John catches up with Mayor of Horowhenua, Bernie Wanden and the effects Covid 19 on the Horowhenua District Council, postponement of release of the growth forecast date, Tara-Ika, (or Gladstone Green), and the expansion Master Plan and the territorial forum scheduled for this weekend

Ron Snowden talks Sport with Ricky Bartlett, Golf in the weekend and cricket in England, national and international against Pakistan

John Hayes speaks to Duane Emeny, Chief Operating Officer of Air Chathams with changes on Air Chathams due to Covid-19 and Auckland going to Alert Level 3. Thursday and Friday flights from Kapiti to Auckland have been suspended.

John Hayes gets a review from our Book Reviewer, Ralph McAlister of the book, "Talking To Strangers" by Marcus Gladwell

John Hayes catches up with Hollie Ewens, Chair of Paekakariki Board on whats on in the weekend in Paekakariki, "Femme Natale" and a baking workshop, on Saturday celebrating and Free Your Voice, and the Paekakariki film festival on Sunday and Reid & Ruins coming up in September

Ron Snowden talks to Sports Commentator, Grant Nisbett about the layour of Super rugby, Aotearoa and why there is no final, the suture of SUper Rugby, or "Supervision" and golf, with Collin Morikawa and Lydia Ko, and talking Sonny Bill WIlliams getting back into league

Maria Christensen from Gorgeous Things in Raumati joins The Business Lunch Show with Damian Collins on Beach FM 106.3.

Maria shares how Gorgeous Things came to be, how they support local with their stock and how the lockdown was for her business.

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John Hayes catches up with Jacinda Thorne about the uncertainty of Kapiti Coast Airport and a meeting between stakeholders and the Kapiti Coast Chamber of commerce, and how collectively, they can put together a case to the owners to keep the airport

John Hayes catches up with Chris Papps, Chair of Otaki Community Board on a Road closure up the Otaki gorge road and progress on the Pekapeka to Otaki Expressway, and Elevate Otaki, with what has been achieved here, and the Otaki Night Market

John Hayes talks to Guy Burns and the costs of the Gateway Project and Maclean Park area, and also about the uncertainty with The Kapiti Airport