Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Chaos in UK airports, after an hours-long air traffic control outage led to the cancellation of at least 2,000 flights and left passengers stranded.
National Air Traffic Services CEO Martin Rolfe has faced criticism following the outage, and there's growing calls for him to lose the role.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says this latest incident cost airlines millions and industry experts and passengers have voiced outrage.
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An artificial intelligence researcher who worked with Anthropic recently quit the industry, and accused the AI giants of 'gambling with our lives' to grow the technology.
Jacob Coxon spent the past three years pre-training AI models, beginning at OpenAI and moving to Anthropic, but has since claimed neither of the big companies are 'acting responsibly'.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie says this is the latest in the case of AI experts 'sounding the alarm' over the risks of the technology.
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New data shows red meat prices are likely to remain strong, but there's a growing risk of market volatility.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has warned the margins are likely to tighten, and they've cited rising input costs and the risk of dry El Niño conditions creating additional pressure.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and senior NZ Herald correspondent Katie Bradford joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Apple has unveiled their new foldable iPhone - retailing for over $4,000 on the low end? Is this worth the price?
Speaking of pricy things - would we pay $250 for a Te Pati Māori jacket? What do we make of all the political merch, anyway?
The Ministry of Social Development has been made to issue an apology after over 30,000 benefit payments were incorrectly suspended. Who's at fault for this? Should the Government have to share in some of the blame?
ACT has pledged to, if elected, scrap the Waitangi Tribunal for good. Do we think this is a good idea?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 10 September, 2026, Social Development Ministry boss Debbie Powers explains why she's fronted on a winter energy payments bungle - and not Louise Upston.
We ask David Seymour if ACT's plan to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal is realistic.
It's up and up for the Wahs. The marketing boss on how the NRL club's battling to satisfy the demand for merchandise.
And on The Huddle, Katie Bradford and Maurice Williamson on political merchandise - and whether they'd pay $250 for a Te Pati Maori jacket.
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