Friday Faceoff with Nick Leggett and Hayley Horan

It's Friday Faceoff and this week Nick is joined in the studio by Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett and Wellington's Chamber of Commerce CEO Hayley Horan. It's a post-budget day special. Yesterday Nicola Willis released her much anticipated budget, the panel dissect the winners, the losers and wh…

Friday Sports Kick-off with Adam Cooper and Jason Pine: Phoenix's Tim Payne goes viral

It's time for Friday Sports Kick-off with Jason Pine and Adam Cooper joining Nick on the show. Starting with The Hurricanes game tonight against the Crusaders in Christchurch.  With many injuries in the team, are the panel concerned about a loss of the game and momentum towards the final? And th…

Politics Thursday with Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley: Budget Day

It's Politics Thursday and it's Budget Day, Nick is joined by Labour MP Ginny Andersen and National MP for Otaki Tim Costley. The panel talk the political issues of the week - starting with the budget due for release at 2pm today.  Costley says it's certainly no lolly scramble, but it is a budget…

Nick Mills visits NZPAA, Upper Hutt's new sports charter school

The New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa (NZPAA) opened earlier this year out in Upper Hutt, and yesterday Nick was able to tour around the new sports charter school. Follow Nick as he goes through the facilities and classes and speaks with CEO Karen van Gemeren, Principal Ryan Clark and some …

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins in the studio for the eve of Budget Day

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins joins Nick Mills in the studio, on the eve of one of the biggest days in the political year: Budget Day. With the budget looming, Nick asks if we can finally expect policy from Labour for this coming election. Hipkins shares his predictions for the budget, Labour's pri…

Deputy Mayor Ben McNulty on lowest WCC rates rise in years

Wellington City Council has proposed their lowest rates rise since 2020, at 5.8%. Deputy Mayor of Wellington Ben McNulty joins the show to discuss the news and how the council managed to cut the rise down from 7.4%, after an already substantial decrease from the last prediction. Nick asks how thi…

Music Time with James Irwin: NZ Music Month comes to an end

Its Music Time and the last week of NZ Music Month! Nick and James continue to debate the greatest New Zealand singles of the 1980s and 90s. Give big ups to a New Zealand record label who discovered one of our biggest international success stories and cover off all the happenings of gigs you can …

Rewiring Aotearoa CE Mike Casey in the studio with Nick Mills

Nick is joined in the studio by Rewiring Aotearoa CE Mike Casey, the company aims to electrify NZ. The government announced yesterday they would fund a $1.2 billion loan scheme to help large businesses transfer away from gas to renewable energy. Casey is calling for this to expand to everyday peo…

Citizen Advice Bureau considers future after budget cuts

Wellington's Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB) is facing an unpredictable future, as the Wellington City Council cuts their funding by 60%. The council announced CAB will go from receiving around $230,000 to $100,000.  CAB General Manager Carin Sundstedt joins Nick Mills on the show to discuss the impa…

Emergency services refuse to send ambulance to "frequent caller"

An ambulance for an unconscious man on Cuba St was rejected by emergency services. Two separate calls were made by bystanders to 111. But when the man was identified and recognised by Wellington Free Ambulance, they told the callers he was a "frequent caller" and informed them no paramedics would…