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 Green Party is pushing to reinstate passenger rail across the country - starting by connecting Tauranga and Auckland.
It's launched a petition targeting the Minister for Rail to get it done.
The party says it would cost $10 million over four years to extend the Te Huia train to Tauranga.
But Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says it will cost more to achieve the long-term vision.
"Total budget for...
The Finance Minister's repeating dismay over the Reserve Bank handling of its Governor's abrupt resignation.
It's been confirmed chair Neil Quigley apologised to Treasury over Adrian Orr's behaviour, just weeks before he quit.
It wasn't released through official information requests - and follows the central bank also apologising over its management of the departure.
Nicola Willis says she was aware emotions were running high at th...
The Government says its overhaul of electoral laws - will bring swifter and simpler election processing.
It plans to end same-day enrolments - with a cut off 13 days before election day.
The Justice Minister says late enrolling contributed to vote counting ballooning to three weeks.
Paul Goldsmith says it could have grown to four weeks, without change.
"More and more people have been enrolling on election day - or just ...
The Justice Minister is moving to overhaul electoral laws, calling them outdated and unsustainable.
He'll end same-day enrolment and prohibit offering free food, drink and entertainment near a voting place.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper agrees with these proposed changes - and suggests it could speed up the vote-counting process.
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Over in Australia, the Government's denying their move to lift restrictions on imports of US beef is not related to President Trump's increasing tariff war.
The Government recently confirmed that the Department of Agriculture would allow the imports into Australia, saying the US now 'effectively' manages the biosecurity risks.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the Opposition has raised questions about this move.
...The removal of Sport New Zealand's community sport trans guidelines are sparking debate around who wins and who loses protection.
The principles around allowing participation based on gender identity were scrapped following a Government directive.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the situation further.
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Donors have expressed concerns after Givealittle shut down multiple pages designed to raise relief aid money for Gaza.
Givealittle has confirmed it's required to assess the risks amid concerns surrounding money laundering.
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright says Givealittle can't determine where the money is going in a peer-to-peer donation situation.
"There are other issues of course, there's legal compliance issues that also go wit...
The Treasury has confirmed concerns were raised about former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s conduct.
Its comment comes as it responds to an allegation there was more to Orr’s departure than the public has been led to believe.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny speculates further.
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Over 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have entered the company’s compensation scheme, reports confirmed.
The retailer set up the scheme after dozens of women came forward with allegations of abuse by the late owner, with some going as far back as 1977.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains further.
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Fletcher Building is looking into possibly selling its construction arm.
It's exploring divesting its main construction division - and the Higgins, Brian Perry Civil and Fletcher Construction Major Projects business units.
Milford Asset Management's Andrew Curtayne explains further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Kiwiblog's David Farrar joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Can we confirm Nicola Willis' meeting with Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell was entirely pointless?
Some advocates have blamed the Government's policies for the increase in homelessness. What do we make of this?
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Tower is ending its multi-policy discounts, with the insurer claiming the level of risk is unacceptable for meeting regulatory requirements.
The insurer previously offered people who bought two eligible policies up to 10 percent off their premiums and up to 20 percent off if people had three or more eligible policies.
Massey University marketing professor Bodo Lang explains why these changes are taking place.
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So guess what's happening after Nicola Willis' butter meeting with Fonterra last night? Nothing.
After hyping the meeting, after Mikey chasing Miles down the street, after the news going live with the banner across the TV that the Fonterra meeting is underway, after all of that - nothing is happening because nothing can happen, because Fonterra's not ripping us off.
We're simply paying the same international price as everyone ...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 23 July 2025, Space Minister Judith Collins explains why she urgently needed to change the law to crack down on foreign actors manipulating our space industry.
Homelessness rose by 37% between 2018 and 2023 - and councils say anecdotally the situation has got even worse since then.
Nicola Willis has had her big meeting with Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell to get to ...
A battle's flared between Federated Farmers and Greenpeace.
Federated Farmers says the activist group should be stripped of its charitable status for defacing Gore's iconic brown trout statue to highlight how dairy pollution's affected the town's water.
A three-day do-not-drink notice was issued Friday, because of elevated nitrate levels.
Southland Federated Farmers president, Jason Herrick, says Greenpeace should behave better.
"W...
Almost a century after Phillis Symons was murdered and buried in an unmarked Karori grave, a headstone mysteriously appeared.
Symons, 17 and pregnant, was killed by George Errol Coats in June 1931 and buried - some say alive - in the dirt excavated to build the Mt Victoria tunnel, where her body was later discovered.
Historian Gabor Toth says it's a mystery as to how the headstone got there.
"The fact that her grave has been unmark...
A new law on space infrastructure is being described as immediately enhancing national security.
The bill's passed under urgency today, and requires a Government permit for anyone wanting to operate ground-based space infrastructure, like a launch pad.
Permission can be removed if the security risk can't be managed.
Space Minister Judith Collins says there are risks from so much banking and communication being done through satellit...
A social housing commentator says the numbers of people without a home is probably worse than data suggests.
June Homelessness Insights released today show rough sleeping's worsening countrywide, across all measures.
The 2023 Census indicated a 37 percent increase between 2018 and 2023, reaching almost 5,000 without shelter.
But Bernie Smith says the Census wasn't that accurate - and explained many people on the s...
The Finance Minister says all roads lead back to supermarket competition, as questions loom over spiralling dairy prices.
Nicola Willis yesterday spoke with with Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell - in a meeting she's called constructive and candid.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it's likely the Government will make an announcement on supermarkets in the coming days.
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More tributes for heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, who's died aged 76.
Band-mates of Black Sabbath's lead singer say they've lost a brother.
Musos from Pearl Jam, Metallica and Aerosmith are calling Osbourne a hero, and an inspiration for generations.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says Osbourne helped bring metal music into the mainstream - at least, in the US.
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