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Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. - Sports Journalist Nathan Limm and ZB Rugby Commentator Hamish McKay join Heather du Plessis-Allan for the sports huddle.
On the table today: Joseph Parker has explained what happened between him, his nutritionist and a cocaine test.
The trio looks at the state of Netball - with international success but domestic uncertainty, are the Silver Ferns actually excited to head back to New Zealand?
And Luke Metcalf has been called up for the Warriors - is he going to make the difference?
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. James Smith: Road Carriers Association Advocacy General Manger opposes Shane Jones' four-lane highway prediction
07/08/2026 | 2 mins.Shane Jones has been chewed out by the Road Carriers Association for suggesting four-lane highways are a thing of the past.
The NZ First MP says he doesn't expect any more to be built in his lifetime, because they're too expensive to justify.
But Road Carriers Association Advocacy General Manger James Smith says this is one of the dumbest things he's ever heard from a politician.
He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that four lane highways deliver safety and productivity.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.David Cunliffe: Former Labour Leader discusses Hipkins' 'rogue poll' accusations
07/08/2026 | 4 mins.Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has called the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll an 'outlier'.
The poll shows Labour dropping from 31.5% to 27.8%, while National received a slight uptick to reach 31%.
Former Labour Party Leader David Cunliffe told Heather du Plessis-Allan that even though this poll may be an outlier, Labour should still be cautious.
'I'd say it's an outlier, and I think the thing that makes, the most sense is to look at the poll of polls, but there is some movement in that that labour needs to take a real close eye on.'
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.- A new poll shows Labour's ratings fall, whilst Opportunity crosses the 5% threshold needed to make it in to Parliament.
The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour dropping to 27.7%, whilst Opportunity has risen to 6.1%.
Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that now that Opportunity has crossed the line, it's policies will come under more scrutiny.
'It's always nice to see a party rising in the polls, but they've got to stand or fall on their policies.'
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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.
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