Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
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HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN DRIVE
4pm–7pm weekdays
Dynamic, sharp and connected - Heather du Plessis-Allan means business.
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.
Assertive, direct and opinionated, Heather is well respected by leading news makers, business leaders and political insiders.
As well as setting the news agenda, this show has a major focus on local and international business, ensuring our listeners are engaged and informed.
Heather du Plessis-Allan is a driving force at the centre of New Zealand’s biggest newsroom and number one radio station*.
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Britain, Germany to sign mutual defence treaty
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to the UK to sign a new bilateral defence treaty. The treaty promises tighter action...
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The Huddle: Do we need a cap for tax rises too?
Tonight on The Huddle, former Green MP Gareth Hughes and lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the...
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US earnings season: What does this quarter say about American consumers?
The US earnings season for the second quarter is under way - and one expert has revealed what this means for American households. Recent data shows households are...
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Experts claim demand for red meat set to stay ahead of supply
Despite the current geopolitical environment, product prices have strongly recovered from their lows of the past couple of seasons as demand returned from key export...
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Icehouse Ventures opens seed fund to back NZ's latest emerging companies
The hunt is on for New Zealand's next big new start-up. Icehouse Ventures recently opened a $30 million seed round in an attempt to fund 30 new Kiwi-made business...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast: 17 July 2025
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 17 July 2025, shocker price hike. Food prices have gone up by 4.6 percent. Economist Brad Olsen...
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Perspective with Ryan Bridge: The Government needs to give us the truth about boot camps and charter schools
How many times have you heard the Prime Minister say this Government is different because it will set targets, track progress and be open about its actual results? That's...
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'Exciting': All Blacks unveil team changes ahead of final French clash
The All Blacks selectors have rung 10 changes to the starting XV for Saturday's third and final test against France in Hamilton. Ethan de Groot, Fabian Holland,...
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'Failure': Tamatha Paul lambasts OT's refusal to release bootcamp reoffending details
The pressure's on Oranga Tamariki - as it announces it won't release more details around bootcamp reoffending. The Ministry for Children initially confirmed teens...
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'Price pressure': Households seeing double-digit increases for dairy, meat, veges
Households are still finding it tough to pay for the basics, with high prices not easing yet. Stats NZ has revealed the cost of food rose 4.6 percent in the 12...
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'Alarmist': Food Safety NZ responds to campylobacter infection rates study
Food Safety New Zealand says a study of campylobacter infection rates is unnecessarily alarmist. The Public Health Communication Centre claims more than 10 percent...
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Barry Soper: David Seymour in hot water after LGNZ conference
David Seymour's urging councils to axe what he calls 'puppy dogs and ice cream'. The Deputy Prime Minister's adding to the coalition's call for councils to focus...
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Qantas goes to court to protect customers hit by data breach
Qantas has filed court action in a bid to stop the compromised data of millions of customers being accessed or released following a recent cyber attack. The accounts...
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Beauden Barrett ruled out of third French test following training injuries
Concern in the All Blacks camp over a hand injury to first five Beauden Barrett. While Barrett was unlikely to start in the third and final test against France in...
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CommComm's changes to interchange fees prompts mixed response
Retail NZ is criticising the Commerce Commission's regulatory change to card payment fees. The Commission today announced new regulations on interchange fees, reducing...
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Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme, data leak shows
Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, according to new reports. In...
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ANZ declines latest offer to settle class action lawsuit
ANZ has declined a proposed settlement by lawyers leading a massive class action against the bank for giving customers the wrong information about their loans. The...
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Ryman Healthcare leads NZX for July
Ryman Healthcare's share price has gone up for the first half of July, leading experts to speculate about the company's future. This follows a downturn from earlier...
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The Huddle: Do we need a harsher crackdown on vaping?
Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about the following...
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Perspective with Ryan Bridge: We owe Kiwi schoolkids an apology
We owe our kids an apology. School students of all ages in this country have been used as guinea pigs in failed experiments that have been demonstrably bad for their...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast: 16 July 2025
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 16 July 2025, open plan classrooms will no longer be built, the Education Minister says they...
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Electricity Authority promises new regulations will bring down power bills
The winter season means higher power bills will impact Kiwi households, but the Electricity Authority has promised changes are on the way. The nation's largest power...
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Teen vaping rates on decline in Australia, study shows
Australia may have turned a corner on youth vaping, according to new reports. A new study has found the country's rates have fallen among 14 to 17-year-olds, from...
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'We know it is a big problem': Labour puts forward modern slavery bill
Labour's taken quick action on demands from thousands of Kiwi teens to counter modern slavery. The students today delivered letters to Parliament - written at World...
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'Pretty overwhelming': Rangiora principal relieved Govt scrapping open-plan classrooms
Open-plan classrooms will soon be a thing of the past, according to a new directive from the Government. Education Minister Erica Stanford's announced plans to build...
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Endangered little spotted kiwi discovered in the wild for first time in decades
A rare little spotted kiwi has been spotted in the wild on the mainland for the first time in nearly 50 years. The bird was seen in March in the remote Adams Wilderness...
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for Epstein files to be released
Mike Johnson, the US Speaker of the House, has called for the Justice Department to release the files of deceased sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. President Donald...
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Barry Soper: What's really behind the brain drain?
More accusations are being slung across the House, with the Greens indicating it's the Government that's forcing people across the ditch. At today's Question Time,...
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Paul Gallen v Sonny Bill Williams: What can fans expect from tonight?
Sonny Bill Williams is over the chatter and is ready to let his hands do the talking in tonight's boxing bout against Paul Gallen in Sydney. It'll be the first time...
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LGNZ head questions if caps on rates are the way forward
The head of a local Government lobby group has raised concerns about the Government's newest bill aimed at local councils. An amendment bill being moved through...
