Linda Clark is a force. Her careers (plural) straddle law, broadcasting and journalism. She’s a multi-multi-hyphenate; journalist, advocate, advisor, litigator, facilitator, mentor.

In short, if there's a mess to be cleaned up, she’s the go-to.  

Whip smart and widely respected, Linda is an award winning journalist. She’s been TVNZ’s political editor, RNZ’s Nine to Noon host, a television presenter, frequent media panellist and sought after political commentator. She left journalism (but do you ever really?) to be a lawyer and now leads a team as a Partner at Dentons Kensington Swan. 

She survived the newsrooms of the 80s and 90s where it wasn’t unheard of to have typewriters thrown across the room and as a lawyer she still has men talk over her in meetings. 

She tells Amanda Millar what she’s scared of, if AI will take over newsrooms and the advice she has for everyone going through something. 

Theresa Gattung CNZM has had a lifetime of leading. She’s one of New Zealand’s most successful business women and is constantly backing women and girls through @The Gattung Foundation and in her role as Chair of @Global Women. Where she sees need, she leads.

She made her mark in business as NZ’s first female CEO of an NZX listed company when she headed Telecom. She co-founded My Food Bag and has been and continues to be chair of many high stakes boards. Now she’s left the boardroom she gets to put her money and time wherever she wants. 

What she wants is to change the futures of the disadvantaged and disconnected girls of NZ. 

She tells Amanda Millar how she’s changing lives, why she’s been so successful, the things she prioritises to keep on top of life. She also reveals if she’s ever doubted herself. 

Sir Ian Taylor is in his 70s but the ageless innovator is still a global Peter Pan when it comes to business and technology. 

Rather than rely on Neverland, Sir Ian has created his own magic in life. He went from a singer in a band to a TV presenter. Then he really started soaring when he pioneered new technology to make graphic animations for the world’s most prestigious sports, including the oldest sporting competition, The America’s Cup.  If you watch sports, you’ll be watching Sir Ian’s work. 

He’s now focussed on the next generation and how Aotearoa can find solutions to not only our biggest problems but the world’s as well, which will take more than fairy dust. 

Angela Meyer’s all about change. But the one constant in her life is being revolutionary and a little outrageous. She doesn’t wear a cape (but has been known to wear a neon g-string) in her tireless battle to lift up the women of Aotearoa. 

Her life reads a bit like the plot of an action film…from cheating death on the high seas in a yacht with a toddler to peddling home STI kits, where the horny over 50s are a surprising, untapped but voracious market. 

She’s also done ground breaking research on the emotional, physical and financial status of Kiwi women and made real changes for womens’ health by getting the Government to commit for the first time to making sure all women live longer lives in good health. 

She’s written books and is making sure your mum, daughters, sisters, nieces and wives know the power of money with a new online programme in financial literacy for women.

This is deeply personal, for both women in this conversation.  

In 2023, brothers Danny & Roberto Jaz were jailed for offences including drink spiking, sexual violation and rape centred around Christchurch bar Mama Hooch. In 1998, the year Sophie Brown was born, host Amanda Millar exposed a sordid and perverse serial abuser in Christchurch who used power, access and status to abuse his victims. 

Why has nothing changed? 

Nine of the many women attacked at Mama Hooch gave evidence in court. One chose to go public. 

Sophie Brown shares her inspiring story of how she’s choosing to live her life after the sexual assault that changed her life forever. 

Listeners should be aware that the events and themes that have led to this podcast are distressing, however in this conversation there is no detailed account of those events.

Former Z Energy CEO Mike Bennetts says he’s always been about putting people before profits. Funny that with his formula profits still rolled in. As his first book is released, the man behind the transformation from Shell to Z Energy shares with Amanda Millar how you successfully do something that’s never been done, his top tips for all leaders and the surprising thing he’s terrible at.

A year is a long time in (local) politics. As Wellington’s first Māori Mayor, Tory Whanau, hits that milestone, she shares with Amanda Millar the hard lessons she’s learnt managing the political heat, the haters and herself.