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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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 31 May 2024, a shock conviction for Donald Trump! Republican strategist and former George W Bush adivser Scott Jennings reacts to the former president's guilty verdict. Is he going to jail? Will this help his re-election chances?
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been moved from hospital, two weeks after being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.
Fico has served as prime minister for more than 10 of the last 18 years - returning to power last September, leading a populist-nationalist coalition.
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The Government's Budget centrepiece has passed in the House - and tax cuts will become law.
By shifting income tax brackets, it will give earners earning more than $14,000 dollars an extra $4-$40 a fortnight.
Senior Political Correspondent Bary Soper told Heather du Plessis Allan “We’ve seen nothing ...
Eden Park hopes to be Auckland’s frugal stadium option.
Proposals for ‘Eden Park 2.0’ and a brand-new stadium at Quay Park will undergo a feasibility study.
Eden Park CEO, Nick Sautner told Heather du Plessis-Allan “We can introduce a whole range of new activities – from boxing, UFC to religious festi...
There's another $1.2 billion for the Regional Infrastructure Fund - to support regional economies.
It’s also allocating $2.7-billion package for roads, rail and public transport. The package includes a billion-dollars to speed up Roads of National Significance construction, 940-million to repair weather-damaged roads and an investment in rail netwo...
Local businesses are thrilled a 20-year deal's been struck with the Tiwai Point Aluminum Smelter.
The deal was signed with three energy companies - guaranteeing supply to New Zealand Aluminum Smelters until 2044.
It brings certainty to hundreds of plant workers, and thousands in related jobs.
...The Employment Court has rejected an appeal by state broadcaster TVNZ, over how it handled staff job cuts.
E tū union alleged the broadcaster hadn't upheld a clause in its collective agreement - which vowed to support staff taking part in changes to workplace practice.
E tū Negotiator Michael Wood told...
Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to former porn star, Stormy Daniels.
He’s the first former US president to ever be convicted of a crime.
Republican Commentator and former advisor to George W. Bush, Scott Jennings, told Heat...
The Labour Party has suggested its supporters donate their tax cuts.
The request was sent in an email by party secretary Rob Salmond - stating, "You may get a few dollars in tax cuts, but they come at the cost of services that Kiwis rely on".
The statement then asked, "Friend, will you donate some of y...
Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to former porn star, Stormy Daniels.
Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts - the first former US president to ever be convicted of a crime.
US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Heather du Plessis-Al...
We got a rare bit of good economic news today hearing that Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is committed to staying here for at least another 20 years.
Normally, I don't have a lot for time for Tiwai. And that’s largely because of how the owners have behaved in the past: threatening to leave, going cap in hand to the government, getting saved, then a few years later threatening to leave again... getting some assistance...
A number of homeless people have been removed from Edinburgh to make way for tourists ahead of Taylor Swift's tour.
Taylor Swift is set to perform in the region from 7 to 9 June, and reports have surfaced of homeless people being moved amid an accommodation shortage.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says accommodation prices have skyrocketed during that timeframe - with some rooms going for $1400 per night.
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Over in the US, a slew of big-box retailers have slashed prices across their stores.
Walmart, Target and Amazon are among the big names bringing down their prices ahead of the summer season.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds says these moves are being made to appeal to inflation-weary customers.
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One expert says the 2024 Budget was never going to be transformational, amid everything working against it.
The Government unveiled their Budget today, and Minister Nicola Willis says keeping the books sound was her main priority.
Listen to NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann unpack all of today's new updates.
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters is seeking urgent talks, as the Australian Government considers making changes to its deportation policy.
Peters says we don't want people whose formative experiences were nearly all in Australia being deported to New Zealand.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds unpacks the proposed changes - and the impact they could leave.
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A call for unity from both sides of the New Zealand Rugby governance divide.
The special general meeting ballot saw proposal 2 passed, meaning three of NZR's nine board directors must have experience at the provincial level.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the issue further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Is this a transformational Budget - or a big letdown? The tax cuts were unveiled and new spending priorities were revealed, are they enough?
Is it a bad look for the Government to stop funding cancer drugs?
The provincial unions have voted against NZ Rugby's gov...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 30 May 2024, a special Budget Day edition from Parliament.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has delivered her first Budget. She tells Heather how big your tax cut will be and how our economy will fare over the next three years.
A tax expert tells Heather the tax cuts were well overdue, but cancer advocates are disappointed funding for new cancer drugs has been d...
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour was very vocal that ACT would have cut more in the 2024 Budget.
Government spending is still set to continue at record levels, despite the current drive to reduce savings in the public sector.
Seymour says ACT campaigned on cutting 'wasteful' spending - and would have liked to see more in this year's Budget.
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The provincial unions believe the heart of rugby has been secured with the New Zealand Rugby governance vote going their way.
A bid for fully independent governance has been rejected - the board will require three members holding experience as a provincial director.
Provincial unions spokesperson Rowena Duncum says this verdict is a good decision for New Zealand rugby.
"There's two things that rugby players love - they love pla...
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