On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 27 August, 2026, we ask a World Vision worker on the ground in Nepal how deadly flash flooding happened.
Public Services Commissioner Sir Brian Roche tells us why he didn't accept the resignation of MBIE's chief executive for misleading politicians.
Porirua mayor Anita Baker defends a ratepayer-funded trip to a Sydney sister city for football, even though she disagrees with sister cities.
And on The Huddle, Gareth Hughes and Jordan Williams on whether seven-year-old children should be allowed to travel alone on a bus.
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Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Harry and Meghan arriving in the UK
04:52

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on what Nvidia's earnings say about the tech sector
03:32

Hamish McKay: The Country spokesperson on the rise of bird flu in Australia and whether NZ can learn from this
02:35