James Roberts: WCC Chief Operating Officer on the library website

An admission Wellington Central Library's costly new website could have been done in-house A new report has found a lack of oversight and a rushed procurement process were to blame for the Wellington City Council spending up to half a million dollars more than it needed to on a website for the Cen…

Newstalk ZB's Adam Cooper live at the Race of Champions event announcement

Wellington's Hnry Stadium will be converted into a motorsport track in January, playing host to some world-leading drivers. The international Race of Champions showcase event will make its New Zealand debut in the capital on January 9 and 10. Formula One's Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas, Su…

Music Time: Kiwi star Tami Neilson nominated for Country Music Award

Nick Mills is joined by music guru James Irwin for music time - and to celebrate Kiwi star Tami Neilson's Country Music Award nomination. Nick and James reminisce on throwbacks and one hit wonders and then hear the latest gig guide for the capital.  LISTEN ABOVE

Nick Mills: Could you ever leave Wellington later in life?

EDITORIAL:  I saw this story on TV about a week ago, last week, a Kiwi bloke called Simon McCartney. He's 65 years old, he moved to London to be closer to his grandkids, struggled to find work. 65, moved to London, struggled to find work. Oh, I wonder how, why? And eventually he thought, r…

Nick Mills: Is a bus lane on Harbour Quays really the best option for Wellington?

EDITORIAL: I want to start this morning with something that I genuinely cannot understand,  the more I think about it the more it frustrates me, and the more I look at it the more I don’t understand it.  The Harbour Quays bus corridor.   Think about that. An eleven million dollar price tag.  Hi…

Regional Councillor Simon Woolf doesn't want another "I told you so" moment with the proposed Harbour Quays bus lane

Greater Wellington Regional Councillor Simon Woolf joined Nick on the show this morning and shared his concerns for the Harbour Quays bus lane proposal. The proposal, which entails moving certain routes away from Lambton Quay and Willis Street to the waterfront Quays passed the Regional Council vo…

Friday Faceoff with Tim Brown and JD Trask: Should Wellington City Council senior officials be required to live in the region?

For Friday Faceoff this week Nick Mills is joined in the studio by former Wellington City Councillor Tim Brown and entrepreneur JD Trask. Our panel get heated from the start as Nick heard a senior official at the Wellington City Council commutes to Wellington from Auckland. Is this acceptable for…

Friday Sports Kick-off with Jason Pine and Adam Cooper: Warriors and All Blacks play in the US

For Friday Sport's Kick-off Jason Pine and Adam Cooper join Nick Mills to dissect the sports of the week, what's ahead this weekend.  The All Blacks play their fourth match against the Springboks in Baltimore on Sunday morning with some swaps to Rennie's team. What do our panel make of the team n…

Nick Mills: Is the WCC's Chief Infrastructure Officer commuting from Auckland?

OPINION: I want to come back to Jenny Chetwynd today, because frankly, I think Wellington ratepayers deserve some answers. Chetwynd was appointed Wellington City Council’s Chief Infrastructure Officer in 2024. This was a big appointment.   The council talked up her experience, her leadership an…

Politics Thursday with Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley after the PSA Strike

It's Politics Thursday, and this week Nick Mills is joined by Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Tim Costley to debate the top political issues of the week. The PSA strikes called for better pay, but Nick wonders if they got too political after Nicola Willis said union workers were told to wea…