Larry Williams Drive

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves worrying about Donald Trump's trade agenda.  Trump has soared to victory in the US, nailing a historic second presidential term.  He campaigned on introducing up to 20 percent tariffs on global imports - and 60 percent on Chinese imports. Peters says we have a strong case to make ourselves an exception, due to the fairness of our market.  "We pay first-world wages in first-world conditions, we're not an exploitative country that you could bring those sorts of tariffs against without having evidence." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced to Parliament today, sparking protests outside the Beehive. The Bill was introduced a full 11 days earlier than expected - and it proposed re-writing and codifying the key principals of the Treaty of Waitangi. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Seymour has launched an online campaign following the backlash and encouraged Kiwis to make their opinions heard. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An available-again Ethan de Groot has been unable to break into the All Blacks 23 for Saturday's test against Ireland. The loosehead specialist has been left out, despite having served his penance for failing to meet team standards last week. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains what went wrong. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's uncertainty among the Democrats as Donald Trump prepares to take up the White House reins. The Republican Party has attained a decisive victory, winning the presidency with Donald Trump, majority in the Senate - and holding a strong lead in the House of Representatives.  David Litt, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama, says inflation and economic troubles contributed to a difficult environment for the Democrats. "It was really a full-scale shift compared to 2020. I think the biggest thing the Democrats faced was a headwind from inflation - that was a serious problem in the United States."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let me tell you, it was absolutely no surprise to me to see my Facebook friends going crazy over Trump winning the election last night - and there's been plenty of hysterical predictions now that he's won. My absolute favourite one was from my husband, who said that Trump would take us to the brink of war. Hello - the world is already at war, we don't need to be taken to the brink, we're already there.  We've got two significant wars under way in two of the most worrying parts of the world - Europe and the Middle East - and neither of them are because of Trump, they started under Biden. It's got me thinking - we need a bit of perspective here. People are really losing their minds over this. We cannot predict what is going to happen in the future, but we have the past to guide us. So why don't we compare the last time Trump was President with the most recent period under Biden and see who wins at being the real crazy one here. Because as far as I can see, Biden is the one who's been far worse for New Zeal

To the Treaty Principles Bill. Despite David Seymour's best efforts to pretend that there's absolutely nothing to see here, there is no doubt in my mind that the government is planning to introduce the Treaty Principles Bill tomorrow to try to hide it - because they know full well, we're all going to be completely obsessed and distracted by the US election. They know that if they get it out on Thursday, tomorrow, it's before the planned Hikoi even sets off on Monday. I think that indicates that they're trying to bury the thing and get ahead of everything and it shows how much they hating the heat that they're getting for this. Look, it's politics. I mean, it feels slightly underhand, it feels a little bit cowardly but it's politics. It's an option available to them and you can't really begrudge them for doing it. But I don't even think that's the most interesting thing that's going on here. I think the most interesting thing is that the Waitangi tribunal leaked the fact that the Government was going to do

The US election has taken over headlines worldwide, with the UK’s news cycle battling time zones to print the latest in their morning papers.  Meanwhile, the UK government is set to ditch plans to ban smoking in the gardens of pubs and restaurants in England.  And, Queen Camilla has cancelled engagements this week due to a chest infection.  UK correspondent Gavin Grey gives the latest.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris will not speak tonight. Donald Trump is making his way towards his headquarters.  NZ Herald Deputy Political Editor Thomas Coughlan is at Harris’ HQ and tells Heather du Plessis-Allan the space has been largely empty throughout the night, and many campaign staff are heading out.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former US correspondent Tim Wilson of Maxim Institute and Auckland Councilor Maurice Williamson, former US Consul General join the Huddle to discuss the US presidential race, the Government’s change of schedule for the Treaty Principles Bill, and calls for a jetski ban at a holiday spot in the Bay of Plenty.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 6 November 2024, Donald Trump is on track to win the US election.   Heather speaks to Republican Scott Brown who has been US ambassador in NZ under Trump… but his Democrat counterpart Mark Gilbert is still positive.  Plus, is Jack Tame a bad omen for Democrat candidates?  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.

Trump is leading in swing states and pollster John Zogby tells Heather du Plessis-Allan the “path to victory” for Kamala Harris is narrowing.  Zogby says within her campaign Harris swung the female vote due to fear of abortion laws under a Trump presidency.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac has set tougher climate targets for Kiwi dairy farmers than it has for their Australian counterparts.  The bank wants to reduce the emissions of all dairy farms it finances by 10% by 2030.  To achieve this, the bank has told Australian farmers to get emissions down to 0.85 tons of carbon per ton of milk – but Kiwi farmers must get emissions down even further to 0.75 per ton of milk.  Banking spokesperson for Federated Farmers, Richard McIntyre questions the banks role in setting emissions targets for farmers.  “We’ve already got the Government setting targets for us and we’ve also got our processors, meat companies setting targets for us.”  McIntyre says Kiwi farmers are already ahead in their efficiency gains compared to Australia.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand business wait with bated breath to find out who will become president in the US.  It currently seems that Trump will take the win. He has promised big tariffs on goods from overseas.   Former Trade Minister and former NZ ambassador to the US Tim Groser tells Heather du Plessis-Allan the Democratic party’s cardinal mistake was fronting a candidate that was “never going to succeed in presenting herself as a candidate for change”.  Groser says Trump will try to move ahead with tariffs quickly, but there are problems he will be completely unaware of – like the pass-on effect of cost to American consumers.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unemployment rose less than expected in the September quarter – from 4.6% to 4.8%.  This comes slightly below the financial market expectation of 5%.   Infometrics CEO and Principal Economist Brad Olsen tells Heather du Plessis-Allan there are still a lot of challenges.   Olsen believes this does not affect any hope of a 75 basis point cut but does create a significant dampener.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrat and former US ambassador to New Zealand Mark Gilbert is at Howard University, Kamala Harris’ election night headquarters where she is expected to speak very soon.  Gilbert tells Heather du Plessis-Allan this is not to be a concession speech – instead it is scheduled to follow the polls called in the West Coast.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The votes continue to be counted, and it is looking like an uphill battle for Kamala Harris.  Donald Trump leads in all swing states except Nevada.  US political commentator and former Senate debate moderator Dominic Carter tells Heather du Plessis-Allan Kamala Harris has not been an ideal candidate for the Democrat party and has not resonated the way she was expected to.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York Times is calling Donald Trump as the likely winner of the US election, projecting 297 Electoral College seats.  Only one President in history has returned to the White House after a break, rather than serving consecutive terms.   Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper reminds Heather du Plessis-Allan the Democrat vote often comes in late – and there are lots of votes still to be counted.  Plus, the Waitangi Tribunal are being accused of leaking the change in schedule to the Treaty Principles Bill’s introduction to Parliament. The Bill will now be introduced on Thursday, more than a week earlier than originally planned.  Soper says the Waitangi Tribunal needs to reflect on its position within the backlash that has since ensued.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crucial battleground states are flip-flopping between blue and red as ballots pile up.  Former US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown believes Donald Trump will turn the key states red.  Brown tells Heather du Plessis-Allan that what is different in this election is Trump’s rise amongst Latino, Hispanic, and Black Americans. Kamala Harris’ late entrance to the race and avoidance of hard-pressing interviews has affected the voter turnout.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has brought forward the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill. The legislation will be introduced to Parliament on Thursday, more than a week earlier than expected. A planned country wide protest against the bill is still going ahead next week as planned, in which ahīkoiwill travel from the top of the North Island and from Bluff in the far south to arrive at Parliament in Wellington. The Government is facing accusations that the change in schedule is to undermine the hīkoi. David Seymour, the Minister responsible for the Bill, tells Heather du Plessis-Allan scheduled introductions to Parliament are changed often and the changes usually go unnoticed. “Sometimes you get things done early, you go early.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US election is ticking into its last hours.  As voters are putting pen to paper, conflicting views on key priorities will set a challenge for whoever ultimately wins.  Host of TVNZ’s Q&A and Newstalk ZB’s Saturday Mornings, Jack Tame is at Kamala Harris’ election headquarters at Howard University and tells Heather du Plessis-Allan the mood is not yet dark, despite Trump showing an early lead.  Across counties like Michigan and Wisconsin, Harris is not performing as well as Joe Biden did in the previous election, suggesting Harris may not be in the strongest position.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.