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Wellington City Council’s Response to review their sportsgrounds charges. https://youtu.be/lLGAsTnsUAsAndy Foster interviews Todd Bryant the Development Manager of Capital Football and discuss the upcoming reviews around Wellington City Council charges for running Sportsgrounds. Football, Hockey and Cricket upset about Council sportsfield charges and demanding an inquiry into sportsfield charges. Other codes may join. Sports codes say they can run sportsfields for less than Councils charge which affects what players pay. Before last year’s election many mayors and councillors around the region promised a review – sports codes quite reasonably expect these promises to be honoured. After Mayor initially declined a…

Watch Manners Street Robbery UPDATE. https://youtu.be/ap9DXdsnd3cMark Mitchell (National’s Police Spokesman) talks with Graham Bloxham about the recent aggravated robbery at Michael Hill Jewellers in Manners Street. Andy Foster (Former Mayor Of Wellington) asks about possible plans and solutions. Can Wellingtons community help avoid this happening again before someone gets seriously injured or worse.

Watch Andy Foster interview Mario Wynands CEO of PIKPOK as they talk about the 20% tax deduction introduced in the budget.  PIKPOK is 26 years old this year. Started in a garage in Lower Hutt by 3 mates, the company employs over 200 staff. The gaming industry turns over $400 million and earns $100m tax, and is now bigger than the wool industry. By comparison to Finland, a country similar to NZ they turn over 3 billion NZD annually. The 20% rebate is designed to keep kiwi game makers here and reduce  staff poaching from predator Australian companies.

Tim Brown comes in with a net worth of 57 million dollars. Tim has chaired Wellington Airport, the Trust that produces CubaDupa, and Wellington Hockey, and has now ventured into the Wellington City Council, where he has advocated for an emphasis on essentials such as housing, public transport, and water.

Gareth Morgan comes in valued at 70 million dollars. Gareth built up his wealth through various tenures including a tenure as an economist, where he holds a Ph.D. in economics at Victoria University, and ran an economics consultancy and forecasting business, along with running Gareth Morgan investments, the morgan family foundation, capitalised on his son Sam’s endeavors at Trade Me who comes in later on our list, and is the founder of the political party TOP.

According to Metlink’s most recent monthly performance report (2023), 6,500 buses were cancelled in February alone. Commuters on the Kāpiti line are becoming increasingly frustrated with the unreliability of Wellington trains and their bus replacements, causing unpredictable and sometimes distressing commutes home from the CBD. Since KiwiRail began ongoing adjustments to the Kāpiti railroad in early January, Metlink has introduced buses to replace the usual train routes. Passengers travelling to Kāpiti often split up their commute home by taking a train to Paekākāriki; then they catch a connecting bus for the final leg of their journey.   However,…

Dairies have become a quintessential part of New Zealand’s cultural identity, serving as a staple of the Kiwi lifestyle. This sentiment is especially evident in the vibrant neighbourhood of Mt Victoria in Wellington, where a cluster of five locally-owned dairies exist within 750m of each other.  The importance of these dairies in the Mt Vic community cannot be overstated, they not only provide convenience and accessibility for everyday shopping needs but contribute to the social and cultural fabric of the area. Step into any of these local corner stores and you’ll be greeted with the warm smile of a…

Wayne Wooten has a net worth of 400 million dollars. Wayne has been involved in various airports throughout New Zealand, such as Hawkes Bay in which he was the commercial and business development manager, the former CEO of Roturua airport, a former member of the board of directors at the New Zealand Airports Association, a chief executive at and manager at New Plymouth airport, and the current general manager of Taupo Airport Authority.

Having skied 500+ days I likened this vehicle and the way it tracks corners, accelerates, and stops on a dime to a blue sky day of skiing groomed snow on Turoa, on top line carvers. With the old body and legs, it’s a good thing this Mercedes does everything.The room in the back was quite substantial enough for 3 or 4 mountain bikes, bags and skis for a family of 5. Astonishing how much space was available and I was impressed how Mercedes included a 6m extension cord if some bugger in V8 parked in my charging spot.Having not driven…