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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Questions are being raised over cases where New Zealand-born teenagers fear being kicked out of the country for being illegal overstayers.
A law change in 2006 removed the right to citizenship by birth for children born in New Zealand - but there's a wave of kids born after that date who are set to turn 18 and it's unclear what could happen to them.
Immigration lawyer Alistair McClymont says he's representing some of these kids - w...
Following Lorde's recent pop-ups Washington Square Park in New York and a nightclub in Sydney, Kiwi fans were feeling hopeful they would be treated to a similar experience.
Yesterday, Lorde let 96 Kiwi fans into an exclusive listening party at the YMCA on the corner of Pitt St and Vincent St in downtown Auckland.
There were still hundreds of Kiwi fans lining up hoping to be let in - and Newstalk ZB producer Sam Robinson was among t...
Slashing certain consenting laws, allowing more quarries and mining and reducing farming red tape all feature in the proposed Government reform of the Resource Management Act.
The Associate Environment Minister has described current climate regulations as 'out of proportion' to the environmental risk.
Consultation's opened until July 27.
RMA reform minister Chris Bishop says the country needs more energy, renewables and infrastruct...
Labour's Ginny Andersen raised a few eyebrows after making an incorrect statement on Wellington Mornings.
Andersen was talking about the coalition arrangement - and claimed it was the only instance where ministers were included in the Cabinet room.
Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls noticed this was wrong - and cited some other examples.
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An Australian court has been shown a supermarket bill that allegedly led to a fatal mushroom lunch.
Erin Patterson's accused of killing three former in-laws by serving them a meal allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023.
The trial has been running for five weeks.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the trial is still ongoing.
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Patrick Tuipulotu believes his body can hold up to the rigours of three more years in New Zealand Rugby.
The Blues captain and All Blacks lock has signed on until 2028, turning down offers from Japan.
Tuipulotu has been an All Black since 2014 but has often been sidelined through injury - limited to just one World Cup in 2019.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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Lawyer Scott Russell says proposed changes to our lending laws only benefit Aussie banks.
The bill, currently before Select Committee, aims to lessen red tape for such things as adjusting credit limits and applying for credit cards.
Russell's representing 170,000 Kiwis in a class action against ANZ and ASB, and says the changes protect those banks.
He says they argue penalties under the law are a risk to the econo...
French police have arrested at least 20 people following a number of kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families.
Authorities said the arrests were connected to investigations into a recent abduction attempt in Nantes - and another attempted kidnapping in Paris in May.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacks the investigations.
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The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent.
The markets had already priced a rates cut in - but there was some uncertainty emerging after the announcement took place.
Milford Asset Management's Remy Morgan explains further.
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The Reserve Bank delivered their quarterly update on the OCR - but there was a hawkish undertone this time round, according to experts.
The central bank cut the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent, in line with expectations from economists.
Despite this, NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny noted there were some concerns about the economic future.
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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!
The Government's latest OCR update was delivered this afternoon - what did we think of it? Are we getting dangerously close to 'stagflation' territory?
Should we stop contributing so much to MPs' KiwiSavers?
Movie theatres are seeing ...
Some complex airline problems might be solved with another type of aircraft now operating in an Auckland warehouse.
Air New Zealand has teamed up with Spark, Ericsson and Canadian firm Cypher Robotics to deploy a robot-tethered drone.
The airline and the telco said they worked together to create New Zealand’s first private 5G network for business.
Mark Beder, Spark New Zealand customer director for enterprise and government, says t...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 28 May 2025, the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates but things are much more uncertain for the future. Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold told Heather it's significant that the Monetary Policy Committee didn't come to a unanimous decision.
I don't really want to have to start on a bum note, but if there is a thing that we do on the show, it's honesty. So let's be honest about it.
What the Reserve Bank decision told you today is how much trouble our economy is in. If you're in business, you already know this and you don't need me to tell you this.
I was talking to a couple of CEOs yesterday. They were telling me they cannot see the green shoots - we've been waiting. W...
The Warehouse Group has appointed a new CEO after a lengthy search to fill the role.
Mark Stirton, who joined the company in April last year, will head the group from August 1.
Chair Dame Joan Withers says Stirton has basically completed a one-year job interview - and has continued to impress the board.
"Rather than just anoint someone internally, we went through that thorough process so that we could be absolutely confident we got...
A lawyer's surprised police aren't taking investigations further, following the death of a Palmerston North teen playing a 'Run it Straight' game.
19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite suffered a serious brain injury on Sunday participating in the sport - and died in hospital on Monday.
The tackling competition is big on social media.
Lawyer Matt Goodwin says most people participating would know there's a serious risk of injury, eve...
There's hopes poor financial results don't spell the final act for cinemas.
Revenue dropped for all the Hoyts, Reading and Event Cinemas chains in 2024.
Auckland's Capitol Cinema co-owner Roger Wyllie says the combination of Covid and the Hollywood writer's strike brought tough times.
He says there are good movies out there - but interest is low.
"We've probably done 40 percent on pre-Covid with people coming thr...
A hairdresser says the industry has lots of 'silly little rules'.
Cabinet has agreed to all the Ministry for Regulation's recommendations - allowing drinks and dogs if businesses want them.
Rules about the spacing of chairs and how bright lights are will also be scrapped from July.
Hairdresser Hailey Ashton says she's always offered tea and coffee, but she might decline to invite the pooches.
"I've got clients I know are quite afra...
The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee revealed it failed to reach a consensus today - before they voted to cut the OCR 25 basis points to 3.25 percent.
But Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold says that's surprising.
He explained that the fact someone is prepared to put their hand up and say they wouldn't support the move shows it was more a line-ball call than they were expecting.
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The Prime Minister's brushing off criticism from Wellington's mayor.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB today, the PM hit out at the city's cycleway rollout and water management - saying other cities are moving forward.
Tory Whanau says Luxon should focus on coalition issues and the problematic Government's school lunch roll out, not punching down on the capital.
Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls unpacked Tory Whanau's response.
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