Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Jacinda Ardern has stressed the need for regenerative tourism in Sydney. She said that we need to promote clean, green tourism and tourism that embeds Maori values. She also wants airlines to shift towards using cleaner types of fuel.  NZ Herald Wellington Business Editor Jenée Tibshraeny joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He Waka Eke Noa needs some critical tweaks to work. This is according to the Climate Change Commission. For now, they recommend cracking on with the existing plan to get farmers to pay for their climate emissions. Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacinda Ardern has emphasised the need for regenerative tourism at a tourism conference in Sydney. She wants tourists who come down here to feel good about themselves when it comes to climate change. Covid case numbers have surpassed 10,000 for the first time since April. As a result, the debate to return to the Red light setting has returned, with many experts calling to go back, but the Governme...

The confirmed death toll from a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Chicago has risen to seven. The 21-year-old suspect has been charged with several counts of murder. US correspondent Katherine Firkin told Heather du Plessis-Allan the oldest identified victim was 88. “Tragically, the younger victims so far were the mother and father of a young boy. They were actually with their child a...

Interest rates may have already reached their peak. In May 2020, borrowers taking out a standard one-year rate were paying an average of 3.2 percent, but that increased to just over 5 percent in May this year. It comes as ANZ, BNZ and Westpac cut their two-year fixed mortgage rates. Squirrel Mortgages CEO John Bolton says told Heather Du Plessis Allan the OCR will keep increasing, but longer-term...

A new commissioner is being set up for supermarkets. The Government is setting it up to keep an eye on the sector to hold it to account and ramp up competition. It would be based within the Commerce Commission and review competition in the sector annually. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Global oil prices slumped 10 percent overnight. But we may not make a noticeable difference to the price at the pump. AA Fuel Analyst Terry Collins told Heather du Plessis Allan we won't see the price go down immediately. “We’ve seen this before. It dropped down in early March, it did the same thing, it’s at the same levels, but it dropped 9.5 percent overnight, it’s already picked up 3 percent th...

Regenerative tourism is the key message from the Prime Minister's speech at a tourism meeting in Sydney. Jacinda Ardern says she wants tourists who come down here to feel good about themselves when it comes to climate change. But just what does the Prime Minister mean when it comes to regenerative tourism? RealNZ CEO Stephen England-Hall joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio...

Jacinda Ardern has welcomed Australia's decision to make flood assistance available to Kiwis caught up in the New South Wales floods. She said it was significant and bodes well for her upcoming meeting with Anthony Albanese, while also saying it was "pretty much the opposite" to what Scott Morrison would've done. Ardern is still resisting the idea of moving back to Red. It comes as New Zealand sur...

Reece Walsh is going to be staying in Australia. The 19-year-old playmaker will join the Brisbane Broncos next year to stay close to his family. A "Kiwi" is through to the Wimbledon semi-finals. Kiwi-born British tennis player Cameron Norrie, who switched national allegiances at 17, will face Novak Djokovic in his semi-final. Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting his ex-girlfrie...

A protest veteran is pleased Christchurch City Council has ripped up thousands of dollars of invoices incurred following multiple protests over the summer. It's wiped more than $50,000 invoiced to the Freedom and Rights Coalition over protests in and around Cranmer Square. John Minto told Heather du Plessis-Allan there's never been a protest anywhere in New Zealand charged fees for traffic managem...

A GDT auction is taking place. It's expected to head largely sideways, and even with high dairy prices, the dollar is playing ball. The red meat sector has seen a drop in volume but a growth in value. The Country executive producer Rowena Duncum joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand is being eyed up as a country of choice for overseas businesses looking to expand. A number of franchises from fast food to beauty services are set to launch on our shores in the next year or two. New Zealand is top of the list for franchise destinations, and we're the most franchised country per head of population. Franchising lawyer Stewart Germann joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LI...

Jacinda Ardern is still in the early days of her trade trip to Australia. But it hasn't been smooth sailing. Ardern has been at odds with ANZ New Zealand chief executive Antonia Watson over immigration. BusinessDesk managing director Pattrick Smellie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More fuel protests on UK motorways as fuel prices hit $3.88 a litre. Kate Middleton becomes Camilla's photographer for a magazine. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave the club. UK correspondent Enda Brady joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Female cricketers will be paid the same as male cricketers. A five-year pay deal has been agreed between NZC, the Players Association and the six regional cricket associations. Business confidence has dropped to its lowest levels since March 2020. NZIER say that 62 percent of businesses expect economic conditions to deteriorate, with 37 percent of businesses saying the lack of labour is restrictin...

Trade Me job listings have fallen 5 percent compared to this time last year. However, wages are still climbing as employers are fighting to secure talent. The data shows that the nationwide average salary is now at $66,000. Trade Me Jobs sales director Matt Tolich joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Cricket has announced they'll now be paying women cricketers just as much as the men. A five-year pay deal has been agreed between the NZC, the Players Association and the six regional cricket associations. It means that White Ferns can now earn as much as $160,000 a year. White Ferns captain Sophie Devine joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

First, it was public hospitals warning of staff and bed shortages. And now aged care is joining in the calls. A new report released shows that there isn't enough funding to care for patients and they are increasingly in need of care. NZ Aged Care Association clinical advisor Rhonda Sheriff joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An outspoken critic of TikTok says it needs to take responsibility for harmful trends circulating on the app. The parents of two children are suing the social media company after their kids died from taking part in the 'blackout challenge' – in which users choke themselves to the point of unconsciousness. Socialife Chief Executive Alex Ford told Heather du Plessis-Allan its algorithms are designed...

The business community is feeling downbeat. Business confidence is back down to March 2020 levels, with 62 percent of businesses expecting economic conditions to deteriorate. New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Principal Economist Christina Leung says worker shortages are troubling Kiwi firms. She told Heather du Plessis-Allan border restrictions loosening could change that. “So we do expec...

The Nick Kyrgios haters are wrong.  He’s great for tennis. It’ll surprise no one that there’s been more Nick Kyrgios controversy overnight. This time over his red Nike sneakers. The dress code at Wimbledon as we know is strictly all white. Nothing else. But not for Nick Kyrgios. He walked onto Centre Court wearing a bright red cap and bright red Jordans, the Nike sneakers. A reporter hit him up ab...

No plans to move back into Red just yet. It comes as Jacinda Ardern, who was in Melbourne, was asked about the possibility with the rise in Covid cases here, Ardern said there was "no expectation" to move into Red. Meanwhile, Ardern had a touching base meeting with Daniel Andrews. She spent the morning at a business breakfast hosted by ANZ focusing on sustainability and climate change, with ANZ's...

There's more rain on the way for Sydney. Australian correspondent Murray Olds says more than 100 areas are subject to evacuation orders, as months worth of rain has bucketed down in the space of 48 hours. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan it is likely to be Sydney's wettest year ever recorded. “The last time it was this much was 1950. They've had nearly 1.8 metres of rain in some parts of Sydney al...

New Zealand's professional men and women cricketers will be paid the same. The five-year deal, the first in which the men's and women's professional environments have been combined in one agreement, will see the White Ferns and domestic women's players receiving the same match fees as the men across all their formats and competitions in an agreement struck between NZC, the six Major Associations,...