Gees, jam packed show today:

• Tik Toker 'The Contraversial Kiwi' fronts up after calling me out as an 'arrogant prick' for saying supermarket thieves were 'arrogant' and 'entitled'. We go in depth for 15 minutes. Do not miss it.
• Mahe Drysdale - former Olympic gold medalist turned Tauranga's new mayor joins us. 
• Police horror stories: How the new governments decision to put more police on the beat in Aucklands CBD has left one station 80 officers short.

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On the show, Tik Toker 'Contraversial Kiwi' fronts up to confront me about why I called supermarket thieves 'arrogant entitled pricks'. He has great points - I shouldn't be painting everyone with the same brush, and has sensational statistics on just how much supermarkets are gouging us...stats that NEED to be made public. 

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This week the Gals discuss the assassination attempt on Trump and how’s it’s changed the US Presidential Election. 

Pylons, Pharmac, emissions and school attendance in The Biz and Yass Queen to something that has taken more than 700 years. 

Our Beehave Mate goes to the Kiwi version of a Parks and Recreation episode and democracy nerd Brigitte answers a listener question about different titles for List MPs.

Get tickets for our Wellington Live Show here - all proceeds go to Women’s Refuge.

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You should hear what parents say when they know they have a disabled child...Kris Edwards chats with Tracy about parenting a disabled child and all the challenges it brings, a must-listen for any parent, you will be inspired! 

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On the show today:

• First-hand experience from an ambulance worker on the dire state of conditions. Would you accept $65,000 a year if you saved 100 lives?
• Dating...and have you had any success on the apps? Matthew Cobb is a youngster from Tauranga who's changing the game with speed dating events set up by his events company. 
• Ardie Savea is signing with Moana Pasifika?! We get the inside goss from sorts guru John Day.

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On the show today:

• An incredible story of turning your life around from meth addict who spent all his 20s in prison, to being clean for 3 years with a fantastic career alongside his partner and child. James Sturch's story is just sensational, and it's all down to the Drug Court, he says. Should we have more Drug Court's in this country? And how do they work?
• Adrian Orr and his waka that seems to be rowing backwards. BUT thankfully, apparently this recession is about to end. HALLELUJAH!
• Part time workers, and why they should be just as valued as full timers. 

  Emma Mclean joins us, along side part time power worker May Lee Starrveld.

   

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An incredible story of turning your life around from meth addict who spent all his 20s in prison, to being clean for 3 years with a fantastic career alongside his partner and child. James Sturch's story is just sensational, and it's all down to the Drug Court, he says. Should we have more Drug Court's in this country? And how do they work?

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Business leader Sam Stubbs says we are the cash cow that keeps on giving for these Aussie banks.

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On the show today:

• Sam Stubbs on how the Aussie banks are absolutely destroying Kiwis. But he's not here to moan, he's come armed with solutions.
• Alwyn Poole is all for charter schools, and so am I. So we chat education achievement and some of the stats are alarming, especially in our 'bottom 30' schools.
• Billy Stairmand is off to the Olympics! The surfer runs us through his preparation and where the surfing part of the games is taking place seeing as there's no surf on the river of Paris...funny that...

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Lyndy McIntyre is the one who got the living wage over the line in NZ, and she has a few thoughts on what she'd like to see businesses doing for their employees to help them out. 

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