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Heather du Plessis-Allan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
340 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

They had a gin bar and quite a large room.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

It was quite a normal temperature.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

And then I went up to Mark Mitchell's drinks and it was a small room because I'd forgotten how low the ceilings are in the Beehive.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

This is sounding like a joke.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

And then I went to the second one.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

This is like a good one.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

And I was immediately disappointed because it was hot in there.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Really hot.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

No, and it had a vibe of a student party vibe because when I arrived, they were like, oh, here they are.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Let me get you a drink here.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Oh, we've only got tequila left.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Yeah, because basically it was like a sauna.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

It was clothes off or leave, and they made the right decision.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Ginny, did you guys have drinks?

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

And there was tequila involved.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Sorry, what was that?

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Did you have drinks?

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

There you go.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

Oh, because I thought, well, it's June, so I thought maybe you guys have done something.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on Budget 2026, NZ's nuclear stance, and the ban on non-elected council members voting

So, somebody texted in earlier, Ginny, and they said, can you please ask Ginny what her policy is on voting rights for unelected members of councils?