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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Voters across the UK are set to vote for a new lawmaker, councillors and mayors in the coming days in the local elections.
This local election is predicted to favour the right-wing populist Reform UK party - led by Nigel Farage.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says people are divided about Starmer's performance as Prime Minister - and Farage has managed to attract plenty of coverage in the lead-up.
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The US has signed a deal with Kyiv to share profits from the future sale of Ukraine's mineral reserves - after months of tense negotiations and an infamous meeting in the White House.
The two countries have agreed to establish a reconstruction investment fund to spur Ukraine's economic recovery from its war with Russia.
New Voice of Ukraine editor says this is a better deal than the previous one on offer - but there's been criticis...
The next set of unemployment figures are due to be released next week - and speculation indicates they'll go up even higher.
Unemployment was sitting at 5.1 percent at the end of last year, according to the data.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann speculates ahead of next week's release.
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 1 May 2025, the Health Minister has called striking doctors back to negotiating table. Doctors union boss Sarah Dalton speaks to Heather.
ACT leader David Seymour wants to cut a significant number of Ministries to save more money but he won't say which ones he would cut.
The ComCom explains why it won't do a market study into the price of air travel in New Zealan...
Tonight on The Huddle, CTU economist Craig Renney and journalist Clare de Lore joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
David Seymour has made some suggestions about the ministries he would cut down or scrap altogether. What do we think? Do we agree with this idea?
The Greens have unveiled a plan to create 40,000 new 'green jobs' as part of their alternative budget due out in a couple of wee...
Now, I've done a bit of an exercise today.
I started reading the news this morning, and I was really quickly struck by how many opinion pieces and comments of outrage there were over the Government removing the voting rights from prisoners.
There was, just by my account, two full opinion pieces by academics, a newsletter that landed in my inbox, a left-wing blog post, outrage from Labour, and outrage from the Greens.
So when I saw ...
Air New Zealand wants to tap into more sustainable aviation fuel - to meet net zero emissions by 2050.
It's aiming to cut well-to-wake jet fuel greenhouse gas emissions by 20-to-25-percent in five years, compared to pre-Covid.
Air New Zealand's Kiri Hannifin says this is the main way airlines can de-carbonise.
She says sustainable fuel is costly, but there's ongoing work looking at keeping airfare prices fair - es...
New research has confirmed there is an unmistakeable link between vaping and irreversible lung disease.
The study published by Johns Hopkins University tracked 250,000 people - and discovered that e-cigarette use is associated with increased new diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in New Zealand.
Respiratory physician and Asthma and Respiratory Foundation adviser, Dr Stuart ...
The Greens are revealing parts of their alternative budget - set to cost about $8 billion over four years.
It's calling for a Ministry of Green Works, a Government agency supporting sustainable infrastructure - including regional forestry.
The party estimates it would create 40,000 jobs.
Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick won't release more details - but says their costed independent budget will be released in about two weeks.
"In about a f...
ACT's leader says now is a good time for the Government to think about its organisation.
David Seymour wants a limit on Cabinet Minister numbers - with none outside Cabinet, and only one associate minister for finance.
Seymour says there are currently ministers with seven different departments, and departments answering to 19 ministers.
He says he doesn't expect change pre-election - but believes Chris Luxon gets his viewpoin...
The senior doctor's union says a pay increase offered in negotiations with Health New Zealand doesn't seem to have changed.
About 5,000 senior doctors have been striking today, after eight months of failed bargaining.
Health Minister Simeon Brown is urging members to resume talks.
Salaried Medical Specialists Association executive director, Sarah Dalton, says what's being offered won't attract or retain talent.
"W...
The Health Minister is making it clear he's not criticising doctors over pay - but their union.
More than $5,000 senior doctors in the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists union have been striking today.
Simeon Brown's urging them back to the negotiating table, saying thousands of surgeries - such as hip operations and knee replacements - have had to be delayed.
NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan qu...
The estranged husband of killer-accused, Erin Patterson, has taken the stand today - revealing a series of texts.
Patterson's charged with murdering his parents and aunt with a beef wellington lunch laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the ex-husband, Simon Patterson, was invited to the lunch - but declined.
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The Indian Panthers are out of the NBL basketball competition for the foreseeable future.
The NBL commission has suspended the overseas first-year entrant amid claims of payment issues and poor treatment of players.
The club will be indefinitely suspended until certain conditions laid out by the Commission are met.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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The Commerce Commission has confirmed it will not be formally putting the cost of flying under the microscope.
Rangitata MP James Meager has suggested the Government could help keep fares competitive by supporting regional airlines.
It's been revealed some flights to Pacific Island nations are cheaper than certain trips within New Zealand.
Commission Chair Dr John Small says flying short routes with low demand is very expensive.
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Meghan Markle has copped some backlash after new reports claim she was using her HRH title when she wasn't supposed to.
Sources close to the Duchess of Sussex say that when she used the title HRH on a card, it was sent with a personal gift and not for any public purpose.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacks the controversy further.
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US earnings season has started up again - and new reports indicate Donald Trump's tariffs are starting to bite.
Companies across the US have reported shipping from China has taken a significant dip - the biggest reported since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Milford Asset Management's Sam Trethewey explains further.
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is continuing to buy foreign currency assets to give it more firepower, should it need to intervene in the market during a crisis.
The central bank sold a whopping $259 million of New Zealand dollars in March to buy assets, such as government bonds, linked to other currencies.
The sale marked the second-largest foreign exchange-related transaction (or series of transactions) the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) h...
Tonight on The Huddle, Kiwiblog writer and Curia pollster David Farrar and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Wellington City Council has voted in favour of supporting lowering the voting age to 16 in local body elections. This is never going to go anywhere - is it?
The Government's latest curriculum update involves teaching students ab...
I want to talk a little bit more about Nicola Willis’ tight budget - I haven’t changed my position from yesterday and I'm impressed at how little she’s giving herself to play with.
But the truth is, it doesn’t go far enough - at all.
Because understand this - that $1.3 billion that she’s given herself in her operating allowance is new spending. As in, take last year’s budget and now increase it by $1.3 billion.
For context, Nicola ...
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