/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/rss 九一星空无限 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:44:06 Z en /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-uks-changes-to-asylum-laws/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-uks-changes-to-asylum-laws/ There's turmoil within the UK Labour party, as the country's Home Secretary takes a tougher stance on immigration.  Shabana Mahmood's sweeping changes will scrap asylum seeker support and make it harder for refugees to permanently settle. UK correspondent Enda Brady says the opposition has welcomed this, but MPs within Mahmood's own party have voiced opposition. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:55:13 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/matt-montgomerie-forsyth-barr-analyst-on-sanfords-annual-net-profit-going-up/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/matt-montgomerie-forsyth-barr-analyst-on-sanfords-annual-net-profit-going-up/ Better cashflow and lower debt helped drive seafood company Sanford’s net profit up by 223.8 percent to $63.7 million in the September year. Revenue was steady at $584.1 million and Sanford’s earnings before interest and tax came to $102.1 million, up 88 percent. Forsyth Barr analyst Matt Montgomerie unpacks the results. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:42:35 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jamie-mackay-the-country-host-ahead-of-the-upcoming-ocr-announcement/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jamie-mackay-the-country-host-ahead-of-the-upcoming-ocr-announcement/ The Reserve Bank is set to make its next Official Cash Rate update next week, and it's got economists speculating. Reports indicate at least one more cut will come before the end of the year. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further - and reveals how this will impact the nation's rural communities. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:33:07 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-is-the-greens-mining-policy-really-economic-vandalism/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-is-the-greens-mining-policy-really-economic-vandalism/ Tonight on The Huddle, Ali Jones from Red PR and Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!  The Greens have confirmed they will revoke fast-track coal, hard-rock gold, and seabed mining consents if they get into Government, and it's sparked some backlash. Is this putting international investments at risk? Police Commissioner Richard Chambers 'accidentally' went for a dip with FBI head Kash Patel during a tsunami warning. Is this a bad look? Bread, ketchup, and bananas are among the controversial things you're not supposed to put in the fridge. What do we make of this? LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:25:36 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-18-november-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-18-november-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 18 November 2025, Housing and Transport Minister Chris Bishop is having to defend why he's taking money destined for new stormwater pipes and spending it on a cycle bridge instead. E tu director Michael Wood says Air NZ crew members will strike for one day in the lead up to Christmas. Why are more than half of apprenticeship trainees dropping out? The Tertiary Education Minister Penny Symmonds admits it's a waste of time and money. Marketing professor Ekant Veer reckons meal kits are dead after Hello Fresh's 86% profit drop. Plus, the Huddle debates whether the Greens are committing economic vandalism with their mining policy and the things you should never store in the fridge. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:11:43 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/katherine-rich-businessnz-chief-executive-on-the-concerns-about-the-gig-economys-future-following-uber-ruling/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/katherine-rich-businessnz-chief-executive-on-the-concerns-about-the-gig-economys-future-following-uber-ruling/ BusinessNZ is doubling down on concerns the gig economy could be in trouble following the Supreme Court's Uber ruling.  Four Uber drivers have cemented their employment status, with the Supreme Court rejecting Uber’s bid to overturn a 2024 Court of Appeal ruling. BusinessNZ CEO Katherine Rich says the gig economy works in a flexible way - and this ruling could come with negative impacts. "Uber and other platforms has completely transformed the way we travel, but it's not just that - it's all contractors." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:56:25 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chloee-swarbrick-green-party-co-leader-on-the-backlash-to-the-partys-proposed-mining-policy/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chloee-swarbrick-green-party-co-leader-on-the-backlash-to-the-partys-proposed-mining-policy/ The Greens' mining policy has the Government rattled, and the party's pushing back. It announced yesterday it will revoke fast-track coal, hard-rock gold, and seabed mining consents. National's Nicola Willis claims it's 'economic vandalism' and ACT's David Seymour's slammed the party as 'terrorists'.  Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the party's simply showing its hand, and people should interrogate ministers more.  "Apparently, we've got to choose between this binary option of whether people are on the dole or coal-mining - it just does not track to reality, we can aim a lot higher." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:30:49 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ekant-veer-university-of-canterbury-marketing-professor-on-hellofreshs-profit-drops-84-percent/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ekant-veer-university-of-canterbury-marketing-professor-on-hellofreshs-profit-drops-84-percent/ Meal kit provider HelloFresh New Zealand has reported a steep decline in profit and revenue, as the business faces continually shrinking results post-pandemic. HelloFresh reported revenue of $117.8 million in the 12 months to December 31, 2024, a drop of 18.8 percent or $27.3 million from $145.1 million in 2023. University of Canterbury marketing professor Ekant Veer says the cost of living crisis and rising inflation has made customers overlook the initial convenience.  "Meal kits offer that convenience - and they're really targeted at people who are a bit time-poor and needed something quick and easy to put together. When people are now getting monetarily poor...they're realising that the convenience isn't as useful." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:20:16 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-bishop-transport-minister-rejects-criticism-from-opposition-over-cycle-bridge-project/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chris-bishop-transport-minister-rejects-criticism-from-opposition-over-cycle-bridge-project/ Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over shifting money from Kainga Ora into his electorate's cycle project not prioritised by his Government. The Housing and Transport Minister re-allocated stormwater upgrade funding into a cycle bridge linking Melling Railway Station and the Lower Hutt city centre. Labour's Chris Hipkins has questioned the move - claiming the Government had cancelled the project.  Bishop says that's not quite true.  He explained the Government made changes to cycling and walking plans and it became unlikely the bridge would receive funding - but it wasn't actually cancelled.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:39 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/michael-wood-e-t%C5%AB-negotiator-on-the-air-nz-workers-moving-to-take-strike-action/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/michael-wood-e-t%C5%AB-negotiator-on-the-air-nz-workers-moving-to-take-strike-action/ Turbulence for Air New Zealand, with at least 1200 unionised cabin crew members voting to strike this year. The union says they work across international, domestic and regional routes - and have been pushing for better pay and rosters for months. Air New Zealand says it's meeting union reps this week hoping to get closer to agreement.  E tū Director, Michael Wood, says members plan to strike before year's end, but not in the seven days before Christmas.  "That's because they do want to progress this issue, they do want to get an agreement, and they'd like to get that in place before the end of this year." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:53:39 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/barry-soper-newstalk-zb-senior-political-correspondent-on-the-greens-facing-backlash-over-their-mining-policy/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/barry-soper-newstalk-zb-senior-political-correspondent-on-the-greens-facing-backlash-over-their-mining-policy/ David Seymour has pulled out an extreme label for the Green Party over its mining policy. The Greens say the industry is not safe and announced it would revoke fast-track permits for coal, hardrock gold, and seabed mining if in power. 九一星空无限talk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this will create problems for the left bloc, as investors won't want potential deals to be put at the risk. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:48:07 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-the-death-of-a-sydney-resident-after-failed-emergency-call/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-the-death-of-a-sydney-resident-after-failed-emergency-call/ New reports claim a Sydney resident who tried to dial triple zero on an older device couldn't make the call - and died as a result. TPG claimed it wasn't impacted by a network outage, but investigations show the customer was using a Samsung device using software that was not compatible with making triple-zero calls. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the Australian cellphone giants urged customers to update their devices, but reports indicate not all of them qualified.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:31:28 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-the-launch-of-the-new-nations-championship/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-the-launch-of-the-new-nations-championship/ Rugby officials believe fans will quickly buy into the new Nations Championship format. The event - featuring 12 countries - begins next year, and will be played in seasons without a World Cup or Lions Tour. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:17:39 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-sky-have-moved-the-rugby-to-avoid-cricket-clash/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-sky-have-moved-the-rugby-to-avoid-cricket-clash/ Tonight on the Huddle: NZ Herald Sport Reporter Nathan Limm and Sports Journalist Nicky Styris join Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the latest sports news.  The story around Dame Noeline Taurua and her suspension continues, will there be an end to this drama? Has Rugby League made the right move with the new R360 rule? And should Sky have allowed NPC Canterbury v Hawkes Bay a 5pm kick-off to avoid a cricket clash?  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:36:54 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/warrick-burr-civil-aviation-authority-general-manager-on-the-confiscation-of-batteries-at-airports/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/warrick-burr-civil-aviation-authority-general-manager-on-the-confiscation-of-batteries-at-airports/ Batteries are the most confiscated items at airports.  Auckland airport alone reportedly confiscates nearly 500 batteries every single day, then donates the batteries to those who need them.  Civil Aviation Authority General Manager Warrick Burr told Heather duPlessis-Allan that passengers ‘have an opportunity to learn the rules’ before having items confiscated.  He said that batteries must be securely stored in hand luggage and not touching any other batteries.   LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 05 Sept 2025 06:48:38 Z