On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 10 April, 2026, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown signs the country's first city deal. He tells us why he couldn't get the bed levy across the line this time.

Judge Ema Aitken gets to keep her job. Former Attorney General Chris Finlayson tells us if that was the right call.

What was Melania Trump up to with that press conference? Bo Erickson is Reuters US Politics correspondent and was in the room. He gives us the inside scoop.

And Alex Powell and Andrew Gourdie discuss why parents don't volunteer on their kids sports teams anymore.
 
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