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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Prince Andrew’s future at Royal Lodge is in doubt after the collapse of a business deal that was intended to provide a financial lifeline.
The deal would have allowed the prince to abide by the terms of his lease, by paying for the hugely expensive upkeep of the vast Windsor estate.
Without it, he could face eviction from the 30-room property, on which he has not paid rent for 20 years.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacks the backl...
The Government is more than halving the number of entities that need to make climate-related disclosures.
It has proposed to only require listed issuers with market capitalisations of more than $1 billion to make disclosures.
Currently, the threshold is $60 million.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains the changes further.
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More financial experts have raised concerns about an AI bubble - and what it could mean for the wider economy.
Multiple AI companies are attracting the attention of investors, and this interest is projected to grow, but concerns have been raised.
Milford Asset Management Andrew Curtayne explained further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union 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!
Is the Government right to get rid of its climate disclosure rules for listed companies? Did anybody actually care?
Tomorrow's mega-strike is set to begin. Polls indicate over half of Kiwis support the strike. What do we make of all this?&n...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 22 October 2025, Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche airs his frustrations ahead of tomorrow's mega strike.
Immunisation expert Dr Nikki Turner explains why there are concerns that measles is spreading undetected - and it's not just kids at risk.
Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace explains when you should consider switching from gas to electricity given ga...
There's yet another, frankly welcome, sign that the world's climate overhype may be over, or at least correcting.
The latest is that the Government has announced it's now easing the rules on how much compulsory climate reporting the big listed companies have to do.
Now, I don't blame you if you feel at this minute like your eyes are about to glaze over, but do not let that happen. Because this is actually much more important than i...
Air New Zealand says it now expects to make a first-half loss of about $30 million to $55 million, before tax.
It's just provided a trading update to the NZX.
The national carrier says it expected a two to three percent uplift in revenue across domestic and US-bound bookings.
However, this hasn't materialised and isn't evidenced in future bookings.
NZ Shareholders Association head Oliver Mander says the engine issues and ongoing ec...
A fund manager says Kiwis deserve to know the impact of their investments.
The Government plans to scrap annual climate disclosures for KiwiSaver funds, and raise the reporting threshold for listed companies from $60 million dollars to $1 billion.
Mindful Money founder Barry Coates says these rule changes will reduce transparency.
"We're stepping backwards on what should be information that should be disclosed by compan...
A Kiwi company is investing in drone boats able to be used for defence - on home shores and beyond.
Robotics company Syos has acquired Tauranga business Bay Dynamics.
Syos CEO Sam Vye says it will strengthen their position in the surveillance and defence market.
He adds underwater sabotage is a growing concern overseas.
"Particularly in the EU around potential sabotage by hostile vessels or vessels from certain co...
There's growing worries measles is spreading undetected through the country.
Three new cases in Manawatu and Nelson were announced yesterday, bringing the total of current infections to four.
Health New Zealand hasn't been able to confirm how each became infected - and is warning of a potential national outbreak.
Immunisation Advisory Centre medical director, Dr Nikki Turner, says four cases might not sound scary - but measles is h...
The Public Service Commissioner is suggesting unions are striking to get it out of their system.
At least 100,000 workers in health, education and public service are walking off the job tomorrow, protesting pay and conditions.
Some picketing's moving indoors and some rallies cancelled in Wellington and Canterbury - with extreme bad weather looming.
Commissioner Sir Brian Roche says despite him being willing, unio...
The Public Service Commissioner's again sounding a negative note over New Zealand's major health and education strike tomorrow.
About 100,000 union members across various sectors will stop work across the day - expressing frustration over pay and working conditions.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this is expected to be the biggest strike in New Zealand's history since the 1970s, with many unions expecte...
Plans for a second Trump-Putin meeting to discuss the Ukraine war have been shelved, days after they were proposed.
Last week, Trump said he and the Russian president would hold talks in Budapest to discuss the war in Ukraine.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says reports claim Russia isn't happy with some proposed terms.
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High Performance Sport NZ has quietly footed the bill for an independent review and player wellbeing support in the Silver Ferns' camp amid the ongoing Dame Noeline Taurua saga.
While Netball NZ grapples with the fallout following Taurua's suspension, HPSNZ has offered funding, strategic advice, and resourcing behind the scenes.
Sportstalk host Elliott Smith explains further.
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With gas prices going up all over the country, there's debate over whether households should make the switch to electricity.
Contact Energy recently revealed it's hiking gas prices by an average of 17 percent, as the decline in production has hit faster and harder than expected.
Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace says making the switch is a big decision - and could set households back by thousands of dollars.
"The costs are any...
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on his Royal Lodge for more than two decades, according to a new release by The Crown Estate.
The release of this tenancy agreement follows calls for transparency on Andrew's residence, on top of another week of scandal.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says it's suspected William wants to get ahead of a bigger mess before he becomes King.
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Labour unveiled their first major policy a year out from the 2026 election, and it's prompted mixed reactions from experts.
Some have lambasted the proposed New Zealand Future Fund for being light on details, and Labour has yet to confirm which public assets will be managed by this fund.
BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie offered his take on the proposed idea.
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Tonight on The Huddle, broadcaster Mark Sainsbury and Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day, and more!
Should the Public Service Commission be putting out ads about Thursdays' mega strike, in a bid to attack the unions? Should we be concerned here?
Sports Minister Mark Mitchell is weighing in on the Netball New Zealand v Dame Noeline Taurua saga, after Labour...
Partially selling one of New Zealand's largest meat companies should give it much-needed capital, according to some.
Farmer shareholders of Alliance Group voted to let Ireland's Dawn Meats buy a 65 percent stake in the company, for $270 million.
The remaining 35 percent will still belong to the co-op.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Problems with Amazon's cloud services in the US have been felt around the world.
Thousands of websites and apps were affected by an outage during the night, including TVNZ Plus, Neon, Sky TV, Snapchat and Wordle.
Tech commentator Paul Spain says a lot of things got broken in the process of trying to undo the damage, and some businesses are still trying to recover.
"When you break a lot of technology, sometimes it takes quite a bit ...
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