Articles by Heather du Plessis-Allan
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: You don't have to applaud a politician
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 5:09pmJudging by the list of the most popular reads on any particular website, it seems quite a few of us have now read the account...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The NSW Government is coming for our Kiwi cops
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 5:34pmWe've got to talk about the brain drain that’s going on.Today, the NSW Government has announced it is going to come for our...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Coster's new plan for gangs sounds very familiar
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 4:47pmWell, you can’t keep a good idea down, can you?Strike Force Raptor is back! Do you remember that? That was Simon Bridges'...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Should we expect all this violence to be the new normal?
Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:21pmWe have a young producer working on this show called Jack, who’s recently moved over from London. He asked us today why we're...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The rugby bosses would be idiots to turn Qatar's offer down
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:24pmBrace yourself, because it looks like we’re about to have another debate about whether sport should be taking money from...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Let's ignore the naysayers as the cellphone ban kicks in
Monday, 29 April 2024, 5:14pmAs you know, today is the official first day of the ban on cell phones in schools. For most parents and teachers and kids...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Judges will do what they like with Three Strikes
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 5:36pmThis morning I was listening to the radio, and I was quite shocked when I heard Labour’s Justice Spokesperson, Duncan Webb,...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Critics of Three Strikes law are missing the point
Monday, 22 April 2024, 4:20pmAs promised the government's bringing back the Three Strikes law. The Prime Minister and the Associate Justice Minister Nicole...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The smaller rugby ball for women is already controversial
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 5:24pmGuess what: the smaller ruby ball for women is already controversial. I was telling you about this last week because World...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: TV3's 6pm bulletin is saved - for now
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:16pmSo, the 6pm bulletin on TV3 is saved after all. It's been announced this afternoon that that Stuff is going to make the bulletin...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is Shortland Street in trouble?
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 5:03pmShortland Street is now apparently in trouble. TVNZ has just confirmed it is reviewing whether it carries on with Shortland...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: These Easter trading laws are inconvenient nowadays
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:25pmIf you’ve been debating the issue of the two New World supermarkets in Wanaka breaking Easter trading laws repeatedly, including...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Princess Kate was let down by her own team
Monday, 25 March 2024, 5:02pmI'd have to say, the cancer diagnosis of the Princess of Wales, Kate, was probably the biggest news over the weekend, wasn't...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Would you tell your colleagues what you earn?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 4:38pmHere’s a question for you... would you tell your colleagues what you get paid? The reason I ask is because Labour MP Camilla...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The solution to youth vaping is obvious
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 4:51pmI'm completely puzzled about something, I'm really stumped by this. And that is- why two Governments in a row now are pussy-footing...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: We need to make sure politicians deliver on their promises
Monday, 18 March 2024, 4:51pmNational is making noises that sound an awful lot like they might not deliver the full tax cuts in July like they promised. Finance...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: This is the consequence for Ghahraman's actions
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:02pmYesterday, after we talked about Golriz Ghahraman's guilty plea, I got a text from someone listening which said something...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: We all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 4:51pmI think we all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out, don't we? It's pretty obvious. We don’t know how...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: What happened yesterday is probably my worst nightmare
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 5:06pmI'll tell you what, what happened with that Latam flight yesterday is probably my worst nightmare. Weirdly, this has gotten...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The royals have turbo-charged rumours about Kate Middleton's health
Monday, 11 March 2024, 5:04pmIf the speculation around Kate Middleton's health was at a fever pitch last week, it is off the charts today because of the...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Super Rugby cannot afford to lose more money
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 4:45pmJust listening to the commentary on the women’s 'redneck' haka in the last day, I don't think people quite understand what...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: We're way too chill about kids missing class
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 5:28pmLet me tell you something that happened today. This morning, David Seymour was on the radio with Mike Hosking, outlining...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Mice and rats aren't Countdown's problem
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 4:55pmIt is amazing, isn't it? How the story of one rat in a Dunedin supermarket has just blown up for Countdown. First, it was...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm expecting at least one resignation from Fletcher Building
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 4:38pmIt looks almost certain that the CEO of Fletcher Building is gone. The company put the shares in a trading halt yesterday,...