Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

Eleven people remain unaccounted for since a deadly fire that broke out in Wellington just after midnight, which has claimed at least six lives. Police believe the number of fatalities at Loafers Lodge in Newtown is under 10. More than 50 people have been accounted for and five are in hospital. Parts of the building have collapsed with fire crews still dousing the roof with water from above. Welli...

A former Wellington Mayor says there needs to be a change at the top for Gore, one way or another. Mayor Ben Bell is facing a vote of no confidence at a District Council tomorrow. Meanwhile, an online petition is circulating calling on Council Chief Executive Stephen Parry to resign. Dame Kerry Prendergast says the pair need to work together, possibly with the help of a facilitator. But she says d...

National MP Chris Bishop and Labour MP for Hutt South Minister Ginny Andersen join Nick Mills on Politics Monday. Together they debate the significance of Te Pāti Māori come election time, what we can expect from Budget 2023, and whether an increase of police officers across the country is having any effect on public safety.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine and Adam Cooper join Nick Mills to discuss the Hurricanes going up against Moana Pasifikia, the Phoenix losing eight players, and a huge game for the Central Pulse at sold out TSB Arena on Sunday. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former MP Peter Dunne and political commentator Josie Pagani join Nick Mills on Friday Faceoff. Together they discuss the Wellington City Council's planned Kilbirnie to Thorndon cycleway, demand for police outgrowing officer numbers and analyse Christopher Luxon's falling favourability. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Porirua's Pak N Save has come under fire for what's been called a "misogynistic" social media giveaway for Mother's Day. The store said it was "feeling generous" and had three "pamper packs" made up of laundry products, air fresheners and a box of chocolates for someone who deserves it. After plenty of debate in the comment sections - the store clarified there was no "hidden agenda or meaning". Fo...

Newstalk ZB Chief Political Reporter Aaron Dahmen joins Nick Mills to discuss the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll, the ongoing effects of Meka Whaitiri defecting from Labour, and what Kiwis can expect from Budget Day next week. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Herald Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell joins Nick Mills to discuss how much of a dive KiwiRail's reputation has taken following Wellington's major rail disruptions and a subsequent inquiry. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiso Investment Group Chairman John Fiso and Retail NZ Public Affairs & Policy Manager Aimie Hines join Nick Mills on the Business Panel.  Together they discuss record low business confidence in the capital, the Let's Get Wellington Moving Golden Mile plan, retail crime continuing to rise, and what businesses want to see from Budget 2023. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

The Defence Force is getting a massive boost in pay to the tune of $419 million over four years. Their earnings will increase between $4000 and $15,000 from July. It comes as 10 percent of New Zealand's Defence Personnel hung up their boots in the past year. The Defence Minister says that's about 800 people, and concedes Force pay rates have fallen behind comparable civilian roles. Heather Roy was...

Every two weeks Mortgage Ability Director Marcus Hull joins Nick Mills for Money Talks. This week he discusses how dangerous 'buy now, pay later' schemes can be during desperate times, mortgage rates exceeding what many were stress tested at, and even reveals an affordable way to buy vegetables. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour MP for the Hutt South and Police Minister Ginny Andersen and National Party Deputy Leader Nicola Willis join Nick Mills on Politics Monday. This week they butt heads over whether juvenile detention facilities would help curb youth crime, if the Government's Winter health plan will alleviate pressure, and what Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour says about the Government.  LISTEN ABOVE  Se...

Newstalk ZB's music guru James Irwin joins Nick Mills in the studio to discuss New Zealand Music Month and gives a listeners a taste of just some of the tunes they get amongst during May. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Sports Breakfast host Adam Cooper and Newstalk ZB All Blacks commentator and Deputy Sports News Editor Elliott Smith join Nick Mills for Friday Sport. Together they preview the Wellington Phoenix facing their biggest game of the year, the Hurricanes in action against the Fijian Drua in Suva, reports that Shaun Johnson may leave the Warriors again, and whether the Saints will have another win a...

Newstalk ZB Early Edition host Kate Hawkesby joins Nick Mills live from London ahead of Prince Charles' coronation.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Party candidate for Wellington Central Dr Scott Sheeran and political commentator Bryce Edwards join Nick Mills for Friday Faceoff. Together they discuss Scott's National Party bid for Wellington central, Meka Whaitiri defecting from Labour to Te Pati Maori and whether New Zealand should crack down vaping laws. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls joins Nick Mills to explain how Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour unfolded, and also discusses current vaping laws in New Zealand and changes to the clean car rebate scheme. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every month Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau joins Nick Mills in the studio on Wellington Mornings.  This time Nick questions the Mayor on 30kph speed reductions set for 93 percent of the capital's streets, the council flip flopping on whether to review sport facility fees and even finds out how much ratepayers have forked out for the Wellington Zoo's new snow leopards. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com...

An Auckland community lawyer says his clients have been targeted by an early morning raid just a fortnight ago. At around 5am a father of four was allegedly removed from his home by police and immigration officials as his scared children watched on. The children were beside themselves and became worse when they realised they were coming to take their dad away. Newstalk ZB Wellington Mornings host...

An Auckland community lawyer says his clients have been targeted by an early morning raid just a fortnight ago. At around 5am a father of four was allegedly removed from his home by police and immigration officials as his scared children watched on. The children were beside themselves and became worse when they realised they were coming to take their dad away Ken Laban   is a highly respected Poly...

New Zealand Herald Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell joins Nick Mills to discuss the rail disruptions plaguing the capital, all while Restore Passenger Rail protesters continue to hold up Wellington traffic. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every fortnight one of Wellington biggest landlords Matt Ryan joins Nick Mills to talk all things property. This week they discuss how a Capital Gains Tax would affect the property market, whether auctions is still a preferable way to sell a house and the National Party wanting to let landlords evict tenants without cause.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington sporting organisations are growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of transparency from the Wellington City Council around the pricing of sports facilities. The group  Affordable Sports for Greater Wellington  asked council candidates before last year's election for an independent review of pricing for the likes of football fields, basketball courts and artificial turfs. Although...

KiwiRail has formally apologised for the disruption expected this week on Wellington train services. A 70 kilometre per hour speed limit is in place on the Hutt Valley, Kapiti and Wairarapa lines after a specialist track evaluation car which was set to inspect the infrastructure broke down. Track assessments will get underway today but aren't expected to be complete till Friday -- meaning reduced...

Labour MP for Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor and National Party Deputy Leader Nicola Willis join Nick Mills on Politics Monday. Together they debate National's new health policy, and clash over the intentions behind the recent wealth report that found New Zealand's richest pay less than half the tax of ordinary people. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.