On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 4 February, 2026, unemployment's at a 10-year high but Brad Olsen from Infometrics says it's not all bad news.

Why Wellington's sewage problem in the water could go on for months.

Former Warriors coach Tony Kemp tells us how big a deal a State of Origin match at Eden Park would be.

And on the Huddle, Tim Wilson and Jack Tame on the merits of Petone's Jackson Street being cooler than Wellington's Cuba Street.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 4 February, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/brad-olsen-infometrics-principal-economist-on-what-the-new-unemployment-figures-mean-for-economic-recovery/">unemployment's at a 10-year high but Brad Olsen from Infometrics says it's not all bad news.</a>
Why Wellington's <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/pat-dougherty-wellington-water-ceo-on-wellingtons-moa-point-wastewater-plant-flooding/">sewage problem in the water could go on for months.</a>
Former Warriors coach Tony Kemp <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/tony-kemp-former-kiwis-and-warriors-coach-on-eden-park-reportedly-hosting-state-of-origin-game/">tells us how big a deal a State of Origin match at Eden Park would be.</a>
And on the Huddle,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-wellingtonians-be-outraged-here/"> Tim Wilson and Jack Tame on the merits of Petone's Jackson Street being cooler than Wellington's Cuba Street.</a>
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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: 04 February 2026 

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