Best Folly Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Penny Simmonds: Vocational Education Minister on the number of Kiwis dropping out of apprenticeships 3:34

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There's concern about how many people drop out of apprenticeships, according to new reports. Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds has told a conference more than half of trainees aren't completing training. She says it's driven by a number of reasons, but she's pointing the finger at the previous Government incentivising training. Simmonds …

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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK threating 'Trump-style' visa ban in bid to address immigration concerns 5:44

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Over in the UK, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to impose visa bans on three African countries if they fail to take back their illegal migrants. Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo face visa sanctions set to block tourists, VIPs and business officials from travelling to Britain if they don't co-operate. UK correspondent Gavin …

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the Warehouse reporting a downturn 3:30

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The Warehouse is being his hard by the tough economic conditions. New reports show profits are down and the retail giant is looking to slash jobs. Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly explained further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newstalk ZB

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Karl Gradon: Comvita CEO on the company's future after failed rich-lister takeover 4:44

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New Zealand's largest mānuka honey producer's voted down a richlister takeover bid, leaving its fate in limbo. Comvita received an offer of 80-cents-per-share in August from Florenz - a subsidiary of Christchurch billionaire Mark Stewart’s Masthead Limited. Comvita CEO Karl Gradon explained how the company could bounce back. LISTEN ABOVE See omnyst…

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The Huddle: Why is the Government unperforming in these recent polls? 9:37

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Tonight on The Huddle, Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute and Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Schools across the country are mobilising and publicly committing to upholding the Treaty, despite the Government's plan to remove the obligations from boards. Luxon has said t…

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Full Show Podcast: 17 November 2025 1:39:18

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 17 November 2025, Transport Minister Chris Bishop explains why the Government is moving to make importing dirty cars cheaper. The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers are employees, Anita Rosentreter from the Workers First Union speaks about the implications for drivers. Finan…

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Perspective with Ryan Bridge: National's strategy is looking riskier by the day 1:52

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These polls that keep showing Labour ahead of National are a sign of how crap the economy is. Up until a few weeks ago, I was ignoring polls because Labour didn't have any policy. Labour was ahead, but it didn't have any policy. I thought, well this is a protest vote. They're pissed at National for not fixing the mess Labour left behind. But the vo…

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government's plan to boost economic hopes ahead of election 8:44

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New polling data has revealed less Kiwis have faith the current Government can turn the economy around ahead of the upcoming election. A New Zealand Herald-Kantar poll has found voters are evenly split on Labour's proposed capital gains tax and about 45 percent of respondents in an IPSOS survey scored the Luxon-led Government below 3 out of 10. Fin…

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Kate Keddell: Queens High school board chair on the number of schools reiterating their commitment to the Treaty 4:19

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A growing number of school boards are making public statements confirming their commitment to the Treaty after the Government announced it would cut the requirements. Previously, the Education Act said schools must ensure their plans, policies, and local curriculum reflect tikanga Māori, but the Government's looking to change it. Queens High school…

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Anita Rosentreter: Workers First Union deputy secretary on the Uber drivers winning the battle for employee status in new ruling 4:47

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There's a growing push for a future relationship between Uber and the unions, including collective bargaining. Four drivers have officially won their battle to be recognised as employees in a Supreme Court ruling announced today. Uber argued they were contractors. Workers First Union deputy secretary, Anita Rosentreter, says the Employment Relation…

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Chris Bishop: Transport Minister on the Government making rapid changes to the Clean Vehicle Standard 4:19

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The Transport Minister says the Government's focused on getting details right - in a speedy change to the 2023 Clean Vehicle Standard - this week. It originally gave importers credits for meeting carbon targets, and charged them for missing. The Government will now slash them nearly 80 percent, to prevent charges landing consumers. Chris Bishop say…

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Brad Olsen: Infometrics chief executive on food prices going up again thanks to eggs and dairy 2:13

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Prices are soaring for food staples, with prices up 4.7 percent on a year ago. Stats NZ data for October shows cheese, instant coffee, eggs and milk had some of the largest surges. Gas rose 14.4 percent and electricity almost 12 percent Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen says fruit and vegetables are cheaper - but not meat. "A couple of months …

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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government making urgent changes to the Clean Vehicle Standard 6:36

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The Government's pointing to market changes and consumer costs as motivation for changing 2023's Clean Vehicle Standard. It gave importers credits for meeting carbon targets, and charged them if they missed. But Transport Minister Chris Bishop says charges are falling on the consumer, which will now be slashed nearly 80 percent. Newstalk ZB senior …

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Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on Victorian police seizing record number of knives 4:20

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Over in Australia, Victorian police say they've seized a record number of knives and machetes this year, amid growing concerns about knife crime. Police say at least 15,000 knives, machetes and zombie knives had been taken off the streets and destroyed so far in 2025. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says there's been a targeted push to get…

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Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the fallout from the All Blacks' loss to England 2:26

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The All Blacks are doing their best to overcome major disappointment and spark up for their final test of the year. The team arrived in Cardiff from London via bus for the 13th and final match - with a number of changes expected in the side to face the Welsh. Cam Roigard and Beauden Barrett are unlikely to play, although would have expected bench r…

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Ian Caplin: MBIE Product Safety Spokesperson issues warning over asbestos-contaminated sand 5:36

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MBIE says it's working hard to deal with issues regarding sand products potentially contaminated with asbestos. EC Rainbow Sand 1.3 kilos, Creatistics Coloured Sand, 1 kilo, and four Kmart NZ Magic Sand products have been recalled. MBIE Product Safety Spokesperson Ian Caplin says they are acting with an abundance of caution - and people shouldn't p…

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Full Show Podcast: 14 November 2025 1:39:04

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 14 November 2025, we have officially missed our climate goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. So why are we sending a massive delegation to the talkfest that is Cop30? Labour's Deborah Russell tells Heather why the trip to Brazil is important. One of the outcomes of the …

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Perspective with Heather duPlessis-Allan: Who is Labour's climate spokesperson? 1:58

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OK, quick quiz for you. Think of the Labour Party. Who is the climate spokesperson? Yeah, no, you didn't get it right because it's Deborah Russell. I know. I didn't think it was that either. I didn't know it. And you know what, it's my job to know this kind of stuff. But to be fair to me, in the entirety of this year thus far, Deborah has only put …

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Paul Robertshawe: Octagon Chief Investment Officer discusses failed Comvita takeover bid 3:44

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A shareholder vote to approve a takeover bid for Comvita has not gathered enough votes to proceed. The bid from Florence to buy Comvita at 80 cents a share required 75% support from shareholders to go through. Although the official vote count has not been released, we know that the numbers fall short of the margin. Octagon Chief Investment Officer …

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Sue Heins: Mayor of Northern Beaches in NSW talks the consequences of a rates cap 5:30

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An Australian Mayor is warning of the unforeseen consequences of a rates cap. Minister of Local Government Simon Watts says he will advance rate cap policy discussions before the end of the year. Sue Heins, mayor of the Northern Beaches Council in New South Wales, told a Local Government New Zealand conference it leads to councils making impossible…

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Emily Broadmore: Editor and Founder of Folly Journal accuses Whitcoulls of censorship after risque journal removed from shelves 4:06

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Whitcoulls is being accused of censorship and moral panic - because it's hiding a literary journal with risqué content. Copies of Folly Journal have been pulled off Whitcoulls shelves around the country and are now only offered when customers ask for it. Editor and Founder of Folly Journal Emily Broadmore told Heather duPlessis-Allan that Whitcoull…

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Kirstin Corson: Drive Electric chair says retirement village EV ban is unreasonable 3:03

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An Auckland retirement village is looking to ban electric vehicles because of safety. Forty-seven residents at Fairview Lifestyle Village in Albany have got into a row with management over the decision. One resident told our newsroom the village claims EV's are a fire risk. Drive Electric chair Kirstin Corson told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that it's…

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Jane Wrightson: Retirement Commissioner calls for government to strengthen retirement income system 2:57

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The Retirement Commission's calling on leaders to strengthen our retirement income system while we can. It's retirement income policy review's found a longer-term political focus is needed to ensure future generations' certainty. It makes 12 recommendations, from moving more quickly to implement Kiwisaver reforms to harder strategies such as a new …

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Deborah Russell: Labour's climate spokesperson talks about attending COP30 summit in Brazil 3:55

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Labour's climate spokesperson says she's attending the UN's annual climate summit to become better informed. Deborah Russell will join Climate Change Minister Simon Watts and a New Zealand delegation at COP30 in Brazil. Climate scientists have warned the world's likely to blow past 1.5 degrees of warming. Russell says we'll be faced with absolute d…

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Barry Soper: Senior Political Correspondent discusses TPM drama 6:10

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Te Pati Māori has had an eventful week, with two prominent MPs being ousted from the party. Party leader John Tamihere said that this was done to prevent an internal coup – however that may not be the case. Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather duPlessis-Allan that a, “attempted takeover of the party's leadership was a made-up sto…

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Penny Simmonds: Vocational Education Minister on the number of Kiwis dropping out of apprenticeships 3:34

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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK threating 'Trump-style' visa ban in bid to address immigration concerns 5:44

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the Warehouse reporting a downturn 3:30

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Karl Gradon: Comvita CEO on the company's future after failed rich-lister takeover 4:44

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The Huddle: Why is the Government unperforming in these recent polls? 9:37

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Full Show Podcast: 17 November 2025 1:39:18

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Perspective with Ryan Bridge: National's strategy is looking riskier by the day 1:52

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government's plan to boost economic hopes ahead of election 8:44

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Kate Keddell: Queens High school board chair on the number of schools reiterating their commitment to the Treaty 4:19

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Anita Rosentreter: Workers First Union deputy secretary on the Uber drivers winning the battle for employee status in new ruling 4:47

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Chris Bishop: Transport Minister on the Government making rapid changes to the Clean Vehicle Standard 4:19

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Brad Olsen: Infometrics chief executive on food prices going up again thanks to eggs and dairy 2:13

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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government making urgent changes to the Clean Vehicle Standard 6:36

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Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on Victorian police seizing record number of knives 4:20

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Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the fallout from the All Blacks' loss to England 2:26

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Ian Caplin: MBIE Product Safety Spokesperson issues warning over asbestos-contaminated sand 5:36

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Full Show Podcast: 14 November 2025 1:39:04

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Perspective with Heather duPlessis-Allan: Who is Labour's climate spokesperson? 1:58

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Paul Robertshawe: Octagon Chief Investment Officer discusses failed Comvita takeover bid 3:44

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Sue Heins: Mayor of Northern Beaches in NSW talks the consequences of a rates cap 5:30

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Emily Broadmore: Editor and Founder of Folly Journal accuses Whitcoulls of censorship after risque journal removed from shelves 4:06

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Kirstin Corson: Drive Electric chair says retirement village EV ban is unreasonable 3:03

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Jane Wrightson: Retirement Commissioner calls for government to strengthen retirement income system 2:57

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Deborah Russell: Labour's climate spokesperson talks about attending COP30 summit in Brazil 3:55

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Barry Soper: Senior Political Correspondent discusses TPM drama 6:10