PodcastsNewsHeather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Newstalk ZB
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Latest episode

7650 episodes

  • Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

    Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Prime Minister Starmer's response to the US-Iran ceasefire

    08/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    Iran and the US have accepted Pakistan's proposal to pause fighting two weeks.
    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's travelling to the Persian Gulf to help shore-up the US and Iran ceasefire.
    UK correspondent Gavin Grey says Starmer is set to attend more meetings to ensure the ceasefire lasts - and gets extended.
    LISTEN ABOVE
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

    Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on what the Middle East conflict could do to inflation

    08/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    The Reserve Bank says it's still unclear what today's Iran ceasefire announcement - and resulting dramatic fall in oil prices - mean for New Zealand.
    The central bank's held the Official Cash Rate unchanged, at 2.25 percent.
    It's working off the assumption inflation will surge to 4.2 percent this quarter.
    NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.
    LISTEN ABOVE
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

    Brendan Larsen: Milford Asset Management expert on the market reactions to the ceasefire deal

    08/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    Both US President Donald Trump and Iran have portrayed the last minute ceasefire deal as a victory for their nations.
    The nations accepted Pakistan's proposal to pause fighting two weeks and Iran's agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
    Milford Asset Management expert Brendan Larsen says shares in the US, Australia and New Zealand have gone up off the back of the news.
    LISTEN ABOVE
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

    Neil Webster: Employment Hero spokesperson on the growing use of AI in the employment process

    08/04/2026 | 5 mins.
    AI is taking up a significant role in New Zealand's employment operations, and one Kiwi company has opened up about the process.
    Employment Hero, which specialises in recruitment software, has revealed that AI has screened tens of thousands of CVs each month and overseen 1000 job interviews in March.
    Employment Hero's Neil Webster says business owners have revealed prospective employees have also used AI in the recruitment process - and hiring managers will manually check any candidate that seems promising.
    LISTEN ABOVE
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

    The Huddle: Why haven't schools responded to the SMART tool?

    08/04/2026 | 11 mins.
    Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
    The US and Iran have announced a temporary ceasefire and they've accepted Pakistan's proposal to pause fighting for two weeks. What do we think will happen next? Will this help reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
    Less than 60 percent of schools have adopted the Government's new SMART framework. Why do we think this is happening?
    LISTEN ABOVE
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More News podcasts

About 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.
Podcast website

Listen to Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive, The Rest Is Politics: US and many other podcasts from around the world with the radio.net app

Get the free radio.net app

  • Stations and podcasts to bookmark
  • Stream via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Supports Carplay & Android Auto
  • Many other app features

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive: Podcasts in Family