Larry Williams Drive

Belief a controversial Health New Zealand decision on cancer drug funding - will shorten lives. Pharmac's giving free access to Keytruda for five types of cancer, but funding doesn't kick in for two months. Health NZ has scrapped a proposal to provide it the medication for people in need until then. Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mulholland says he is gobsmacked. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's the cruellest decision he's seen Health NZ make, and will mean patients lives are cut short. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 2 August 2024, Lead Coordination Minister Judith Collins talks about the Government concluding their formal response into the March 15 Royal Commission. A trauma surgeon is warning the Government ahead of their speed limit increases - saying it could lead to further deaths and injuries. Former Olympian Barbara Kendall discusses our chances for gold in tonight's sailing races.  Plus, the Sports Huddle debates their hero of the Olympics so far...  Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has allowed the identity of Axel Rudakubana to be reported as the 17-year-old was charged with the murder of three young girls in a knife attack.  A 17-year-old boy has appeared in an English court charged with the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a dance class that has shocked the United Kingdom and sparked two nights of violent protests.  Axel Rudakubana first appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court over the incident at a “Taylor Swift yoga and dance workshop” summer holiday event for children in the seaside town of Southport.  He is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one of possession of a bladed article.  His case was later heard at Liverpool Crown Court, where he sat in the dock covering his face with a grey sweatshirt and did not speak to confirm his name.  Judge Andrew Menary did not impose reporting restrictions on Rudakubana’s identity, which had not previously been reported as he is under 18.  Rudakubana was remanded in custody ahead of a

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has offered herself up to be a mediator between the EU and China, after her visit to Beijing.  The relationship between the EU and China have decayed recently, over electric vehicles being dumped into the EU, and investigations on both sides and other trade disputes.  Asia Business Correspondent Peter Lewis says Meloni is confident of mending ties, but her recent track record with China may say otherwise.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Auckland apartment developer has been put into interim receivership by the High Court.  Du Val Capital Partners and other Du Val Group companies were put into interim receivership after an application by the Financial Markets Authority.  Police were also seen entering Du Val co-founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke’s home in Remuera.  NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson joined Andre Dickens.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB Sports readers Andrew Alderson and Nick Bewley joined Andrew Dickens on the Sports Huddle.  The first week of the Olympics has wrapped up – with glory and agonising drama across the board for New Zealand – and the guys talk through their heroes so far, including triathlete Hayden Wilde.  Athletics is about to get underway in the Olympics, with sprinter Zoe Hobbs and runner Sam Tanner, and shot-putters Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill will also be getting underway.  And they guys talk the Crusaders deciding to stick with Rob Penney despite the Crusaders’ worst Super Rugby season in recent years.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Zealand Trauma Surgeons Committee believe the Government’s plan to increase speed limits will ultimately lead to more deaths, injuries and traffic overall.  They’ve issued a statement warning New Zealand doesn’t have the appropriate infrastructure for high-speed travel.  And they warn many parents are fearful of speed increases around schools.  Trauma surgeon Dr Chris Wakeman joined Andrew Dickens.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Great news for the ski fields. Winter has finally decided to do its thing and snow is dumping.  And the wild and wooly weather arrived in the week we learnt that we are no more ready for a natural disaster today than we were before Cyclone Gabrielle.  A few weeks ago work stopped on the COP project.  COP is Common Operating Platform. It’s a data system that could mean that any agency involved in a disaster can communicate with each other in real time. It’s making sure all the computers and phones can talk to each other.  We need one for all sorts of things - weather events, fire, terrorist attacks, invasions. Everyone needs to be able to access it - Police, Fire, Army, Civil Defence.  And then the whole thing can be coordinated from a local, regional or central position.  Not having a common operating system was cited as the major failure in Gabrielle so this is a big thing. And I was very glad to hear the Prime Minister and Mike talking about it this morning.  After describing the problem, the PM then said y

More chances of medals tonight in the Paris games – this time in sailing.  Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie are competing in the medal race for the men’s 49er FX.  And windsurfer Josh Armit is also poised for a medal.  Former Olympic sailor and gold medalist Barbara Kendall joined Andrew Dickens to unpack the medal chances.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Wellington City councillor isn't a fan of her Council's competition - hoping to get inspiration on cycleways.   It's offered an $8500 prize pool for ideas on improvements.   Councillor Diane Calvert told Andrew Dickens it makes no sense.   “Well I think it is one of the many bonkers ideas that Wellington City Council has, and never really makes a difference to the city.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins says amending hate speech laws in light of the Christchurch mosque attacks would breach the right to free speech.  The Government's officially ended the coordinated response to the 2019 tragedy that killed 51 people.  36 recommendations from a report into the attack have been adopted - but eight won't be, including hate speech amendments.  The Lead Coordination Minister told Andrew Dickens inciting violence is already restricted.  She says someone who states they don't like someone else for being different is a fool - but that doesn't mean they should be arrested.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has officially concluded its coordinated cross-government response to the Royal Commission of the Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks.  Lead Minister Judith Collins says they will adopt 36 of 44 recommendations from the report – but says hate speech laws or establishing a new security and intelligence agency isn’t among the recommendations they’ll adopt.  Newstalk ZB senior political commentator Barry Soper joined Andrew Dickens.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva have landed in the United States, following the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War.  The returnees were greeted with tears and embraces by their joyous families at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also on the tarmac to welcome them after their plane touched down some 20 minutes before midnight on Thursday.  Whelan, who was first to exit the plane, gave a salute before shaking hands with the US leaders, followed by Gershkovich, who embraced both Harris and Biden before hugging his ecstatic parents. Kurmasheva rushed into the arms of her husband and daughters after greeting Harris and Biden.  Gershkovich went quickly to address media gathered at the tarmac, telling his Wall Street Journal colleagues the words they had been waiting more than a year to hear. “I’m home,” he said.  Biden observ

New Zealand rowers enjoyed a fruitful day out on the water in Paris, completing a medal box set.  The day started with Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors winning gold in the women’s double sculls, followed by the women’s coxless four obtaining bronze, and the men’s coxless four winning the silver.  Sportstalk host D’Arcy Waldegrave joined Andrew Dickens.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Auckland restaurant is pleading customers to not order from them through Uber Eats.   Henderson's Fried Chicken Headquarters says every order through the service loses it money on fees.   It was once left with just $84 dollars from $800 in sales.   Co-owner Juri Loninia told Andrew Dickens it has no choice but to take the hit.  “Unfortunately, as a small business, we can’t just switch off Uber and call it a day, because it helps us with exposure.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of murder following the deadly stabbing attack in Southport. The attacker has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 attempted murders and the possession of a blade. He's expected to appear at Liverpool City Magistrates Court on Thursday. UK correspondent Vincent McAviney says this is the start of a long legal process for this case. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Increased development of large-scale dairy farms and falling feed prices have driven China’s raw milk production up - and the official price down. The current price is 3.23RMB/kg liquid milk - the lowest in 12 years, according to new data. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains what this means for New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest unemployment figures are set to be released next week. Experts are predicting unemployment rates will go up - in order to slow down inflation. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann explains what we can expect. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 1 August 2024, Transpower CEO John Clarke fronts over the findings around that 'toppled' pylon - will there be compensation for locals? Police Association President Chris Cahill isn't happy about light sentences being handed down to meth dealers. Former Olympian Eric Murray discusses New Zealand's medal chances in tonight's rowing action. Plus, the Huddle debates whether or not you should be allowed to take your own food into the cinemas? 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.

Microsoft is investigating the scope of the damage after users reported issues with Microsoft 365 and Outlook services this morning. Monitoring website Down Detector's had thousands of outage reports - with a number of organisations affected. Tech commentator Paul Spain says it was largely New Zealand that was impacted by this recent outage. "This one wasn't so much of a global issue - it was very focused on New Zealand." Update: Microsoft has since released a statement saying this outage was unrelated to the July 30 outage that was blamed on cyberattacks. It is still investigating the cause to the latest outage. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.