Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Today on the show... Former Kiwi Rugby League hardman and captain Mark Graham and his movie maker son Luke, the boy whose dad was considered the toughest and hardest bugger to play the game. How can you do your dad justice? You say "Dad, I wanna make a documentary about your life and career. Something for others to see, Something to honour you." Now we have the man himself Mark Graham and his movie making son Luke on the show to chat about their exciting project. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we meet new friends of the pod Bob and Ange, a couple navigating debt, rising costs, and financial stress. From poor planning to sleepless nights over mortgage payments, they open up about how money impacts their lives. We also begin a two-episode look into the psychology of money with Mental fitness expert Sue Kohn-Taylor, this episode dives into the emotional toll of finances and how small changes can make a big difference. If you’ve ever dreaded opening your banking app or felt trapped by money stress, this one’s for you. powered by enable.me Instagram / Facebook / Tik Tok: @wheresmymoneynz Reagan White Instagram Where's My Money? Linktree Reach out to our podcast guest expert Sue Kohn-Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Rambo Estrada is a surfer and a photographer who lives in Mount Maunganui. He has a cult following in the photography world with 115,000 followers on Instagram and his latest book, Unbound: Vol 1 chronicles his surf road trips across NZ. The book is stand out, the stories so authentic and you can see he has poured his heart, soul and all his talent into telling these truly unique stories about surfing in NZ, chasing the best waves and driving down roads he’s never been on before. Plus with the added bonus of being an award winning photographer, he's captured the beauty of our country and puts it on full display in his new book! You can find all things Rambo Estrada here: https://ramboestrada.co.nz Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Mental health campaigner Mike King answers the questions about the government's $24 million contribution to his charity I Am Hope. But it’s also seen people give his charity fewer donations because they think he’s now sorted, and it drives him bonkers! King says some in the media are making up damaging headlines and he wants to put it right. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Having a wild time on social media? Posting all the party pics? Now, come Monday it’s your job interview and you wonder why you can’t land the job. Be careful, your digital footprint is your life. Does it pass the sniff test? Tom O'Neil from cv.co.nz joins us to discuss this. And Geoff Bryan, broadcaster, aged 68 and still pumping it. He rarely does interviews and after 40 years in the game, he does the gig and gets on with it. No show pony-ing and a total professional. Tonight will the real Geoff Bryan please stand up. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Jamie Beaton is built different. The boy brought up by a solo mum in East Auckland has been on the front page of the Wall Street Journal just recently and the headline says "He can get your 11 year old into Harvard". Jamie at 29, is the founder and CEO of crimson education in New York, the billion dollar company teaching the best of the best students online across 55 countries - almost 70 percent have gone on to be accepted into the world's top 30 unis. He has 9 degrees, a PhD and he founded his business at just 18. Who is he? What drives him? And why does he want to lift the standard of education amongst our young people? Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! In the last season, we launched "The Great Where’s My Money study" to better understand your relationship with money. After collecting your responses, we invited two experts—economist Shamubeel Eaqub and ANZ's Emily Mendez-Ribero—to analyse the results. In this episode, they join us to break down the findings and offer valuable insights on key financial topics. We'll dive deep into the adequacy of KiwiSaver contributions for retirement, especially if you're not a homeowner, and explore how the rising cost of living is increasing financial stress. Our experts also tackle common questions and offer strategies to help you better manage your finances. powered by enable.me Instagram / Facebook / Tik Tok: @wheresmymoneynz Reagan White Instagram Where's My Money? Linktree Reach out to our podcast guests Shamubeel Eaqub Emily Mendez-Ribeiro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Imagine travelling around the world non stop in a five meter yacht, 17.1 feet. You’d be mad! Well that’s exactly what the authorities told the former front man and singer for the Mockers Andrew Fagan when he started planning his solo round the world adventure One man, three capes to round and it should take a year or so. How far did he get? Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Should we limit the numbers of cats a person can have to just 2? I say yes and here’s why… They are out of control and the Government is refusing to do anything about it. It has decided today to reject the recommendation to have a new law governing cats which would have seen all cats registered, desexed, and microchipped. A framework already exists for dogs, but the Government has turned down the recommendation saying there’s no scope... Meaning it can’t be bothered . The SPCA says we have a cat crisis and this will make it worse. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Tonight a live poll .. the monarchy or go it alone and become a republic? King Charles and Queen Camila have left Australia after their whirlwind trip. Was it staged to look like Aussie is still in love with the monarchy or was it forced and is it a sign Australia wants out as it heads towards being a republic. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Alexander King will soon be leaving NZ with his family of 7 to get his mum the cancer treatment she needs to stay alive. The kicker... it's available free in Aussie but not here! Alexander's mum is just 52 and they're packing up and selling everything to give his mum some hope. Why can't we do better than this? And the man, the myth, the legend Brad Olsen is back to talk all thing economic with us. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Home ownership. Imagine if I told you you could buy a house without the need to be held to ransom by one of the big Aussie banks. The only system we have for buying houses is irretrievably broken and we need to find a new way. But there is new hope around the corner. It’s a new company called Bloxx. It involves actor Cliff Curtis and former banker Chris Smith who are worried so many people can’t get on the property ladder. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Historian Richard Wolfe and his new book, The Curious Case of the Kiwi. It’s our national symbol, the flightless bird. What do we know about it? When did we first see it as our national bird? Have we looked after it or used and abused it? It’s a symbol of peace on the battlefield, yet we have also adopted the name for ourselves. It’s odd but entrenched Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Henk Rogers is a global climate leader, and a star in the gaming industry as the founder of Tetris. He's passionate about renewable energy, and turned Hawaii on its head with renewables. He along with Kiwi businesswoman Carmen Vicelich join us to chat about how we can change here in New Zealand. Kiwi paralympian Barney Koneferenisi has tried to get Uber for the disabled off the ground, but he has been given nothing for almost a decade by duck-shovelling ministers and officials. Appallingly, no one has committed to help him, so he joins us to let us know how we can help. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Inflation drops to where it should be so more interest rate cuts to come… Brad Olsen gives us his hot take shortly. What are you really worth when it comes to your job.. How do you value your contribution and what should you be paid - should you get break up leave as an entitlement - Tom O'Neil will talk us through how to be paid properly. And Colin Mathura Jeffree - model, man about town, never ages, the best dressed guy around and a helluva bloke to boot talks about how to get rid of our old clothes and help the red cross at the same time. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Sir Graham Lowe just celebrated his 78th birthday and his program turning around the lives of prisoners has been so successful he’s launched it in video form and it’s going out to all volunteer coaches throughout the country. He doesn’t stop, and he joins us shortly. After that the greatest fullback of all times, my Celebrity Treasure Island mate Christian Cullen makes the top 4. Can he win? And we head over to Barcelona to chat with Team New Zealand as they defend the America's Cup. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Can you spot a deepfake? They are becoming more realistic and with the rise of A.I, we are seeing them more often. They are dangerous and could cost you your private information or your money. We speak to Stacey Edmonds, an A.I and deepfake expert about what the problem is, how we can recognize and how we can avoid it. Plus our show sponsors About Health join us to discuss more of their products and their benefits. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... What do you know about dementia? Could it affect you or your family and how will look after the expected explosion in the numbers of people set to affected by dementia in the decades ahead? It’s really concerning and I have wanted to address this for some time on the podcast. CEO of Dementia New Zealand, Catherine Cooney joins us to fill us in. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... The Kiwibank community leader of the year Dave Letele, a one man human machine doing what 3 government departments can only dream of achieving. For so long he has lifted others up, fed his community, he’s set up gyms, a foodbank, and feeds more than 1000 families every week. Thanks to the generosity of grants, corporates and countless numbers of giving kiwis who want to help. He joins us for a chat. And it’s a Pasifika and South Auckland special. Comedian Bubba is in the studio again. We tried her last night but it glitched. Let's give it another run. Cross your fingers - she’s infectious - in a good way. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... What did the Reserve Bank do with the OCR today? Did interest rates move? What will this mean for housing, retail and crucially what does it mean for your job? Brad Olsen from Infometrics joins us to discuss it all. What do these changes mean for you homes? Vanessa Williams from realestate.co.nz joins us to fill us in. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Actor James Rolleston joins us to talk about his experience on Celebrity Treasure Island. He’s made a remarkable comeback after a road crash threatened to end his life. Also what is like being in the thick of retail in the hardest time for retail in decades? Mark Knoff-Thomas the man in charge of our biggest and brightest retail quarter in Newmarket, Auckland joins us shortly. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Looking tonight at the the state of the economy with a man who spent 20 years in the Beehive working for National Governments. He says we are heading for an Argentina style meltdown. Andrew Barnes the man behind the four day working week joins me to chat about the government ordering everyone back to the office - Barnes is baffled. She came from the slums in Philippines married off at 16 to a man who forced her to clean hotel rooms for the next 27 years and she also had 3 kids. Nilda Brown is the current Mrs. NZ and she now runs the contest. her story is nothing short of a miracle! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Luka, Metska and Buster are all about to finish their first year of high school. So what was it like transitioning from intermediate to high school and what have they learned? With so much talk about social media, we will ask the boys to reveal live their screen time daily use, and why are they so addicted to their screens and even more to find what makes our teen boys tick. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Fresh for her performance at the Herald Mood of the boardroom where she shared the stage with Finance Minister Nicola Willis, Labour's Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins me - is this Labour's next leader and next Prime Minister? Also tonight, Associate Education Minister David Seymour on the progress towards the roll out of the first charter schools. And given the PPTA continue to refuse to be interviewed over their plans for Queer Guidance Counsellors in all schools - we ask David Seymour if he supports such plans. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... As thousands of kiwis lose their jobs we look at where the jobs are, and what isn't being advertised in the hidden job market. How to avoid a parking ticket as the fines almost double. Auckland Transport Head of Fines and Enforcement, Rick Bidgood is with us. And J.P from celebrity treasure joins me to wrap things up. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Labour’s deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins me shortly to tell me why she went on celebrity treasure island, why all MPs should do it given the chance and what she learned about having no phone for the duration. And are we now doing irreversible damage to the NZ economy with these back breakingly high interest rates? If the answer is yes, then surely there is a case for the Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr to aggressively cut OCR next week. We chat to Brad Olsen from Infometrics for his take. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Tonight a special show looking at our boys. Turning boys into good men is easier said than done. So hard that six NZ boys schools got together in July and flew US academic and author Andrew Reiner to New Zealand to talk to the boys and their at times bewildered parents. Andrew Reiner is my guest tonight, the author of 2020′s Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Test two of the Bledisloe Cup is tomorrow - let's break it down. Martian Devlin, sports broadcaster with decades of experience, has been there for the All Black's ups and downs I’ll get his take on tomorrow's match. And I got the scoop of the year from ACT Party Leader, David Seymour yesterday - let's expand on the issue. Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials: Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Stop targeting us with your booze deals, says a group of Otago students. Never in our day, but the students for sensible drug policy Otepoti have objected to the renewal of the on-license at the Speights heritage center in Dunedin A new survey has found the majority of workplaces need help when it comes to Friday drinks. Should it still be putting on drinks? What is their responsibilities and has it got too hard? Virginia Nichols is with the Alcohol and Beverages council, and she joins us tonight. Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials: Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... If you wee to sit down today and watch all the available porn in NZ today and it would take you 160 odd years. So Holly Brooker and Jo Robertson have, on your behalf and on behalf of our kids, been doing something about it. And have you heard about the Katikati Coffin Club? 400 members, designing coffins. Some have made pool table coffins, others have made boats as coffins. A 10 dollar, one time payment and you get to talk about death and get ready for it… love it! Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials: Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... I want to go beyond the two words ’mental health’ and find out what’s going on with our kids, they are reporting record high levels of anxiety, self harm and our suicide rates are sadly at the top of the OECD index. We will hear from Karyn ... 25 years on the frontline of trying to reduce our awfully high rates of suicide. I’ll talk to Fiona a guidance counsellor in a college where teachers are now being specifically trained in how to spot mental health issues with our kids. And Nina, an extraordinary 15 year old who wants to be a doctor and has already written a book. Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials: Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Time change people! It's our first evening show and its jam packed. Our special guest tonight is Paddy Gower. He's written a book, This is the F#$%king News. It's hard hitting, honest and eye-opening, and not one to miss. And my fellow Celebrity treasure Island contestant Gaby Solomona joins me to talk all things CTI so far. Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials: Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.htmlInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show today... Johnny day is in to talk rugby. Surely we will pop the Wallabies won’t we? And what does our team selection say about Razor. New stats show we are no longer drinking like we used to, the dramatic fall in booze consumption. And Nicola Dally-Paki has come the full circle from being broken and totally distraught after her baby boy Moko was killed by caregivers, to now, being a leader, a mentor, and a role model to others. She plans to turn her story into a short film.Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials.Website: https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show today... The man and his group who want to build a three billion bridge across Auckland harbour. Forget the largesse of a twenty or thirty billion dollar tunnel that would take decades he say. This can be done in ten years. Garth falconer from Reset is the who - he joins us shortly. Ellie Stone. the trained Iranian biologist who helps place prisoners, recovering addicts refugees into jobs. a fair society she says is one that doesn’t people forever. Could we lose the Bledisloe to Australia - not possible is it - we are not that bad are we?Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials.Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcastTikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the show today.... Bad news social media is messing with our kids brains, And Covid didn’t help. There’s been a 300% increase in those presenting with mental distress and self harm and suicide is up. We speak to the Cure Kids CEO for their Annual Report. I've got good news as well. The cell phone bans are working and students are getting better results and more engagement and a rugby ball breaking a window for the first time in 9 years is considered success at Mt Albert Grammar. It’s principal Pat Drumm joins me live. Do you have a boss who is a bully. How to beat the bully... We speak to Tom the man from cv.co.nz with a how to guide. Get in touch with me - [email protected] and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... the man and his group promising to bring a better deal on power prices for all Aucklanders. We are all paying ridiculously high prices and getting poor returns on the power assets we own and the only winners are the corporates. But Patrick Reynolds says vote his group in and that can change And NZ actor Aidee Walker is my team on Celebrity Treasure Island. She appears to be getting impatient with the team play... lets play she says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Irlene Mokaraka was a manager at Foodtsuffs.. 3 years in the job, loved it, was the main income earner, mother of 6 who told her immediate boss she felt bullied by her. Now she’s out of a job, after a nine month old issue they dug up saying she wrongly used the fuel card last Xmas. Irlene joins us today. We will also talk sport with Johnny Day. The kiwi women went down to England but his beloved Tasman came home no troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... The new cancer drugs that are now available - the game changing investment by this Government into Pharmac that could save your life - the Cancer Society’s new CEO Nicola Coom joins us Johnny Day is here to talk sport. And John Oliver sent last year’s bird of the year - flying - as in it went massive. So what is your bird of the year for 2024… Nicola Toki from Forest and Bird is always fun and she joins us shortly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... The delusional out of touch nincompoops in charge of your city, who want to reduce transport pollution or emissions by 64% within 5 years. Could you halve the use of your car by 2030 and get about your daily lives on E-bikes and E-scooters and buses or by walking? And the captain of her team in Celebrity Treasure Island, Suzanne Paul is proving quite the controversy on the realty tv show. She joins me for a chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... 230 people are losing their jobs in small town NZ meanwhile the government ploughs on with this pointless exercise of tabling a law to define the principles of the treaty. So what’s the damn point? Willie Jackson joins me shortly. And my live show keeps getting banned from Tiktok! What have I done wrong? How can we get this back up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Why can’t we get tourism back on track post COVID? What do the numbers tell us, and why are we struggling to get the people back? Brad Olsen joins us to tell us what’s going on. Former warrior Wairangi Koopu joins me as Celebrity Treasure Island has kicked off! He’s the captain of one of the teams. We ask each other, why are we doing this? And it’s controversial but do our teenagers just need to harden up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... 4 homicides in 13 days, 5 in a month. The latest: an 18 year old young shot dead in what appears to be a neighborhood dispute gone wrong. What’s going on in Auckland and is it anything to fear? Lance Burdett will explain what’s going on and how we should react. South Africa is the best rugby side in the world. Is Razor up to it? Is this a blip on the way? We will wrap sport with Johnny Day. And Celebrity Treasure Island starts tonight! What on earth have I exposed myself to here? I think we should cold call Suzanne Paul, another contestant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Fresh concerns over the rights of academics at NZ universities to speak out and exercise free speech. A leaked Auckland law school survey where more than 30% of academics say they feel like they can’t speak out and one on three say they feel bullied by University leaders. The country’s biggest ever gaming festival is showcased this weekend in Auckland. The future of gaming, the bells and whistles and everything we don't yet know. And do you want to win a brand new $70,000 wild track ford ranger Ute? Stay tuned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Today the big restructure where you may lose your job. So get ready. How can you design yourself a job and how can you keep your job when the squeeze goes on? What do do you need to do to stay alive in your workplace when the accountants and the grim reaper come demanding change? Also, are we being ripped off when we go on that overseas holiday and change our money or send money overseas. The giant rip off we don’t know about. And rugby versus league who is getting the top talent first Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Today interest rates fall and the housing market reacts immediately. Brad Olsen joins us to tells us what's going on with housing. And Rory Birkbeck is a Safe Surfer who is trying to keep your kids safe online. The nasties of the internet - sure technology is wonderful thing but Rory will explain how it can go bad, and why were researchers able to access porn at an Auckland primary school when all the apparent internet safety blocks were put in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... How old is too old to get a job. How hard is it to get a job after the age of 50? When do you become invisible? And what if you’re entirely competent and want work but your age means they never get back to you. Are we ageist and why? Has this impacted you? Love to hear your story. Ian Fraser from Seniors at Work joins us. And Johnny Day joins us to talk all things sport and why have video refs if the computer says no to knock on. How blatant does it need to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today in the show... It’s the cancer society’s daffodil day, the fundraising drive that might just save your life. One in 3 of us will be affected by cancer in our lifetime. Has it hit your family hard? Do you give generously? And how hard is it to raise money in times like these? Andrew Young, CEO of Cancer Society Auckland & Northland joins us. And John Day is in. All eyes are on South Africa as Razor picks Ian Foster's golden boy to tie up the Springboks. Sam Cane is back, has Razor picked the best guy or has he run out of ideas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... The America's Cup kicks off officially today with the Challenger Series. The only problem is it’s 20 thousand miles away in Barcelona. Are you still interested? Where are the cheap motels and flights Grant Dalton promised when he made his big call to take it to Europe? Are we good enough to defend it? David Blakey, rear commodore with the Royal NZ Yacht squadron discusses this with us. And have you heard of the motherhood penalty? Emma McLean is out to smash it. Stand by for some real life tips as we take the sledge hammer to this giant problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today in the show... In the middle of a doctor shortage dozens of graduate doctors from NZ med schools have been told they will not be hired... incredible. If the Government doesn’t sort this by 6pm tonight, then they really are as useless as I suspect. We’ll also talk to the man who has suspended or frozen the first human body so they can come back to life in 200 years. It’s called cryogenics, if you wish to live forever then don't miss this. And Milan Baird. Comedian, actor, writer huge talent and all round funny guy - said yes to celebrity treasure island. We catch up ahead of the show hitting our screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show... Will this fast track law see business actually build infrastructure. If the Government sets the right conditions will the companies front up. Right now factories are closed and jobs have been lost because power is too expensive. We simply can’t keep living like this so, will new generation be built using the fast track process? And are you shocker at managing your car or sorting gout your warrant the rego we look at a new app called bonnet that does it all for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices