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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

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.

Newstalk ZB · NZME

12,423 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 12,423 episodes. That works out to over 1700 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 6 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 1,022 episodes already out so far this year. Published by NZME.

Episodes
12,423
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
4 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

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.

Full Show Podcast: 08 May 2026

May 8, 20261h 40m

Winston Peters: NZ First leader says Nats, Labour have record of 'attacking super'

May 8, 20265 min

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The media is under scrutiny and we've had it coming

May 8, 20262 min

Qiulae Wong: Opportunity Party leader says they are drawing people in from 'across the political spectrum'

May 8, 20265 min

Enda Brady: UK correspondent on whether Labour's at risk of losing Wales in the local election

May 7, 20265 min

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on how the memory shortage could impact the tech sector

May 7, 20263 min

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on what the 'protein boom' means for Kiwi farmers

May 7, 20263 min

The Huddle: Is it time to lift the Super age from 65?

May 7, 20268 min

Full Show Podcast: 07 May 2026

May 7, 20261h 40m

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Wellington Council's been caught keeping secrets from ratepayers again

May 7, 20261 min

Tama Potaka: Conservation Minister on the Government's plan to reform conservation law in order to raise money and cut costs

May 7, 20265 min

Sarah Wrightson: CVs by Sarah director on the rise of AI in the job recruitment process

May 7, 20262 min

Chris Bishop: Infrastructure Minister on the planned review into the City Rail Link Build

May 7, 20264 min

Steve Lancaster: NZ Rugby's new chief executive on how he plans to turn the organisation around

May 7, 20264 min

Cameron Bagrie: independent economist issues warning over nation's overloaded pension system

May 7, 20263 min

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government announcing conservation law reform

May 7, 20265 min

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the Government's newly-unveiled $10 billion fuel security package

May 7, 20264 min

D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on NZ Rugby appointing Steve Lancaster as its chief executive

May 7, 20264 min

Shae Ronald: Youthline CEO on the concerns impacting young people in the Youthline ASB State of the Generation survey

May 7, 20265 min

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the WHO tracing the hantavirus outbreak on the Atlantic cruise

May 6, 20263 min
2026 Newstalk ZB