Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

Kāpura CEO Jamie Williams and Brendon Foot Supersite Director Matt Foot join Nick Mills on the Business Panel. Together they discuss staff shortages, Wellington not hosting any All Blacks test matches in 2023, the Interislander ferries and Let's Get Wellington Moving.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Ryan joins Nick Mills every fortnight to chat all things property.  This week they discuss how the Government can get involved in tenancy disputes, and how important reliable builders reports are.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour MP for Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor and National Party Deputy Leader Nicola Willis join Nick Mills for Politics Tuesday. Over the hour they debate wait times for trials and court cases, the recent Cabinet reshuffle, cutting fuel taxes and who will make a better MP for Ōhāriu out of the two of them. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tamatha Paul is promising she can continue to do a good job on city council while running for Wellington Central. Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw's announced he's not running for the seat, instead endorsing Tamatha Paul. The city councillor currently has one of the biggest roles around the table, chairing the Environment and Infrastructure Committee. However Paul says she's confident she can cont...

Tonight, Newtown Park hosts the annual Capital Classic athletics meet - an event that's been staged for almost 20 years. It'll feature more than a hundred Wellington athletes, along with many of the country's top athletes as they build up to next month's nationals which are also being held at Newtown Park. Headlining tonight's meet - two-time Commonwealth Games champion, two-time Olymipic bronze m...

Last night Ed Sheeran played to a 48 thousand strong crowd at Wellington's Sky Stadium. During the performance, the global pop superstar seemed to have forgotten the lyrics to one of his smash hit songs -- Galway Girl. He asked a member of the audience to come on stage and help him out -- with Pippa heeding the call. Her father Tim Guerin told Nick Mills how she was feeling. LISTEN ABOVE  See omny...

Transporting NZ CEO Nick Leggett and political commentator Brigitte Morten join Nick Mills for Friday Faceoff.  Together they analyse James Shaw endorsing Tamatha Paul  for the Wellington Central electorate, how Mayor Wayne Brown has performed during the Auckland floods, Chris Hipkins continuing the fuel tax cuts and his Cabinet reshuffle. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

A sports consultant says FIFA's rumoured Women's World Cup sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia is problematic. Both Football Australia and Football New Zealand have written to FIFA urgently, asking it not to sign a partnership deal with Visit Saudi, the Kingdom's national tourism board. The move faces stiff opposition from human rights activists, following the nation's widely publicised history of...

Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls joins Nick Mills to analyse the latest Cabinet reshuffle, the extension of fuel tax cuts and what Prime Minister Chris Hipkins hopes to achieve in Australia.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ginny Andersen says she feels humbled by her promotion to Cabinet. The Hutt South MP has been boosted to number 19 as part of yesterday's reshuffle. She's picked up the portfolios for small business, seniors, and digital economy and communications. Andersen says she was overwhelmed when Chris Hipkins told her. She spoke to Nick Mills as she and her family made their way to her swearing in.  LISTEN...

New Zealand Herald Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell joins Nick Mills to explain what really caused the Interislander Kaitaki ferry to issue a mayday call over the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every month Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau sits down with Nick Mills live on Newstalk ZB. During their January catch up they discuss Wayne Brown's emergency management of the Auckland flooding, how prepared Wellington is for a similar situation, Grant Robertson retiring from his Wellington Central seat and the heritage buildings being demolished at Shelly Bay. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listen...

The upper North Island's state of emergency is prompting reminders to those in other parts of the country. Wellington's hilly terrain makes it prone to land slips, and heavy rain last year caused around a thousand slips across the city. Flooding is less common, but residents are still urged to make plans. Wellington Emergency Manager Jeremy Holmes says we can all learn from this. LISTEN ABOVE  See...

Information's coming out on the Interislander's emergency distress call in the Cook Strait on Saturday. The Kaitaki made a mayday call after losing power. All 800 passengers donned life jackets, and ambulances waited on the shore - just in case. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating. Interislander General Manager Walter Rushbrooke shared more details with Nick Mills on W...

National Party Deputy Leader Nicola Willis and Labour MP for the Hutt South Ginny Andersen join Nick Mills every week for Politics Monday. This time they discuss the devastating floods across Auckland, whether Wellington is prepared for similar disasters, increasing the minimum wage and developments to the Three Waters entrenchment saga. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Political Commentator Peter Dunne and Former Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons joins Nick Mills on the first Friday Faceoff panel for 2023. Together they debate Labour's future following Chris Hipkins' appointment as Prime Minister, whether the minimum wage should go up and if there's heritage worth saving at Shelly Bay.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Saturday marks the 150th Wellington Cup Day, making it one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Legendary Racing Broadcaster Des Coppins attended his first Wellington Cup Day in 1972 ... making this his 52nd. He joins Nick Mills on Wellington Mornings.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stats NZ figures show consumer prices have risen 7.2 percent in the year to December, the same increase recorded in the year to September. The price of housing, household utilities and food are driving the historically high inflation rate. Wellington Budgeting Services Manager David Cameron says over the past few years, the price to feed a family has skyrocketed. He says people have great difficul...

Newstalk ZB Political Reporter Sophie Trigger joins Nick Mills to discuss Rātana Pā celebrations, Jacinda Ardern handing over the reins as Prime Minister to Chris Hipkins, and what he will change.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every week New Zealand Herald Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell joins Nick Mills for A Capital Letter. This week she discusses a massive spend-up to clear the way for the Ōtaki to north of Levin road, a near miss at a controversial pedestrian crossing and good news for Wellington wildlife. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Upper Hutt's mayor is proud to see a boy from the Hutt in the political hotseat. Wayne Guppy says he's worked with Remutaka MP and incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on a number of issues. Guppy says Hipkins is more focused on policy than politics. He says he quickly grasps the issues on the table and works to fix them -- and is a good communicator and easy to work with. Guppy expects the count...

National MP Chris Bishop and Labour MP for the Hutt South Ginny Andersen join Nick Mills for Politics Tuesday. To start off the year they discuss Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation, how Chris Hipkins will perform  as Prime Minister and what policy changes he needs to make. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB All Sports Breakfast host Adam Cooper joins Nick Mills to talk sport for the last time in 2022. Together they chat about TVNZ becoming the exclusive TV broadcaster of New Zealand cricket and Argentina going up against France in the FIFA World Cup Final. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster Mark Sainsbury and former Wellington Mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast join Nick Mills for the final Friday Faceoff of 2022. To take out the year they debate what kind of Prime Minister Grant Robertson would make, whether private landlords should be regulated, Jacinda Ardern calling David Seymour 'such an arrogant prick’, how they'd confront a burglar and which kind of Christmas tree is bes...

Deputy Prime Minister and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson joins Nick Mills live in the studio for the special Christmas edition of Wellington Mornings.  Together they discuss MP safety, Three Waters, co-governance, Restore Rail Protesters and how 2022 has been in general for politics. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.