Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

Wellington City Council is in the dark over quake-prone buildings, despite the expectation there will be a significant earthquake in our lifetime and Herald Wellington Issues reporter Georgina Campbell makes the case for pay increases for councillors. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday Business with Wellington Business Editor Hamish Rutherford on small electricity retailers, Grant Robertson warning that some households will have to cut their cloth because of higher interest rates, and what Hamish makes of the National Party's shakeup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A coffee wholesaler - and former cafe owner - is warning a large cup of coffee could cost you more than $7 from next year. Richard Corney, who is the general manager of flight coffee, says that's because the cost of running a cafe has gone up.  Richard also manages The Flight Hanger in Wellington, where he upped the price of a large coffee earlier this year.  He broke down the cost for Nick Mills...

Time is running out for Wellingtonians to have their say on four options put forward by Let's Get Wellington Moving for the future of the capital's transport systems. Consultation closes on Friday, December 10. LGWM's Acting Programme Director David Dunlop joined Nick Mills to update how consultation has gone and what happens next. LISTEN ABOVE READ THE OPTIONS AND HAVE YOUR SAY HERE See omnystudi...

Wellington Mornings Political Panel with Kieran McAnulty Labour MP for the Wairarapa and the National Party's Chris Bishop on the first weekend in the traffic light system, house prices, summer travel, and National's shadow cabinet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Wellington property magnate says investors aren't to blame for high house prices. A new Kantar OneRoof survey shows more than 80% of Kiwis think house prices are too high and 60% are blaming property investors, and more than half pointing to overseas buyers. But Wellington Investor Matthew Ryan told Nick Mills it's not that simple. He says investors don't buy properties that compete with familie...

Friday Faceoff with singer Frankie Stevens and Wellington City Councillor Nicola Young: The Traffic Light System is here, are retirement villages a thing of the past and has the Upper Hutt Council made a mistake not requiring vaccine passes at all council facilities? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Upper Hutt City Councillor has slammed his council's decision not to mandate vaccine passes for its facilities. Wellington, Porirua and Hutt City Councils have mandated the passes for their facilities, such as gyms, pools and libraries, but Upper Hutt City Council is not requiring them. Councillor Dylan Bentley told Nick Mills the decision was made at an operational level. "There was a risk ass...

This week on the Beehive Buzz: The latest with the National Party's new leadership and Christopher Luxon is asked about how many houses he owns and how much they have increased in value. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After about two months without a sponsor, the Phoenix women have secured one at the eleventh hour. A deal fell over just last week, and the team were starring down the barrel of playing their first game tomorrow without a main sponsor. Today it was announced team finally have not one sponsor but two. They are New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) - which is has signed on as the princi...

Police don't believe the circumstances of a Waikanae man's disappearance are suspicious. Joe Pryor went missing from his workplace on Friday morning when he left a note saying he would be back by 10.30am, but never returned. His disappearance is considered extremely out of character and there are serious concerns for his wellbeing. Anyone with any information on Pryor's whereabouts is being asked...

Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis are the "reset" the National Party and New Zealand needs. This was the message during Luxon's first press conference as National leader. With new deputy Willis next to him, Luxon said it was "an incredible privilege and honour to be elected as National Party leader today". Wellington-based National MP Nicola Willis spoke to Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills ab...

The countdown is on till the National Party's 3pm caucus meeting in which the party is set to make a decision on its new leader. Here's what Newstalk ZB's political editor Barry Soper told Nick Mills hours out from the meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday Business with the NZ Herald's Bussiness editor at large Liam Dann on how the latest variant of Covid-19 has hit the money markets and who his pick is for the next leader of the National Party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From December 16, Wellington will be home to the Southern Hemisphere's first fully electric passenger ferry. The new East by West Ferry will begin operating on the Wellington to Days Bay route, and eventually to other harbour locations. Covid-19 has delayed the project and subsequent sea trials, with the vessel originally meant to launch in the middle of last year, then in September this year. Nic...

Friday Faceoff with Wellington City Council Jill Day and Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen on the National Party leadership spill, Let's Get Wellington Moving spending and what to do about bad haircuts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plans to remove cars from the Golden Mile may be overshadowing the Black Friday buzz for central Wellington retailers. Today marks one of the busiest shopping days of the year but Retail NZ says for those operating in Wellington's CBD there's a sense of gloom. Retail NZ Chief Executive Greg Harford says its partly because there's less foot traffic in general, but the Let's Get Wellington Moving pr...

Wellington Mornings Business Panel with Brooke Roberts Co-CEO of Sharesies and David Kelly chief executive of the Registered Master Builders Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outgoing city councillor Simon Woolf has nine months to go in his job  Woolf announced on Facebook earlier this week he will stand down at the next election, having represented the Wharangi Onslow Western ward for the last three terms. Woolf says we need new blood on the council and it's time to let other people take up the mantle. But he also told Nick Mills a culture of a lack of trust played a...

With his book National Identity on the shelves, National MP Simon Bridges is opening up about his life.  But will he make another bid for the National Party leadership?  Listen to the full interview on Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington Mornings Monday Political Panel: Labour MP for Hutt South Ginny Andersen and Wellington-based National Party MP Nicola Willis on the latest Newshub Reid-Research poll, did Groundswell miss the mark on the weekend? and what does a Covid case mean for the highly vaccinated Wellington population? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A witness of a Saturday football game says he watched a player with a broken leg wait nearly 40 minutes for an ambulance before he was taken to hospital in a courier van instead.  Former All White David Chote was at the game.  He said player Jorge Akers was badly injured and "in real pain" as he waited after 111 was called.  An ambulance never arrived, Chote says. "In the end, it was a club member...

Friday Faceoff with restaurateur Roger Young and Council for International Development Director Josie Pagani: What should happen as tension rises at Shelly Bay? An emotional week for the Pike River families, and facing our drinking culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Beehive Buzz with Newstalk ZB Chief Political Reporter Jason Walls: The Auckland border is going to open from December 15 for the vaccinated and for those who test negative for Covid-19, a political poll on Monday causes a stir and the latest on the National Party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington City Council chief executive Barbara McKerrow has doubled down on her decision to close public space at Shelly Bay due to health and safety concerns. She made the call on the basis of imminent construction on the developer's adjoining land and asbestos risk on council land. Her decision has been challenged by way of a Notice of Motion drafted by Councillor Sean Rush and supported by May...