On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 1 September 2025, the $5 million dollar rule. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford tells Heather why foreign investors will soon be able to buy expensive homes in New Zealand.  

Should we make learning a second language compulsory? Juliet Kennedy from the NZ association of language teachers tells Heather why we should.

Heather asks Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop why Helen Clark and John Key are going to China's big parade - but no current Ministers were invited.

Plus, the Huddle debates whether we've lost the health and safety plot, shutting one of Auckland's biggest parks because of some heavy wind.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 1 September 2025, the $5 million dollar rule. <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/erica-stanford-immigration-minister-on-the-coalition-allowing-golden-visa-holders-to-buy-homes-here/">Immigration Minister Erica Stanford tells Heather why foreign investors will soon be able to buy expensive homes in New Zealand. &nbsp;</a>
Should we make learning a second language compulsory? <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/juliet-kennedy-new-zealand-association-of-language-teachers-president-on-the-decrease-in-kiwi-students-learning-languages/">Juliet Kennedy from the NZ association of language teachers tells Heather why we should.</a>
Heather asks<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-bishop-national-minister-on-john-key-and-helen-clark-attending-chinese-military-parade/"> Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop why Helen Clark and John Key are going to China's big parade - but no current Ministers were invited.</a>
Plus, the Huddle <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-has-the-government-stuck-the-right-balance-for-foreign-buyers/">debates whether we've lost the health and safety plot, shutting one of Auckland's biggest parks because of some heavy wind.</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 September 2025 

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