Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Episodes
Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on Treasury confirming concerns were raised about Adrian Orr's conduct
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Treasury has confirmed concerns were raised about former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s conduct. Its comment comes as it responds to an alle...
Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on over 100 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse entering compensation scheme
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have entered the company’s compensation scheme, reports confirme...
Andrew Curtayne: Milford Asset Management on Fletcher Building's potential sale of their construction division
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fletcher Building is looking into possibly selling its construction arm. It's exploring divesting its main construction division - and the Higgins, Br...
The Huddle: Was Nicola Willis' meeting with the head of Fonterra pointless?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Kiwiblog's David Farrar joined in on a discussion about the following iss...
Bodo Lang: Massey University marketing professor on Tower Insurance getting rid of multi-policy discounts
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tower is ending its multi-policy discounts, with the insurer claiming the level of risk is unacceptable for meeting regulatory requirements. The insur...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why did Nicola Willis hype the Fonterra meeting?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So guess what's happening after Nicola Willis' butter meeting with Fonterra last night? Nothing. After hyping the meeting, after Mikey chasing Mi...
Full Show Podcast: 23 July 2025
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 23 July 2025, Space Minister Judith Collins explains why she urgently needed to...
Jason Herrick: Southland Federated Farmers president on Greenpeace defacing Gore's brown trout amid drinking water crisis
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A battle's flared between Federated Farmers and Greenpeace. Federated Farmers says the activist group should be stripped of its charitable status for ...
Gabor Toth: historian on the headstone mysteriously appearing on Phyllis Symons' grave decades after murder
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almost a century after Phillis Symons was murdered and buried in an unmarked Karori grave, a headstone mysteriously appeared. Symons, 17 and pregnant,...
Judith Collins: Space Minister on the new space infrastructure bill passing under urgency
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new law on space infrastructure is being described as immediately enhancing national security. The bill's passed under urgency today, and requires a...
Bernie Smith: social housing commentator says homelessness stats probably worse than data shows
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A social housing commentator says the numbers of people without a home is probably worse than data suggests. June Homelessness Insights released...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Finance Minister's investigation into butter prices
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Finance Minister says all roads lead back to supermarket competition, as questions loom over spiralling dairy prices. Nicola Willis yesterday spok...
Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the death of Ozzy Osbourne
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More tributes for heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, who's died aged 76. Band-mates of Black Sabbath's lead singer say they've lost a brother. Musos f...
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on the calls to regulate charity boxing after Kain Parsons' death
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The findings of a coronial inquest into the death of a charity boxer in 2018, criticised by a mother for “pulling my son’s integrity apart”, rec...
Mark Oldershaw: Wellington NZ chief executive on Ed Sheeran breaking the region's concert drought
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wellington’s mega concert drought is officially over, after Ed Sheeran confirmed he was returning to New Zealand next January. The capital’s last ...
Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the UK launching a review into raising the pension age
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over in the UK, the Government is looking into a review of the state pension age to see if it needs to be increased. The review will consider whether ...
Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist on what recent inflation data means for the market
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Concerns have been raised among economists as inflation data suggests things may not be as on track as they seem. Inflation has hit 2.7 percent, with ...
Jamie Mackay: The Country host on NZ red meat exports bringing in more revenue
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand red meat exports earned an extra $1.2 billion this year, due to good livestock pricing and tighter supplies. But the country's $10 b...
The Huddle: Are we looking at a one-term Government?
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, former High Commissioner to the UK and former Auckland mayor Phil Goff and Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute joined in...
Neil Quigley: University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor on whether the costs of the new Waikato medical school will blow out
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's concerns over whether the costs for the new Waikato University medical school will blow out and be passed on to taxpayers. Cabinet will contri...
Full Show Podcast: 22 July 2025
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 22 July 2025, Sky TV chief executive Sophie Moloney tells Heather why she bought ...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Sky's purchase of TV3 is good for everyone
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The big news of the day is another $1 deal in the media, which probably tells you everything you need to know about the state of the industry. But thi...
Murray Deaker: former ZB broadcaster on the controversy surrounding a dead pohutukawa
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pohutukawa tree on Auckland's North Shore has sparked controversy, with residents of an impacted apartment complex calling for a solution. The tree ...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on New Zealand joining the list of countries calling for a Gaza ceasefire
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Government believes only a negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope in Gaza. Foreign Minister Winston Peters has signed New Zealand on to a long ...
David Witburn: Whitburn Group Project Development on whether the Government's granny flat rule changes will lead to more homes being built
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An Auckland property developer doesn't believe changes to rules on building granny flats will add the 13,000 extra dwellings claimed by the Government...
Sam Emery: Australian correspondent on a convicted child sex offender being employed at a Queensland childcare centre
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A childcare centre director who employed her convicted child sex offender husband as a groundskeeper has been sacked. There is no allegation he offend...
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on what Sky TV's purchase of TV3 means for NZ sport
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sky TV recently bought TV3 - and it's got experts speculating about what this could mean for the future of New Zealand sport. It's taking over Warner ...
Winston Peters: Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza amid escalating global pressure
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global condemnation of Israel is growing, over killing Palestinians and restricting aid. New Zealand is demanding a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, along w...
Sophie Moloney: Sky TV chief executive on the company buying out TV3 for $1
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sky TV is promising it won't shake the boat too soon after buying TV3 and ThreeNow - for a dollar. Warner Brothers Discovery has sold its Kiwi T...
Alex Flint: Body Torque Personal Training founder on the rise in gym-related ACC claims
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A steep rise in gym-related ACC claims for injuries could be down to strength training's rising popularity. Accident Compensation Corporation da...
Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on whether the OCR will cut rates in August
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stats NZ recently reported annual inflation increased to 2.7 percent in the three months to the end of June, and it's sparked concerns among exp...
Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the independent review into England and Wales' water sector
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The water sector for England and Wales is set to undergo a significant overhaul following the release of a new report. The Independent Water Commissio...
Stephanie Cohen: Cloudflare chief strategy officer on the company's new strategy for AI scrapers
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Website infrastructure company Cloudflare has announced moves designed to stop AI from scraping digital content for free. Going forward, website owner...
The Huddle: Should we scrap NCEA entirely?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of th...
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the costs of building the new Waikato medical school
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Finance Minister says the costs involved in building a new medical school at Waikato University have been through a thorough business case. Constr...
Full Show Podcast: 21 July 2025
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 21 July 2025, Health Minister Simeon Brown on giving the green light for the new W...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm expecting the Waikato medical school costs to blow out
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now, here's a prediction for you - watch those Waikato University medical school costs blowout. I reckon it's gonna blow out and there's all the signs...
Dr Michael Johnston: NZ Initiative Senior Fellow on whether changes need to be made to NCEA
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One expert is joining the calls to overhaul NCEA after the Government indicated changes were on the way. A damning report's highlighted major problems...
Mary Jo Vergara: Kiwibank senior economist on what latest CPI data says about the economy
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Experts have offered reassurance our high inflation isn't a sign of things to come. Stats NZ figures show the Consumers Price Index reached 2.7 percen...
Simeon Brown: Health Minister on construction beginning on new Waikato medical school
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Construction will begin this year on a new medical school at Waikato University. The Government has given it the go ahead - and is providing $83 milli...
Jon Duffy: Consumer NZ chief executive on the Commerce Commission filing charges against Noel Leeming over ‘Price Promise’ claims
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumer NZ says complaints against Noel Leeming go beyond its price-matching policy. The tech retailer is facing criminal charges brought by th...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government putting $83 million towards new Waikato medical school
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister has confirmed a Waikato medical school's coming, with construction beginning this year. The Government's putting $83 million toward...
Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on the coalition losing favour in new opinion poll
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over in Australia, the opposition isn't faring too well in the months after their election loss. The first post-election opinion poll has revealed Sus...
Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on what the All Blacks need to work on ahead of the Rugby Championship
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finishing chances remains a focus for the All Blacks as they pivot towards the Rugby Championship next month. The 3-nil win over the French keeps the ...
Rudd Hughes: Deputy Secretary of Retail at Workers First Union on Kmart staff receiving a new 2-year pay deal
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A win for Kmart workers, whose union says it's secured an industry-leading deal. Worker First Union says it's ratified a two-year pay deal match...
Full Show Podcast: 18 July 2025
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 18 July. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every week...
Alistair Boyce: Better Wellington group member says he will stand by Ray Chung after email backlash
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A flurry of action has occurred over Wellington mayoral hopeful Ray Chung's campaign. Three council candidates aligned with his ticket, Independent To...
Jayne Kiely: Location, Location, Location host on how nosy Kiwis are at open homes
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent survey has revealed that Kiwis are more nosy in open homes than many would expect. The survey found that 72% of participants admitted ...
Erica Stanford: Education minister promises a school property agency will pay for itself
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Education Minister is promising a school property agency (taking over management from the Ministry of Education) will pay for itself. Erica Stanfo...
Dan Mitchinson: US Correspondent discusses US President Trump's changing stance on the Epstein files
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump is now asking for some of the Epstein documents to be released. The President, who earlier this week was calling for p...
Jared Savage: Herald's investigative journalist discusses material in Jevon McSkimming case
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A legal battle has swayed in media's favour - now allowed to report child sex exploitation and bestiality imagery were allegedly discovered on work de...
Mark Mitchell: Police minister discusses the focus of new anti-corruption taskforce
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Police Minister is defending the focus of a new anti-corruption taskforce. The Serious Fraud Office will aim to understand threats to the public s...
Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the UK and Germany signing a defence treaty
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to the UK to sign a new bilateral defence treaty. The treaty promises...
The Huddle: Do we need a cap for tax rises too?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, former Green MP Gareth Hughes and lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir joined in on a discussion about the following iss...
Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on what the current US earnings season says about American consumers
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US earnings season for the second quarter is under way - and one expert has revealed what this means for American households. Recent data shows ho...
Jamie Mackay: The Country host on demand for red meat shifting ahead of supply
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the current geopolitical environment, product prices have strongly recovered from their lows of the past couple of seasons as demand returned ...
Full Show Podcast: 17 July 2025
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 17 July 2025, shocker price hike. Food prices have gone up by 4.6 percent. Econo...
Robbie Paul: Icehouse Ventures CEO on the company opening a seed fund to back NZ's latest emerging companies
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hunt is on for New Zealand's next big new start-up. Icehouse Ventures recently opened a $30 million seed round in an attempt to fund 30 new Kiwi-m...
Perspective with Ryan Bridge: The Government needs to give us the truth about boot camps and charter schools
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you heard the Prime Minister say this Government is different because it will set targets, track progress and be open about its ac...
Jason Holland: All Blacks assistant coach on the team changes for the team's final game against France
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The All Blacks selectors have rung 10 changes to the starting XV for Saturday's third and final test against France in Hamilton. Ethan de Groot, Fabia...
Tamatha Paul: Green MP on Oranga Tamariki refusing to release details around bootcamp reoffending
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The pressure's on Oranga Tamariki - as it announces it won't release more details around bootcamp reoffending. The Ministry for Children initially con...
Brad Olsen: Infometrics principal economist on food prices continuing to soar in June
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Households are still finding it tough to pay for the basics, with high prices not easing yet. Stats NZ has revealed the cost of food rose 4.6 pe...
Vincent Arbuckle: Food Safety NZ Deputy Director-General responds to study of campylobacter infection rates
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Food Safety New Zealand says a study of campylobacter infection rates is unnecessarily alarmist. The Public Health Communication Centre claims more th...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on David Seymour urging councils to ditch nice-to-haves
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Seymour's urging councils to axe what he calls 'puppy dogs and ice cream'. The Deputy Prime Minister's adding to the coalition's call for counci...
Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on Qantas taking action after recent data breach
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qantas has filed court action in a bid to stop the compromised data of millions of customers being accessed or released following a recent cyber attac...
Elliott Smith: Sportstalk host on Beauden Barrett being ruled out of this weekend's test against France
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Concern in the All Blacks camp over a hand injury to first five Beauden Barrett. While Barrett was unlikely to start in the third and final test again...
Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the Commerce Commission announcing new regulations for interchange fees
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retail NZ is criticising the Commerce Commission's regulatory change to card payment fees. The Commission today announced new regulations on interchan...
Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the thousands of Afghans relocated to UK, according to data leak
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, according t...
Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on ANZ declining offer to settle class action lawsuit
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANZ has declined a proposed settlement by lawyers leading a massive class action against the bank for giving customers the wrong information about the...
Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on Ryman Healthcare leading the NZX for July
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryman Healthcare's share price has gone up for the first half of July, leading experts to speculate about the company's future. This follows a d...
Full Show Podcast: 16 July 2025
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 16 July 2025, open plan classrooms will no longer be built, the Education Minis...
The Huddle: Do we need a harsher crackdown on vaping?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about...
Perspective with Ryan Bridge: We owe Kiwi schoolkids an apology
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We owe our kids an apology. School students of all ages in this country have been used as guinea pigs in failed experiments that have been demonstrabl...
Anna Kominik: Electricity Authority Chair on the new rules impacting New Zealand's largest power providers
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The winter season means higher power bills will impact Kiwi households, but the Electricity Authority has promised changes are on the way. The nation'...
Becky Freeman: lead investigator on Australian vaping study on youth vaping rates declining
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia may have turned a corner on youth vaping, according to new reports. A new study has found the country's rates have fallen among 14 to 17-yea...
Camilla Belich: Labour MP on the party's new bill to address modern slavery
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labour's taken quick action on demands from thousands of Kiwi teens to counter modern slavery. The students today delivered letters to Parliament - wr...
Bruce Kearney: Rangiora High School principal on the Government scrapping open-plan classrooms
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Open-plan classrooms will soon be a thing of the past, according to a new directive from the Government. Education Minister Erica Stanford's announced...
Iain Graham: DoC diversity ranger on the discovery of a little spotted kiwi in the wild
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A rare little spotted kiwi has been spotted in the wild on the mainland for the first time in nearly 50 years. The bird was seen in March in the...
Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on US House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for the Epstein files to be released
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Johnson, the US Speaker of the House, has called for the Justice Department to release the files of deceased sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Presid...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Greens accusing the Government of driving Kiwis overseas
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More accusations are being slung across the House, with the Greens indicating it's the Government that's forcing people across the ditch. At today's Q...
Elliott Smith: Sportstalk host ahead of the Paul Gallen-Sonny Bill Williams boxing bout
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sonny Bill Williams is over the chatter and is ready to let his hands do the talking in tonight's boxing bout against Paul Gallen in Sydney. It'll be ...
Sam Broughton: Local Government New Zealand President on the Government's bill aimed at local councils
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The head of a local Government lobby group has raised concerns about the Government's newest bill aimed at local councils. An amendment bill being mov...
Enda Brady: UK correspondent on billionaires fleeing the UK amid rising tax pressures
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain has lost more billionaires than any other nation over the past two years, and there's fears a tougher wealth tax could drive these figures up....
Jamie Mackay: The Country host on what record US beef prices mean for New Zealand's farmers
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the summer barbecue season continues in the US, Americans are paying record-setting prices for their beef. The price for New Zealand-produced...
Kirk Hope: Financial Services Commission CEO on the case for making changes to the Fringe Benefit Tax
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New research from the Financial Services Council reveals that New Zealanders are quick to insure their cars, homes, and gadgets - but they're far less...
Andy Matthews: competition lawyer on the Commerce Commission taking Foodstuffs North Island and Gilmours Wholesale to court
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Commerce Commission is taking Foodstuffs North Island and its subsidiary Gilmours Wholesale to court, citing what it labels 'cartel conduct'. The ...
The Huddle: Do we need to put cancer warnings on alcohol?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour Minister Stuart Nash and Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues...
Full Show Podcast: 15 July 2025
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 15 July 2025, the Government is changing the law to force councils to focus on th...
Perspective with Ryan Bridge: We really shouldn't need central Government to clarify things for local councils
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Government's introduced a bill today to get local Government back focused on the basics. But the fact they've strayed so far from potholes, rubbis...
David Seymour: Deputy Prime Minister on his withdrawn letter to the United Nations
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Seymour is standing by his letter to the UN - now withdrawn. He wrote responding to an official who'd expressed concerns about the impact of Sey...
Matt Bain: Spark marketing and data director on the popularity of the AI-generated Skinny ad
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TRA’s latest New Zealand’s Favourite Ads survey for June 2025 has revealed what ads Kiwis are loving the most - and one of the top contenders is p...
Peter Tesch: former Australian ambassador to Russia on Donald Trump threatening Russia with 'severe' tariffs
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A significant moment for Ukraine - as the US falls into line with NATO. President Donald Trump's pledged billions of dollars of weapons to Ukrai...
Simon Watts: Local Government Minister on the Government's new bill for local councils
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Local Government Minister says new legislation in the works will give councils clarity. An amendment bill's been introduced to Parliament to...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on David Seymour withdrawing letter to UN after speaking with Chris Luxon
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Seymour's withdrawn a letter he sent to the United Nations after being called out by the Prime Minister. A United Nations' official's lett...
Charles Croucher: Australian correspondent on Prime Minister Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping have met in Beijing, kicking off high-level talks as Australia and China strive to focus on economic co-operation rath...
Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the Blues potentially moving home games away from Eden Park
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Blues’ contract with Eden Park is drawing to a close, and a decision on where they will move their home games to is yet to be made. In a survey ...
Ashley Church: property commentator on house prices continuing to decline
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New data shows that house prices have dropped for the fourth consecutive month in June. The Real Estate Institute of NZ shows that across the entire c...
Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the EU delaying retaliatory tariffs on US until August
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EU's retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again - this time until early next month. The countermeasures, which were due to begin th...
Dr Chris Litten: BRANZ General Manager of Research on the building sector body developing pre-designed home plans
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of New Zealand's leading building sector bodies is launching standard house designs that will be available to all, in an attempt to bring down cos...
Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on the market reactions to Donald Trump threatening higher tariffs
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump is renewing his threats to Canada, vowing to slap a 35 percent tariff on its goods. He says he'll impose the tariff on Canad...