Larry Williams Drive

Newstalk ZB Sports News Director Clay Wilson and NZ Herald Sports Editor Alex Powell joined The Huddle to discuss the week's sports news. The 37th America's Cup is set to get underway this weekend, with Team New Zealand defending its title against INEOS Britannia in Barcelona. Shaun Johnson has come out of retirement to rejoin the Kiwis for the upcoming international window amid a halfback shortage, with Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes forced to withdraw due to injury. Meanwhile, the Bathurst 1000 is due to get underway this weekend, and Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis at the Davis Cup in Malaga. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A sociology expert says the inequality is likely contributing to people leaving New Zealand in droves. New Stats NZ figures show New Zealand had an annual net migration gain of nearly 54,000 people in the year to August. The 134,000 departures are the highest on record — driven by more than 81,000 Kiwis heading offshore. Auckland University sociology professor Francis Collins told Francesca Rudkin we need to think about what kind of society we have. He says it's quite clear inequality has increased over the past few decades - evidenced by issues in the health system and housing unaffordability. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big dance is about to get underway in Barcelona. Starting Sunday morning overnight, defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand will take on INEOS Britannia in a best-of-13 series for the Auld Mug. New Zealand will be looking to win the America’s Cup for the third straight time, while Britain is competing in the event for the first time in over 60 years. AUT sailing professor Mark Orams joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Energy Minister says he's focused on making sure Kiwis pay reasonable prices for power. The Government's released its Policy Statement on electricity - outlining the role of the Government and the Electricity Authority. Simeon Brown says their role is ensuring correct market settings - and enabling private investment. He says the Authority's job is driving a more competitive sector that avoids excessive prices. Brown told Francesca Rudkin they don't want the Authority concerning themselves with things they don't need to. “The Electricity Authority needs to ensure that they are focused on competition, affordability and security of supply, and that they’re not focused on what type of fuel is actually being used.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cleanup is underway in Florida after Hurricane Milton. At least 16 people have died, but Governor Ron DeSantis expects more casualties, while there were more than 100 Kiwis caught up in the storm, and left more than 3 million homes without power. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has lambasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about FEMA money in relation to Milton. US correspondent Charles Feldman joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jam-packed schedule for the Prime Minister's final day in Laos. After a day of introductions and talks with foreign counterparts, Chris Luxon is now attending the East Asia summit. Senior Political Reporter Sophie Trigger told Francesca Rudkin this is a significant forum - that's brought together world superpowers - including the US and Russia. She says Luxon's saying regional security's high on the agenda — and highly connected to New Zealand's trade relationships. Luxon's last meet and greet before heading home later tonight is with the Phillippines' Prime Minister. LISTEN ABOVE LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In April last year, it was announced New Zealanders living in Australia were suddenly afforded similar rights to Australians who live in New Zealand when it comes to having a pathway to citizenship. The change meant that from 1 July 2023, New Zealanders who have lived in Australia for four years on temporary or special category visas and met the standard Australian citizenship criteria could apply for citizenship. So Kiwis who've been living in Australia since 2001 could apply directly for citizenship without gaining permanent residency first. Kiwi children born in Australia will become citizens at birth rather than waiting til they turn 10. It was a game changer for Kiwis already living in Australia. But the question of whether it would contribute to a brain drain, like the one we saw in 2011 and 2012 was yet to be seen. Today Stats NZ released their provisional data for annual migration figures for the year ending in August. Migrant arrivals were down 17 percent to 188,100. But the surprising figure in

New Zealand’s America’s Cup defence is set to get underway. Last week Team Britannia confirmed their challenger status after beating Italy’s Luna Rossa in the preliminary Louis Vuitton Cup. NPC quarterfinals are also set to get underway, with Wellington taking on Counties Manukau in Wellington tonight, which will see TJ Perenara play his final game on New Zealand soil before jetting off to Japan. Other fixtures over the weekend are Bay of Plenty vs Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki vs Waikato and Tasman vs Canterbury. Weekend Sport host Jason Pine joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Less than two months ago, Auckland appeared ready to change its rubbish collection to a fortnightly service. But now councillors have voted to trial the change instead of implementing it or retaining the weekly service. It will start two-weekly collections in up to three areas for up to 4000 households, before deciding on region-wide rollout. Manurewa-Papakura Ward councillor Angela Dalton joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a crucial step towards reducing scams, banks will introduce a Confirmation of Payee system next month to be fully in place by Easter of next year.  The system notifies a customer if the name and account they are transferring money into don't match up.  Similar schemes have been successful in Australia and the United Kingdom.  New Zealand Banking Association Chief Executive Roger Beaumont joins Francesca Rudkin with more on how it works.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Thursday 10 October 2024, Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm. Channel Nine reporter Alison Piotrowski joins Francesca out of Tampa with an update on the latest conditions. Finance Minister Nicola Willis discusses the deepening deficit on the Crown books, after Treasury revealed the Government's operating balance was $1.8 billion worse than forecast at the Budget in May. Francesca considers the ethical obligation of production companies developing projects on the high profile murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne. Professor of Media and Communications at University of Canterbury Donald Matheson says the projects are coming "way too soon". And, Wellington councillor Ben McNulty reacts to the decision not to sell Wellington airport shares. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

Wellington City Councillors have voted against selling it's airport shares.  Council currently owns a 34% stake in Wellington Airport, and the shares needed to be sold in order to make it's recently adopted long-term plan viable.  Wellington City Councillor Ben McNulty joins Francesca Rudkin to discuss what this means for the council. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Huddle, former Labour Chief of Staff Mike Munro and KiwiBlog & Curia Pollster David Farrar joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The Mysterious Death of Pauline Hanna is a TV drama announced by South Pacific Pictures, centred around the Polkinghorne trial. The Government deficit widens by more than expected, mostly due to Health NZ and higher costs relating to ACC claims.  Community advocate Dave Letele is being forced to shut down his South Auckland foodbank due to lack of funding.  Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, devastating the state in the early stages.  Wellington City Council is set to vote on what it will do with it's share in Wellington Airport.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The high profile murder trial in which Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna is set to be turned into a drama series.  Development of the dramatised storytelling was announced today by South Pacific Pictures.  Professor of Media and Communications at Canterbury University Donald Matheson joins Francesca Rudkin with more.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government's financial books have sunk further into debt in the year to June, with Treasury revealing the deficit on the Crown books deepened by $3.4 billion. It was also $1.8 billion worse than Treasury forecast in the May budget.  Minister of Finance Nicola Willis joins Francesca Rudkin to explain why.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida, with over 5.5 million residents told to evacuate and officials calling the conditions 'unsurvivable'. Alison Piotrowski is Channel Nine's U.S. correspondent and she joins Francesca Rudkin live from Florida.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community advocate David Letele has announced he will be shutting down his South Auckland foodbank which was supplying up to 1000 families a week.  The operation received $87,000 worth of Government support but was distributing more than $500,000 worth of food.  David Letele says he can no longer sustain the costs of running the foodbank as Government funding is no longer enough.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just how much Polkinghorne is enough Polkinghorne? Today it was announced that South Pacific Pictures, together with UK based production companies, are developing an original limited drama series "The Mysterious Death of Pauline Hanna". I wonder what Pauline would say if she could see the outcome of her death.  Firstly, her life was laid bare, her personal life forensically picked apart, discussed and judged in an eight-week court trial. A court case that was thoroughly covered by the media.  Since then, it was announced there would be a three-part documentary series, funded by New Zealand On Air to screen at some point on ThreeNow, then we had the Tui billboards, and now we have the dramatization.  That's a lot of people making money off the tragic story of the death of a woman.  I totally understand why this is happening and get the appeal... you only have to look at how much this case captivated the nation. It's a universally appealing story filled with intriguing characters, scandals,

Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 9 October. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's OCR announcement has got everyone thinking about what impact it will have on the housing market.  The Reserve Bank cut for a second time from 5.25% to 4.75%. CoreLogic's Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson joins Jack Tame to discuss when it will flow on to home loans.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.