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Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

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Wellingtonians now have the chance to discuss the issues of the day one-on-one with proud local Nick Mills and have a forum to share their ideas, passions and outrages on a daily basis.

You don't find many people more passionate about the capital than Nick, and he comes to Wellington Mornings after decades of success as the man behind some of the city's leading hospitality and entertainment offerings - Spruce Goose, Hummingbird and the Wellington Saints basketball team just to name a few.

Nick's proud of his city but also knows much can be improved on to make Wellington an even better place, and brings an honest, edgy, fun and engaging show to Wellingtonians each weekday from 9 'til midday.

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Iona Pannett: Wellington City Councillor on Controversial Island Bay Cycleway

November 04, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MB

Two options have been revealed to fix Island Bay's botched cycleway, five years after it was first completed.  A short-term fix would remove 101 residential car parks by April next year... at a cost of $2-$3million dollars.  The other improvement is more long term.  It would see the removal of 71 residential carparks and 15 in the town centre - and cost up to $14 million dollars.  Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett says she hopes the two options will give some confidence to the community...

Beehive Buzz with Jason Walls: Covid Christmas, COP26 and the Labour Party Conference

November 04, 2021 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MB

This week on the Beehive Buzz with Newstalk ZB Chief Political Reporter Jason Walls: What on earth is happening with Covid and Christmas, why did Climate Change Minister James Shaw miss a big announcement at COP26 and the upcoming Labour Party conference. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Talks with Marcus Hull on Wellington Morning

November 03, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MB

CoreLogic’s House Price Index shows Wellington has topped the main centres for house price growth over the past year. Houses now average just over 1.1 million dollars in the capital. Greater Wellington also saw major growth with the Kapiti Coast and Lower Hutt's average house prices rising by nearly 40 percent over the same period. This week on Money Talks, Mortgage Ability's Marcus Hull give you tips on how to get on the housing ladder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell on Capital Letter

November 02, 2021 23:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MB

A commuter parking levy is being investigated for Wellington of up to $2,500 per car park. Details of what a levy could look like have been revealed in documents proactively released by Let's Get Wellington Moving. The aim of the levy is to reduce the number of commuters driving into the CBD and parking in the morning peak-hour traffic period. If implemented, a levy could result in 4,500 fewer of these trips. The preferred option is to charge $2,500 per year in the Thorndon and Lambton areas ...

Horse Racing Expert Des Coppins on his pick for the Melbourne Cup

November 02, 2021 01:35 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MB

Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills catches up with Horse Racing Personality Des Coppins ahead of the running of the Melbourne Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford on Wellington Morning

November 02, 2021 01:35 - 7 minutes - 7.34 MB

Tuesday Business: In a major speech this morning Adrian Orr has warned again that house prices are "unsustainable", statistics New Zealand will tomorrow release a survey giving us the latest picture of the jobs market and today is the final day of the Commerce Commission's hearings into the grocery industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul on New Interactive Map

November 02, 2021 00:35 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MB

There are hopes a new online tool will not only help address crime in Wellington but its causes. Wellington City Council has launched an interactive map, where residents can pinpoint areas they've experienced or witnessed harm or felt unsafe. The map also records graffiti and dark places.  City Councillor Tamatha Paul told Nick Mills the data will help to pick up trends and patterns where people feel unsafe so that the Council can take steps to improve the city. But she says the reporting wil...

Monday Political Panel: Labour MP Kieran McAnulty and National Party MP Nicola Willis

November 01, 2021 00:34 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

Monday Political Panel: Kieran McAnulty Labour MP for the Wairarapa and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis on announcement NZ will halve net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, COP26 is underway in Glasgow, MIQ escapees, should we have a domestic no-jab no-fly policy, and the National Party call for an inquiry into the Government's latest covid response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday Faceoff with Brad Olsen and Brigitte Morten

October 29, 2021 00:35 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Friday Face-Off: Informetrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen and Lawyer Brigitte Morten talk shorter MIQ stay, Three Waters reforms causing a splash, new no jab no job rules, and were Wellington City Councillors right to split a retried councillors salary between themselves instead of getting a new colleague or giving the money away? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music Time: Iconic Wellington record store; classic NZ vinyl reissue

October 28, 2021 02:35 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MB

Nick and James give a shout out to Wellington High pupils who give hope for the future of radio, sample terrific album releases from Hollie Smith, Lake South and others and tell you all about Wellington's unique Herb's Mobile Record Store. They both froth at the vinyl reissue of an iconic New Zealand Album that is surprisingly 20 years old and has links to Nicks favourite band of all time.  And maybe you have cash in your attic? This week's album has links to the global mega hit  “how bizarre...

Mayors in Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt Give Their Takes on Three Waters

October 27, 2021 22:35 - 8 minutes - 7.87 MB

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta confirmed yesterday she's pushing on with creating four regional water entities for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. Councils around the country largely responded with concerns and criticism but they can no longer opt out of the changes.  Wellington Morning host Nick Mills spoke to Wellington Mayor Andy Foster, Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry, Porirua Mayor Anita Baker and Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy to get their thoughts on the changes.  Whi...

Capital Letter with Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell (3)

October 27, 2021 00:34 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MB

Capital Letter with Georgina Campbell: A big move on Three Waters, Te Papa's venues and the new convention centre is set to be run together and there won't be any additional lanes for cars in the 6.4 billion dollar Wellington transport plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday Business with Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford (3)

October 26, 2021 00:34 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MB

Tuesday Business with Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford: Are four-day working weeks a good idea, how have businesses reacted to the new Covid traffic light system that will eventually replace Alert Levels and the big electricity review coming out tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trees that Count's Emma Gieson explains why green space is important for Wellington's CBD

October 25, 2021 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MB

The Wellington City Council is developing a Green Network Plan, which would see trees and green space in the city increase over the next 30 years.  It has released the plan and is discussing it at a council meeting this week.  The Council has approved $30 million for the acquisition and development of centralcity parks and to enable more street tree planting and parks in the Central City. Emma Gieson is an expert in developing community spaces from Trees that Count. In an interview with Welli...

Friday Faceoff: Fran Scholey & Chris Gollins react to Government Covid announcement

October 22, 2021 00:36 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Fran Scholey and Chris Gollins joined Jason Pine to discuss the Government's Covid announcement, Let's Get Wellington Moving and the theft of part of Wellington's bucket fountain. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas supply chain: local toy store owner warns in advance

October 22, 2021 00:36 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MB

Owner of four Toy World stores throughout Wellington and Manawatu, Phillip Bramley, chats to Jason Pine about expected delays and toy shortages ahead of Christmas.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beehive Buzz: New trade deal with Britain

October 20, 2021 23:35 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MB

New Zealand and the United Kingdom have agreed the details of a free trade agreement, which officials believe will be worth $1 billion to New Zealand's GDP. Jason Walls joined Jason Pine on Wellington Mornings to tell us what this means. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Talks: How to offset the ongoing inflation rise

October 20, 2021 18:35 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

The Consumer Price Index has surged 2.2 per cent in the September 2021 quarter, much more than economists had expected. Excluding quarters impacted by increases to GST rates, the September quarter movement was the highest since the June 1987 quarter, which saw a 3.3 per cent rise, Stats NZ said. So how do we deal with the continued cost of living? Marcus Hull joined Nick to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Money Talks is brought to you by Link Business Brokers - Multi award winners, and Wellington's lea...

Capital Letter with Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell (2)

October 20, 2021 00:38 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MB

This week on Capital Letter with Georgina Campbell: Where you won't be able to build in Wellington due to flood risk, Wellington's Prefab opens new coffee bar offering after staff redundancies, and Freyberg Pool is potentially earthquake-prone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington-Based National Party MP Nicola Willis on New Housing Rules

October 19, 2021 23:37 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MB

Part of "a sustained attack on localism" That is how our Mayor Andy Foster is describing the new housing rules announced by both Labour and National Party MPs yesterday. The new rules could mean homeowners can subdivide and build up to three homes, three storeys high as a default, without a consent fight. It is expected to mean up to 105,500 new homes built in the next five to eight years.  But Wellington Mayor Andy Foster was set to release his city's new draft plan and Council was discussin...

Tuesday Business with NZ Herald Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford (1)

October 19, 2021 00:34 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MB

Tuesday Business on Wellington Mornings with NZ Herald Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford: Inflation hits a 10 year high and a call for the Government to change the law to prevent criminals from salting away proceeds of crime into their KiwiSaver account and then withdrawing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Olsen Infometrics Principal Economist on Inflation Hitting a 10 year high

October 18, 2021 23:35 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MB

The cost of living has risen. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.2 percent in the September quarter - bringing annual inflation to 4.9 percent. Excluding quarters impacted by GST increases - the September quarter movement was the highest since the quarter to June 1987. Vegetable prices rose 19 per cent, making it the second largest upwards contributor to inflation. This was influenced by higher prices for tomatoes, lettuce and broccoli. Petrol prices rose 6.5 per cent in the quarter and 22 per c...

Monday Political Panel: Kieran McAnulty Labour MP for the Wairarapa and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis

October 18, 2021 00:35 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Monday Political Panel: Kieran McAnulty Labour MP for the Wairarapa and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis on a call for a 'Freedom Day' to get vaccine numbers up, could a traffic light system replace covid-19 alert levels, delays to our climate change response, and do we need to make the Remutaka Hill Road safer after a fatal crash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT Party Leader David Seymour Calls for Freedom Day

October 17, 2021 23:34 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

In total 130,002 received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Super Saturday. Now there are calls for the Government to keep that momentum up.  ACT Party leader David Seymour says Super Saturday was a "fun but desperate event" He is calling for an Australian-style 'Freedom Day' that would see New Zealand set a date to reopen, "supercharge" the vaccine roll out, and say goodbye to Covid-restrictions on that date.  Seymour told Nick Mills we should aim to remove restrictions by December. See omny...

Friday Faceoff with business leader Phil O'Reilly and Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett

October 15, 2021 01:35 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

Friday Faceoff with business leader and Iron Duke Partners Director Phil O'Reilly and Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett on Wellington Mornings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22-year-old Porirua East resident Jaistone Finau helped Organise Saturday's Vaccine Event

October 14, 2021 23:33 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MB

A Super Saturday event is aiming to vaccinate hundreds of Pasifika youth in "the heart of Porirua" this weekend. With free gaming, barber cuts, food and craft stalls, the 'Do it for the East' Pasifika Youth vaccination event kicks off at 9am in Cannon's Creek Cage, Porirua. It runs in conjunction with New Zealand's national 'Super Saturday' push to drive Covid-19 vaccination rates. Last week the Ministry of Health released national first and second dose data broken down by suburb. 22-year-old...

Music Time: Vaccine Song parodies and a Wellington Mornings cover of our own

October 14, 2021 01:37 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MB

Nick and James talk heroes in the music industry who are promoting the vaccine, The VAX4LIVE project launched by music promoter Brett Eccles and we play  some of the world’s funniest Vaccine Parody songs  alongside the Worldwide premier  of parody banger “ Hit me with your vax shot” by the NZME Allstars. Also what hero slab of black wax will we find in the attic this week that’s worth a small fortune!!  LISTEN ABOVE HEAR THE FULL VERSION OF 'HIT ME WITH YOUR VAX SHOT' HERE See omnystudio.com/...

Beehive Buzz with Newstalk ZB Chief Political Reporter Jason Walls (1)

October 14, 2021 01:37 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MB

Beehive Buzz: Newstalk ZB Chief Political Reporter Jason Walls gives Wellington Mornings the latest political news and the inside word from Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business Panel: Village Goldsmith owner Ian Douglas and Tommy's real estate sales director Nicki Cruickshank

October 14, 2021 01:37 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Wellington Mornings Business Panel: Jewellery designer and Village Goldsmith owner Ian Douglas and Tommy's real estate sales director Nicki Cruickshank on an AUT survey that shows more workers are thinking about leaving their jobs, the loss of car parks due to Let's Get Wellington Moving, how businesses can get vaccination rates up, and a look ahead to the rest of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Talks: Budgeting for a bucket-list trip of a lifetime

October 13, 2021 02:35 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MB

Our weekly Money Talks contributor, Marcus Hull from Mortgage Ability, has teamed up with one of our Newstalk ZB colleagues to help him budget for his dream trip - heading to the Rugby World Cup in 2023. Hear what Marcus and Hamish discovered about how making just some small changes to spending and saving can make this dream come true. LISTEN ABOVE Money Talks is brought to you by Link Business Brokers - Multi award winners, and Wellington's leading business brokers. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Georgina Campbell: Airport is "just another suburb" in mass rapid transit plan

October 13, 2021 02:35 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

In this week's Capital Letter, our Wellington Issues reporter Georgina Campbell reacts to comments by Shelly Bay developer Ian Cassels that the occupation on the site will soon be over. Georgina also discusses her column today on where Wellington Airport sits among the region's mass rapid transit plan, and why Wellingtonians should be keeping a close eye on proposed changes to the city's district plan. HEAR IAN CASSELS' INTERVIEW WITH NICK MILLS HERE FOLLOW GEORGINA CAMPBELL ON TWITTER HERE S...

Ian Cassels: Shelly Bay Occupation "coming to an end reasonably soon".

October 13, 2021 01:37 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Developer Ian Cassels says the land occupation at Wellington's Shelly Bay will be "coming to an end reasonably soon". The $500 million development planned there, featuring 350 new homes, has been bogged down in legal challenges and disputes since its conception. Cassels told Newstalk ZB's Nick Mills the development was the "most misunderstood item in Wellington". But Mau Whenua member Catherine Love says that's news to her. It's been occupied by Mau Whenua since late last year. The group clai...

Oliver Gazley: Jemima 'slipped away beautifully, peacefully and calmly'

October 12, 2021 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5 MB

A "selfless" and "courageous" Wellington teenager who spent her last week alive fundraising for brain cancer research passed away peacefully last night. 15-year-old Jemima Gazley was diagnosed with inoperable stage 4 brain cancer in February, and in the past 10 days has raised nearly $450k through a Givealittle page for research into a cure. Her father, Oliver Gazley joined Nick Mills on Wellington Mornings. LISTEN ABOVE READ MORE HERE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Herald Business Editor Hamish Rutherford on Z Energy Looking to Australia

October 12, 2021 01:35 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MB

New Zealand's largest fuel company appears to be headed into Australian ownership as Z Energy's board of directors recommended its shareholders accept a marginally improved $2 billion offer from Ampol. Structured as a scheme of the arrangement, the deal values Z Energy at around $2 billion, well down from the company's peak in 2016 when shares in Wellington-headquartered Z Energy traded at more than $8.50. New Zealand Herald Business Editor Hamish Rutherford tell Nick Mills what this particul...

Wellington's Kāpura hospitality CEO has launched a campaign to up vaccination rates

October 12, 2021 00:33 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MB

Wellington's Kāpura hospitality network has launched the 'Take 2 for the Team' campaign. It's 900 employees are given an hour off work and a 25 dollar food voucher for each Covid-19 vaccination they receive. When one of Kapura's 35 venues gets a 90% vaccination rate ... the team gets 500 dollars to share. Kāpura CEO Jamie Williams says so far everyone is on board. He says there was a risk some people would push back...but no one has...as there seems to be a willingness for the country to get ...

Luke MacLean-McMahon: Still struggling with the effects of Covid-19

October 11, 2021 22:34 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MB

Luke MacLean-McMahon was 31 and in the shape of his life before being hit by Covid-19. Nearly 19 months later he can't do the sports and exercise he used to love, after the disease damaged his heart and caused a host of other health problems. He'd dismissed the early media reports of a virus spreading from China as overly hyped. Besides, the advice was that for most people it would be a mild illness. LISTEN ABOVE TO LUKE'S CHAT WITH NICK MILLS READ MORE ON NZ HERALD HERE See omnystudio.com/li...

Monday Political Panel: Kieran McAnulty Labour MP and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis

October 11, 2021 00:35 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

Monday Political Panel: Kieran McAnulty Labour MP for the Wairarapa and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis on what to do as Covid cases trend upwards, how often the Prime Minister should front on case numbers, a call for more Pharmac funding, and should we have roaming bouncers in Wellington to tackle violence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patient Advocate Fiona Tolich on Calls for Pharmac Boost

October 10, 2021 23:35 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MB

A new Colmar Brunton survey has found Kiwis have little faith they can access medicine. Forty percent of respondents weren't confident they could get the best medicine available ... if diagnosed with a disease or illness. Patient advocate Fiona Tolich says 70 percent also believe Pharmac needs more funding. She says there new drugs are becoming available every day so they need about a billion dollar boost. Tolich told Nick Mills she knows families who have moved overseas just to access medica...

Friday Faceoff: CID Director Josie Pagani and former MP Peter Dunne

October 08, 2021 00:36 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Friday Faceoff: CID Director Josie Pagani and former MP and United Future leader Peter Dunne talk the possibility of mandatory vaccines for teachers, a gang member was given an essential worker exemption to go to Auckland, Mood of the Boardroom Survey show attitudes towards our Prime Minister have soured with business leaders, and should vaccines be mandatory for domestic flights? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington teenager with brain cancer raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for research

October 07, 2021 23:37 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MB

A selfless Wellington teenager with inoperable brain cancer has raised more than $200,000 for cancer research in just four days. 15-year-old Jemima Gazley was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in February this year. "It was so hard to hear, it was the biggest news of my life. But I'm so glad to still be here today," she said. Jemima's Dad Oliver Gazley said the page was a reflection of her kind nature and selfless character. Oliver joined Nick Mills on Wellington Mornings. LISTEN ABOVE READ...

Wellington City Council's discussing how to save its financially troubled social housing portfolio

October 06, 2021 23:36 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MB

Wellington City Council's discussing how to save its financially troubled social housing portfolio - heading for insolvency by next June. City Housing covers more than 19-hundred properties, with about three-thousand tenants. The council's been begging the Government to let it access the Income Related Rent Subsidy, with rents already higher than in Kainga Ora state housing. The other option is selling the portfolio to a Community Housing Provider, that can access the subsidy. But the Herald'...

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger says he supports longer parliamentary terms

October 06, 2021 01:36 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MB

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger says he supports longer parliamentary terms. The Government's announced a two-year review of New Zealand's electoral rules. It will look at the parliamentary term, and consider whether the voting age should be lowered. Bolger told Nick Mills when he was PM, he was in favour of four years. "I felt three years was too short, five years was too long and four was about the right level given the complexity of modern government and given the time it takes to make th...

Capital Letter with Georgina Campbell on Wellington Mornings (1)

October 06, 2021 01:36 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MB

Every option being developed for the big-ticket items in Wellington's $6.4 billion transport plan will include mass rapid transit routes to both the eastern and southern suburbs. The original proposal in Let's Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) was to create a mass rapid transit route from the central city to the airport. Later in the project it was revealed a route to Island Bay was also in the mix. Now, LGWM Governance Reference Group chairman Daran Ponter has confirmed it's not a matter of one o...

Money Talks with director of Mortgage Ability NZ Marcus Hull

October 06, 2021 01:36 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MB

This week on Money Talks director of Mortgage Ability NZ Marcus Hull talks good debt and bad debt with Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster on Wellington Mornings (1)

October 05, 2021 23:34 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Wellington's Mayor Andy Foster joined Nick Mills to talk issues in the city, Covid-19 and take questions from listeners.  Foster says it's inevitable Covid-19 will spread beyond Auckland and Waikato. A person understood to be a close contact of a Hamilton East case has tested positive in Kawhia today - outside the North Waikato Level Three boundary. Andy Foster says he expects Covid to eventually spread to Wellington. He says in reality, it's a truck drive or one person away from getting into...

Tuesday Business with Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford (2)

October 05, 2021 01:35 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB

The Government has announced that the Earthquake Commission is going to take on twice the amount of risk in a natural disaster, raising its cap from $150,000 to $300,000. The change will take effect over the 12 months from the October 2022 change, as people’s policies come up for renewal. Wellington Mayor Andy Foster welcomes the change.  “This announcement will help go some way to building confidence with a level of surety for the future that supports the commercial and social wellbeing o...

Monday Political Panel: Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw and National Party MP Nicola Willis

October 04, 2021 02:35 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Monday Political Panel: Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw and National Party MP Nicola Willis talk Covid lockdowns in Waikato and Raglan as a government announcement looms, a truck driver has tested positive for Covid-19 after travelling from Auckland to Palmerston North, what can be done to prevent anti-lockdown protests, and a brawl saw a busy Wellington street come to a standstill on Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Hewitt was lost at sea for four days and three nights in 2006: this is his survival story

October 01, 2021 00:36 - 8 minutes - 7.36 MB

Rob Hewitt was out diving with friends in 2006 off Mana Island when he drifted out to sea for four days and three nights in an incredible story of survival.  He told Nick Mills panic set in when the sun began to set on the first night.  "It was about facing my greatest fear and my greatest fear is dying," he said.  In the hours that followed Hewitt imagined what that would be like. Having been in the navy for 20 years, Hewitt then got comfortable in the water and prayed to his ancestors.  Hew...

Friday Faceoff: Former ACT MP Heather Roy and managing director of Capital Government Relations Neale Jones

October 01, 2021 00:36 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

This week on Friday Faceoff: Former ACT MP Heather Roy and managing director of Capital Government Relations Neale Jones talk the family finally found after 17 days in the bush, the one-off visa announced by the Immigration Minister this week, Covid plans from Sir John Key's to ACT's, and a Petone store closes after customers were rude to staff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins: National Party leader says she brings more to the table than current government

September 30, 2021 02:35 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

National Party Leader Judith Collins joins Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills to talk about the party's Covid-reopening plan, recent political polls that have seen Collins dip as preferred PM and what she need to do to gain public trust and support.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.