23 seconds later Troy would have been pronounced dead, with no oxygen for almost 20 minutes Kris Edwards talks to Troy Robertson about his life as an independent  24-year-old and travelling the world in a wheelchair as an  NZ Boccia representative

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On the show today:

• LIVE from the NZ House in the Olympic village where we get reaction from the mens sevens quarter final exit, and the deputy Chef De Mission joins us after the flagbearer's official announcement.
• NZ Police are leaving in droves. What's up with Mark Mitchell's 'take the money here or leave' attitude? Seriously?
• Alli Kennedy, 22 year old entrepreneur, has come up with an amazing new game to teach Kiwi kids about finance - Share-nanigans!

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On the show today:

• Divorce: More couples are splitting up than ever but rather than spend your lifesavings on Lawyers why not use a Divorce Coach? 
• Frontline Police Pressures: How we can stop our cops moving to Australia for more money and better conditions?  We asked the Minister of Police and his answer is a shocker. 
• How Gen Z are making life harder for managers: The generation that put 'life' first in the work life balance equation. 

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On the show today:

• You know those flash looking stone benchtops? Apparently they could be the new asbestos. So what is this 'engineered stone' stuff, and how damaging is it?Cam Paranthoiene, co-owner of AGB Stone, says if this is done wrong then workers are exposed to the potentially fatal lung disease silicosis.

• Anna Taylor was a  rower  until a spinal cord injury forced her to change her game plan. So she turned to paracycling. Since then she has claimed a  silver and  bronze at the 2024 Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio. Anna joins us before she heads off to this years Paris Paralympics.

• "Bad News" Brad Olsen joins us...yep...inflation inflation inflation

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On the show today:

• Today the Police Association reacts to claims I made on the podcast yesterday .. that South Auckland has a massive shortage of cops… 80 cops short - because a huge chunk of them have been moved to Auckland CBDs as part of that marketing exercise.

• He gets shit done and puts his boot firmly up the arse of those who need it… Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown joins me in his crusade against overzealous traffic management and the cone mania in the city.

•  A new audiobook platform just launching  in NZ is being run as a social purpose corporation .. so when you buy an audio book you can also select a bricks and mortar bookshop to receive a commission. Nick Johnson, co-founder of Libro.fm, joins us.

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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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