On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 24 September, 2026, Simon Watts has enraged some local body leaders by putting amalgamations on hold. We seek an explanation.

We ask New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Lancaster if more "home" All Blacks tests could be played overseas - like at the MCG.

Former broadcaster Ali Mau on the launch of her app to independently report sexual harm.

And on The Huddle, Oscar Kightley and Thomas Scrimgeour discuss if Miles Hurrell deserves a final pay of more than $8 million from Fonterra.

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