Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

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Aug 5, 2025 • 6min

Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist ahead of Wednesday's projected unemployment data

The latest unemployment statistics for New Zealand are due out tomorrow, and experts are divided ahead of the announcement. Many are projecting the market will have deteriorated further, but some are hoping things would have picked up. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 5min

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the potential impact of Trump's increased tariffs on NZ

Trump surprised New Zealand businesses with a new 15 percent tariff, and experts have crunched the numbers to find out what this could mean for our key sectors. The imposition of the new tariff on Kiwi exports is projected to cost the red meat sector an estimated $300 million and wine exporters $112 million. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 9min

The Huddle: How do we feel about AI marking our kids' exams?

Tonight on The Huddle, Kiwiblog contributor and Curia pollster David Farrar and former Labour minister Stuart Nash joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!  Should NZ on Air fund reality TV? What about netball getting a boost? What do we think of all this? Another week, and more stories about small children being abused at the hands of their carers. Why do we not talk about this more? Can we change this? How do we feel about AI marking our kids' exams? Yet again, New World's run into some issues with their latest giveaway. Why does this keep happening? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 2min

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why have we had such a bad run of child abuse incidents?

I want to talk about kids being bashed by their families. We've had a really bad run of it - I don't know if you've realized - in the last few weeks. As far as I can see, just in the last 8 weeks, we've had the toddler in the suitcase, and we've had the baby in the bin in Auckland. We've also had a 2-month-old go to hospital with serious injuries that happened today, we've had a 3-month-old taken to hospital in Wellington in June, and we've had a 6-month-old critically injured at a Foxton Beach house in July. And we've hardly talked about this. I mean, we've talked about the toddler in the suitcase yesterday, world media talked about it too because it is so bizarre, it's hard to ignore. We also talked about the baby in the bin, that got about a day's worth of coverage, again, because that was pretty out there - putting a baby in a bin.  But everything else, almost no coverage. Now, do you know why that is? I mean, part of it is obviously that this is now not unusual anymore. We just bash our babies all the time in this country apparently - but also because you're not actually allowed to talk about it. I don't know if you realize this, but the moment that Oranga Tamariki, which is the new CYFS, uplifts a kid, the Family Court orders basically automatic blanket suppression on it. Which means the police can't say anything, it means OT itself can't say anything, it means the media can't say anything. So the news coverage just basically dies. We get: "baby's gone to hospital," and that's the end of it. No more coverage. It's actually only when the child dies that we can talk about it in detail because there is now no young person to protect anymore. Now, isn't that the opposite of what we want? I mean, I think this is doing our kids a disservice.  I understand why we did this in the first place, why we put these suppression orders in - the idea was to protect the privacy of these young people. But what it is also doing is protecting the privacy of the thugs in their families who put them in hospital or in the suitcase or in the bin. And what it also means is that no one then talks about what's going on. We're not horrified by the detail because there is no detail, so we don't talk about it, including politicians - and they should be the ones pitching solutions. At the rate that we're bashing our kids, this should be an election issue every single election - but it's not because we hardly talk about it because of the rules. So surely the rules should change. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 1h 41min

Full Show Podcast: 05 August 2025

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Education Minister wants AI to mark most school exams by 2028. Heather asks the teachers union's Chris Abercrombie whether that's a good idea. The software retailers use to report theft is so good, it's overwhelming police with 8000 reports just last month. Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson says it's actually a good news story. New World is yet again running out of its promotion products, meaning shoppers are being left empty handed after collecting stickers for weeks. Is this the weirdest story of the week? The man who is running for mayor in two different towns on opposite ends of the South Island - and why he's running under two different names. Andrew Maxwell Clarke speaks to Heather. Plus, the Huddle debates why we speak so little about kids getting hurt by their parents and whether a law change could help. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 4min

Chris Penk: Construction Minister on the garden shed and garage building rules getting loosened

Rules are being slashed for homeowners building small garden sheds and sleep-outs.  The Government today announced there will soon be no boundary distance rules for detached buildings smaller than 10 square metres.  Currently, the distance must at least match their height. Construction Minister Chris Penk explained that the rules needed to be updated for people trying to do more with less space. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 5min

Andrew Maxwell Clark: mayoral candidate on his bid to run in two places under two different names

A candidate claims his running for two different mayoralties is not an issue. Andrew Maxwell Clark's put his hat in the ring to replace his brother, Nobby Clark, as Invercargill's mayor. But he's also campaigning in his hometown, Tasman. He's campaigning as Andrew in Invercargill - and as Maxwell in Tasman. Clark says he put his hand up for Tasman before he knew the incumbent was running again. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 4min

Jon Duffy: Consumer NZ CEO on New World's Smeg kitchenware promotion leaving customers unhappy

New World customers are struggling to get their hands on Smeg kitchenware, available under a 12-week promotion. They can collect one sticker for every $20 spent. But the highest-value option, the braiser, is running out - and New World says there won't be any extra deliveries.  Consumer NZ, CEO Jon Duffy, says New World has specified this is 'while stocks last'. But he says it's also required by law to have appropriate stocks.  "With these promotions, this is not their first rodeo, they've done these over the years - so they do know that these promotions are popular." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 3min

Mike Johnson: Police Assistant Commissioner on Auror flooding police with crime reports

Police systems used to track crime may be struggling to cope, with a growing number of reports coming in. Auror is an Auckland intelligence platform used by retailers to give police information on potential offenders.  It shows retail theft reports have doubled from 4000 a month in 2022 - to 8000 a month this year.  Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson says the volume gives a good idea of the total crime picture.  "We want to put together where there's prolific offenders, and deal with the other matters." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 3min

Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President expresses doubts about AI being used for marking

A secondary teachers' union is dubious AI could adequately grade almost all school assessments within three years. The Government plans to replace NCEA with a system emphasising literacy and numeracy more.  The Education Minister is also now saying AI is already partly in use for marking - and NZQA is confident it could do almost all assessments by 2028. PPTA President, Chris Abercrombie, says he isn't convinced. "Seeing how the students write, understanding, reading between the lines - sometimes you have to figure out what the students are trying to say and I just don't know if AI is quite there yet to be able to do those kinds of things." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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