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Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 7 November. 
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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 November 2025 

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More Official Cash Rate hikes are possible, but far from guaranteed.

The Reserve Bank has raised the cash rate 25-basis-points this afternoon to 2.75 percent.

Governor Anna Breman says they are moving it towards a neutral level, to around 3 percent.

But she says nothing is set in stone.

"Today's decision will allow us to assess the impact of these two OCR increases - and then we will see whether we need to do further increases." 

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More Official Cash Rate hikes are possible, but far from guaranteed.
The Reserve Bank has raised the cash rate 25-basis-points this afternoon to 2.75 percent.
Governor Anna Breman says they are moving it towards a neutral level, to around 3 percent.
But she says nothing is set in stone.
"Today's decision will allow us to assess the impact of these two OCR increases - and then we will see whether we need to do further increases."&nbsp;
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Anna Breman: Reserve Bank Governor on whether we can expect more OCR hikes after recent increase

The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate 25 basis points, from 2.5 percent to 2.75.

The Monetary Policy Committee agreed unanimously to the rise, broadly expected by economists and the market.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this could have an immediate impact on retailers, as people will now have less money to spend in stores. 

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The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate 25 basis points, from 2.5 percent to 2.75.
The Monetary Policy Committee agreed unanimously to the rise, broadly expected by economists and the market.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this could have an immediate impact on retailers, as people will now have less money to spend in stores.&nbsp;
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government hiking the OCR to 2.75 percent

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US Vice President JD Vance gave an interview to evangelist podcaster Bryce Crawford, and it's raised some concerns.   

Vance defended the recent controversies over President Trump depicting himself as God - and claimed the Antichrist could be 'walking among us'. 

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson speculated over why Vance would circle back to religion ahead of the mid-terms, and what it could mean for his political prospects. 

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US Vice President JD Vance gave an interview to evangelist podcaster Bryce Crawford, and it's raised some concerns.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Vance defended the recent controversies over President Trump depicting himself as God - and claimed the Antichrist could be 'walking among us'.&nbsp;
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson speculated over why Vance would circle back to religion ahead of the mid-terms, and what it could mean for his political prospects.&nbsp;
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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the reactions to JD Vance's interview with an evangelist podcaster

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Full Show Podcast: 07 November 2025

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