation.
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Grammy award winning popstar Sabrina Carpenter has slammed the White House after using her song 'Juno' in a video of immigration raids.
She called the video 'evil and disgusting'.
US Correspondent Jonathan Kearsley told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "I think the administration posts these videos, with music from vocal critics of their own campaign and administration, knowing full well the response they're going to get."
Kearsley ...
An estimate from vehicle admin app Bonnet puts half of New Zealanders behind on their WOF or registration.
Bonnet CEO Steph Kennard told Heather du Plessis-Allan the cost of living crisis is likely a contributing factor, alongside forgetfulness.
Further concerns of financial pressure and forgetfulness are added when considering the incoming implementation of road user charges.
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On Monday, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown revealed his plan for a 7.9% rates increase to pay for City Rail Link running costs of an estimated $235 million annually.
This is the largest rate rise since Auckland Council was formed in 2010.
Questions have begun arising of the legitimacy of Wayne Browns calculation of City Rail Link's projected running costs.
Auckland Ratepayers Alliance spokesperson Jordan Williams told Heather du P...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown defends his annual $235 million operating cost calculation for the City Rail Link as scepticism arises.
He told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "most of when you pay your rates, is paying things off. They're not free.
"It's not free to have a road. It's not free to have a train. It's not free to have a bus."
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University of California professor and political analyst Dan Schnur talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan on the realities of doing international trade with the US in Trump's America.
He explained that leaders must remember that Trump is first-and-foremost a businessman.
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The woman at the centre of the Jevon McSkimming scandal has called for an inquiry into Police culture.
Commissioner Richard Chambers denied that the Police have culture issues.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Heather du Plessis-Allan that although a lack of values was shown by the previous commissioner, "you also had four very senior police officers that stood up with bravery and stuck to those police values and showed eno...
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The big health news today is that the WHO is essentially calling for the funding of weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic for people who would otherwise not be able to afford it.
So basically, make it not just for the rich, but for the poor as well.
The WHO doesn't actually say governments should be the ones funding the drugs. An alternative interpretation of what they've said is that the people who make the drugs should drop t...
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