Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

Wellington mayoral candidate and former minister Andrew Little joins Nick Mills in studio for the final of Wellington Morning's mayoral interviews.  Little discussed how he would handle local government compared to central and the reality of a 0% rate increase claim.  And on the Golden Mile Little says he would need to take a look at disruption and financial strain before continuing with...

Four Hutt City Mayoral candidates joined Nick Mills, to pitch their case for the mayoralty. Brady Dyer, Prabha Ravi, Karen Morgan and Ken Laban answered Nick's rapid fire questions in a quick four minute format.  They spoke on what makes them the best for the top job, how they would cope with opposing councillors, their priorities if they got in and if they support a Wellington/Hutt City/Uppe...

In this week's Business Panel, Nick was joined by "The Law Lady" Property Law specialist Danielle Allen-Sutton and Real Estate Consultant at Lowe & Co Realty Anji Foster.  They discussed their businesses, their experiences in the property market and advice for buyers and sellers. They gave their thoughts on the future of Wellington and Hutt housing, and how new announcements by the govern...

Azaria Howell joins Nick Mills for Beehive Buzz this week discussing the changes to the job seeker benefit.  We also talk on the latest news in Te Pati Māori and the latest protest - at Winston Peters home - and the consideration of a change to protest law in New Zealand. Also, the lowering of free bowel cancer screening age, and how we compare to the rest of the world.  For the latest i...

Nick Mills wraps the week with former Wellington Mayor, Dame Kerry Prendergast and legendary broadcaster and journalist, Mark Sainsbury.  They dived right into the mayoral desk saga, Dame Kerry gave her thoughts on her desk being leaked to the public. Dame Kerry and Mark also discussed the earthquake building rule changes, Christopher Luxon's leadership analysis, WOW wrap up, the Wellington M...

On Politics Thursday, Nick Mills was joined by Labour List MP Kieran McAnulty and National's Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick.   They discussed the governments new energy plan, and it's $500 thousand dollar report. As well as the Kainga Ora apartment block sale, earthquake building rule changes and the data sharing between local body candidates and central government.  LISTEN ABOVE See o...

Wellington mayoral hopeful Karl Tiefenbacher says he would resign as mayor and ask the Government to call in commissioners to replace the elected council if he couldn’t implement his policies. Speaking to Newstalk ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills, Tiefenbacher was asked by a caller if he would honour his campaign promises. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins says the government's new electricity announcement is "throwing more money down empty holes".  Hipkins also shared his thoughts with Nick Mills on Wellington Morningon the lack of bi-partisan support from the National government, after the leak of Luxon's letter. He discussed how Labour were not informed of any of the announcements today, and says this shows that t...

Country star Tami Neilson chats to Nick Mills on her upcoming Neon Cowgirl tour, touring with the greats like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and her love of Wellington. The New Zealand leg of her international tour begins Friday 3rd October. You can get tickets at plus1.co.nz . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters announced New Zealand's stance on Palestinian Statehood this weekend at the UN.  We hear the talk around the beehive after Cabinet's decision to not recognise the state.  We also discuss the funding of prisons and the upcoming announcement from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on earthquake-prone building law rewrites, and how this will impact Wellingtonians and our busine...

On Friday Faceoff this week Nick spoke to Franks Ogilvie director Stephen Franks and former cabinet minister Peter Dunne.  They discussed the council desk saga, privacy within the council, gave their thoughts on Andrew Little and the Wellington mayoral race and their live reaction to the Loafers Lodge fire guilty verdict.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To coincide with the influx of visitors for World of WearableArt (WOW), WellingtonNZ has arranged a hop-on, hop-off minibus service exclusively for WOW ticketholders. It connects them with the best of Wellington's CBD with a 30-minute loop route, accompanied by commentary of some of Wellington's history and stories. Driver and tour guide Ron Irvine joined Nick Mills to talk about his role. LISTEN...

On Politics Thursday, Nick Mills was joined by Labour's Palmerston North MP Tangi Utikere and National's Otaki MP Tim Costley. They discussed Treasury's stark warnings about the country's fiscal direction, the new Reserve Bank Governor and the ratings of politicians from the Herald's Mood of the Boardroom. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington City Councillor Ray Chung joined Nick Mils to discuss his second run for mayor in this year's Local Body Elections. He discussed his 0% rates rise policy, and the recent release of a controversial email he sent to fellow councillors in 2023. NOTE: In this interview, Ray Chung claimed Neale Jones was involved in the leaking of his 2022 email to the media. Newstalk ZB has since verified t...

This week on Music Time, can Nick and James pinpoint who is the greatest guitar player of all time? Is it an early innovator or a blues legend, A fret shredder or Rock guru? With so many great players to choose from, who will be number 1? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's Business Panel, Nick was joined by sixth generation Ohariu Valley farmer Hamish Best - who also owns Conscious Valley meat - alongside NZCIS Performance Institute general manager Jamie Tout. They discussed how their respective businesses have been performing this year, and talked over a number of issues such as the recent GDP result, how to get Wellington thriving for business and w...

Nick Mills wrapped up the week with BRG senior consultant and Chris Luxon's former chief press secretary Hamish Rutherford, and former NZ Herald senior reporter Georgina Campbell. They discussed the fallout from the 0.9% GDP drop, the upcoming Wellington Local Body Elections, amalgamation and what should happen with the City to Sea Bridge. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Nick is joined for the Friday Sport Kickoff by Jason Pine and Adam Cooper, who look ahead to the Black Ferns' Rugby World Cup semifinal against Canada on Saturday. They also discussed the fallout from last week's All Blacks loss to South Africa, and whether the return of some top players will salvage the Wellington Lions' NPC season. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

World of WearableArt (WOW) is back in Wellington for 2025, with the show  Rise at TSB Arena. The mastermind of the show again this year is the renowned Las Vegas-based creative genius Brian Burke, who returns as Executive Creative Director. Ahead of WOW's opening night in Wellington, Nick Mills caught up with Burke about his vision for this year's festival, and his passion for producing world...

New Zealand’s economy is back in contraction. Latest data just out from Stats NZ shows GDP fell 0.9% in the three months to June. That follows six months of growth, after six months of contraction. Nick Mills gauged reaction to the announcement with Labour's Ayesha Verrall and National's Mike Butterick in Politics Thursday. They also discussed the current teacher and nurse strikes, the rise in New...

As the countdown continues to the start of World of World of WearableArt (WOW) in Wellington for 2025, Nick Mills spoke with show model and dancer Stela Albuquerque, whose face is on the WOW posters and advertising for this year's event. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three term Wellington City Council Diane Calvert joined Nick Mills in studio to discuss her second bid for the Wellington Mayoralty. Calvert pledged to cut the Council's operational expenditure by 5% - or $40 million - in her first year as Mayor. LISTEN ABOVE OR WATCH BELOW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the 2025 edition of World of Wearable Art (WOW) at Wellington's TSB Arena, Newstalk ZB's Nick Mills is chatting to some of the key figures, both on stage and behind the scenes. Nick sat down with Leonie Trathen, who first modelled for the show in 1990, and is now wardrobe and activations manager for the design competition. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Friday Faceoff this week, Nick was joined by former Labour MP and Pasifika leader Dame Winnie Laban, and outgoing Wellington City Councillor Tim Brown. They discussed the fate of the City to Sea Bridge, the mood of the nation in the wake of the Tom Phillips saga, and comments by Winston Peters about the state of Wellington. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the second All Blacks-Springboks test at Wellington's Sky Stadium, Nick Mills spoke to the two television match day commentators - Sky TV's Grant Nisbett and Super Sport South Africa's Matt Pearce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.