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Enda Brady: UK correspondent pays tribute to Lord Jeffrey Archer
Bestselling author and disgraced Conservative UK politician Lord Jeffrey Archer has died, aged 86. His death was reportedly 'peaceful' and his final book, Adam and Eve will be available in New Zealand in the coming days. UK correspondent Enda Brady looked back on Archer's legacy. LISTEN ABOVE
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on which side the rural community is likely to prefer ahead of the election
The election campaign is in full swing and the newest polls are out - but which direction is New Zealand's rural community going to vote in? Both Labour and National are looking to appeal to the rural community, but Kiwi farmers are more likely to lean centre-right according to recent data. The C…
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Tanner Stowers-Smith: Kiwis prop on being named for Rugby League World Cup squad
Kiwis head coach Stacey Jones has revealed his 23-man squad for the Rugby League World Cup ahead of the event kicking off next week. The squad is a mix of players from the 2025 Pacific Championships-winning side, alongside a handful of new faces set to make their Kiwis debut. Warriors star Tanner…
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Christina Leung: NZIER Principal Economist on business confidence going up in new survey
Businesses could be spending more increasing staff next year. The latest NZIER Quarterly Business Survey shows a net 40 percent of companies expect general economics to improve. NZIER Principal Economist Christina Leung says businesses are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunn…
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Full Show Podcast: 06 October 2026
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 6 October, 2026, Barbara Edmonds admits to a mistake on Labour's fiscal plan - and then makes another "clarification". Tanner Stowers-Smith on what it means to him to emulate his great-grandfather in the Kiwis jersey. A top Brit…
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Chris Wilkins: Massey University professor on cocaine usage surging in New Zealand
Cocaine use has been surging in New Zealand over the past decade, and one expert has unpacked the factors behind the demand. The Drug Trends Survey shows respondents reporting cocaine use increased from 11 percent in 2018, to 31 percent this month. The frequency of use is also increasing - with …
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Directing more money to Pharmac is the sensible choice
So, Winston Peters is pretty upset, as you would expect, about National's plan to take money from the foreign aid budget and use it to fund medicines through Pharmac. But from where I'm sitting, that seems fairly sensible, doesn't it? The foreign aid budget, from what I understand, is worth about …
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The Huddle: Is Opportunity a serious kingmaker?
Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson, and former broadcaster Mark Sainsbury joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! National has pledged to make cuts to foreign aid to boost Pharmac's budget. Winston Peters isn't a fan of this suggestio…
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Winston Peters: NZ First leader on National's plan to divert foreign aid funding for Pharmac
Winston Peters is accusing National of grasping at straws. National is campaigning on diverting 10 percent of foreign aid to Pharmac for cancer drugs - although not touching Pacific funding. It would require cost-savings from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, like other agencies. MFAT w…
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Adam Boulton: broadcaster and Sky News political editor on the death of Lord Jeffrey Archer
Acclaimed author and former politician Lord Jeffrey Archer died today at the age of 86. In a statement, his publisher HarperCollins said the author died between writing sessions, with his final book due to come out tonight in Britain. Broadcaster and Sky News political editor Adam Boulton says t…
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