D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on the Silver Ferns beating the Diamonds in first Constellation Cup match

New Zealand head to Christchurch with a 1-nil Constellation Cup netball series lead over Australia after a 56-50 win in Auckland. Silver Ferns coach Dame Noelene Taurua felt her side let an advantage slip, given they were unable to extend their 10-goal half-time lead. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Walde…

Kelly Jackson: Silver Fern on the team's victory over the Australian Diamonds in the Constellation Cup

The Silver Ferns are highly motivated to sweep the four-test Constellation Cup netball series against Australia to achieve a world ranking that's escaped them for 13 years. Kelly Jackson was the MVP in the six-goal win in the series opener in Auckland...and the defender says the Ferns want to cont…

Will Rowntree: Mountain Guides Association spokesperson on the death of a skier at Mount Cook National Park

More details have emerged about a tragic avalanche death on one of our highest peaks, with a body recovered yesterday in Mount Cook National Park. Mountain Guides Association spokesperson, Will Rowntree, says the man was in a group of four highly experienced skiers on Mount Dixon. He says the man…

Te Ururoa Flavell: former Te Pāti Māori co-leader on MP Oriini Kaipara doubling down on support for gangs

A former Te Pāti Māori co-leader is defending current MPs chatting with the Mongrel Mob.  MP Oriini Kaipara went to the gang's South Auckland HQ last week, and today defended the visit. Leaders of other parties have criticised the two Te Pāti Māori MPs at the meeting, joined by Greens candidates.…

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm not going to miss public payphones

Do you know what I'm not going to miss? Public payphones. Spark has finally reached the end of the road. They've made the decision to rip 90 percent of these public payphones out of the ground. They tried to save them. They tried to talk Auckland Council into a deal where they could modernise the…

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm glad to see the back of public payphones

Do you know what I'm not going to miss? Public payphones.  Spark has finally reached the end of the road. They've made the decision to rip 90% of these public payphones out of the ground.  They tried to save them. They tried to talk Auckland Council into a deal where they could modernise the payp…

The Huddle: Where do the Kiwis go after losing to the Kangaroos?

Tonight on The Huddle, Newstalk ZB sports reader Andrew Alderson and New Zealand Herald sports journalist joined in on a discussion about all of the latest New Zealand sporting issues. Today a judge rejected a bid from NZ Rugby to stop the launch of a new Chiefs NRL team in Papua New Guinea. Is th…

Full Show Podcast: 16 October 2026

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 16 October 2026, has the Taxpayers' Union gone too far with an AI-generated attack ad showing Chris Hipkins stealing wallets from family homes?  Sir Ian Taylor remembered the lifelong friend he thought was indestructible after for…

Bill Bennett: Tech commentator on Meta launching a new subscription service which will charge businesses

Some small kiwi businesses have been surprised by Facebook's newest fees. Meta has launched a new subscription service that charges businesses a monthly fee to post links to their websites.  It will cost $260 a month in New Zealand, and businesses will still be limited to posting just 20 links in …

Andrew Little: Wellington's Mayor on 30,000 people failing to their first Tiaki Wai water services bill

30,000 people in Wellington have failed to pay their first water bill under the new Tiaki Wai water services company, almost one in five customers.   Wellington's Mayor Andrew Little told Heather du Plessis-Allan there are a variety of reasons why people haven't paid their new water bills. Some we…