Full Show Podcast: 21 August 2026
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With a straight down the middle approach, Larry Williams Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.
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Gregor Paul: New Zealand Herald's Rugby Analyst in South Africa ahead of Sunday's All Blacks test match
Rugby's Greatest Rivalry is counting down to the real action kicking off on Sunday morning, with the Springboks and All Blacks coaches engag...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Harry and Meghan deserve security when they return to the UK
We need to talk about Harry and Meghan again because now that they're moving back to the UK, it has completely, unsurprisingly, reignited th...
Julie White: Travel Agents Association CEO on Fiji's new 5% tourism tax
A new 5% 'tourist tax' implemented by the Fijian government has potential to add cost to your next Island holiday. Travel Agents Association...
Chris Bishop: Transport Minister on the decision not to ease our clean car import standards
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says there was an overwhelming level of support to keep the clean car standard. The Government's announced i...
Professor Michael Plank: Biological Mathematician on how hospitals are fearing as the worst flu in years hits our health system
Clinicians across the country are reportedly drawing on COVID-era measures as influenza cases surge. Respiratory illness have reached their...
Barry Soper: Did Chris Penk just reveal the truth behind the attempted coup of Christopher Luxon?
Chris Penk may have just revealed the truth behind the attempted coup of Christopher Luxon. In his first podcast interview since losing his...
Dan Mitchinson: Is Trump's 'economic D-Day' against Iran likely to fail?
Donald Trump has promised some of the strictest sanctions in history against any country willing to do business with Iran. But the Iranian f...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: New Zealand Cricket's $7 million loss proves why sport needs privatisation
Cricket New Zealand's books have now been opened and it's ugly in there. They've lost $7.3 million. Some of it is because they've lost the s...
Tina Hwang: Property lawyer on MBIE's ruling on Airbnb consenting rules
Those who are using their rental properties for Air BNB are being warned of the risks. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment h...
Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Harry and Meghan moving to the UK after six years
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move back to the UK later this month, six years after quitting the royal family. The Daily Telegraph rep...
Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Anthropic potentially becoming one of the biggest IPOs on record
SpaceX's record as the largest IPO in history is about to be broken by one of the emerging AI giants. Anthropic's business is expanding and...
Full Show Podcast: 20 August 2026
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 20 August, 2026, a police officer was justified in shooting dead Tom P...
Hamish McKay: The Country spokesperson on the outlook for farmgate beef and lamb prices
New-season red meat prices are expected to ease slightly from current extremes, but will likely still be comfortably ahead of previous seaso...
The Huddle: Is Harry and Meghan's return to the UK an admission of failure?
Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute and artist and local Government politician Oscar Kightley joined in on a discussi...
Mark Leslie: Pāmu CEO on the company hitting operating profit goal four years early
Pāmu has cracked its goal of $100 million net operating profit four years early as it continues to benefit from strong commodity prices and...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: How will Harry and Meghan's UK move look to the public?
Well, what about that news that Harry and Meghan are moving back to the UK in the next few weeks, eh? They've already got themselves a home...
Jolie Hodson: Spark NZ CEO defends bonus and pay bump amid job cuts
Spark's full year financial report reveals a 91 percent jump in net profit to $499 million. The telco's also cut 627 staff due to a mix of f...
Cameron George: Warriors CEO on Warriors coach Andrew Webster signing on until 2032
An ability to evolve but remain grounded is being pinpointed as a key reason behind a bumper contract extension for Warriors coach Andrew We...
Juliet Rieden: royal correspondent on Duke and Duchess of Sussex returning to the UK
An expert on the royals says the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the UK with a surprising level of haste. The Daily Telegraph re...