Today on the show… A   two part series How your hard earned rate payer's money is simply flushed away     One Chief Executive spent $43,000 on a leadership course in America. Well, rate payers paid for that. Read the room. Council Company, district Council, you're out of touch. How can we hold these people to account?  Jordan Williams joins us to discuss what we can do   Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show...-Chloe Swarbrick has only one way back into Parliament... apologize or she can't return to the house. Surely she's got no option here. Even Winston Peters says, sorry, so he can carry on. -My panel with ASHLEY CHURCH & STUART NASH on this weeks recap-Plus special guest martin devlin from the DSPN Podcast to chat RUGBYGet in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  We've also got Max Rashbrooke on and how to get people back into work. Unemployment's a big issue in New Zealand, so how do we get people, especially young people back in, into work? He's got this new research think tank he set up and he has come up with some solutions. Uh, truth is 150,000 unemployed, another 400,000 underutilized in New Zealand, one in four boys age 15 to 19, not working. 15% of 15 to 24 year olds are not working. What can we do? So he has some solutions. And the missing former ministers at the COVID inquiry Labour don't wanna play ball. Do I send out the missing persons crew or should we just slam dunk them Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show… David Farrar .. He is the National party pollster.. The man who John Key once famously described as the best pollster in NZ … So what’s going on in the polls Is Chris Luxon really in trouble and potentially leading National to a first term defeat… And Chloe Swarbrick versus the Speaker … who should win and who will win? Welcome to the programe  Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show… - the mainstream media won’t report this …. But i’ll tell you the question every poll is missing - why we are not getting the truth from our political polls. -The man behind Aurora -Phil Thomson-  the company that is changing the game when it comes to retail crime… these guys are stopping the thieves before they pinch the groceries -And will the herald apologise for getting something terribly wrong…  i’ll explain Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show… - national slumps in the latest poll is Christopher Luxon’s time up He promised to take the axe to the cost of living crisis … it hasn’t worked - And acting royalty Cliff Curtis joins me alongside former banker Chris Smith in showing us how you can buy  a house with a one percent deposit... It’s a new way of thinking. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime should be sacked for arrogantly refusing to work with national over NCEA changes. Honestly she's a waste of space.  - And my weekly panel comes back together. Stuart Nash and Ashley Church join me to discuss the week that was Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - The government says 2026 is when the economy will boost. But until then it’s all Labour’s fault. It’s confusing, isn’t it?  - 2025 was meant to boom but it’s been a bust. Unemployment is spiking - especially in Auckland. Tonight I'll show how many times in 15 minutes National blames Labour and I’ll show you why 2026 is expected to go off with a sonic boom.  - And Ian Fraser from Seniors at Work joins us to discuss how the job market in NZ is impacting our older generations. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - This NCEA debacle has really frustrated me this week to the point that I'm actually angry about what our kids have been through and how much we have let them down.  - When I say ‘we’ I actually mean successive governments, education ministers, policy wonks, educators, education leaders and even teachers to a point.  - This is on you.. this is your area of expertise and you've used our kids as guinea pigs in a flakey system Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Thanks for listening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - You were demanding it be put on hold and you’ve had a victory! Is this a real blow for co-governance? Sure it is. For now.  - Will locals now get to have their say? I’m not so sure about that. But the secretive joint management agreement between the Taupo District Council and local iwi Ngati Tuwharetoa which was meant to pass late last week has been put on hold by councillors who refused to play ball.  - Christine Rankin is one of them. She joins me to discuss it all.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - I’m joined tonight by Education Minister Erica Stanford for an exclusive one on one chat about the gutsy and overdue call to dump NCEA in our schools.  - Across 23 long, wasted years and NINE Ministers - we have sat by and watched thousands of kids go through the failed system. These kids have been able to game the system, get credits without doing much and pass before the end of year exams so they don’t show or don’t care.  - A hopeless qualification that is not recognised by anyone, and finally a Minister with a plan, some guts and a tone of ambition for our young teenagers has acted and decisively so.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - The Greyhound racing industry says Winston Peters decision to wind it down and ban all races from July next year is the wrong one. It was rushed and done without proper consultation.  - Tonight we will speak to a supporter of the industry and the owner of rehomed greyhounds. He says the industry has been treated poorly, and crucial facts which show the industry has cleaned itself up have been ignored.  - And it’s becoming clear the industry is also being blocked, muzzled and cancelled by the media. Tonight I will reveal that the Christchurch Press refused to run an open letter from Greyhound Racing NZ as part of an advertising feature they wanted to buy.  Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast 02:15 - Slam Dunc 07:04 - INTERVIEW: Tom Rickards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - I regard him as Auckland’s other Mayor - former National leader and head of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Simon Bridges.  - The discussion is the future of Auckland - get this wrong and NZ nose dives  - We can’t afford the incompetence and waste we saw from Labour on the now defunct light rail project. 228 Million down the drain!  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special interview with MediaWorks news journalist Azriel Taylor, former New Zealand Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins tackles vaping rules, cost of living, and local government challenges. On the economy, Hipkins argues the coalition has worsened pressures through rising rates and stalled infrastructure. He condemns climate policy rollbacks, advocating for renewable energy, and voices concerns over voting law changes. Hipkins also backs Palestinian statehood and urged moving beyond political blame towards practical solutions for New Zealand’s future. Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - Winston Peters introduced the ban on foreigners buying our houses in 2018. Now it’s about to be tweaked to give the really wealthy access to our most expensive homes. Is this a flip flop or is something more to it? Can he justify the change?  - And my panel is back! Stuart Nash and Ashley Church the most informed, lively and fun panel talking politics - you won’t get better Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - It’s a pre-election dance, bit of shadow boxing, a fight over who is the most credible party and person to run the NZ economy.  - Chris Luxon says his approach is so successful and he’s so confident in what he’s doing that he’s doubling down on it - meanwhile Chris Hipkins says Luxon ran his victory lap too early.  - So why is Hipkins refusing to say what he’d do? Right now who knows what Labour stands for - is he all mouth and no trousers?  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - Winston Peters questions whether we have too many immigrants coming into our country and too many of the wrong sorts of migrants arriving here.  - He’s been inspired by the man who might become the next  U.K. Prime Minister, controversial reform party leader, Nigel Farage.  - And I’m calling out the Government’s new enrolment proposals for next year’s election - they must be dumped! Hundreds of thousands of people will likely miss out on voting if the Government doesn’t back down. It’s undemocratic!  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - The Greens want a Tauranga - Auckland daily train service.   - Now of all the mad, off the planet things the Greens stand for and say - this is possibly the most sensible, normal thing they have said this year! Imagine if they did more of this… they might become useful!  - Lindsay Horne from ‘The Future is Rail’ group joins us to discuss the benefits of this idea.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - It’s time for my political panel. Former Labour Party MP Stuart Nash and Political Commentator Ashley Church join me. We look at the latest poll which sends National into opposition after just one term. And Labour the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would govern if an election was held today.  - And Chris Luxon is neck and neck with Chris Hipkins as preferred PM. Luxon has never been popular so if he can’t get National a second term, should they roll him? I'll ask the panel.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show…  - I have all the details of the secret Waiora Co-Governance Committee in the Waikato. It’s secret because the public are finding it hard to find out what it is and what it is up.  - Consultation, it seems, doesn’t go as far as the general public.  - Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast  TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices