/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/rss 九一星空无限 Tune into Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive, 4pm-7pm weekdays. Keep up with the latest news and developments from New Zealand and the world on 九一星空无限talk ZB Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:04:47 Z en /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/wayne-brown-auckland-mayor-defends-annual-235-million-operating-cost-for-city-rail-link/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/wayne-brown-auckland-mayor-defends-annual-235-million-operating-cost-for-city-rail-link/ Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown defends his annual $235 million operating cost calculation for the City Rail Link as scepticism arises.  He told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "most of when you pay your rates, is paying things off. They're not free. "It's not free to have a road. It's not free to have a train. It's not free to have a bus." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:51:18 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dan-schnur-university-of-california-political-analyst-on-doing-business-in-trumps-america/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dan-schnur-university-of-california-political-analyst-on-doing-business-in-trumps-america/ University of California professor and political analyst Dan Schnur talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan on the realities of doing international trade with the US in Trump's America. He explained that leaders must remember that Trump is first-and-foremost a businessman. "The city of San Francisco ... when they were worried that the Trump administration was going to send the Department of Homeland Security into their streets, they didn't deploy their congressional delegation. They sent business leaders." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:05:53 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/mark-mitchell-police-minister-on-police-culture-amidst-andrew-coster-inquiry/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/mark-mitchell-police-minister-on-police-culture-amidst-andrew-coster-inquiry/ The woman at the centre of the Jevon McSkimming scandal has called for an inquiry into Police culture.  Commissioner Richard Chambers denied that the Police have culture issues. Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Heather du Plessis-Allan that although a lack of values was shown by the previous commissioner, "you also had four very senior police officers that stood up with bravery and stuck to those police values and showed enormous integrity." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:52:37 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-the-government-should-not-fund-ozempic/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-the-government-should-not-fund-ozempic/ The big health news today is that the WHO is essentially calling for the funding of weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic for people who would otherwise not be able to afford it. So basically, make it not just for the rich, but for the poor as well. The WHO doesn't actually say governments should be the ones funding the drugs. An alternative interpretation of what they've said is that the people who make the drugs should drop the price to make them more affordable, but that's obviously not going to happen because profits. So you can probably assume, the bill lands with governments around the world. Now, that's a nice idea. And given how effective these drugs are in dropping weight off people, it would probably make a massive difference to the obesity rates in New Zealand, but it is simply not affordable for New Zealand. We have done the numbers before on the show. I'll run you through them again, OK? The drugs cost $500 a month. There are 1.5 million Kiwis who are considered obese. If we funded these drugs for all the obese people in this country at the moment, it would cost this country $9 billion a year. $9 billion is what we pay for all of our jails and the staff who run them. The Ministry of Justice, the whole court system, customs and our police force and our entire defence force. That is how much money $9 billion is. It is not affordable for us, it's not a one-off either. You don't just pay for it for a year and everybody's fat problems are solved and on we go with life and everybody can eat what they want to. These drugs, according to the WHO, are meant for long-term use. So that's $9 billion every single year, and the minute these people come off the drugs, they get fat again, right?So you have to keep funding it. Not a chance. Here's the happy news though. These drugs come off patent or start coming off patent in about 3 months, 4 months' time, which means that in short order, you can expect to buy knockoffs for knockoff prices. Which means punters who want to lose weight should be able to fund it themselves, and that is ultimately where the buck should stop, isn't it? Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:34:07 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/edna-brady-uk-correspondent-on-jury-system-changes-to-solve-extensive-case-backlog/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/edna-brady-uk-correspondent-on-jury-system-changes-to-solve-extensive-case-backlog/ The UK Government has announced plans to restrict the right to a jury trial in England and Wales to solve a backlog of 80,000 cases. Serious crimes like murder and rape will continue to be sent to jury trial, but minor crimes like shoplifting will be dealt with directly by a judge or magistrate.  UK Correspondent Edna Brady has seen the need for reform first hand. "I've spent three decades going to court cases all over the UK and it never has ceased to stagger me. The inefficiency, the delays, just how slow everything is," she told Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:16:41 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-02-december-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-02-december-2025/ Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 2 December. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:11:41 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-what-is-the-solution-to-pesky-e-scooters/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-what-is-the-solution-to-pesky-e-scooters/ Tonight on The Huddle host of Q&A and Saturday Mornings Jake Tame and Iron Duke Partners managing director Phil O'Reilly joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! New South Wales is considering a plan to halve the power and top speed of e-bikes after a rider died in a collision with a garbage truck. Are e-bikes and e-scooters too fast? The World Health Organization officially backs Ozempic and says it should be made affordable. Should we publicly fund Ozempic? And they revisit the local government rates cap after letting the idea sit for 24-hours.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:52:17 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-ozempic-side-effect-warnings/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-ozempic-side-effect-warnings/ Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has added two new safety warnings about mental health and contraception for people taking weightloss drugs. The TGA said that suicidal behaviour and ideation have been reported with these relatively new GLP-1 receptor agonists and, despite no proven causal association, they feel awareness and caution is needed.  Australian correspondent Murray Olds told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "There's still not a lot of information available. (Ozempic) hasn't been around long enough." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:20:29 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/barry-soper-newstalk-zb-senior-political-correspondent-says-there-is-no-racism-in-nz-police/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/barry-soper-newstalk-zb-senior-political-correspondent-says-there-is-no-racism-in-nz-police/ 九一星空无限talk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper chats to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the Andrew Coster inquiry, and Tamatha Paul calling for the defunding of NZ Police. Soper denies Paul's concerns over race bias in arrests made by NZ Police. "I don't think there's racism in the Police at all," he said.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:45:29 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jordan-williams-wayne-browns-235m-annual-city-rail-link-cost-absolute-nonsense/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jordan-williams-wayne-browns-235m-annual-city-rail-link-cost-absolute-nonsense/ On Monday, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown revealed his plan for a 7.9% rates increase to pay for City Rail Link running costs of an estimated $235 million annually.  This is the largest rate rise since Auckland Council was formed in 2010. Questions have begun arising of the legitimacy of Wayne Browns calculation of City Rail Link's projected running costs. Auckland Ratepayers Alliance spokesperson Jordan Williams told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "you're entitled to your own opinion or your political strategy, but you're not entitled to your own facts. And the facts are Auckland Transport have have called this out as being absolute nonsense." LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:19:52 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-are-local-councils-competent-enough-to-meet-rate-caps/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-are-local-councils-competent-enough-to-meet-rate-caps/ The Government has announced the details on its plan for rates caps - councils will be capped at 4%.They will not be able to raise their rates by more than 4%, and the plan will start being implemented in a couple of years' time, sort of mid 27, and then will be fully in place by mid 2029.There will be exemptions to the rate cap. The high growth councils will be exempt from the cap. Councils that experience a natural disaster, something like bad weather, a quake, whatever, they will be exempt. Councils that need to catch up on infrastructure underinvestment, which I thought would have been most councils, they will be exempt.They will have to apply. The exempt will not be automatic. They will have to apply for an exemption, but those are the grounds they can apply on, which I think sounds like potentially a lot of councils who will be able to get around the 4% cap.Now, on the politics of it, it is incredibly smart to announce this - it is incredibly popular. One poll found that about 75% of people want to see this happen, and I really want this to work.I really want this to force councils to sharpen their pencils and start cutting out the nice to haves like the disco toilets and the bus stops with the gardens spouting from the top. And I want them to be able to be going through their staff list and maybe discover like Wellington has in the last week, about 330 people who probably don't need to be paid for by the ratepayer.And this will definitely, I think, do that. It will force a bit of discipline.But what does worry me is that this isn't dealing with the actual problem that we've got in local government, which is that we have a bunch of numpties sitting around the council tables making bad financial decisions.After this, we will still have numpties sitting around the council table, and those numpties will still make bad financial decisions.And if there's one thing that we've learned from recent experience with Wellington City Council, it's that when numpties cut spending, They cut spending on important things like pipes and for some weird reason they keep on spending on the dumb stuff like disco toilets, and I worry that that will happen around the country and we will simply end up with another crisis like we're having at the moment of deferred maintenance.Having said that, It is obviously a much better situation if the numpties have less money to waste rather than more money to waste.So on balance, the rates cap is probably an improvement on the status quo, isn't it?Even if only for the certainty it gives the rest of us that our rates bill next year will not force us out of our homes.In that respect, this has got to be good news. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:48:45 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nicola-willis-finance-minister-on-the-ocr-cuts-failure-to-sway-interest-rates/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nicola-willis-finance-minister-on-the-ocr-cuts-failure-to-sway-interest-rates/ As expected, the Reserve Bank cut the OCR to 2.25% last week - but an unexpected side effect has been a lack of effect. The Reserve Bank announced that this would be the end of cuts, sending the wholesale market into a panic and, therefore, seeing no change in interest rates.  Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "my message to the banks is always the same, which is pass on as much as you possibly can because it's good for the economy." LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:23:52 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-01-december-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-01-december-2025/ Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday 1 December. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:11:46 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nick-tuffley-asb-chief-economist-on-why-your-interest-rates-arent-coming-down/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nick-tuffley-asb-chief-economist-on-why-your-interest-rates-arent-coming-down/ Last weeks OCR cut brought hope of lower interest rates but the wholesale market seems to have been spooked by the Reserve Bank ruling out further cuts.  The term wholesale interest rates have jumped in response. ASB Chief Economist told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "we certainly put the the cost of wholesale borrowing up a bit higher as a result of this." LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:16:16 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/simon-watts-local-government-minister-says-incoming-rates-caps-tough-but-necessary/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/simon-watts-local-government-minister-says-incoming-rates-caps-tough-but-necessary/ On Monday the Government announced an annual 2-4% rates cap range will be fully implemented by 2029. The cap applies to all rates, including general rates, targeted rates and uniform annual charges, but excludes water charges and other non-rates revenue like fees and charges. Local Government Minister Simon Watts told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "it's going to be tough Heather, but guess what, it's been tough on everyone - households, businesses. "You think about those on fixed income, in particular, double-digit rate increases, some up to 20%. It's just simply not feasible, and that's what we've been hearing loud and clear from ratepayers" LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:43:21 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/oliver-peterson-australian-correspondent-talks-satanic-child-abuse-ring/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/oliver-peterson-australian-correspondent-talks-satanic-child-abuse-ring/ Over the last week four men have been arrested in Sydney for allegations of involvement in a Sydney-based international paedophile network. The network is said to distribute and facilitate child sex abuse material through a website administered internationally. This was uncovered in an investigation into the online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and Satanic themes. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson told Heather du Plessis-Allan the men arrested were allegedly part of a media network aiming to expose sex abuse rings. "So it gives the idea obviously that they're there to help, that they're there to uncover these sorts of rings, but the people involved are allegedly also paedophiles themselves," Peterson said. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:24:19 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/tim-oconnor-auckland-grammar-headmaster-on-youth-vaping-decline/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/tim-oconnor-auckland-grammar-headmaster-on-youth-vaping-decline/ A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand’s Year 10 students shows that the number of teens who vape regularly has dropped by half since it's peak in 2021.  The number of teenagers who vape on a daily basis has also dropped from “peak vape” of 10.1% in 2022, to 7.1%. Auckland Grammar headmaster Tim O'Connor says he has noticed the shift but doesn't know what it can be attributed to. "I don't know what's going on to tell you the truth. I don't know whether it's us being more effective, or the messages happening, or if it's just random," he told Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 01 Dec 2025 03:58:08 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-28-november-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-28-november-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 28 November 2025, police have arrested more people in relation to a huge drug smuggling ring at Auckland Airport. A trial to only collect rubbish from Aucklanders every two weeks is off to a bad start. The council has revealed that almost 80% of the feedback has been negative. Consumer NZ has revealed the worst deals you can buy for Black Friday. After years of being mothballed, Waiwera Thermal Springs is getting revamped - the man behind the redevelopment explains the vision. Plus, the Sports Huddle debates what the heck is going on at Cricket NZ and whether the proposed new T20 competition would save or ruin the local game. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:11:42 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-duplessis-allan-thanks-to-the-big-banks-for-not-helping/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-duplessis-allan-thanks-to-the-big-banks-for-not-helping/ I've reached the conclusion that when it comes to the banks and mortgage rates, the only option you've got left is to hustle. You're on your own here. It has been 2 days since the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate, and by how much do you think the big banks have cut their fixed rates? No, not a jot. Not, not a single basis point. Absolutely nothing has come off their fixed rates. It's not particularly helpful from the banks cause, you know, we're trying to get the country out of recession and the point of cutting the OCR is that the mortgage rates come down and then when you refix, you've got more disposable cash and the more cash you have, the more you're gonna spend and the faster we're gonna get out of this recession. So thumbs up and thanks very much to the big banks for not helping. Obviously, it's smart business for them. They need to make as much money as they can. The prediction is they will eventually cut the OCR cut their mortgage rates, but it'll be next year. It won't be this side of Christmas, and no one's going to be able to force them. There is, everybody has fired all their bullets at this stage. The Reserve Bank's cut as much out of the OCR as it can. The critics have written their columns, have given their interviews. Nothing's happened. The government's accepted all the recommendations of the select Committee inquiry, and I think we all know that that's a damp squib. And to be honest, when it comes to the government, for them to do anything meaningful to the banks, it would have to be. Something as massive as breaking up ANZ and ASB and the horror that that would send through the investment community would potentially be worse than us paying too much in mortgage interest rates at the moment. So, The only conclusion you're gonna reach is that you're on your own. No one is coming to save you from the banks. No one's gonna force them to pass on the OCR cuts if they don't want to. You're gonna have to hustle. So when you refix, demand a better rate. Look at what the advertised rate is and then tell them to shave 50 basis points off and if they don't cross the road to another bank that will. That is competition. You're on your own. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:56:32 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gemma-rasmussen-consumer-nzs-head-of-research-covers-the-worst-black-friday-deals/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gemma-rasmussen-consumer-nzs-head-of-research-covers-the-worst-black-friday-deals/ A three-month long investigation has revealed that many of the offers available this Black Friday are not the bargain they may seem to be.  Consumer NZ conducted an investigation into Briscoes, Noel Leeming, Farmers and Harvey Norman, and found that customers could have picked up the same items at a similar or lower price over the three-month investigation.  Consumer NZ's Head of Research Gemma Rasmussen told Heather duPlessis-Allan that, 'there's so much hype around Black Friday, but the deals are a little dubious.' She said that it's important consumers do their research before hitting the shops.  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:41:25 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-t20-league-debate-gets-ugly-as-ceo-scott-weeninks-role-is-questioned/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-t20-league-debate-gets-ugly-as-ceo-scott-weeninks-role-is-questioned/ Tonight on the Huddle: Sports Commentator Nicky Styris and 九一星空无限talkZB's own D'arcy Waldegrave join Heather duPlessis-Allan to discuss the latest sports news. NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink is in hot water over his stance on the proposed T20 league, will it cost him his job? The international Judo Federation has allowed Russian athletes to compete again, breaking away from many global sports organisations who banned Russia after their invasion of Ukraine. And when will we finally get confirmation about Liam Lawson's future in F1? LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:21:34 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/viv-beck-heart-of-the-city-ceo-discusses-new-safety-plan-for-central-auckland/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/viv-beck-heart-of-the-city-ceo-discusses-new-safety-plan-for-central-auckland/ A new plan to make Auckland safer is being welcomed by the city's main business association.  Today Auckland Minister Simeon Brown and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown unveiled their action plan - including boosting outreach teams to connect rough sleepers with support, and a review of bylaws.  Heart of the City CEO Viv Beck told Heather du-Plessis Allan that the plan is broad.  She says it picks up things businesses have been crying out for, and while the proof's in the pudding, businesses have got their point across.  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:57:36 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/steve-symon-chair-of-the-ministerial-advisory-group-on-organised-crime-comments-on-the-progress-of-operation-matata/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/steve-symon-chair-of-the-ministerial-advisory-group-on-organised-crime-comments-on-the-progress-of-operation-matata/ A prediction we haven't seen the last of a transnational crime syndicate operating out of Auckland airport. Operation Matata's seen 43 arrests since February, including 20 border workers - allegedly involved with smuggling large quantities of meth and cocaine.  It's thought the group were exploiting baggage handlers at the airport.  Chair of the ministerial advisory group on organised crime Steve Symon told Heather du Plessis-Allan that authorities have done a fantastic job rooting out that many offenders.  But he suspects either there are more, or if not, they'll be replaced like they were at the start of the year.  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:46:05 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-discusses-labours-auckland-conference-and-comments-from-t%C4%81kuta-ferris/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-discusses-labours-auckland-conference-and-comments-from-t%C4%81kuta-ferris/ Labour is hosting a conference in Auckland this weekend, with speculation rising around the potential for new policy announcements from the opposition.  And expelled Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris has called on Labour to show 'strategic restraint' in Māori electorates, as he believes it's the best way to unseat the current government.  Thomas Coughland told Heather duPlessis-Allan that it's an 'interesting strategy', and one that has the potential to backfire.  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:25:41 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/justine-haves-auckland-councils-waste-solutions-general-manager-comments-on-proposed-fortnightly-rubbish-collection/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/justine-haves-auckland-councils-waste-solutions-general-manager-comments-on-proposed-fortnightly-rubbish-collection/ Aucklanders are strongly rejecting a proposed fortnightly rubbish collection trial in select suburbs. The six month trial would start in February, and involve 10-thousand homes in Te Atatu Peninsula, Panmure, Tamaki, Clendon Park and Weymouth. Of the more than five thousand submissions, 78 percent were opposed. Auckland Council's Waste Solutions General Manager Justine Haves told Heather du Plessis-Allan that a final decision will be made next month, but their goal is to cut down waste. She says there's lots of evidence from other councils that fortnightly collections makes a huge difference to the volume of waste. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:59:01 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-fallout-from-the-uk-2025-budget/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/enda-brady-uk-correspondent-on-the-fallout-from-the-uk-2025-budget/ The UK’s embattled Labour Government has unveiled a tax-raising budget - after its full contents were leaked half an hour early. The plan's designed to lift economic growth and ease cost-of-living pressures. UK correspondent Enda Brady says Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledged ordinary people would have to pay more, and it's prompted backlash. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:57:00 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-dickie-fisher-funds-expert-on-whether-the-ai-bubble-is-set-to-pop/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-dickie-fisher-funds-expert-on-whether-the-ai-bubble-is-set-to-pop/ There's growing concerns from experts about the risks surrounding AI investments. Investors believe AI is at risk of forming a stock market bubble, and some analysts are worried about the risks coming home to roost. Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:49:05 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-how-many-of-us-will-make-the-jump-to-jetstar/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-how-many-of-us-will-make-the-jump-to-jetstar/ Tonight on The Huddle, former Green Party MP Gareth Hughes and Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar wants airports around the country to stop giving Jetstar an 'advantage' with discounts that allows them to run cheaper flights. What do we make of this? The Northland business chamber has suggested many businesses in the area won't want to join a class action lawsuit against Transpower because they just want to move on from the collapsed pylon saga? Do we think the business owners will get on board?  New research shows millennials are the first generation to drift further left than their older counterparts. Why do we think this is? LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:44:20 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-is-there-a-positive-side-to-this-recession/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-is-there-a-positive-side-to-this-recession/ Can I give you a positive spin on the recession that we're just coming out of? I mean, maybe it's not so much a positive spin, but maybe it's an explanation for why this recession was harder than it needed to be - but why it actually did need to be this hard. If you've been following the commentary around the Reserve Bank's last two OCR decisions, you'll know there's been a fair bit of chat about the wealth effect and how that has made the recession worse. Now, the wealth effect is the thing that happens when your house goes up in value. You feel rich - you’re not rich, you just feel rich - so you go out and spend more money. And then, of course, when it does the opposite and goes down in value, you feel poor. You're not poor, you just feel it, so you shut your wallet. And that is part of the reason why this recession has dragged - because our house prices are not going up. They have gone backwards, and so we're not spending, which means that we're not spending our way out of the recession. Now, the thing about this is that the Reserve Bank has actually done things to deliberately keep our house prices suppressed, right? Things like debt-to-income ratios. Some of the stuff is not their fault, like people leaving the country and therefore not wanting to buy a house - supply and demand, blah blah blah - but some of it is the fault of the Reserve Bank, who've done this deliberately. And I warned you about this on the show before. I said this to you in August, I said I was worried that the Reserve Bank was keeping house prices depressed and that it would drag out this recession longer, which it has. And I've been talking privately to Brad Olsen about it as well, who's been keeping an eye on it too, and we've been debating the merits of it. But here's the silver lining - we actually needed to let go of this property obsession. It's been hard, but we needed to do it because we have got to stop putting our money into property and we've got to start putting our money into businesses and other productive assets.  And this is the breakup that we needed to have. No breakup is nice, and this one isn't either. So I text Brad Olsen this morning, yet again. He goes, “Oh, here we go. Here's a text from Heather.” I said, “Brad, are you still sure that it was worth it to break up with our property obsession given how hard it has made this recession?” And he just replied with, “Yes, I do.” So what I would say is, if you're doing the glass-half-full thing, at least we will come out of this recession less in love with houses and more likely to put our dollars into stuff that will actually make New Zealand richer - and that's got to be a good thing. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:22:28 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-27-november-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-27-november-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 27 November 2025, Attorney-General Judith Collins tells Heather why she's called a public inquiry on the Tom Phillips case. Air NZ's new boss has asked airports to stop supporting Jetstar's competition edge by giving them discounts. Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully speaks to Heather - and Heather reveals why she's booked her first flight on the orange bird. Mike Colson KC explains why he's getting involved in a class action lawsuit against Transpower and Omexom over the toppled power pylon saga. Is NZ becoming more litigious?   Aussie researchers reckon millennials are the first generation to not become more conservative with age. Why is that? Plus, the Huddle debates millennials' politics and flying Jetstar. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:11:41 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/brad-olsen-infometrics-principal-economist-on-whats-caused-the-recent-recession-to-last-so-long/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/brad-olsen-infometrics-principal-economist-on-whats-caused-the-recent-recession-to-last-so-long/ The Reserve Bank has blamed the ongoing recession on an uncertain property market, prompting experts to weigh in. New Zealand has traditionally relied on housing as an engine of growth, but years of flat property prices have reportedly contributed to the ongoing economic downturn. Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen explained further. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:59:53 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/keith-mclaughlin-centrix-group-managing-director-on-the-irds-planned-crackdown-on-stubborn-debtors/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/keith-mclaughlin-centrix-group-managing-director-on-the-irds-planned-crackdown-on-stubborn-debtors/ The Inland Revenue Department has launched some new steps in bringing down tax debt - with one scheme linked to a key credit agency. Following a successful pilot, the IRD will report more recalcitrant tax debtors to credit reporting agency Centrix. Centrix Group Managing Director Keith McLaughlin says this scheme is designed to bring down company debt at this stage, not personal debt. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:51:02 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-on-the-government-launching-an-inquiry-into-the-tom-phillips-case/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-on-the-government-launching-an-inquiry-into-the-tom-phillips-case/ Strong signals from the Government suggesting the rights and privacy of the children will be paramount in the Tom Phillips inquiry.  Police shot the fugitive dead in September after he was on the run with his kids in the Waikato bush for four years.  NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explained what this case could uncover. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:39:44 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/stephanie-tully-jetstar-ceo-shakes-off-criticism-from-air-new-zealand/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/stephanie-tully-jetstar-ceo-shakes-off-criticism-from-air-new-zealand/ Business as usual for Jetstar, despite Air New Zealand taking a swipe at its airport discounts.  Air New Zealand head Nikhil Ravishankar claimed airports are unfairly subsidising the Qantas-owned airline - on our most profitable air routes.  BusinessDesk reports Ravishankar says that includes open-ended discounted landing rights and cost cutting deals.  Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully says they're just focused on running their own race.  "The reality is, we've been trying really hard to make sure that we've got a great value proposition in the New Zealand market - and it's great that more Kiwis are giving us a go." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:21:04 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ian-woolford-reserve-bank-money-and-cash-director-on-the-rbnz-trialling-a-community-cash-depot-project/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ian-woolford-reserve-bank-money-and-cash-director-on-the-rbnz-trialling-a-community-cash-depot-project/ The Reserve Bank is addressing concerns cash is becoming inaccessible by bringing money to rural communities.   It has opened a 12-month trial of a cash depot in Hawke's Bays' Waipukurau - offering a closer site to make withdrawals. Local banks have recently closed, meaning the nearest ATM for locals is 50 kilometres away. Reserve Bank Money and Cash Director, Ian Woolford, says, currently, only businesses can use the depot for cash. "It's quite surprising, about a third of where people get their money from is actually from a retailer...but people might be noticing retailers are increasingly saying - well, we don't really want to accept cash." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:15:18 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/mike-colson-stout-street-chambers-partner-on-the-class-action-lawsuit-over-the-northland-power-outage/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/mike-colson-stout-street-chambers-partner-on-the-class-action-lawsuit-over-the-northland-power-outage/ Businesses are taking class-action over a power outage to of all Northland last year - although the exact loss is still unknown. In June, an inexperienced worker removed nuts from three legs of a pylon, which toppled, cutting electricity to almost the entire region. An opt-out class action against Transpower and its lines maintenance contractor is progressing through the courts.  Stout Street Chambers partner, Mike Colson, says losses will be calculated in due course.  "It's giving Northland businesses an opportunity to be compensated - and second, an opportunity to incentivise those working on critical infrastructure to do a good job out of it."  Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:03:29 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/judith-collins-attorney-general-on-the-planned-inquiry-into-the-tom-phillips-case/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/judith-collins-attorney-general-on-the-planned-inquiry-into-the-tom-phillips-case/ Agency actions regarding the children of fugitive Tom Phillips are going under the microscope, with a report due back mid-next year.  Phillips was on the run nearly four years, ending only when he died in September in a police shootout. Attorney-General Judith Collins says questions will be asked about what Government agencies did to protect the children, what they knew - and did or didn't do. "In this situation, what we can look into is what the Government agencies knew, what they did, and what they didn't do. Should they have done more?" LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:38:22 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-victoria-issuing-an-apology-for-colonisation/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/murray-olds-australian-correspondent-on-victoria-issuing-an-apology-for-colonisation/ The Australian state of Victoria will be formally apologising to indigenous people for colonisation next month. The symbolic action will be delivered by State Premier Jacinta Allan - acknowledging ongoing harm and injustices and land being taken without consent. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this comes after a first-nations Justice Commission report recommended 100 actions - and more changes will be made as a result. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:07:16 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-ahmedabad-hosting-the-2030-commonwealth-games/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-ahmedabad-hosting-the-2030-commonwealth-games/ Ahmedabad will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games centenary edition. The decision has been ratified by the organisation's general assembly in Glasgow. India sees the event as a launching pad to bid for the 2036 Olympics. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:58:54 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dr-sarah-cameron-griffith-university-researcher-on-the-new-study-revealing-millennials-went-more-left-wing-as-they-got-older/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dr-sarah-cameron-griffith-university-researcher-on-the-new-study-revealing-millennials-went-more-left-wing-as-they-got-older/ Millennials are the first generation to get more left-wing as they age, according to new reports.  A study by the Australian National University has found the age group's support  for Australia's right-wing coalition fell between 2016 and 2025 -  from 38 percent to 21 percent. Study Author Sarah Cameron says education and gender are playing a role.  "It used to be that women were slightly further right, and then were slightly further left. Over time, that gender gap - it's reversed." LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:51:10 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gavin-grey-uk-correspondent-on-more-people-being-arrested-over-the-louvre-heist/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gavin-grey-uk-correspondent-on-more-people-being-arrested-over-the-louvre-heist/ Four more people have been arrested as as result of last month's high-profile robbery at the Louvre Museum. Two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region, were recently arrested. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says police now have 96 hours to question these new suspects.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:54:18 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jenee-tibshraeny-nz-herald-wellington-business-editor-on-the-governments-building-act-overhaul/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jenee-tibshraeny-nz-herald-wellington-business-editor-on-the-governments-building-act-overhaul/ Leaky-home experts fear a proposed overhaul of the Building Act could leave unlucky home owners - apartment owners in particular - in financial ruin. Under the new regime, liabilities are only assigned to the party responsible, and for many new buildings, a warranty will be required. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny unpacks the concerns further. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:46:18 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-trethewey-milford-asset-management-portfolio-manager-on-the-market-reactions-to-the-latest-ocr-cut/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-trethewey-milford-asset-management-portfolio-manager-on-the-market-reactions-to-the-latest-ocr-cut/ The Reserve Bank ended the year on a hopeful note and brought down the OCR for the end of 2025. The central bank cut the Official Cash Rate another 25 basis points today - bringing it to 2.25 percent. Milford Asset Management's Sam Trethewey explained further. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:40:42 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-does-roger-gray-have-a-point-about-our-no-culture/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-does-roger-gray-have-a-point-about-our-no-culture/ So the Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray is onto something, isn't he? Because we are a country that loves to say no. He said in a speech to a crowd at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland that he went to Miami to speak to four major cruise liners to find out why the cruise ships aren't coming here as much as they used to. And he apparently says that they call us 'No Zealand' because we just say no to everything. Is he wrong? I mean, look at the news that's been around just for the last couple of days, right? Santana wants to dig $7 billion worth of gold out of the ground near Cromwell. The locals say no. Eric Stanford wants to change the curriculum so our kids can actually get a decent international education and have a future ahead of them. The unions say no. Chris Bishop wants to scrap regional councils because they just waste everyone's time and money and say no to things, and the perpetually concerned looked at that and said no. We say no so much that the Government has created the fast-track approvals process to basically bulldoze through all the 'no's' they know are gonna come. Some of it is the rules that we've created for ourselves, right? Because the RMA is just one giant no factory. But some of it, I think, is actually cultural. We have a great life here in New Zealand, even if you're rich or poor, whatever your circumstances, you can enjoy your life in New Zealand. Temperatures aren't too extreme, there aren't creatures trying to kill you all the time like in Australia, foreign enemies aren't trying to kill us all the time like places in Europe, and we don't actually really have to struggle too much to get by. So we can cruise, and so we do cruise. So we just don't try. We just say no, we just don't want to change that much. On the bright side, I think this attitude is changing at the minute.  I mean, I hate to make things about politics all the time and look to politicians for help, but I think it is because we have some brave political leaders at the moment who are prepared to ruffle some feathers. The mayor of Auckland who was just getting on with changing the port and making money for the city, and the RMA minister Chris Bishop who's scrapping the regional councils, which is a massive thing to do. And everyone's crush, Erica Stanford, who's completely overhauling education despite the educators saying no to her. So when we have to say yes, when the going gets tough like it is right now, I think that we can say yes. My hope is, though, that we get stuck in the yes setting and we stay here and break the habit of the constant no setting. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:24:22 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-26-november-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-26-november-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 26 November 2025, Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby tells Heather why the bank decided to cut the OCR again - and whether that's the end of cuts. Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray has criticised Kiwi's culture of "no", saying people call us "No Zealand" overseas. Does he have a point? Another summer, another festival cancelled. Promoter Brent Eccles on what's going on, and how we can make sure we definitely get our tickets reimbursed in the future. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts calls Heather's bluff and pops into the studio. Plus, the Huddle debates high tech cars - and whether they're actually annoying (despite reducing the number of crashes)! Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:11:45 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-are-high-tech-cars-better-for-the-country/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-are-high-tech-cars-better-for-the-country/ Tonight on The Huddle, Q&A and ZB Saturday Mornings host Jack Tame and Kiwiblog writer and Curia pollster David Farrar joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!  Port of Auckland CEO Roger Gray has slammed new Zealand's culture of saying no - and that it's off-putting to prospective investors. Does he have a point here? Mayors and regional councillors have had mixed reactions to the Government's decision to reform local Government. What do we think of all this?  New reports show car crashes have come down thanks to new technological developments. How much do we rely on this tech while driving? LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:59:35 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/simon-watts-climate-minister-on-whether-buying-offshore-carbon-credits-is-in-nzs-future/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/simon-watts-climate-minister-on-whether-buying-offshore-carbon-credits-is-in-nzs-future/ The Government says offshore carbon credits could be bought in the future - but not yet. Climate Minister Simon Watts says all options are being considered, but they've ruled out shopping overseas this term. But for New Zealand to meet Paris Agreement targets signed up to in 2016, it may be necessary - and work is under way so it's an option down the line. Watts says he is focusing on domestic actions. "The reality is, I actually think - and I'm pretty optimistic - we're looking pretty good in terms of our emissions reduction." LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:38:08 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/roger-gray-port-of-auckland-ceo-on-whether-new-zealand-suffers-from-a-culture-of-saying-no/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/roger-gray-port-of-auckland-ceo-on-whether-new-zealand-suffers-from-a-culture-of-saying-no/ The Port of Auckland's CEO says a 'no' culture has permeated New Zealand.  Roger Gray says a cruise ship representative he spoke to in the US labelled our country 'No Zealand'. Gray says they claimed excessive regulation made things too difficult for them. He says he doesn't think it's the case in Australia. "I think Australians are a bit more optimistic and go - yeah, let's have a crack. We're a bit more sit back and a bit more conservative."  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:23:14 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/terry-collins-aa-principal-policy-advisor-on-technology-reportedly-bringing-down-the-rate-of-car-crashes/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/terry-collins-aa-principal-policy-advisor-on-technology-reportedly-bringing-down-the-rate-of-car-crashes/ New advancements in technology are reportedly behind a significant decrease in car crashes. Collisions have dropped 7 percent each year over the last two years, according to the latest AMI motor report. AA Principal Policy Advisor Terry Collins says adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking are among the recent developments that have made all the difference. "We know that accidents occur when people try to do their best and some things happen through inattention. What they do is they give you that physical warning - or they apply the breaks when something happens unexpectedly." LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:11:57 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/anita-baker-porirua-mayor-voices-support-for-proposed-govt-changes-to-local-councils/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/anita-baker-porirua-mayor-voices-support-for-proposed-govt-changes-to-local-councils/ At least one Wellington mayor says it's time district councils combined into one. The Government's proposing replacing regional councillors with boards of district mayors.  They'll have two years from establishment, to put up a regional plan for future local Governments. Porirua mayor Anita Baker says the Wellington region should grab this opportunity.  She explained Hutt City and Porirua residents have already said yes to amalgamation, and Wellington city mayor Andrew Little doesn't seem opposed either.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:56:19 Z