Articles by Heather du Plessis-Allan
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The rugby bosses would be idiots to turn Qatar's offer down
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:24PMBrace yourself, because it looks like we’re about to have another debate about whether sport should be taking money from...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Let's ignore the naysayers as the cellphone ban kicks in
Monday, 29 April 2024, 5:14PMAs you know, today is the official first day of the ban on cell phones in schools. For most parents and teachers and kids...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Judges will do what they like with Three Strikes
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 5:36PMThis morning I was listening to the radio, and I was quite shocked when I heard Labour’s Justice Spokesperson, Duncan Webb,...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Critics of Three Strikes law are missing the point
Monday, 22 April 2024, 4:20PMAs promised the government's bringing back the Three Strikes law. The Prime Minister and the Associate Justice Minister Nicole...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The smaller rugby ball for women is already controversial
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 5:24PMGuess what: the smaller ruby ball for women is already controversial. I was telling you about this last week because World...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: TV3's 6pm bulletin is saved - for now
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:16PMSo, the 6pm bulletin on TV3 is saved after all. It's been announced this afternoon that that Stuff is going to make the bulletin...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is Shortland Street in trouble?
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 5:03PMShortland Street is now apparently in trouble. TVNZ has just confirmed it is reviewing whether it carries on with Shortland...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: These Easter trading laws are inconvenient nowadays
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:25PMIf you’ve been debating the issue of the two New World supermarkets in Wanaka breaking Easter trading laws repeatedly, including...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Princess Kate was let down by her own team
Monday, 25 March 2024, 5:02PMI'd have to say, the cancer diagnosis of the Princess of Wales, Kate, was probably the biggest news over the weekend, wasn't...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Would you tell your colleagues what you earn?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 4:38PMHere’s a question for you... would you tell your colleagues what you get paid? The reason I ask is because Labour MP Camilla...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The solution to youth vaping is obvious
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 4:51PMI'm completely puzzled about something, I'm really stumped by this. And that is- why two Governments in a row now are pussy-footing...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: We need to make sure politicians deliver on their promises
Monday, 18 March 2024, 4:51PMNational is making noises that sound an awful lot like they might not deliver the full tax cuts in July like they promised. Finance...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: This is the consequence for Ghahraman's actions
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:02PMYesterday, after we talked about Golriz Ghahraman's guilty plea, I got a text from someone listening which said something...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: We all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 4:51PMI think we all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out, don't we? It's pretty obvious. We don’t know how...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: What happened yesterday is probably my worst nightmare
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 5:06PMI'll tell you what, what happened with that Latam flight yesterday is probably my worst nightmare. Weirdly, this has gotten...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The royals have turbo-charged rumours about Kate Middleton's health
Monday, 11 March 2024, 5:04PMIf the speculation around Kate Middleton's health was at a fever pitch last week, it is off the charts today because of the...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Super Rugby cannot afford to lose more money
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 4:45PMJust listening to the commentary on the women’s 'redneck' haka in the last day, I don't think people quite understand what...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: We're way too chill about kids missing class
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 5:28PMLet me tell you something that happened today. This morning, David Seymour was on the radio with Mike Hosking, outlining...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Mice and rats aren't Countdown's problem
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 4:55PMIt is amazing, isn't it? How the story of one rat in a Dunedin supermarket has just blown up for Countdown. First, it was...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm expecting at least one resignation from Fletcher Building
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 4:38PMIt looks almost certain that the CEO of Fletcher Building is gone. The company put the shares in a trading halt yesterday,...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Good riddance to the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 5:07PMIt's official, the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax is gone-burger from 1 July. Aucklanders will not have to pay $11.5 cents a...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Mark Mitchell was thrown under the bus today
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 5:02PMI feel sorry for Mark Mitchell. He's been thrown under the bus and made to look silly today. But I think he was just telling...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: I worry for the future of the Greens without Shaw
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 4:56PMIt's not altogether a surprise that James Shaw has quit as co-leader of the Green Party. It's pretty well known that there...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Some rare good news for Wellingtonians
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 4:50PMA bit of rare good news for Wellingtonians, they've escaped having the water restrictions ratcheted up on them this week. That...