On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 19 February, 2026, Chris Bishop on the Government's backdown on two million houses for Auckland.

A relaxing of rules around serving alcohol at community and sports clubs.

Why grocery tourism is becoming a popular pursuit for holidaymakers.

And on the Huddle, Phil Goff and David Farrar lament the Government ditching a referendum on a four-year term.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 19 February, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-bishop-housing-minister-on-the-governments-u-turn-on-auckland-housing-densification/">Chris Bishop on the Government's backdown on two million houses for Auckland.</a>
A relaxing of rules<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/lucy-waterreus-clubs-nz-ceo-on-the-government-loosening-alcohol-restrictions-for-local-clubs/"> around serving alcohol at community and sports clubs.</a>
Why grocery tourism <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sarah-pollok-nz-herald-multimedia-journalist-explains-why-grocery-tourism-is-taking-off/">is becoming a popular pursuit for holidaymakers.</a>
And on the Huddle, Phil Goff and David Farrar<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-why-do-we-think-the-government-had-to-back-down-on-auckland-housing/"> lament the Government ditching a referendum on a four-year term.</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: 19 February 2026 

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