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HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN DRIVE
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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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Country's internet usage booming during lockdown
Our daily broadband usage has absolutely skyrocketed thanks to all of us being confined to our homes all day. Spark says every day is a weekend when it comes to...
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The Huddle: Should Government run mercy flights for Kiwis overseas?
The government is still battling to try and get stranded New Zealanders back home. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says they are working with officials in India,...
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Gareth Morgan wants Government to focus on healthcare, not business
Grant Robertson has spent tens of billions of dollars to save businesses during this Covid-19 crisis so far, yet the lockdown has brought big business to its knees. That...
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Mike Bush reflects on time as Police Commissioner, Covid-19 response
Mike Bush has seen a lot of tragedy in his career - and he continues to face that possibility as he draws down the curtain on a 42-year policing career. In the last...
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Marist College father who got coronavirus speaks after hospital stay
The father of a Marist College student who was twice turned away before testing positive for Covid-19 is applauding measures to expand testing criteria and urges...
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Australia records 23rd death as virus cases pass 5100
Coronavirus cases in Australia have passed 5100 and the national death toll has risen to 23 after Victoria and Queensland announced two more victims this morning. A...
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Pulling magazines from shelves the final straw for Bauer
Covid-19 was the final nail in the coffin for Bauer Publishing in New Zealand. The German company has closed operations here, shutting down longstanding magazines...
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Bay of Plenty couple stranded in India now faced with hotel closure
The Government has this afternoon allowed other countries to send mercy flights to pick up stranded tourists from here, but Kiwis across the world are still waiting...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Covid-19 is hastening the death of media
It’s an end of an era, isn’t it? It is gutting to say goodbye to some good Kiwi magazines. The Listener, around since 1939. Woman’s Weekly, since 1932. Metro since...
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Stranded foreigners to start leaving NZ tomorrow
Foreigners stranded in New Zealand will start leaving the country from tomorrow. Tens of thousands of holidaymakers will able to make a "safe, orderly exit", Deputy...
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GPs pleased that case definition for Covid-19 testing has widened
A reminder from doctors on just what symptoms you should come forward with – if you’re concerned you’ve got coronavirus.Covid-19 testing's being ramped up, with...
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Frank Jasper: What you should be doing with KiwiSaver
An economist says people need to consider their long term savings goals during the Covid-19 pandemic. The advice when the markets first started to drop was to sit...
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How to navigate 'digital dating' during the lockdown
Dating apps are booming right now during the lockdown. As people are at home with more time on their hands, apps like Tinder and Bumble are seeing a boom in downloads...
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Chelsea Winter shares lockdown recipes on social media
First, she bought us the "lockdown loaf", now Kiwi chef Chelsea Winter has shared another simple recipe for Kiwis unable to rush to the supermarket. With yeast disappearing...
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Economist urges Government to be careful about lock down period
The Government's being urged to be careful about the lockdown period. The four-week lockdown could be extended further if New Zealand's COVID-19 situation doesn't...
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Lawyer warns employers can't enforce pay cuts without staff consent
A warning for employees being asked to unwillingly take pay cuts.Businesses across the country are taking a financial hit amid the coronavirus level-4 lockdown.As...
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White House projects up to 200,000 deaths ahead
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000...
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What Sweden is doing differently about Covid-19
The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. Vendors still sell flowers. Teenagers still...
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HDPA: Our need to police each other is resulting in some nasty behaviour
Can people getting angry at others during this lockdown please settle down? While I was out running today, a woman tried to hit me. Yes, you read that right. A...
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Air New Zealand unions plea over job cuts
Unions are urging Air New Zealand to preserve as many jobs as possible as redundancy negotiations step up. The airline says it needs to lay off a third of its 12,500...
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The Huddle: Should the minimum wage increase go ahead?
Businesses are asking the government to defer the minimum wage rise - scheduled to go up tomorrow - but workers do not agree. The minimum wage is due to rise to...
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Warnings minimum wage increase could decimate employers
There are renewed calls for the Government to defer a $1.20 increase to the minimum wage on the eve of it coming into effect. Tomorrow the minimum wage is set to...
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Poverty groups want more money put into meal delivery services
Poverty campaigners are warning the lack of takeaway services during the lockdown is leading to some going without a decent meal. Some are locked down in temporary...
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Covid-19: Aussie TV host says he'd rather be living in NZ right now
Australians are looking to New Zealand for answers amid the coronavirus pandemic. There are more than 4,500 current cases of coronavirus across Australia. As a result,...
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Public health expert calls for intense testing to end coronavirus lockdown
A public health expert fears 14,000 people in New Zealand could die from COVID-19 if the lockdown doesn't work. The number of cases in New Zealand has risen to 647...
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