Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 9 September 2025, the police is now trying to hunt down anyone who was helping Tom Phillips hide. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers speaks with Heather about the latest in the investigation. Heather makes a plea to stop any documentaries on Tom Phillips and his kids - to protect their futures. Children's Minister Karen Chhour agrees. Turners boss Todd Hunter thanks the Advertising Standards Authority for more publicity - after the ASA ruled a burnout scene in Turners' ad was socially unacceptable. Are we too up tight when it comes to our ads? Plus, the Huddle debates whether MPs should sell their investments before coming to Parliament to avoid conflicts. 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.

Well, it now transpires that the police are allowing a documentary to be made about Tom Phillips and their hunt for him. It's being made by Julie Christie, who’s produced lots of great television in the past, particularly reality TV. There are camera crews following police officers and being given access - if you want to call it that - behind the scenes, the kind of access that the average media crew can't get. Now, personally, I think this documentary needs to be killed off immediately. I do not blame the police for saying yes to this documentary in the first place. If it hadn't ended this way - with Tom Phillips trying to kill a police officer and then being shot dead in response in front of his daughter - it might have actually been a good idea to do this documentary. It might have shown the efforts that the police have gone to over the last four years to track him down, the consideration that they've put into it, the care that they've taken. It might actually have been really good PR for the police. But now, what it is, is mainly just a threat to these kids' future. It is going to be hard enough for these children to find a way to be normal in a country that is obsessed with what has happened to them over the last four years. By the time that this documentary comes out - it might be two years, five years, ten years, who knows, because documentaries aren’t put together fast - who knows? Hopefully, we will have moved on as a country and be interested in other things. And all a documentary like this is going to do is remind us - and the world, who are fascinated by what happened to the Phillips kids - about this case all over again. And we will hit Google and we will remind ourselves of what the kids looked like and what their names are and what happened to them in the bush. Children should never be punished and tortured for the stupid things that their parents do and the bad decisions that their parents make. They deserve the right to as much anonymity as possible and just the chance to live a life free of what their parents have done. I don't think that the media, that I belong to, should publish their photos anymore.  No one should take a photo of them as they look right now, having come out of the bush, and this documentary needs to be called off. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oranga Tamariki says circumstances are unprecedented, as they care for fugitive Tom Phillips' three children. The four-year manhunt for the Marokopa father ended in the early hours of yesterday, when he was shot dead by police in Waikato. Children's Minister Karen Chhour says Tom Phillips' children are Oranga Tamariki's main focus - as they remain in the agency's care. "As an organisation, Oranga Tamariki has been working on a plan since the day they disappeared. That plan may have to change, depending on the circumstances of the young people." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Complaints about a YouTube version of the latest Tina from Turner's car dealership advert have been upheld by the advertising watchdog.  The Advertising Standards Authority says a scene of a car performing a burnout isn't 'socially responsible' after complaints it was a disgrace to Kiwis, showing illegal activity, using swear words and was offensive. Turners chief executive Todd Hunter says it seems like a storm in a teacup.  "We didn't take it out in the YouTube version, because we thought it was kind of some fun - and so the person who complained, we owe them a great deal of thanks for keeping Tina from Turner’s continually in the media." The ad can't keep being used in its current form.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health officials have outlined the dire state of Wellington Hospital’s overcrowded emergency department as reports show a third of patients are being treated in corridors. The information was revealed in a detailed business case for the refurbishment of the ED, published by Health New Zealand, which said the ED was 'clinically and culturally unsafe'. Health NZ's Jamie Duncan says the staff working in those areas are required to stay vigilant and keep an eye on people. "They're always taking observations as well and that's standard practice and standard care that you'd expect in any emergency department." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigations into Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips are far from over, after he was shot dead by police yesterday. The manhunt for Phillips and his three children stretched across four years. One of his children was with him at the scene, and the other two were found last night at a campsite in dense bush about two kilometres away. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says they're investigating possible accomplices in this case. "We're going to put a puzzle together, we're going to better understand the last four years - anybody who may have been helping him, supplying him with something." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The four-year long manhunt for Phillips and his three children ended early yesterday morning - when police shot and killed him in rural Waikato. One of his children was found with him, and the other two were located at a campsite in dense bush. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper said Police Commissioner Richard Chambers weighed in on the case during a 'sombre' press conference. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ANZ's Australian parent recently announced a significant restructure, which would see about 3500 employees losing their jobs by September 2026. ANZ Group said it would also reduce engagements with consultants and other third parties as part of the restructure. Australian correspondent Murray Olds explained the impact of the restructure. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sporting fans across New Zealand will have a difficult decision to make on Saturday, with the Warriors’ opening NRL finals game set to clash with the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship test. The Warriors' week one finals game against the Panthers at Mt Smart kicks off at 6:05pm - one hour before the All Blacks host the Springboks in Wellington. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the backlash further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One expert has outlined the next steps for Tom Phillips' children to recover after four years of isolation. The manhunt for Phillips and the children came to an end yesterday, when police shot and killed him in rural Waikato. One of his children was found with him, and the other two were located at a campsite in dense bush. Child psychologist Sara Chatwin says for the children to feel secure, they need consistent care and unconditional love. "Pretty much none of which these kids have had for a long time. And I'm not just talking four years, but prior to that, there was obviously some dispute." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.