On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 2 March, 2026, we talk to a New Zealand journalist in the Middle East on whether the US-Iran conflict will really last only four weeks.

Why councils can now kill native or protected species like geckos.

An Australian researcher tells us why you should discourage your children from chewing gum.

And on The Huddle, we ask Trish Sherson and Josie Pagani if it puts them off chewing gum.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 2 March, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/perry-wilton-journalist-speaks-on-ongoing-middle-east-crisis-from-doha/">we talk to a New Zealand journalist in the Middle East on whether the US-Iran conflict will really last only four weeks.</a>
Why councils <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-bishop-rma-reform-minister-on-the-government-giving-councils-power-to-approve-killing-of-protected-species/">can now kill native or protected species like geckos.</a>
An Australian researcher <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/brian-oliver-university-of-technology-sydney-associate-professor-raises-concerns-over-microplastics-in-chewing-gum/">tells us why you should discourage your children from chewing gum.</a>
And on The Huddle, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-we-be-worried-about-chewing-gum/">we ask Trish Sherson and Josie Pagani if it puts them off chewing gum.</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: 02 March 2026 

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