On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 14 March 2025, Labour's Barbara Edmonds says she's on board with foreign investments, but there's a few ifs and buts.

New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom defends a new council policy to remove homeless people's belongings if they obstruct public spaces.

Dr Daniel Timms, the inventor of the world's first mechanical heart speaks about this week's huge breakthrough.

Plus, Nate Saunders from the Formula 1 at Melbourne - Liam Lawson has had a shaky first day on the track.

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

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 14 March 2025, Labour's Barbara Edmonds says she's on board with foreign investments, but there's a few ifs and buts.
New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom defends a new council policy to remove homeless people's belongings if they obstruct public spaces.
Dr Daniel Timms, the inventor of the world's first mechanical heart speaks about this week's huge breakthrough.
Plus, Nate Saunders from the Formula 1 at Melbourne - Liam Lawson has had a shaky first day on the track.
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.

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Full Show Podcast: 14 March 2025 

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There's growing calls among industry experts for the Government to give NZ-produced reality shows a funding boost.

Local versions of shows like Married at First Sight and The Block currently don't get the 40 percent screen production rebate available to other programs - and Kiwi TV broadcasters are hoping to turn that around.

SPADA President Irene Gardiner says these shows were originally funded by advertising revenue - which has dried up in recent years.

"What's happened in our local industry is because of years and years of the big tech-ers operating here without regulation - advertising revenue has massively reduced and the spend that the big networks have for local content has basically gone down."

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There's growing calls among industry experts for the Government to give NZ-produced reality shows a funding boost.
Local versions of shows like Married at First Sight and The Block currently don't get the 40 percent screen production rebate available to other programs - and Kiwi TV broadcasters are hoping to turn that around.
SPADA President Irene Gardiner says these shows were originally funded by advertising revenue - which has dried up in recent years.
"What's happened in our local industry is because of years and years of the big tech-ers operating here without regulation - advertising revenue has massively reduced and the spend that the big networks have for local content has basically gone down."
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Irene Gardiner: SPADA President on the calls for the Government to help fund Kiwi reality shows

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ACT is criticising ACC measures that aim to reduce disproportionate workplace injuries among Māori and Pasifika.

It's written to the ACC Minister, asking if targets with an ethnic focus match a Cabinet requirement for need-based public service.

Act MP Laura McClure says she hasn't seen evidence to back the targets.

"It's completely lazy - and I actually think it is a bit racist to say one particular group of people needs specific targeted training."

ACC says it's confident its services are based on need, not race.

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ACT is criticising ACC measures that aim to reduce disproportionate workplace injuries among Māori and Pasifika.
It's written to the ACC Minister, asking if targets with an ethnic focus match a Cabinet requirement for need-based public service.
Act MP Laura McClure says she hasn't seen evidence to back the targets.
"It's completely lazy - and I actually think it is a bit racist to say one particular group of people needs specific targeted training."
ACC says it's confident its services are based on need, not race.
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Laura McClure: ACT MP on the party's criticisms of ACC measures focused on race

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The Finance Minister is preparing to tweak the Family Boost payment plan, admitting IRD had the wrong numbers on eligible families.

Data to April 9 reveals 249 families received the maximum payment of $975 dollars a quarter - since the scheme came into effect last year. 

Nicola Willis had said 21,000 families were eligible when launching the policy, but now concedes the modelling was wrong.

She says she wants to make sure families in need get the money.

"We put aside hundreds of millions of dollars for this policy because the uptake has been lower than the IRD basically estimated - we're not on track to actually get all that money out the door."

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The Finance Minister is preparing to tweak the Family Boost payment plan, admitting IRD had the wrong numbers on eligible families.
Data to April 9 reveals 249 families received the maximum payment of $975 dollars a quarter - since the scheme came into effect last year.&nbsp;
Nicola Willis had said 21,000 families were eligible when launching the policy, but now concedes the modelling was wrong.
She says she wants to make sure families in need get the money.
"We put aside hundreds of millions of dollars for this policy because the uptake has been lower than the IRD basically estimated - we're not on track to actually get all that money out the door."
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister plans to adjust FamilyBoost after IRD gets eligibility numbers wrong

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