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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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Why apartment buyers may struggle with information disclosure
A documentary that aired on Prime recently has shined a light on one difficulty apartment buyers face. Many buyers would want to know if their potential new home...
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Economist: Australian govt can afford to spend big in budget
Record investment is tipped to be in Australia's Federal Budget, that's released tonight. It's expected to pump billions of dollars into the economy, as the Government...
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Fonterra's share price drops following capital structure review
Fonterra directors are proposing an easier entry for farmers to the big dairy cooperative and either axing or capping through a buy-back the listed Fonterra Shareholders'...
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The Huddle: Confiscating of criminal proceeds the real talking point in FPO bill
The Government will make it illegal for "high-risk people" including gang members and serious criminals to own firearms. A new bill to be introduced will involve...
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Assaults on supermarket staff becoming more frequent, more serious
Countdown is concerned about assaults in stores. A 42-year-old man's been charged with four counts of attempted murder in a Dunedin Countdown. Four people have had...
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Golden Globes won't go ahead in 2022 after backlash against organisers
Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from studios, stars and large swaths of the film industry, NBC said Monday that will not air the...
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Whanganui Mayor: More than one factor at play in congestion issues
After the indignity of being labelled a "zombie town" Whanganui is now experiencing a growth spurt that has seen it fall victim to that most metropolitan of scourges,...
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Andrew Dickens: If cracking down on gangs was easy, it would have been done decades ago
So, the latest step has been taken in the decades long battle against the gangs, organised crime and hardened criminals. The government has introduced a thing called...
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Police Minister: New FPOs take it one step further
The Government will make it illegal for "high-risk people" including gang members and serious criminals to own firearms. A new bill to be introduced will involve...
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Victoria on high alert: State records first local Covid case in 74 days
A number of South Australian medi-hotel workers have been put into isolation after a Victorian man tested positive to COVID-19 a week after arriving home. The man,...
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Strike action on the table over Government's pay freeze
Strike action is on the table - if the public servants' union can't come to an agreement with Government over pay. The union's meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda...
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Former National minister supports DoC giving iwi more conservation land
The National Party's calling for more transparency from the government, questioning why the Department of Conservation is recommending transferring DOC land to iwi. In...
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Concerns 'unrecognised' Covid transmission still possible in Sydney
Health officials are still racing to work out how a Sydney man caught Covid-19 amid concerns there are chains of transmission that continue to go "unrecognised"...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Rotorua's mayor needs to take a stand on emergency housing
Where is Steve Chadwick? Given what’s going in Rotorua with the emergency housing shemozzle, wouldn’t you expect the mayor to be kicking up merry hell and demanding...
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Agriculture Minister says freeing up MIQ for seasonal workers will benefit industry
Freeing up spaces for Recognised Seasonal Workers in managed isolation will help bring numbers up to pre-Covid levels. Three-hundred seasonal workers will be able...
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Influencer: TikTok not to blame for Mazda thefts
Social media challenges may be becoming the new public boogeyman, but one social media influencer says the platforms are not to blame. There have been a couple of...
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Otago uni student: Rubbish fines are an oversight on students' personal lives
Otago University has proposed to fine students who have let rubbish outside their flats get out of control. It would be a daily fine, with the university saying...
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UK Labour leader shuffles team after disappointing elections
The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party shook up his top team after disappointing election results, moving his party chairwoman, economy spokeswoman...
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The Kiwi wellness programme that is helping vulnerable people, communities
Closed borders have meant one New Zealand business has brought their operations back home, and is now supporting one of our hardest-hit areas. Melissa Carrol runs...
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Epidemiologist: New Zealand will find its feet in Australia travel agreement
New Zealand's still getting comfortable with the chaotic dance being played with Australian states over Covid-19. There are no new community cases in Sydney today...
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Employment Relations Minister: We want to help those at the bottom
The government has announced a momentous overhaul of our employment law, saying it's going to introduce fair pay agreements. The agreements would set the terms of...
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Hawkes Bay Club allows women members after 150 years
After more than 150 years, the Hawkes Bay Club is allowing women to become members. Women will still need to be invited and selected the same way men are. President...
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It's time we started eating more wild meat says Nadia Lim
Nadia Lim says it's time we started eating more wild meat. The Masterchef winner says that the various pest species roaming New Zealand could serve as a food resource...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is this government listening to itself?
Is this government listening to itself? In an unbelievable move, it has just announced that it’s going ahead with Fair Pay Agreements. Now I’ll run you through...
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'Scandalous figure': Govt criticised for paying $38m for vaccine software
Orion Health chief executive's unhappy with the Ministry of Health's procurement process for a new software system to manage vaccines, including the Covid-19 programme. Ian...
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