On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 7 May 2025, good news on the unemployment front... things have not gotten worse. Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr tells Heather there's still a good case for more interest rate cuts.

Underhand, sneaky and cowardly - Heather doesn't hold back when it comes to telling you what she thinks of the Government ramming through changes to the pay equity system under urgency.
 
Sportswriter Gregor Paul explains why he thinks we should scrap post-match interviews with sportsplayers for fear of them swearing.

Plus, the Huddle debates whether we should take Donald Trump seriously when he talks about making Canada a part of the US - or should we just accept he's joking and move on?

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 7 May 2025, good news on the unemployment front... things have not gotten worse.<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jarrod-kerr-kiwibank-chief-economist-on-employment-numbers-holding-steady-in-latest-report/"> Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr tells Heather there's still a good case for more interest rate cuts.</a>
Underhand, sneaky and cowardly - <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-the-government-will-pay-for-the-pay-equity-drama-in-a-big-way/">Heather doesn't hold back when it comes to telling you what she thinks of the Government ramming through changes to the pay equity system under urgency.</a> &nbsp; Sportswriter Gregor Paul <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gregor-paul-nz-herald-rugby-writer-explains-why-post-match-interviews-with-sports-players-need-to-go/">explains why he thinks we should scrap post-match interviews with sportsplayers for fear of them swearing.</a>
Plus, the Huddle<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-we-take-trumps-more-outrageous-statements-seriously/"> debates whether we should take Donald Trump seriously when he talks about making Canada a part of the US - or should we just accept he's joking and move on?</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: 07 May 2025 

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