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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Rishi Sunak says UK military spending would rise to 2.5 percent of national income by 2030 in response to global threats.
Sunak has also committed to giving the Ukraine £3 billion a year for as long as the current war goes on.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains why Sunak is committed to keeping the UK on a "war footing".
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Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Business Mentors CEO Sarah Trotman joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!
Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds have been unexpectedly stripped of their portfolios today - what do we think of this? Is this good leadership from Luxon?
Elon Musk has been clashing with the Australian Government over the Sydney church stabbing vi...
As Netflix releases their results for first quarter, they've promised some new changes to the service.
The company's shares have dropped by nine percent, and speculation indicates the company could introduce ads to the service.
Milford Asset Management's Deborah Lambie explains further.
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There's been more light shined on the conflicting coverage of public sector job growth.
Labour's Chris Hipkins has justified the growth of the public sector under the previous Government- does he have a point?
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains both sides of the issue.
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Prime Minister Chris Luxon has revealed surprise tweaks to Cabinet.
Melissa Lee's lost her Media and Communications portfolio and been booted from Cabinet and Penny Simmonds' Disability role has gone to Louise Upston.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper dissects Luxon's reasons for the reshuffle.
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New reports show Tesla is experiencing a steep decline in profits and revenue - but the company's shares jumped 10 percent.
The electric vehicle manufacturer posted a lower-than-expected $21.3 billion in revenue and 55 percent decline in profit from the first quarter of 2023.
AJ Bell financial advisor Danni Hewson says investors believe CEO Elon Musk aims to focus more attention on Tesla, with more projects in the pipeline.
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New Zealand has achieved its first trading surplus since last May.
Stats NZ trade data for March 2024 shows a monthly surplus of $588 million.
Goods exports rose 3.8 percent in March on March 2023 - driven by fruit exports, which rose $170 million.
ANZ economist Henry Russell says this is down to a post-pandemic bounce-back - and a weakening domestic economy.
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The Defence Force is facing an unexpected challenge ahead of ANZAC commemorations in Gallipoli.
About half the luggage of the 40-strong team is lost in transit at Dubai, including uniforms and instruments.
RSA CEO Marty Donoghue says he expects the team will come up with a backup plan ahead of tomorrow's event.
"I think the contingent will be really gutted it doesn't have its instruments and uniforms with them - but there is alw...
American comedian Arj Barker is on the defence after last weekend's incident
Barker has sparked controversy across the Tasman after he asked a mother and baby to leave his Melbourne comedy show on Saturday, because the baby was disrupting his performance.
He says he had no interest in shaming the woman or her child - but he wanted to create a quiet soundscape.
"I just wanted to create an uninterrupted soundscape so I could do m...
Dog walkers in Auckland's Remuera and Pt Chevalier have been leaving poo bags where rubbish bins used to be.
The council's been removing bins with low historical use since last November to save money.
Orakei Local Board member Troy Churton says the protest is duly noted, but it's no reason to keep dump dog faeces.
"I can definitely raise this with my board - and will do so - that some of the bins we've taken can be reinstated."
...The Prime Minister is defending today's surprise Cabinet reshuffle.
Luxon has demoted Melissa Lee from Cabinet and stripped her of the Broadcasting and Media portfolio, giving it to Paul Goldsmith.
He's also sacked Penny Simmonds as the Minister for Disabilities, handing the role to Louise Upston.
Prime Minister Luxon says he needs the right people in the right assignments at the right time - and both roles have gotten more comp...
New US-based research suggests women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors.
A study has followed people 65 and older, observing data on those who died within 30 days of seeing a doctor.
8.15 percent of women who died had been treated by female physicians, but that rose to 8.38 percent for women who'd been seen by a man.
For male patients, their doctor's gender made no difference.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson ...
The Warriors have an eye to the future with another landmark signing.
19-year-old halfback Jett Cleary - younger brother of Penrith halfback Nathan and son of former Warriors and current Panthers coach Ivan - has signed a three-year deal from next season.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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There's growing calls for transparency and clarity around anti-doping processes.
This comes after the revelation that the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, despite testing positive for a banned substance.
Former World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman says aspects of this don't pass the 'smell test'.
"They could be better in terms of disclosure, be trans...
I have got nothing bad to say about Chris Luxon demoting Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds today.
This is exactly the kind of performance management that the country deserves, don't you think?
Obviously on a human level, I feel sorry for both of those ministers because this will humiliating - but don’t tell me this wasn’t deserved.
Melissa Lee has done an appalling job of looking like she knows what she’s doing with media, with sen...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is pushing back at a proposal by the Commerce Commission to increase competition in the banking sector.
The Commerce Commission has made multiple suggestions, including asking the Reserve Bank to tolerate more risk so that smaller banks and lenders have a chance to add competition in the market.
Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby spoke with Heather du Plessis-Allan about the decision....
Tonight on The Huddle, journalist Clare de Lore and former Chief of Staff to Jacinda Ardern, Mike Munro, joined in on a discussion about the issues of the day and more!
The Government has proposed a ban on gang patches, but will it work?
The Wellington Reading Cinemas deal is officially off the table - is it surprising that it took so long?
And is comedian Arj Barker in the right for kicking a breastfeeding mother out of his sho...
The controversial Reading Cinemas deal is off.
Wellington City Council announced this afternoon that it's ended negotiations because they couldn't get the best possible outcome for Wellingtonians.
Under the proposed deal, Wellington Council was set to buy the Reading Cinemas land for $32 million, then sell it back to Reading after a decade as a way to finance a future refurbishment.
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The Government has promised to install 10,000 EV chargers by 2030... and EV charging company Jolt has suggested lines companies should pay for the investment.
CEO of Vector, Simon Mackenzie, spoke with Heather du Plessis-Allan about who is responsible for covering the costs.
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Comedian Arj Barker has hit back at criticism after he asked a breastfeeding mother to leave his show in Melbourne over the weekend.
Arj said the seven month old's sounds were distracting him and "ruined his train of thought."
The NZ International Comedy Festival is about to kick off and the Chief Executive, Lauren Whitney, joined Heather to discuss what happened.
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