Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Best of 2024: Heather du Plessis-Allan - Let's put Donald Trump's win into perspective
Let me tell you, it was absolutely no surprise to me to see my Facebook friends going crazy over Trump winning the election last night - and there's been plenty of hysterical predictions now that he's won. My absolute favourite one was from my husband, who said that Trump would take us to the brin…
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Best of 2024: Greens caught asking to use private carparks after their cycleway impacted parking
Several Greens members have been caught asking to use the private carparks belonging to Wellington retailers for a party event. These retailers were impacted by Green-led cycleway project, which took away on-street parking in the area. Independent Business and Residential Group chairwoman Urmila …
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Best of 2024: Jack Tame - Wholesome Tui billboard? Yeah right
Newsflash: Tui 'Yeah Right' billboard accused of being bad taste. Whoa, for a moment there I thought I'd been transported back to 2006. Is it in good taste? No. Of Course not. It's a billboard for a beer company, for goodness' sake. Of course it's in bad taste. I don't think anyone has ever accu…
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Best of 2024: Barry Soper - Northland pylon collapse was completely preventable
The Electricity Authority's report in to a toppled pylon has found the collapse was entirely avoidable. The Transpower pylon north of Helensville fell - cutting power to 88,000 people in Northland - after unsupervised, inexperienced maintenance crews undid three legs at once. The report found the…
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the verdict expected against Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini
A charity boat was bringing 147 migrants that they'd rescued in the Mediterranean to Italy but the Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini refused. This has now come to court and Matteo Salvini is accused of kidnap and dereliction of duty over that refusal to allow the the boat to dock, and …
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Sir Roger Douglas: ACT Founder supports Shane Jones
Sir Roger Douglas is disappointed with the ACT Party's response to this week's bleak Treasury forecasts. Douglas supported NZ First MP Shane Jones' response to the figures in which he made in an urgent debate in Parliament. David Seymour has 'annoyed' his party's founder. ACT Party Founder Si…
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Full Show Podcast: 20 December 2024
Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 20 December. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Peter Lewis: Asia Business Correspondent on China's attempt to boost their economy
China has been desperate to boost its economy but the consumer does not want to spend. Youth unemployment is close to 20% in the country, which is a contributor factor as well as worries around healthcare. The South Korean Government has voted to impeach President Yoon and now the constitutiona…
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Ryan Bridge: Do's and Don'ts for the beach this summer
It's my last day at work for the year... and I'm off to the beach... Every year... because I'messentially an angry and quite grumpy person.... I go to the beach and I get mad. Angry at people doing dumb stuff... The problem with the beach is it's public. I can't yet afford my own private one. Unt…
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The Huddle: Sports News Director Clay Wilson and Sports Journalist Jim Kayes discuss Liam Lawson at Red Bull, ESports lack of funding, sport on Christmas day and more
Tonight on the Huddle, Newstalk ZB Sports News Director Clay Wilson and Sports Journalist Jim Kayes discuss all things sport of the week. The Huddle agrees Liam Lawson bagging a spot on Red Bull's team is an example of perseverance and talent. ESports are disappointed because they have missed o…
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