



Nick Mills: Sir Sam Neill was a true Kiwi legend
EDITORIAL: I start the programme this morning with incredibly sad news that last night, New Zealand lost one of its true greats. Sir Sam Neill has died. Now, I'm not going to spend the next hour listing every film he made or every award he won, because, quite frankly, we already know what Sir …

Film producer Dave Gibson on Sir Sam Neill's legacy
New Zealand icon Sir Sam Neill has died and tributes are flying in from all over the world. The Jurassic Park actor passed away unexpectedly on Monday 13th July in Sydney surrounded by his family. Nick Mills spoke to NZ film producer and founder of Gibson Group Dave Gibson who shared his memorie…

Business Panel with Helen Turnbull and Deanne Milldove
Nick Mills is joined for the business panel this week by two owners of successful businesses, Helen Turnbull, head chef and owner at Michelin recognised 50/50 and Deanne Milldove, co-founder and owner of Orizen Tyres, which has 8 branches across the lower North Island. Both owners are Paraparaumu …

Friday Faceoff with Richard Harman and Thomas Coughlan
It's a political Friday Faceoff this week with esteemed journalist and editor of Politick Richard Harman and NZ Herald Political editor Thomas Coughlan joining Nick Mills in the studio. Starting with the Moa Point plant review in the hands Minister Simon Watts desk, which has no timeline for publi…

Friday Sports Kick-off: Dave Rennie makes his mark this weekend with the All Blacks vs France
ZB Sports experts Adam Cooper and Jason Pine join Nick Mills for an All-Blacks special edition of Friday Sport Kick-off. This is the first test of Dave Rennie's new All Blacks, and our first chance to see how this side will work under his reign. The team make their debut at Christchurch's new Te K…

Politics Thursday with Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley (3)
It's time for our Politics Panel and this week Nick Mills is joined by Labour MP Ayesha Verrall and National MP for Otaki Tim Costley. Starting with Minister Casey Costello's statement that she is considering a review on excise tax of tobacco. We hear what Verrall and Costley think of this stance …

Mayor Andrew Little in the studio for his July monthly chat
Wellington City Mayor Andrew Little joins Nick Mills in the studio for the July edition of his monthly catch up. Mayor Little takes Nick's and callers questions for the hour on the latest in the capital. They hit the top stories of the week including the council's public defiance of move on order…

Co-founder of STILL Minding the Gap Jo Cribb on the harm of the gender pay gap
Nick Mills talks with co-founder of STILL Minding the Gap, Jo Cribb this morning about the start of the new "Lift the Lid" campaign, which is pushing for mandatory gender pay gap reporting in New Zealand. In New Zealand the gender pay gap is 5.2% for women, 12% for Māori wahine and 16% for Pacific…

Wellington's Michelin star winners Steve Logan and Mark Limacher join the show
Three Wellington restaurants were awarded the highly sought, world famous Michelin stars last night. Winners Steve Logan from Logan Brown, and Mark Limacher from Ortega Fish Shack join Nick on the show to celebrate the wins. Logan (Logan Brown) says the business been hit by the tough economic t…

Nick Mills: Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke has dissapointed me
EDITORIAL: Now for me one of the biggest problems facing politics today isn't the just the economy, it's not just crime, it's not just health, it's not even just the cost of living, which are all hugely important. But it’s one word: trust. Who do we trust in politics? Do we actually believe …