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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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to have their summit soon, but experts have voiced concerns about what this could mean for Ukraine.
European leaders appeared cautiously optimistic after holding a virtual meeting with Trump ahead of the pair's meeting in Alaska, with the US President saying his goal was to obtain a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv.
UK correspondent Enda Brady unpacks the mood ahead of the...
Tonight on The Huddle, Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners and AUT Chancellor Rob Campbell joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Israel has hit back at Chris Luxon's comment that Netanyahu has 'lost the plot'. What does this mean for the overall Gaza situation?
Should the Royal Commission of Inquiry summons the ex-Ministers?
Do you think the teachers are misjudging the public mood with ...
Crimson Education head Jamie Beaton has set his sights on a new business venture.
Concord Visa is an immigration consultancy project designed to streamline how startups and talent access new markets.
Beaton explained how this venture would help people reach new oppurtunites.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand has released its annual Stock Number Survey for the year ending 30 June 2025.
The data shows New Zealand’s total sheep numbers fell modestly by 1 percent, and beef cattle numbers rose 4.4 percent.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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Ōtorohanga mayor Max Baxter is set to wrap up his 12-year term, and he's gotten some criticisms in about central Government before the end.
Baxter says the rhetoric directed at local Government is doing 'way more harm than good' and more teamwork is needed.
"I think it's about time that central Government and local Government work together rather than throwing barbs at each other."
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I think what many of us are experiencing right now, re: Jacinda, Grant, Chippy and Ayesha not fronting publicly for the COVID inquiry is not disappointment, because disappointment requires us to have had a higher expectation of them.
And I don't think that we did, because I think we got the measure of these people a long time ago.
I think what we're experiencing right now is a sense of injustice, because these people had the power,...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 14 August 2025, should the Royal Commission into Covid reconsider summonsing ex-Ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and co? Constitutional lawyer Graeme Edgeler reveals what he thinks could happen next.
Israel's deputy foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to Heather about Chris Luxon's call that Netanyahu has 'lost the plot'.
There's no shortage of stories where customers go crazy for free giveaways at the supermarket - and one expert has revealed why this is the case.
Between coffee shops offering a free drink after you've bought 10 or beauty retailers handing out samples if you spend enough, research has explained this is all another marketing trick to hook people in.
University of Canterbury marketing professor Ekant Veer says people like to feel lik...
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister's steadfast in condemning Prime Minister Luxon for saying her leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has lost the plot over Gaza.
Chris Luxon made the comment yesterday and says he's voicing a global sentiment.
Sharren Haskel posted saying New Zealand's worst enemies are cats and possums, so it can't understand the threat from Hamas.
Today, she says she stands with Netanyahu on Gaza - and it's the UN tha...
The Police Minister says he'd never second-guess an officer's actions during a police incident.
Multiple investigations are taking place after an officer shot two people after a domestic dispute.
An officer shot a man carrying a hunting knife, with fears he'd seriously injure a woman.
The officer then shot the woman dead, when she threatened officers.
Mark Mitchell says he feels for the officer.
"My thoughts go o...
A constitutional lawyer says the Royal Commission of Inquiry has the power to summons ex-ministers to front for its Covid enquiry.
It's called off its second week of hearings after Chris Hipkins, Dame Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson, and Ayesha Verrall declined to appear.
It says it shouldn't diminish the inquiry - as all have privately given evidence.
Lawyer Graeme Edgeler says the Commission just needs to consider if ...
Chris Luxon is defending saying Israel's leader has 'lost the plot' in the face of pushback.
The Prime Minister criticised Benjamin Netanyahu over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where people are starving.
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister responded that Luxon can't comprehend the challenges of facing Hamas.
NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says Luxon's put his own views out there - in a change of pace from factoring in W...
Anthony Albanese has hit back against Hamas propaganda' after the Islamist group put out statements overnight welcoming his pledge to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef claimed he welcomed the 'political courage' of the Australian Labor Government in an earlier statement.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says this situation has prompted additional concerns.
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Silver Fern Maddy Gordon has revealed the ANZ Premiership's uncertain future played a major role in her decision to leave the Central Pulse after seven years and three titles.
The 29-test midcourter's joining the Queensland Firebirds in next year's Super Netball in Australia, following teammate Kelly Jackson.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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He’s descended from a Treaty signatory, an All Black and the ‘Voice of New Zealand’, but John Bryers Ruddock can't get his kids New Zealand citizenship - so he's taking legal action.
John himself was born overseas and was dismayed to discover there was no easy way to secure Kiwi citizenship for his US-born children, in part because he was born offshore.
He says it would have been easier to get approved if he was coming in as a migr...
The number of migrants to cross the English Channel in small boats since the Labour party came to power 13 months ago is expected to have reached 50,000.
The Government says it’s an 'unacceptable number of people' but pointed to the 'one in, one out' returns deal with France as a deterrent.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says opposition MPs have been quick to accuse the Government of 'surrendering the borders'.
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The Reserve Bank is moving to cut 20 percent of its staff in a bid to unwind the hiring spree by former Governor Adrian Orr.
The restructure will see the net reduction on 142 roles, including 35 vacant positions.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson 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!
Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson have all declined to be interviewed publicly by the Covid inquiry. Should they have fronted?
Did Chlöe Swarbrick deserve to get booted out of Parliament today? Should she have apologised? Wh...
US inflation held steady in July, with consumer prices rising 2.7 percent - depite the ongoing concerns around import tariffs.
Figures are better than economists feared, but underlying pressures make the Federal Reserve's next move unclear.
Milford Asset Management's Michael Luke explained further.
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Unionised secondary teachers who say kids' needs aren't being met in school will strike next week, nationwide.
They'll step away from the job next Wednesday after rejecting a three percent pay increase over three years.
The PPTA says experienced teachers will be crucial to successfully rolling out proposed Government NCEA reforms.
President Chris Abercrombie says the teachers introduced a counter-offer, but it's up to the Governmen...
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