Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

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.

Publisher

Newstalk ZB

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Apr 2022

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

13,665 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Earl Spencer's recent interview ahead of new memoir

   The brother of Princess Diana, Earl Spencer, has gone on to do an interview ahead of his new memoir being released - and it's raised a few eyebrows. He accused King Charles of insensitively telling Spencer, in the wake of Princess Diana's death in 1997, that 'we'll forget her soon enough'. UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the interview further - and discussed whether Spencer is set to release more claims ahead of the book's release. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Ed McKnight: Resident Economist at Opes Partners on Chris Hipkins confirming Labour won't remove interest deductibility for landlords

   Labour leader Chris Hipkins recently confirmed the party won't be removing interest deductibility for landlords, despite being critical of the current Government for making changes. Labour initially dubbed the policy as 'tax cuts for landlords' but Hipkins since claimed that the proposed capital gains tax would remove the need to make changes. Resident Economist at Opes Partners Ed McKnight says he's feeling 'chipper' about this news. "I just feel like that because interest deductibility was not ever a new tax in that they've put up our tax rates - it was a change to how they calculated our profits as landlords." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on whether bond markets are positioned for more interest rate hikes

   The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan both made headlines over their recent moves to lift official cash rates, leaving experts to wonder what could be next. Investors are wondering if there's a longer hiking cycle to come, especially off the back of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Harbour Asset Management expert Shane Solly explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gavin Grey
• Jenee Tibshraeny
• Remy Morgan
• Trish Sherson
• Mark Sainsbury

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,631,690

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

47 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

95

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