On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 24 August, 2026, Education Minister Erica Stanford on an under-16s social media ban but will her party get the support?

Destination Queenstown chief executive tells us why he's upset National's backtracked on a bed tax.

Commentator Richie Barnett's upbeat about the Warriors chances of winning the NRL minor premiership.

And on The Huddle, Trish Sherson and Josie Pagani tell us what they think of Labour's election slogan, Better Starts Now.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 24 August, 2026,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/erica-stanford-education-minister-on-the-government-moving-ahead-with-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/"> Education Minister Erica Stanford on an under-16s social media ban but will her party get the support?</a>
Destination Queenstown chief executive <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/mat-woods-destination-queenstown-ceo-voices-disappointment-with-nationals-u-turn-on-bed-taxes/">tells us why he's upset National's backtracked on a bed tax.</a>
Commentator Richie Barnett's<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/richie-barnett-rugby-league-commentator-on-the-warriors-climbing-to-first-on-the-nrl-ladder/"> upbeat about the Warriors chances of winning the NRL minor premiership.</a>
And on The Huddle, Trish Sherson and Josie Pagani <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-what-do-we-make-of-labours-election-slogan/">tell us what they think of Labour's election slogan, Better Starts Now.</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: 24 August 2026 

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