Articles by Heather du Plessis-Allan
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'd like to take some credit for the end of fees-free
Monday, 11 May 2026, 7:46pmWe’re never going to know for sure what tipped the Government into finally cutting the fees-free policy but I would like...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The media is under scrutiny and we've had it coming
Friday, 8 May 2026, 6:39pmIf it’s not already obvious to you, the fact that Maiki Sherman has lost her job should now make it very clear: the media—especially...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: It's a matter of time before we head to the Strait
Friday, 1 May 2026, 6:38pmI’m inclined to think that at some stage and in some way we will be helping the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It’s been...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: It's strange where people's minds went on the Donald Trump assassination attempt
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 7:41pmI’ll tell you what I found most surprising about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at the weekend: the number of...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: 'You can’t hate what Jacinda did and then love what Chris Luxon has done'
Friday, 24 April 2026, 7:16pmGood on Chris Luxon for ditching his regular spot on Breakfast. That’s from Tina. I disagree with Tina. I don’t think Chris...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour had no other direction to go on the India FTA
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 7:13pmWhat a surprise, Labour has agreed to support the India free trade agreement - although it wasn’t really a surprise when...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: You've got to respect Chris Luxon's courage
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 6:28pmWell, blow me down - they had a leadership vote in caucus, called by Chris Luxon himself, and he survived. Good on him for...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why are we moaning about the pharmacy announcement?
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 6:30pmWe can be a bunch of moaners in this country, can’t we? Now, from my point of view, that announcement yesterday - which we...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Bunnings needed to prioritise staff safety here
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 7:13pmIf you haven’t watched the Bunnings video yet showing its staff being attacked, I recommend you go and watch it - especially...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Does our news just have the wrong priorities?
Monday, 13 April 2026, 7:24pmRight, here’s a question I’d like to answer: Do we all have strange priorities in this country, or is it just the evening...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is netball a dying sport?
Friday, 10 April 2026, 7:24pmHands up—who knew the ANZ Premiership starts tomorrow? This is netball. I’m guessing not many hands went up, which is a worry....
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Do we think Trump will go through with the Iran threats?
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 7:08pmMidday tomorrow - our time. That is the deadline Donald Trump has given Iran. Now, if your reaction is something along the...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: There's more at stake here than Tamihere’s guilt or innocence
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 6:59pmSo David Tamihere has finally got what he’s been fighting for for decades. The Supreme Court has quashed his convictions...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Consider the LNG terminal idea killed
Monday, 30 March 2026, 7:10pmGeez, that old LNG terminal idea didn’t last long, did it? Seven weeks - that’s it. From the moment it was announced on February...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Olympics decision is an 'enormous U-turn'
Friday, 27 March 2026, 6:43pmNow look it may not altogether surprise you today to hear that the International Olympic Committee has banned transgender...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is there a bright side to all the bad economic news?
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 7:15pmI’m sorry to say it’s a bit of a bad day - a day of rather unpleasant economic news, I’m afraid. Let’s start with the GDP...
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Opinion
Should we have more empathy for people panic buying fuel?
Friday, 13 March 2026, 7:07pmOkay, here’s a prediction for you, because there have been headlines today about petrol stations running out of fuel because...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The pressure's on for the primary teachers' union
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 7:01pmI think we can quite accurately use the word 'brilliant' to describe the latest move from the Government’s man in the primary...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: If not Luxon, then who?
Friday, 6 March 2026, 6:41pmNational and its problems, right? Twenty-eight point four percent in the polling is a significant problem for National. It...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Should we really be condemning the strikes on Iran?
Monday, 2 March 2026, 7:36pmOkay, let's talk about the debate Helen Clark has sparked on whether New Zealand should be condemning the US air strikes...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: When will the Christchurch Cathedral get repaired?
Friday, 27 February 2026, 6:54pmTell me if I’m wrong, but it seems to me that every single year the Anglican Church in this country delays repairing the...
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Opinion
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: 'Fix that fundamental problem at Oranga Tamariki'
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 8:16pmTell you what—I'm not feeling terribly hopeful about the situation for vulnerable kids in this country after reading the...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Will the Super Bowl weather the MAGA outrage cycle?
Monday, 9 February 2026, 7:03pmIs it possible that some sporting events are just so big that they can more or less do whatever they want politically without...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Wellingtonians should be angry about this
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 7:18pmHere’s a question for you: Was your first reaction to the news of sewage pumping into Wellington’s water something along...
