On the show today:

• Is this government the worst for conservation in our history? Forest & Birds' Nic Toki certainly thinks so. Especially when the Minister Tama Potaka reckons 'you can't save everything'...
• John Day on what is a colossal sporting weekend - Super Rugby final, Euro, Wahs v Titans...
• Is Mount Maunganui becoming like the Gold Coast? Developer Peter Cooney says something's not quite right with the building and development in the area. 

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Student nurse Michelle Marshall joins me to talk about Health NZ's freeze on hiring nursing graduates. This really is a perplexing story... 

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On the show today:

• Health NZ are putting a hiring freeze on frontline staff. No cuts to frontline says this government, so what do they do? - cut the frontline... Michelle Marshall, a nursing student, joins us to share her frustration at the governments short-sighted decision.
• Auckland FC - The new Super City football side that reckons they can win over Phoenix fans. They start October 19th - so can they create a blue wave of support, how are they going to do that, and are they signing any big overseas names? CEO Nick Becker is in the hot seat.
• Are the days of big pay rises over? Or pay rises in general? Megan Alexander from Robert Half Recruitment joins us.

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Brooke Van Velden ran into the Editor In Chief today, and was asked some pretty up the guts questions. How are this government expecting new changes to the removal and monitoring of child exploitation related content to work when they can't guarantee 11 jobs will stay in this area? Duncan goes deep into this with the minister. 

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On the show today

• Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke Van Velden, joins us. A recent win for child exploitation and the removal of child porn on NZ sites, but job cuts are still expected in this sector...can the minister assure the public that they actually take child exploitation seriously, then?
• Holly Brooker and Jo Robertson launched the ‘makes sense’ campaign,  which called on the government to regulate not only things like child pornography … but all violent sexual content online.  So is this move going to make a difference?
• The Tania Dalton Foundation is preparing for a significant fundraising event, where they will host the Parliamentary Rugby team and the Polyferns (Netball), aiming to create a family-friendly social event that unites the community. Local residents will have the opportunity to mingle with our national MPs in a lighthearted atmosphere, all while raising funds to support Tania's charity foundation. This foundation strives to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young New Zealanders

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On the show today:

• One NZ have got themselves in a pickle with a new ad that, according to Annie Oxborough, is 'adoption p*rn'.
• 1 in 5 Kiwis have a hazardous battle with the booze. Janet Thompson from the Retreat NZ is calling for Kiwi workplaces to support their staff with alcohol issues. 
• Brad Olsen on GDP and how we get our economy out of disarray. 

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Today we discuss the ongoing search in Marokopa for Tom Phillips and his children with former top cop Lance B3urdett. We'll also cover the Prime Minister's travel issues, a sports recap with John Day, the rise of 'dumbphones' with Ian Howard, and have three questions about public service pay, prison drug counseling, and phone usage. 

03:54 Lance Burdett - The Search for Tom Phillps and his kids

12:50 John Day - Weekend Sports

21:41 Ian Howard - Dumb Phones

31:31 Slam Dunc - NZDF Boeings again...

Don't forget we go live every weekday morning at 7:30  YouTube, Twitch, and Tik Tok. 

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On the show today:

• National are reinstating live exports. Dr John Hellstrom was the chief veterinary officer for the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries back when live exports started in NZ, and he says it's not only cruel, but reinstating could lead to a huge reputational demise of this country. 
• John Day on sport and how crap the Blackcaps were.
• Holly Bennett from 3 Gals 1 Beehive wraps the week in politics.
• And we Mediawatch RNZ's very own Mediawatch...they critiqued us, so we critique them. And also, RNZ, are you still 'boucin' on his booty cheeks'? Have a listen to find out why...

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Well...your move now, RNZ...or is it more 'checkmate' RNZ...

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On the show today:

• Driver licensing - how hard is it to nail this down in modern NZ? REAPS are doing some good work to help this in the rural community
• Small businesses are battling. Xero's Bridget Snelling on what's causing SMEs to fall while others are randomly bucking the trend?
• Are RNZ trying to be too cool, and what the hell is a 'rat man'?
• Ron Mark on the proposal to have a Georgina Beyer statue
• And someone seems to think I'm a 'Maori hater'...strange

Enjoy folks - We are live again tomorrow from 7.30am on YouTube, Twitch, and Tik Tok. 

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