The Government is urgently pushing through new legislation - lifting the threshold for pay-equity claims based on gender discrimination.

The Bill has already passed its first reading supported by all coalition parties and Parliament's moved swiftly onto the second.

These changes have prompted plenty of backlash, but Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden says there was an appetite for these changes.

"It became clear to me at the end of last year that there was appetite within my Cabinet to do this - and I think it's pretty clear that there was an impetus, so that's what's making the change."

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Te Pāti Māori has been granted a stay of execution from the Privileges Committee - at least until tomorrow.

Te Pāti Māori was referred to the Privileges Committee following a haka performed during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in November of last year.

Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says Committee Chair Judith Collins confirmed the decision on Te Pāti Māori's fate has been delayed until 8:30pm on Wednesday - after the next meeting.

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Australia's Liberal Party is weighing up their options after Peter Dutton's recent defeat in the election.

Peter Dutton lost his Queensland seat following Anthony Albanese's landslide victory - and the opposition is looking to bring in a replacement.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Dutton is among over a dozen Liberals set to lose their seats after the election - and the party's been reducing to a 'smoking ruin'.

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New Zealand's motorcycle racing community is remembering Shane Richardson as a fierce and passionate competitor.

The 29-year-old father of two has died in an 11-bike crash in the first lap of the British Supersport Championship.

An English 21-year-old also died and another rider was badly injured.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave weighed in on the collision.

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The Prime Minister is hoping to get bipartisan support for banning under-16s from social media.

MP Catherine Wedd is putting the Member's Bill proposal in to Parliament's Biscuit Tin - the repository for such bills that are then randomly selected.

It follows similar to moves in Australia, and puts more responsibility on social media companies.

Former Facebook CEO for Australia and New Zealand, Stephen Scheeler, says social media is difficult to regulate - and there's lots of ways to get around a potential ban.

"We've all been teenagers before - you're not supposed to buy alcohol or buy tobacco, and many kids get around this...but with social media, it's the same. There's lots of ways to get around these prohibitions."

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 5 May 2025, FTA negotiations with India start this week and the Trade Minister is on the show to call for calm as Donald Trump announces 100% tariffs on foreign movies.

40% of retail crime goes unreported and Auckland butcher Reuben Sharples tells Heather the brazen thefts he's experienced in the past couple of days.

The eye-watering cost of having a wedding in New Zealand is leading to people inviting fewer people - or even having nobody there at all.

Plus, the Huddle debates whether Education Minister is really in trouble for sending hundreds of official documents to her private email - or whether printer problems are sort of relatable.

Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Eight men, including seven Iranians, have been arrested over two suspected terror plots in England.

Five were arrested at various locations around the UK as part of an alleged plot to 'target a specific premises'.

Meanwhile, three men were arrested in London as part of a investigation led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the suspects have been held overnight for questioning.

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New Zealand's financial markets have taken a positive turn - following months of financial uncertainty.

Greg Smith from Devon Funds unpacked the factors behind these changes.

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