On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, you can now have a beer at your local on Good Friday - without having to buy a meal. We ask Labour MP Kieran McAnulty why he pushed for the change.

We talk to the Firefighters Union about their long-running battle for a pay rise while the Fire and Emergency board is getting a 79% increase.

A therapist says yes, we do have our favourite child.

And on The Huddle, Jordan Williams and Mark Sainsbury discuss the latest political poll blow for the National Party.

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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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/kieran-mcanulty-labour-mp-on-his-members-bill-designed-to-loosen-liquor-regulations-on-public-holidays/">you can now have a beer at your local on Good Friday - without having to buy a meal. We ask Labour MP Kieran McAnulty why he pushed for the change.</a>
We talk to the Firefighters Union <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/wattie-watson-nz-firefighters-union-national-secretary-on-fire-and-emergency-nz-board-members-getting-79-percent-pay-rises/">about their long-running battle for a pay rise while the Fire and Emergency board is getting a 79% increase.</a>
A therapist says yes, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jo-robertson-therapist-on-the-research-that-parents-do-have-a-favourite-child/">we do have our favourite child.</a>
And on The Huddle, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-does-the-bsa-need-to-be-updated/">Jordan Williams and Mark Sainsbury discuss the latest political poll blow for the National Party.</a>
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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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.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Full Show Podcast: 01 April 2026 

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