On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 16 July 2025, open plan classrooms will no longer be built, the Education Minister says they lead to worse learning outcomes.

Rangiora High School principal Bruce Kearney tells Ryan his school spent $1.5 million to put the walls back into its open-plan classrooms.

The Local Government Minister has confirmed he wants a cap on council rates increases by the end of the year. Local Government boss Sam Broughton says caps are not the solution.

Why does Labour think a new commissioner is the solution to NZ's modern day slavery? Camilla Belich explains.

Plus, a DoC hunter tells Ryan how he found the kiwi pukupuku - the first sighting on the mainland in 50 years.

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