Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Accusations Texan law enforcement dropped the ball at the Uvalde shooting. There are reports the teen who killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, entered the building unobstructed. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says told Heather du Plessis-Allan delays in responses by police and border patrol agents are being widely discussed. He says parents were held back, whi...

Warnings its far past time Gloriavale asks the outside world what is appropriate and what is not. The secretive Christian community has apologised today after several members were charged for child and sexual abuse crimes. The Employment Court also found some ex-Gloriavale members were used as employees from the age of six. Its leaders say they're now figuring out the difference between chores, fa...

Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard is nearing a close – and it's been a pretty wild ride so far.  Depp alleges that Heard defamed him by accusing him of domestically abusing her when they were a couple, which he denies.  As we heard last hour, British supermodel Kate Moss today denied a longstanding rumour Depp had pushed her down a flight of stairs, and Depp took the stand to defe...

Sacred Heart College's Principal is raising concerns about new school uniform guidelines.  The Human Rights Commission has released non-binding standards, to help schools align their policies with the Bill of Rights.  Patrick Walsh told Heather du Plessis-Allan he's uneasy about the freedom of political expression, which involves banning gang colours in some schools.  “And we would want the suppor...

Do we really need the Human Rights Commission to make guidelines on school uniforms? Shouldn't it be left up to schools to navigate this?   Were you shocked when you read about China's potential deal with 11 Pacific Nations?  The Police Minister revealed her big plan to deal with ram raids and it's worth 6 million dollars.  A workforce consultant has recommended aligning work hours with school hou...

Matt Lodge reportedly received a 760k NZD golden handshake from the Warriors upon leaving the team.  Aussie tennis bad boys Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic are having a fiery social media feud.  D’Arcy Waldegrave, host of Sportstalk, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boris Johnson is clinging on despite claims of a cover up over the ABBA party in his flat.  Welsh councillor quits over rumours he is Banksy.  Police seize passports of 880 England soccer fans ahead of Germany match.  UK correspondent Enda Brady joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it time for Spark to call time on Spark Sport?  That's the question analysts are asking, given Telcos from around the world are now offloading their sports offerings.  Jarden's head of research Arie Dekker says a managed exit also makes sense for Spark.  Arie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might feel all doom and gloom when it comes to the i-word... Inflation.  But are there actually already signs that things are looking up again.  Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's announced its opening forecast farmgate milk price for the season.  Zespri says global sales have exceeded four billion dollars for the first time.  A quick tribute to one of NZ's leading, and most entrepreneurial, travel agents.  Host of the Country Jamie Mackay joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian Orr was in front of the Finance Select Committee being grilled about yesterday's decision to raise the Official Cash Rate.  The OCR now sits at 2 per cent. And Adrian Orr forecast it's going to peak at 3.9 per cent by June next year. A significant jump.   Liam Dann, the Herald's business editor at large, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Inflation is on everyone's mind. Including small business owners.  Wages are starting to grow at a faster rate now according to the Xero Small Business Index...   Wages were up 4.8 percent year on year in April and jobs grew 3%.  And of course, there has to be a but... Sales are down overall, proving people have started to tighten their purse strings.   Charlie Nicholls, Xero's director of busines...

The opposition has called news of a deal between China and almost a dozen Pacific countries a catastrophe.   The agreement includes provisions such as co-operation on “traditional and non-traditional security” and cyber-security, the provision of “high-level police training”, as well as putting “equal emphasis on development and security”.   Gerry Brownlee, National's Foreign Affairs spokesperson,...

The Police Minister is urging patience after at least nine shootings in Auckland over the past two days. Poto Williams says police are working hard on the case and have made some arrests, but she hasn't given any detail.  Several houses were damaged in what's believed to be tit-for-tat attacks between the Killer Beez and Tribesmen gangs yesterday and the day before.   She told Heather du Plessis A...

Still no confirmed meeting with Biden – but the PM spent the day touring the US Capitol. Who did she talk to?  What did Jacinda Ardern say in response to China's deal with the Pacific nations?  She’s doing the Harvard commencement speech tomorrow – what are you expecting?  Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Jason Walls joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Penny Wong is in Fiji to combat China's influence in the pacific.  Peter Dutton knows he has an image problem and is trying his best to fix it.  Mark McGowan has gone after Daniel Andrews.  Australia correspondent Murray Olds joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters says we've known for some time a new infection has arrived in the Pacific....and we have to be aware of it.  China has sent a draft security agreement to 10 Pacific countries, ahead of a meeting Foreign Minister Wang Yi is hosting in Fiji next week.  Former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters told Heather du Plessis-Allan this sort of outside offer of assistance gives the island...

Sue Gray's big report is due... And this could be a tough day for Boris Johnson.  Railway workers in the UK have voted to go on strike this summer.  Why did the BBC have to apologise?  UK correspondent Gavin Grey joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rotorua Lakes Council has finally taken action on the emergency housing situation there.  They've gone to the Environment Court to get enforcement orders against nine emergency accommodation providers.  There have been concerns from the community that bad behaviour by emergency housing tenants is ruining Rotorua's reputation and scaring tourists off.  Tania Tapsell is a Rotorua Lakes councillor. S...

How did markets react to the OCR hike? Katlyn Parker, Milford Asset Management, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have a spare room? Do you live near a snowy mountain? Well, the local ski field owner may want to have a chat with you.  Ski areas around the country are having to work with hostels and local homeowners to find accommodation for their staff.  Workers at Cardona and Treble Cone have taken over an entire backpackers in central Wanaka.   Laura Hedley, GM of Experience for Cardona and Treble Co...

The Reserve Bank is warning it's looking to go harder and faster than previously thought in its fight against inflation.   Governor Adrian Orr increased the official cash rate by half a percent to 2 percent today... But with a warning that there's much more to come.   Brad Olsen, Infometrics principal economist, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Members of the public got caught up in last night's gang turf-war. How do we deal with this?  The Human Rights Commission has issued some guidelines to schools on school uniforms... they say schools should give students the option of gender-neutral uniforms, question some rules (like hair length and nail polish), and make sure affordability of uniforms is top of mind. What do you reckon?   Is our...

Auckland has been hit by seven shootings in one night.   Police say they are not aware of any injuries, but several houses have been damaged.  The attacks are believed to be part of a feud between two gangs: the Tribesmen and the Killer Beez.  Jarrod Gilbert is a sociologist and gang expert, he joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can we all accept now that Nanaia Mahuta is not great at her job?  It is astounding that she hasn’t once spoken to our ambassador in Russia since the start of the invasion.  Never mind the fact that – apart from one letter – she also hasn’t been in contact with our diplomats in the Solmons since its pact with China.  That’s pretty bad as well.  But not speaking to our woman in Russia is astounding...