Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive is a news podcast hosted by Newstalk ZB, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Newstalk ZB hosts Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive, a news show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  Full Show Podcast: 29 May 2026

  May 29, 20261h 40mS0

  <p>On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 29 May, 2026, Variety chief executive Wayne Howett tells us organisations need to team up to tackle burgeoning child poverty.</p> <p>Arts and Culture Minister Paul Goldsmith says he's not surprised by Lynda Tool's criticism of the lack of money for music in the Budget.</p> <p>Simon Dallow reveals whether he's missing newsreading while enjoying the sun in France.</p> <p>And on the Sports Huddle, Nicky Styris and Andrew Alderson on how All White Tim Payne has become a sudden social media sensation with more than a...

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  Barry Soper: Political correspondent wraps budget week

  May 29, 20266 minS0

  <p>Newstalk ZB political correspondent Barry Soper joins Heather du Plessis-Allan to chat all things budget week.</p> <p>They also discuss the other political news you may have missed in all the budget noise.</p> <p>LISTEN ABOVE </p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>

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  Sharon Zollner: ANZ Chief Economist addresses Nicola Willis' surplus hopes

  May 29, 20265 minS0

  <p>While presenting Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nicola Willis shared a prediction that New Zealand will reach a $2.6 billion surplus by 2028-29.</p> <p>ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner told Heather du Plessis-Allan the prediction was 'a little bit rosy'. </p> <p>LISTEN ABOVE</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>

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  Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Government was right to give billions to defence and forget arts

  May 29, 20262 minS0

  <p>Geez, how sorry do you feel for Paul Goldsmith at the Music Awards, eh?</p> <p>So, he's invited to the awards and he hasn't got his mate Chris Bishop with him this time. Bishop didn’t go after what happened with Don McGlashan last year.</p> <p>Paul Goldsmith’s not invited to speak—apparently no one is—which means that when Lynda Topp gets up and starts speaking and tells him off, he’s got no right of reply. </p> <p>Here's what she had to say: “Paul, if you listen up for a minute, I’d like you to tak...

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  Wayne Howett: Variety CEO says charities need to collaborate to fight child poverty

  May 29, 20262 minS0

  <p>Variety - the Children's Charity - CEO Wayne Howett says that organisations who care about child poverty should collaborate, rather than fighting for the cause alone. </p> <p>Howett told Heather du Plessis-Allan, "1 in 7 Kiwi kids that are living without the basics food, warmth, transport, school costs, and healthcare, and we're not making any margins on that."</p> <p>"And, when you look at what's happening in the Treasury's own child poverty forecasting it shows no movement towards hitting the 2028 goal of halving child poverty."</p> <p>LISTEN ABOVE</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>

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