Business Panel: Wellington is a 'talent repellant', tech CEO says
A successful Wellington business owner says if he were starting again today, he wouldn't start his business in Wellington. "Whether you should do it in Wellington though, I would say no. I think Wellington is actually talent repellent system at the moment," Raygun founder John-Daniel Trask told Nick Mills. "We’ve had people in our own organisation who have left and said I’m going to places like Auckland because they are so tired – their own words – of the abject wokeness that is in this city." Trask's business sells software that monitors other software for faults, with 93% of its customers based overseas. The company employs 25 staff in Wellington. Also joining Trask was Jugnu's Little India founder Jugnu Gill. Gill owns three of the Indian restaurants across Wellington, having opened his first restaurant in the city in 1997. "Wellington is not in good shape. There are very few places that are doing really well in Wellington at the moment," Gill said. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Beehive Buzz: Is there a spat between Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has been in Hawaii this week, where he gave a speech discussing the United States tariffs on the rest of the world. But in that speech he criticised use of the term "trade war" - despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon using the term himself. It also comes after Luxon had a number of conversations with world leaders. Peters said the pair hadn’t discussed Luxon’s speech or his calls with world leaders ahead of time: “So I hope that he’ll get my message and he’ll call me next time”. Is there a row brewing between the pair? Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Sophie Trigger joined Nick Mills for the Beehive Buzz. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday Faceoff: Mark Sainsbury and Bryce Edwards talk Treaty Principles Bill, Andrew Little and The Chase NZ
David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill is dead and buried - but was it worth having the conversation as a country? Also, former Labour leader Andrew Little says he is considering running to be Wellington's next mayor. Would he be right for the job? And TVNZ has confirmed production of a four-episode New Zealand version of The Chase. Who should host it? To answer those questions, Integrity Institute director Dr Bryce Edwards and broadcaster Mark Sainsbury joined Nick Mills for Friday Faceoff. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday Sport Kickoff: Can the Hurricanes top the Crusaders at Sky Stadium tonight?
The Hurricanes take on the Crusaders at Sky Stadium tonight - a spectacle that will include fireworks for the first time at Sky Stadium in a decade. What can we expect from the game - and might we see a big crowd? Also, the Wellington Saints are at the top of the table after beating Southland last night. Who are the stars? Newstalk ZB Weekend Sport host Jason Pine and All Sport Breakfast host Adam Cooper joined Nick Mills for the Friday Sport Kickoff. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Politics Thursday: Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley debate defence, organised crime and Treaty Principles Bill
The government has announced $12 billion of funding for the Defence Force as part of it's new capability plan - but where will the money come from? Also, a new report from a the Ministerial advisory group says NZ is losing the fight against organised crime, with Customs "swimming against the tide" as meth use doubles. How do we better fight organised crime? To answer those questions, Labour's health and Wellington issues spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall and National's Otaki MP Tim Costley joined Nick Mills for Politics Thursday. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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