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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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Full Show Podcast: 19 September 2025
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Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 19 September. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newstalk ZB
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Perspective with Heather duPlessis-Allan: The GDP numbers are the fault of the Reserve Bank, not Nicola Willis
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How is it that we are having a conversation today about whether Nicola Willis needs to quit her portfolio because of yesterday's shock GDP number? This is crazy. What happened yesterday is not Nicola Willis's fault. It is the Reserve Bank's fault. It is not a matter of opinion. It is a fact. The Reserve Bank ratcheted up the official cash rate to s…
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Peter Lewis: Asia business correspondent on China's economy slowing due to slump in investment
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China's economy continues to slow down after months of decline, and retail sales and industrial production are at their lowest levels of the year. Falling property prices are also to blame, with house prices in Beijing down 19% from last year. Asia business correspondent Peter Lewis says that despite this downturn and the trade war with the US, Chi…
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Steph Te Ohaere-Fox: Former Black Fern on the team's chances of claiming the Rugby World Cup
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Canada is the last obstacle between the Black Ferns and the Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham. The teams will clash tomorrow morning for the third time in the past 16 months. Former Black Fern Steph Te Ohaere-Fox told Heather duPlessis-Allan that she believes the Black Ferns' record will help the team prevail. 'We've got the mental edge, because …
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The Huddle: Will the Black Ferns go all the way to win the world cup?
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Tonight on the Huddle: Sports commentator Andrew Gordon and One News sports reporter Kate Wells join Heather duPlessis-Allan to discuss the latest sports news. The Black Ferns have made it to the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup, can they go all the way? Big congratulations are in order for Geordie Beamish who takes steeplechase gold, and what's …
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Mike Kelly: NZ Parking Association Chairman discusses concern around predatory parking companies
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Concern over predatory parking companies after a man got a ticket for being in a park for eight seconds. Christchurch man Bailey Smith won his case in the Disputes Tribunal, for the 95 dollar parking ticket. Smith says he pulled into the Kauri Street car park and then reversed out again within eight seconds, when he realised it was private. NZ Park…
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Toni Stewart: Corrections Chief Probation Officer on the rise in electronically-monitored bails
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The rising number of people on electronically-monitored bail is being used to explain a surge in absconders. Figures released to Newstalk ZB through the Official Information Act show cases of a breach rose from 64 in 2015, to 832 last year. Corrections Chief Probation Officer Toni Stewart told Heather du Plessis-Allan over the last 10 years the cou…
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Ruth Richardson: Former Finance Minister disagrees with calls for Nicola Willis to resign
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Ruth Richardson does not want to see Nicola Willis resign. But the Former Finance Minister is calling on the current Minister to take a chainsaw to certain areas of spending. Recent GDP numbers have shown a worse-than expected economic picture - with a 0.9 percent dip in the June quarter. Ex Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas is calling for the Min…
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Barry Soper: Senior political correspondent on Nicola Willis and New Zealand's GDP
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Former finance minister Roger Douglas has called for current finance minister Nicola Willis to resign. He says that the decrease in the country’s GDP is not in line with the global economic downturn and that Willis should be held accountable. Senior political correspondent Barry Soper told Heather duPlessis-Allan that a resignation is unlikely. 'Yo…
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Nikki Chamberlain: Senior law lecturer discusses media suppression in Tom Phillips' case
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A law expert thinks an injunction suppressing key details in the Tom Phillips case will be difficult to keep in place. Media and authorities have been suppressed from discussing certain details related to the case since the Marokopa fugitive and his children were found last Monday. Media lawyers have been advocating for the right to report and the …
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Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Donald Trump's ongoing visit to the UK
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The US President's been treated to a day of processions, gifts and fly-pasts in his second state visit to the UK. Donald Trump's attending a state banquet at Windsor Castle, hosted by King Charles, with about 150 other guests. UK correspondent Enda Brady says Trump is set to meet with Starmer to discuss trade next. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/l…
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Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the US Federal Reserve moving to cut interest rates
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The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time since December. It's a 0.25 point drop, much lower than US President Donald Trump wanted. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newstalk ZB
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Federated Farmers labelling ECan's nitrate emergency a political stunt
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Federated Farmers has been quick to label Environment Canterbury’s decision to declare a nitrate emergency as a 'political stunt'. ECan recently carried a motion to declare the emergency at yesterday's meeting. The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on what the latest GDP drop means for the economy
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The GDP drop has sparked concern among experts, and it's prompted many to update their economic outlook. GDP's fallen 0.9 percent in the June quarter - much further than the Reserve Bank and all economists had been expecting. Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold says Q3 indicators are already looking better, but the bank's upgraded their October O…
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The Huddle: Did Jimmy Kimmel deserve to get sacked?
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Tonight on The Huddle, Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute and former Auckland mayor Phil Goff joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The GDP results are in, and they're worse than predicted. Are we surprised by this development? Does the Reserve Bank need to try harder to fix this? Should Nicola Willis r…
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Full Show Podcast: 18 September 2025
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 18 September 2025, the economy contracted much more sharply than anticipated in the second quarter. Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaks to Heather about just how bad the GDP result is. Self-driving Teslas are officially driving around New Zealand, but nobody knows exactly what …
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The pressure's on the RBNZ to fix the economy - fast
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Well, I think it's fair to say that the GDP print has come in at something of a shock. The Reserve Bank was picking a contraction of 0.3 percent. The consensus was a contraction of 0.4 percent. The worst-case prediction from one of the banks was a contraction of 0.5 percent. It's come in at a contraction of 0.9 percent, which is basically twice as …
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Nick McDonnell: Global Head of Risk at Auror on the company trialling live facial recognition technology
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New Zealand-based security company Auror is set to start trialling live facial recognition technology. This latest development will alert retailers when someone who's been flagged for serious offending walks into their business. Global Head of Risk at Auror, Nick McDonnell, says there's plenty of safeguards built into this technology to ensure peop…
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister voices surprise with latest GDP numbers
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Nicola Willis says uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs drove down GDP in the June quarter. But the Finance Minister admits has admitted she was surprised to see the economy's contracted 0.9 percent. She says there was consensus that GDP would drop, but most forecasts had it at 0.3 percent. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…
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Nick Bewley: sports commentator on the outrage over Crusaders season ticket prices going up
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Crusaders fans are questioning their loyalty after prices for the next season at the new stadium revealed a 40 percent increase. The memberships cover three games at the old Apollo Projects Stadium and 4 at the new Te Kaha Stadium - and fans have balked at the new ticket prices. Sports commentator Nick Bewley says he'd suspected a big price jump wa…
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Greg Murphy: Kiwi motorsport driver on Tesla launching its Full Self-Driving service in New Zealand
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Tesla today announced its Full Self-Driving (FSD) service has now been activated in New Zealand and Australia. Both countries are the first right-hand drive markets to access this technology, which had previously been kept inactive until now. Kiwi motorsport driver Greg Murphy has raised concerns about this, given Tesla's record. "Tesla haven't got…
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the recent GDP figures showing the economy's contracted
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The Government's on the defensive, after the latest sharp drop in GDP. The economy's contracted 0.9 percent in the June quarter - far more than anyone was expecting. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper weighed in on the latest data - and speculated about when things could improve. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…
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Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent speaks ahead of Albanese's meeting with Donald Trump
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to meet with Donald Trump soon, off the back of his visit to the Pacific. This follows Albanese’s failure to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea delayed amid concerns about sovereignty. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the pressure's on for the Prime Minister. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio…
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Crusaders fans voicing outrages over new ticket prices
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Crusaders fans have voiced concerns after prices for the next season at the new stadium revealed a 40 percent increase. The memberships cover three games at the old Apollo Projects Stadium and 4 at the new Te Kaha stadium. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave discussed the situation further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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Dr Suzanne Manning: National Council of Women of New Zealand President on the latest survey results about gender equality
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Nearly half of Kiwis think equality has already been achieved. And 1 in 3 young men think equality has gone too far. These results come from the National Council of Women of New Zealand's 2025 Gender Attitude Survey. Council President Dr Suzanne Manning says the views are outdated and entrenched. "What men see is being comfortable with the status q…
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