Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Huge stashes of illegal drugs have been found buried underground at a UK music festival site a few days before the event was due to begin.
More than 80,000 music fans will head to Creamfields Festival in Cheshire, from Thursday.
About 204 canisters of nitrous oxide and large bags containing ecstasy, MDMA and ketamine tablets were dug up by police during a pre-event search of the grounds.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the ongoing investigation.
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 26 August, 2026, MBIE chief executive Nic Blakeley tells us he offered his resignation over his officials misleading Parliament.
We get a personal account of what Dolly Parton was like from a long-time promoter and friend.
Paul Henry on why the ACT Party wants to ditch the Climate Change Commission.
And on The Huddle, Jack Tame and Katie Bradford argue the case for keeping the commission.
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The NZX reporting season is underway and results have improved, but some concerns have been raised.
The numbers are moving in the right direction, but there's growing frustration around the state of the Iran conflict and increasing fuel prices.
Milford Asset Management expert Jeremy Hutton explained further.
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Kiwi Group Capital is making an eleventh hour push for TSB’s owner to consider its 'superior' offer to buy the bank, before selling it to Heartland Group Holdings.
The renewed call follows a High Court judge dismissing a Taranaki community group’s bid to stall the sale of their local bank.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny weighs up Kiwibank's chances.
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Meridian Energy has made a comeback after last year's downturn.
The electricity gentailer has reported net profit after tax of $13 million dollars, compared to a net loss of $452 million last year.
The past year has been a stark contrast to the previous year, when Meridian was dealing with two severe droughts, and investing $300 million dollars into helping secure energy supply.
CEO Mike Roan says 2024 was a challenging year - and 2025 represents a return to 'normal'.
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