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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Donald Trump accusing Ireland of 'stealing' US companies in meeting with taoiseach

US President Trump has accused Ireland of stealing the US pharmaceutical industry and the tax revenue that he believes should have been paid to the US. Irish premier Micheál Martin recently paid a visit to the White House to meet with Trump. UK correspondent Enda Brady explained that Ireland’s historical low-tax policies have helped lure many US companies over - and the nation would collapse without the extra support. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Tesla's share price taking a hit

Tesla's share price has taken a dive in recent months. Donald Trump's ascension to the US Presidency initially helped boost the share price, but it's since dropped by 50 percent. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explains further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Full Show Podcast: 13 March 2025

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 13 March 2025, investors are stoked with what they've been hearing at the Government's big investment summit. Doctors are raising alarm bells over the Government's changed approach to funding bowel cancer screening. Plus, Nelson mayor Nick Smith makes the case for voting booths to be installed for local government elections. 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.

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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Southland farmers calling for wild ducks to be labelled as pests

Southern farmers are in a flap about wild ducks, calling for the mallard breed to be designated pests so they can be killed throughout the year. Southland’s Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick said an explosion of ducks is causing big problems as they are munching through crops. Herrick said farmers asked the local Fish and Game for permission to cull the problem ducks but were turned down and told they could only shoot to scare them. The Country's Jamie Mackay unpacks this latest stoush. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Huddle: Is it time to change how we vote in local elections?

Tonight on The Huddle, AUT chancellor Rob Campbell and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Is it time to change how we vote in local elections? Kiwi mayors are pushing for an end to postal voting? Do we think we need a change? The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is warning that the changes to the free bowel screening programme aren't based on good evidence - and put Māori and Pacific lives at risk. What do we make of this? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Liam Dann: NZ Herald business editor at large on the new stats revealing how many Kiwis left the country

The number of people leaving the country long-term hit another new record in the year to January - but monthly data suggests the brain drain has peaked. Stats NZ provisional data for the January 2025 year (compared with January 2024) showed migrant departures up 18 percent to 122,800, the highest on record for an annual period. Migrant arrivals, at 155,300 were down, 31 percent for the year. NZ Herald business editor at large, Liam Dann, explains what this means for the New Zealand economy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Brett Shepherd: Craigs Investment Partners spokesperson recaps the first day of the Government's Infrastructure Investment Summit

Investors are keen to see a long term pipeline of work - before committing to spending their money here. More than a hundred companies, managing about six trillion in capital, are at the Government's Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland. Brett Shepherd from Craigs Investment Partners says the Government's messages of support were well-received by the summit's attendees. "The commitment of the Prime Minister and the respective ministers to grow the economy on a consistent basis through partnership and infrastructure - that message was just resounding." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nick Smith: Nelson mayor says in-person voting would improve turnout in local body elections

There's increasing suggestions turnout in local body elections would improve with a move to in-person voting. Local Government New Zealand wants postal voting scrapped in local elections - and replaced with polling places and ballot boxes. Nelson mayor Nick Smith is behind the calls and says less and less people have access to mail boxes than ever - resulting in less people having their voices heard. "That is negatively impacting on people being part of our local elections - and the real problem is for mayors or councils to be able to speak to their communities when you've got well less than half the people voting." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.