On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 12 June 2025, the future of Aukus has been thrown into doubt. Dr Michael Fullilove from the respected Lowy Institute in Australia tells Heather there's a lot at stake with almost $400 billion dollars worth of submarines on order.

Kainga Ora boss Matt Crockett gets a grilling from Heather over the cost of the new wool carpets the state housing provider has committed to.

Households throw away $1500 worth of food every year, and the staggering amount of money we could save if we didn't send so much to landfill.

The UN says our fertility rates have reached crisis level, and Heather has a theory on why women don't have more kids.

Plus, Heather lays out the case for why Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley should quit.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 12 June 2025,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/michael-fullilove-lowy-institute-executive-director-on-whether-donald-trump-will-scrap-the-aukus-pact-with-the-uk-and-australia/"> the future of Aukus has been thrown into doubt. Dr Michael Fullilove from the respected Lowy Institute in Australia tells Heather there's a lot at stake with almost $400 billion dollars worth of submarines on order.</a>
Kainga Ora boss Matt Crockett <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/matt-crockett-kainga-ora-chief-executive-on-the-costs-of-carpeting-state-homes-in-new-zealand-wool/">gets a grilling from Heather over the cost of the new wool carpets the state housing provider has committed to.</a>
Households throw away $1500 worth of food every year,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nic-quilty-wasteminz-ceo-on-the-new-data-revealing-kiwi-households-waste-1500-worth-of-food-per-year/"> and the staggering amount of money we could save if we didn't send so much to landfill.</a>
The UN says our fertility rates have reached crisis level, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/paul-spoonley-massey-university-sociologist-on-the-un-issuing-a-warning-over-declining-fertility-rates/">and Heather has a theory on why women don't have more kids.</a>
Plus, Heather <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-can-we-trust-another-word-out-of-neil-quigleys-mouth/">lays out the case for why Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley should quit.</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: 12 June 2025 

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