Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Today on the show…  - The Greyhound racing industry says Winston Peters decision to wind it down and ban all races from July next year is the wrong one. It was rushed and done without proper consultation.  - Tonight we will speak to a supporter of the industry and the owner of rehomed greyhounds. He says the industry has been treated poorly, and crucial facts which show the industry has cleaned it...

Today on the show…  - I regard him as Auckland’s other Mayor - former National leader and head of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Simon Bridges.  - The discussion is the future of Auckland - get this wrong and NZ nose dives  - We can’t afford the incompetence and waste we saw from Labour on the now defunct light rail project. 228 Million down the drain!  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Websit...

In a special interview with MediaWorks news journalist Azriel Taylor, former New Zealand Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins tackles vaping rules, cost of living, and local government challenges. On the economy, Hipkins argues the coalition has worsened pressures through rising rates and stalled infrastructure. He condemns climate policy rollbacks, advocating for renewable energy, a...

Today on the show…  - Winston Peters introduced the ban on foreigners buying our houses in 2018. Now it’s about to be tweaked to give the really wealthy access to our most expensive homes. Is this a flip flop or is something more to it? Can he justify the change?  - And my panel is back! Stuart Nash and Ashley Church the most informed, lively and fun panel talking politics - you won’t get better W...

Today on the show…  - It’s a pre-election dance, bit of shadow boxing, a fight over who is the most credible party and person to run the NZ economy.  - Chris Luxon says his approach is so successful and he’s so confident in what he’s doing that he’s doubling down on it - meanwhile Chris Hipkins says Luxon ran his victory lap too early.  - So why is Hipkins refusing to say what he’d do? Right now w...

Today on the show…  - Winston Peters questions whether we have too many immigrants coming into our country and too many of the wrong sorts of migrants arriving here.  - He’s been inspired by the man who might become the next  U.K. Prime Minister, controversial reform party leader, Nigel Farage.  - And I’m calling out the Government’s new enrolment proposals for next year’s election - they must be...

Today on the show…  - The Greens want a Tauranga - Auckland daily train service.   - Now of all the mad, off the planet things the Greens stand for and say - this is possibly the most sensible, normal thing they have said this year! Imagine if they did more of this… they might become useful!  - Lindsay Horne from ‘The Future is Rail’ group joins us to discuss the benefits of this idea.  - Plus som...

Today on the show…  - It’s time for my political panel. Former Labour Party MP Stuart Nash and Political Commentator Ashley Church join me. We look at the latest poll which sends National into opposition after just one term. And Labour the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would govern if an election was held today.  - And Chris Luxon is neck and neck with Chris Hipkins as preferred PM. Luxon has never bee...

Today on the show…  - I have all the details of the secret Waiora Co-Governance Committee in the Waikato. It’s secret because the public are finding it hard to find out what it is and what it is up.  - Consultation, it seems, doesn’t go as far as the general public.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarn...

Today on the show…  - Is it okay for Auckland University to offer jobs to Māori only. Non Māori need not apply? Can you exclude people based on race?  - Also Vanessa Taylor travelled to Mexico two years ago to get life saving bariatric surgery. She was obese and wanted to change her lifestyle - Vanessa will join us shortly to share her story.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://ww...

Slam Dunc from ‘Co-Governance is SPREADING!’ Watch the full episode here:  PLUS… New episodes 7pm weekdays! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show… It's not just Taupo Council doing secret power sharing deals with Iwi!  Up the road in the Waikato a bunch of unelected bureaucrats are doing a behind closed doors deal with the local iwi Tainui over the future of the Waikato River. And hard working land users up and down the river are being refused access to what's going on. Andy Loader is with the Public Land Users Group in th...

Today on the show...  - 'Pull your heads in and pull your socks up!' Chris Bishop tells local government to start cutting back or be cut.  - And Shane Jones winds up the left saying more mining is coming and the opposition can barely put up any argument against it. Do they need notes? Are they really opposed to the extraction of anything? Or was it just Jacinda's mad moment? Website: https://www.r...

Today on the show...  - My near-death experience! I'm back, but boy, it feels like only just...  - Also, why Jacinda Ardern should turn up in person at the COVID inquiry. The least she can do is front up and show some respect to her fellow Kiwis.  - Plus, and Taupō District Councillor, Christine Rankin, on the Council's new deal with Ngāti Tūwharetoa - why she's furious about what's going on. Webs...

Today on the show...  - The public start to wake up to the extension of iwi rights and powers in Taupō. The process has been anti-democratic and in secret. We canvas ratepayer's views.  - And medicinal cannabis. We now have 50 approved products so why can’t we talk about? Dr. Waseem Alzaher, Chief Executive Officer at Green Leaf Group, joins us to discuss. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcast...

Today on the show...  - The deeply concerning and anti democratic co-governance agreement being signed off behind closed doors in Taupō.  - The mayor minimises it and misleads everyone by saying nothing to worry about,but I've read the deal - and it's the exact opposite! Is National going to simply let this happen?  - Plus, some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/dun...

Slam Dunc from S4 Episode 103: Co-governance... What Does the Mayor of  Taupō Have to Say? Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/M9A4kB4ifOE  PLUS… New episodes 7pm weekdays! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show...  - Taupō District Council David Trewaves fronts up on the podcast - we ask him what his council is up to extending and upgrading its agreement with Iwi and why it’s being done so secretly?  - And a couple of fisherman in the area who film their content on the rivers running into Lake Taupō have had to stop because the local iwi have said they must pay a fee to carry on. These...

Today on the show...  - The co-governance agreement you won’t have heard of because it’s being done behind closed doors.  - Taupō District Council and Ngāti Tūwharetoa. It’s an upgrade to their 2009 agreement so why are the public not being told and what’s going on? Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcas...

Slam Dunc from S4 Episode 101: The Weight Loss 'Wonder-Drug.' Will it Help Us? Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/tKVtCe0ho_4  PLUS… New episodes 7pm weekdays! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show...  - The economy stalls! Whose fault is it? Labour, National, Donald Trump or the reserve bank? And does National have any idea what will happen next?  - And the miracle weight loss drug Wegovy. Does it work and should it be funded? Boyd Swinburn, Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland, joins us to discuss.  - Plus some Letters to the E...

Today on the show...  - Is this government really going to get rid of iwi consultation with its RMA changes? Is it really going to ditch the treaty of Waitangi requirements in the new law?  - NZ First MP Shane Jones joins us to discuss. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  Learn more about your ad ch...

Slam Dunc from S4 Episode 99: Why Do Iwi's Have A Say in This? Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/8MDiE2ZjMpY  PLUS… New episodes 7pm weekdays! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show...  - The slick campaign from Te Pāti Māori to get Māori voters across to the Māori roll.  - If it works - if Māori switch - it will be more than a stampede. It would cause a tectonic shift in the power base and future make up of not just Parliament, but potentially who governs.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-i...

Slam Dunc from S4 Episode 97: Seymour's Point of View Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/uLBiGZqEH0A  PLUS… New episodes 7pm weekdays! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices