On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 10 March, 2026, Aucklanders were in lockdown for longer than even Ashley Bloomfield recommended during Covid - we hear from the Covid Minister at the time, Chris Hipkins.

How New Zealand's playing a big part in research on a male contraceptive pill.

We talk to the owner of Formerly the Blackball Hilton about a demand to get rid of their outdoor tables and chairs.

And on The Huddle, Sarah Trotman and Rob Campbell have a passionate debate about move-on orders for the homeless.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 10 March, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-hipkins-former-covid-response-minister-defends-covid-inquiry-report-findings/">Aucklanders were in lockdown for longer than even Ashley Bloomfield recommended during Covid - we hear from the Covid Minister at the time, Chris Hipkins.</a>
How New Zealand's <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dr-rohit-katial-nz-clinical-research-physician-on-the-new-research-being-done-into-male-birth-control/">playing a big part in research on a male contraceptive pill.</a>
We talk to the owner of <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/cynthia-robins-formerly-the-blackball-hilton-owner-on-the-pub-being-forced-to-remove-outdoor-seating/">Formerly the Blackball Hilton about a demand to get rid of their outdoor tables and chairs.</a>
And on The Huddle,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-what-can-we-learn-from-the-covid-inquiry/"> Sarah Trotman and Rob Campbell have a passionate debate about move-on orders for the homeless.</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: 10 March 2026 

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