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Big Truss Tuesday! This Episode is going to most defiantly ruffle some feathers... Sometimes we can't tell if you Shifters are joking or not and what is said in todays show, we hope is a joke... Although each too their own... Shell We, Matua Marc has a very wholesome, heartfelt weekend with Whanau, he has come bearing a bag of Shell Rings and an idea to help you reconnect, mend or just make things right with yourself or someone important to you!... Shell We? Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop our TMS Merch here fam! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youknowclothing.com/search?q=tms⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wellington's potential next Mayor is making headlines for dishing out suggestions to the current mayor. Andrew Little called on Tory Whanau to not sign any more contracts in the Golden Mile redevelopment – calling it unethical to do so before a new Mayor is elected in October. In a statement to Newstalk ZB, Whanau said candidates “do not have the mandate to demand that our Council cease progress on any democratically agreed-upon projects” Wellington Mayoral candidate Andrew Little talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tory Whanau has bowed out of the Wellington mayoral race but won't rule out running for the capital's top job in 2028. Ms Whanau, who's had a turbulent time as mayor, said she will instead be running to be a councillor for the Maori ward. It comes after former Labour Party heavyweight Andrew Little threw his hat in the ring for the city's top job. Wellington Issues Reporter Nick James reports.

In her seemingly never-ending ability to surprise, Tory Whanau fronts on the local Newstalk ZB morning show in her beleaguered capital yesterday and scores herself a 9/10. If she had come from comedy I could have seen the joke she was making. But she doesn't come from comedy, which is not to say her reign hasn't been comedic. She is the Meghan Markle of local body politics - so self-absorbed and she doesn't appear cognisant as to just how destructive and useless she is. I wasn't going to even comment on Whanau given it's a local issue, she has announced she's off, and the sooner the Whanau era of terror ends the better. But fly in the ointment: she is still standing for a seat and bringing potentially all her 9/10 madness with her. Now the guard rails on this part of her future are of course in the hands of the public of the capital. You don't have to have more of it. You can in fact vote for someone else. As such she is free to take her record, put it in front of you and test it. But it takes a special sort of narcissist to think of herself so highly, having just been bundled out of the big race because she knows she can't win. If she is a 9/10, she should be bolting home. But that's the problem with narcissists, isn't it? They continue to bluster even when they know the game is up. She is also a wider problem by remaining as part of the wider picture. She puts people off. Local body politics is crying out for decent, hardworking, competent contributors, but who in their right mind is interested in sitting round a table with buffoons? A bunch of do-gooding lifers, who as often as not, are not actually able to get work in the normal world. Not all of Wellington's many, many problems are on Tory. But she led the team that wrought the havoc and the stuff she inherited, she didn't help. Her advice to poor, old Nick Mills, who had to listen to this tripe, was every time you see a road cone, you see progress. It's that sort of fairytale, fanciful nonsense most of us realise isn't remotely true. Maybe that's her ultimate problem. Maybe she lives in her head In her head Wellington is a riviera and Tory is the queen of that riviera. The pipes didn't burst, the city boomed, and Tory oversaw a renaissance. Maybe that's how all narcissists delude themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellingtonians have one less candidate to choose from as current Mayor Tory Whanau bows out of the race. She has instead endorsed Labour's Andrew Little for the position. Wellington City Councillor Ray Chung is running against Andrew Little, and he talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the race and whether Whanau will now be Andrew Little's deputy. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OPINION Tory Whanau has said no. She's said no to standing for Wellington mayor for the three terms she always said she'd run for. She's out; she's thrown in the towel. We won't get the exciting election campaign of Tory Whanau v Andrew Little, which I must say I was looking forward to. And I'll be honest; I wanted her to run. I wanted to know if Wellington as a city really believes in the green idealisms she promotes. This election was going to tell me whether it was a flash in the pan or whether it was real. But Tory has pulled out. What I can't quite work out is why this was announced on the same day that she stood on Courtenay Place with her brand new Bunnings shovel, digging up the ground to celebrate the start of the Golden Mile redevelopment works. Clearly, the hole she dug was simply too big. She couldn't climb out of it. Tory says her decision not to run is a better outcome for everybody involved. She now wants to run for the Māori ward on council. She also told the Herald this morning she'd like to be a government Minister one day. You can make your own mind up on that one. Now there have been rumours around Tory pulling out for a while now. Firstly, the rumour was she was going to pull out to let Justin Lester have a crack. Then Andrew Little stepped out of the shadows, and the rest is history. So now all we can do is reflect on her legacy. And what a legacy it is. Tory will always talk about the Golden Mile and her ambition to get the work underway. She'll always mention the amount of work the council has done on our pipes. She'll mention her fight to upgrade the council's social housing, and of course she'll praise her work on building the cycleways that split the city in more ways than one. She told me she rates her mayoralty a nine out of ten. But that's her saying those things. Wellington as a city will reflect on some more colourful aspects of her leadership. The drinking; Whanau admitted to being a bit tipsy when she left The Old Quarter restaurant without paying her bill, and how can we forget the alleged 'do you know who I am' comment. Who will forget Whanau bringing her dog into the council office. That was a no no. And in November 2023 she publicly acknowledged having an alcohol problem following a drunken incident at a bar. Then there was that interview on Wellington Mornings that made national news. Whanau, who earns $180,000 a year, mentioned she was selling her car to help pay her bills. She later admitted that the car had been sold months earlier, and her comments were supposedly taken out of context. But that's her personal legacy. What's her political legacy? Well she pushed the terrible Reading Cinema deal that was going to cost Wellington City Council $32 million in a corporate welfare deal. That failed. She advocated for the sale of the Wellington City Council's 34% stake in the Wellington International Airport. That failed. She got her Bunnings shovel out yesterday to dig up the Golden Mile, but most contracts still haven't been signed and it may never fully go ahead. I think it's fair to say most people in this city feel Wellington has gone backwards in the last three years. That's her legacy. Personally, I have always had a good relationship with Tory. Yes, she cut her connections with our programme. She felt it wasn't talking to her people, and she probably thought I was too tough on her. But we got along. I respected her, and while I didn't like a lot of what she did as mayor, she was a character. I did like the fact we had a character as mayor. Unfortunately for us, it went too far. We started to be the butt of everybody's jokes. Her decision yesterday is a bad good thing for Wellington. I'm sad we won't have an exciting race or a strong contest of ideas. But it means the city is guaranteed a new direction - something a lot of us have wanted for a long time. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington mayor, Tory Whanau, has quit the mayoralty race. Whanau announced on Monday night she won't be running for a second term as mayor and will instead run for the Māori Ward. Wellington Issues reporter Nick James spoke to Corin Dann.

Tory Whanau's shock U-turn not to run for the Wellington mayoralty again marks three consecutive one-term mayors for the capital. Whanau has this morning revealed she's dropping out of the race, saying she wants to give Andrew Little a clearer run to victory. It means Whanau, along with the two previous mayors Andy Foster and Justin Lester, only served one term in the job. Former Mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast told Mike Hosking that's bad for the city, which needs stability. Tory Whanau will stand for the city's Māori ward. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tory Whanau is bowing out of Wellington's mayoral race. The incumbent's confirmed she'll instead stand for the council's Māori ward seat to give former Labour Leader Andrew Little a clear run. She says Little will do a good job, and she hopes people see her withdrawal as a gracious move. Whanau told Nick Mills she had to consider what was going to deliver the best outcomes for Wellington, and that meant shifting to running for council. She says she'll still very much be there fighting for Wellington. Whanau says that while she does have a few regrets from her term as Mayor, she's mostly proud of what she's done. When asked to rate her performance, she gave herself a high score. “If I look back on what I campaigned on, what I said I would deliver to the city, you know, I'd give myself a 9/10. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tory Whanau is bowing out of Wellington's mayoral race. The incumbent's confirmed she'll instead stand for the council's Māori ward seat to give former Labour Leader Andrew Little a clear run. She says Little will do a good job, and she hopes people see her withdrawal as a gracious move. Little's been critical of Whanau, calling rate increases under her leadership "simply not acceptable". He told Ryan Bridge Whanau advised him before announcing her decision. A key focus of both the residents and candidates is Wellington's high rates, and Little says he wants to slow the rise. He says a 35% increase over the next three years is simply not acceptable. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LDV Mahi Monday We are back Shifters! We are do deeply appreciative of you being so understanding and allowing us to take last week off to take a breath, reset our minds and spend some much need time with our Whanau after what has been a blessing of a start to 2025!... So let's catch up aye! What did we get up to on our break! Jordan has a secret, but so does his son and Brook has an offer... Will he take it? WE ARE BACK AND READY SHIFTERS LESSSPUSSSH Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ Shop our TMS Merch here fam! New boxes: https://youknowclothing.com/search?options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=tms Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk To Me Nice Thursday Jordan is back in the houseee LESSSPUSHHH... Time to hit you with the harshest reality truths, In todays world sometimes the silliest sounding things are the most harshest reality truths... It's School holidays!... As Matua Marc is the guardian of the group he wanted to bring the important topics to the table, the topics that look out for the Whanau during these times!... Brook has an important message to share during his time of travel after he came across a confronting incident on the way home... Shifters! We are taking what is a much needed break! We will be back in no time! Until we talk again please be safe on the roads, check on yourself, check on those important to you, hold no grudges and lastly do what makes you happy! - TMS x Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ We dropped some merch! Use TMS for 10% off. Here is the link: https://youknowclothing.com/search?q=tms Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oranga Tamariki is getting rid of its target to place 58% of the kids in its care with wider Whanau. And it's also ditching a target for investment with Māori organisations - 23% of funding was targeted for those organisations. The Minister for Children Karen Chhour says this is part of OT's 'Safety First' approach. She says the targets were outdated and went against the ‘need not race' directive. And she was concerned whether the priority of Māori organisations were getting in the way of the quality and efficacy of the services being provided. And it all makes sense. The ingrained belief in our child social workers that kids are always better off rehomed with whanau always seemed counter factual. In many cases the abuse directed at the kids was at the hands of whanau themselves - people that had been raised by other people in their family but failed at their own parenting. So why would we give the kids to them? It often seemed that children were being thrown right back into the very cauldron we were trying to help them escape from. There have been examples for generations - let us not forget Baby Ru. He was murdered in October 2023, and nobody has been charged for killing him. There was anger then and anger now when the people who were there when he suffered did not co-operate with Police. Those people were, and are, Rosie Morunga, her partner Dylan Ross, and Ru's mother Storm Wall. Ru's whanau. What happened people? The uplifting of kids is a very serious thing and they need to be housed in safe places with good people. But the history of Oranga Tamariki suggests that too many of the supposed saviours are in fact predators hiding in plain sight. There's no easy answer to this other than strong vigilance by our agencies and the need to find good people who can help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big Truss Tuesday! The cost of living has well and truly started to impact many... One factor that is opposing a large challenge is the price of food... Is that about to change? Will we no longer have to pay the likes of $10+ for a block of cheese?... I guess we will have to wait and see... With Jordan expecting a new addition to his Whanau come May, it presented a chance for him to think and reflect - Today he brings a touching topic that will have you thinking whether you are a solo parent, a co parent, parent, step parent, a yet to be parent! It will have you thinking... Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ Shop our TMS Merch here fam! https://youknowclothing.com/search?q=tms Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business owner Karl Tiefenbacher has officially joined the Wellington mayoral race. Speaking exclusively to Newstalk ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills, Tiefenbacher announced he plans to stand as an independent candidate for the mayoralty. He has yet to announce any policies but said his core priorities include changing the culture of Wellington City Council, keeping rates down, and stopping wasteful spending. Tiefenbacher, who calls himself “Wellington's ice cream guy” as the founder of Kaffee Eis, has previously run for council twice and lost. Last year he fell short by only 45 votes to the Green Party's Geordie Rogers in a byelection for the Pukehīnau Lambton Ward. His campaign website is now live, with the slogan “Wellington, It's Time!”. “Wellington has expensive challenges ahead. As a business owner I understand it's essential to invest wisely, with responsible and affordable decisions”, his campaign site states. This time around he also plans to run for a council seat in the Motukairangi Eastern Ward. His biography states Tiefenbacher was born and raised in Wellington and had “a successful career in the finance sector for 18 years” before starting cafe and gelato manufacturer Kaffee Eis. Tiefenbacher has previously been critical about the Golden Mile project and moves to pedestrianise Cuba St. He describes himself as a centrist. Earlier this month, the local branch for the Labour Party confirmed it had to extend nominations for a mayoral candidate, after no one put their hand up to run for the party. Confirmed candidates for the mayoralty include incumbent Tory Whanau, city councillor Ray Chung, predator-free champion Kelvin Hastie, Wellington Live owner Graham Bloxham, and former city councillor Rob Goulden. Of the confirmed candidates, all but Bloxham and Whanau have previously run for the mayoralty unsuccessfully. Diane Calvert, a third-term councillor and former mayoral candidate, is rumoured to be eyeing up running, telling the Herald this month she still hasn't decided. “As an independent, I'm not on a deadline set by a political party,” Calvert said. John Apanowicz, another current councillor, said he's still keen to run but is seeking the support of his family and will announce his plans at a later date. Luke Pierson, a businessman and founding member of lobby group Vision for Wellington, had been rumoured to be considering a run for the top job, but has confirmed he's not going for it. “I can rule it out. My focus is on Vision for Wellington - which is inherently apolitical,” Pierson said. The local election will be held on October 11. Candidate nominations open on Friday, July 4 and close on August 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LDV Mahi Monday Today's LDV Mahi Monday is coming to you from Sydney, Australia! Shifters it never escapes our thoughts how much you mean too us and how much of a big Whanau we are... Each time we are blessed to travel around or outside of Aotearoa we are taken back at just how much Aroha there is for TMS... A massive shoutout to every to took time to come to the YK Clothing pop up and come share some special words!... While we were there, we were also lucky to have a chat with boxing sensation, Jai Opetaia!... Not only that but Matua went out and got some special words from Shifters, as we close in on our 2nd Birthday!... Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ Shop our TMS Merch here fam! New boxes: https://youknowclothing.com/search?options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=tms Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau is sounding off on the Prime Minister after failing to reach a deadline made for all councils. Councils were encouraged to deliver a plan that the Government could help with, and Wellington didn't deliver one in time. Whanau then said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is 'not a very nice person.' Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper said the Mayor thought the comment would work in her favour. "She said it works for her because a lot of people in Wellington don't like Luxon," he said. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OPINION What is it with Prime Ministers from Auckland giving us a bad rap? First it was John Key telling us we were dying. He of course was right - he just got his decades wrong. Now we have Christopher Luxon calling us "lame-o". I haven't heard that phrase since the 90s, but that aside, he's dead right. Why? Well last year the government announced it would be offering councils the opportunity to sign up to what they called 'regional deals'. These would be a 10 year plans based on a 30 year visions which would provide a range of options for funding. Maybe toll roads, maybe a new train line, a new tunnel. Whatever it might be, the idea was to try to help the regions with the high cost of infrastructure and unlock a bit more productivity. It's a great idea. The government invited councils across the country to come up with ideas by the end of February from which it would select five regions to put forward for more in depth proposals and eventually a truckload of cash. Basically this was free cash for a big idea. It was a very good opportunity for Wellington. But guess what... we didn't even suggest anything. Eighteen proposals were submitted last month but none were from the Wellington region. Well Prime Minister Christopher Luxon didn't like that. That's where the lame-o comment came from. Luxon said every other region has been able to work together for the last six months while Wellington hasn't even shown up with a proposal.. Chris Hipkins even criticised our councils too. He said our councils need to get it together. What this really demonstrates to me is that our councils simply can't work together. How often have we said we need a super city? How often do we discuss the fact that our Mayors are not all on same page? Look at Wellington Water. They couldn't keep track of all these cost blowouts and they couldn't agree on whether to sack chair Nick Leggett. And now we find they can't agree on what is essentially free money for a big project. The rest is history, well not quite history. The name calling isn't stopping.. Wellington mayor Tory Whanau said the comments were “poor form” for a Prime Minister. "With due respect Prime Minister we will deliver a deal it'll just be on our time frame. We are determined to get this right," Whanau said. Why does she think its the council's job to dictate timeframes to a government wanting to dish out free cash? Apparently they were told by the Crown observer to concentrate on their water issues and not to put a submission together. Because its really clear our councils have been focused on water.... come on. Whoever you want to listen to, it's clear the relations between the government and Wellington councils have sunk to a new low. They keep trading jabs. What is it with the Wellington region? Why is it that they can't work together for something as simple as putting a proposal together to get some money from the government? And why do we have to keep talking about combining Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Wellington into one council? If ever we needed confirmation that this is required for us to grow it's this week. No unanimous decision on the future of Wellington Water and no discussion to submit something to the government's regional deals. These deals were quite literally money for nothing and we didn't even want it. Frankly we are lame-o for not grasping that with both hands. This just confirms to me how desperately we need one council. One council table to take the region forward, not four. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LDV Mahi Monday We are here Shifters... We kind of, as you hear this we are in the air making our way home... So we are here but not really!... The beautiful thing about TMS is we can have open and honest conversations at complete different ends of the spectrum! On the show today we are joined by our brothers, Director and Producer of The Newly Released Film "Tina" - Miki Magasiva, Producer - Mario Gaoa, and Actor - Beulah Koale... Don't miss out on seeing this masterpiece in the cinemas Whanau! Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ Shop our TMS Merch here fam! New boxes: https://youknow.co.nz/collections/got-your-back-boxes-25 Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most legendary couples on the New Zealand theatre scene, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst have acting resumes that range from pimps, to politicians, to animated versions of Buzzy Bee. They've been in countless productions together, but it had never been just the two of them on stage until their most recent stage work - In Other Words. In the show, the two play a married couple dealing with the onset of Alzheimer's, and it had a sold out run in Auckland last year. This year, Ward-Lealand and Hurst are taking the show across the nation, which Ward-Lealand told Jack Tame they're thrilled to be doing. “It would be rare to find a New Zealander who hasn't had some connection in some way to some, either member of their Whanau or friends, or friends of friends who've experienced dementia,” she said. Despite the serious topic, Hurst says the play isn't particularly heavy. “It certainly confronts it, but it's levity and uplifting and the human condition, and caring, and all of those things – and music. So all of those things which are part of the dealing of it.” Although there is levity in the play, Ward-Lealand and Hurst have taken care to represent the symptoms and reality of Alzheimer's, which they say has been well received by audiences. “The feedback that we've had from people has been really, really humbling,” Ward-Lealand said. Dates and Venues Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton Hamilton Arts Festival 22nd & 23rd Feb Circa Theatre, Wellington 27th Feb – 2nd Mar & 5th – 8th March Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 13th – 15th Mar Dunedin TBA 2025 Wānaka TBA 2025 Opera House, Hastings 4th Apr Q Theatre, Auckland 11th-12th April LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As foodbanks struggle to stay afloat, a Lower Hutt community has turned to growing its own kai to feed whanau in need. Seeds of Hope, a programme run by Oasis Church in Naenae and funded by local and central government, has built more than 200 garden boxes in backyards from Upper Hutt to Wainuiomata, feeding about 800 whanau. Lauren Crimp paid one of those gardens a visit.

Whanau, friends and colleagues of Dame Tariana Turia are gathering at Whangaehu Marae near Whanganui, to pay their respects ahead of her burial tomorrow. The co-founder of Te Pati Maori died on Friday after earlier suffering a stroke. Whanau kaimahi Tamahaia Skinner spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau says she would rate her performance as the capital's mayor over 2024 as a "seven or eight". "I think it's gone up and down. Mid-year was probably around five, and if I would do things differently on certain things I would." It's been a difficult year for Whanau who has struggled to find a win. The deal to redevelop Reading Cinema collapsed, she failed to gain the support of councillors to sell the council's stake in Wellington Airport, and the government appointed a Crown observer. She ends the year with more controversial decisions made around her council table, including the decision to demolish Begonia House and the City to Sea bridge. Whanau joined Nick Mills for her final interview of 2024. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richlisters and the kindness of a church means needy families are still being fed after a trio of key donors stepped into save David Letele's south Auckland food bank. The Butter Bean food bank has struggled this year with demand massively out stripping funding. But this week it will deliver hundreds of Christmas hampers and toys to Whanau hampers after donors stepped in. David Letele from ButtaBean Motivation spoke to Lisa Owen.

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau wants to show the government they have nothing to worry after the council voted on its amended long-term plan. Whanau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A village of relocatable houses for whanau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has been finished on marae land in Hawkes Bay. The collaboration between iwi, hapu, the Ministry of Business and Innovation and Omahu Marae has seen 11 homes built 20 months on from the extreme weather event. MBIE has a three year lease for the land at the marae for the temporary village. Today, families and community got to see the finished product. Meihana Watson, the general manager of Te Piringa Hapu spoke to Lisa Owen.

Lindsay McKenzie has been appointed as Wellington City Council's Crown observer. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown said McKenzie has significant governance and senior leadership experience. McKenzie's term will last until July next year. Wellington City Council's Crown observer will be on the job tomorrow after the Government revealed the man tasked with sorting out “the shambles”. Lindsay McKenzie, the former chief executive of Tasman District Council and Gisborne District Council, has agreed to take on the role. Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau told Newstalk ZB's Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills there had been better collaboration at the council in the past couple of weeks. ”When the Minister was contemplating government intervention, I think that kind of gave everyone a bit of a fright. The last thing the council wanted was a commissioner”, she said. Whanau said she wasn't surprised when the Government decided to appoint a Crown observer. ”I wouldn't say relief, just kind of like acceptance that this was happening.” When asked whether she'd lost control of her council, Whanau said no. ”This robustness and perception of dysfunction has been building for years.” Whanau believed they could work together but said “unified” was probably no longer the right word to use. Asked what she would do differently, Whanau said anything she did differently would result in the same outcome. ”Everything that I have done is by the book, I've done everything with the best interests of Wellingtonians at heart. “What we have are some people who relitigate decisions, play politics, play political theatre because that is the nature of Wellington City Council. I stick by my decisions.” Lindsay McKenzie is the former CEO of Tasman District Council. Whanau believed the council had not reached the threshold for a Crown observer but she accepted that was the Government's decision. She said the council would never be perfect. ”That's due to the personalities that are in the room. When you disagree so fundamentally on things like values, policies or so forth, it's going to cause tensions, it's going to be robust. “We've never going to be best friends and that's probably something I was naive about when I was first mayor.” Whanau spoke to Simeon Brown last night who told her the observer was there to help the council. She has exchanged numbers with McKenzie this morning and will set up a meeting with him as soon as possible. Whanau said she expected McKenzie to observe and provide guidance to ensure the council was meeting its legislative requirements. She did not expect him to attend airport board meetings with her, but he will attend council meetings, workshops and meet with elected members one-on-one. She didn't think having an observer was going to be as dramatic as people thought. ”Because there's an observer there, we'll have councillors possibly watch themselves.” Whanau said observing the capital city could be quite different from McKenzie's experience at provincial councils. Asked whether councillors had thrown her under the bus, Whanau said; “You'd have to ask them”. Whanau said she had not been treated unfairly by her own council and said that it was just political theatre. Not every councillor thought she was a great leader but she had a great relationship with the majority of her peers, Whanau said. She didn't think Wellingtonians were embarrassed by having a Crown observer, and she did not feel she had been picked on by the Government because she was aligned with the Green Party. Whanau said between $400 million and $600m in capital spending could be cut after the failed airport sale. Asked whether there would be redundancies or a hiring freeze internally at the council to save money, Whanau said cutting capital spending would have a flow-on on effect in operating spending but she “couldn't say definitively”. Whanau said the Golden Mile project was sacred to her because she campaigned on it strongly. ”There's a lot of negative talk around this project but at the end of the day it's the transformational stuff that makes our city liveable, walkable, all that good stuff.” McKenzie has significant governance and senior leadership experience in local government, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown said in a statement yesterday. “When Invercargill City Council was facing governance issues, Mr McKenzie was called upon as an external appointee to support its governance performance improvement programme.” “He also has strong financial acumen, which is reflected in his current appointment as an Independent Member of the Nelson City Council audit, risk and finance cCommittee.” Brown revealed he had sought advice on possible Government intervention after the council stopped the controversial sale of its 34% share in the airport – upending the Long Term Plan (LTP). The council now has to amend the LTP and possibly cut hundreds of millions of dollars in capital spending to create additional debt headroom to respond to the insurance risks the airport sale was designed to solve. Brown said the decision to appoint a Crown observer was not one that he took lightly. “However, my assessment is that the financial and behavioural challenges facing the council represent a significant problem as set out in Part 10 of the Local Government Act 2002.” Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking this morning, Brown said McKenzie will sort through the “dysfunction between personalities” at Wellington City Council and will help the mayor and councillors to “get on”. He said McKenzie would provide external advice and assist with a fresh pair of eyes, though it's up to the council whether it follows the Crown observer's guidance. ”[He is] someone else who … has not been part of all the drama over the last little while and can provide an extra set of advice.” Nelson mayor Nick Smith said McKenzie's appointment is something the region should be proud of, given his experience as both CEO of Tasman District Council and interim chief executive at Nelson City Council. In a Facebook post, Smith said “the problems at Wellington City Council will test Lindsay's skills with a difficult combination of infrastructure, financial and governance woes”. “We wish him, Mayor Tory Whanau and Wellington's councillors the very best as they attempt to stabilise the council and sort the Capital's major challenges.” McKenzie's term will last until the end of July 2025 or earlier if appropriate. “Mr McKenzie will provide the support and advice necessary to assist the council as it delivers an amended Long-Term Plan that works for the city, its ratepayers, and communities”, Brown said. Georgina Campbell is a Wellington-based reporter who has a particular interest in local government, transport, and seismic issues. She joined the Herald in 2019 after working as a broadcast journalist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gedit, Gedit Friday! Shifters don't say we don't look out for you... Because the boys are helping you today with staying ready in any situation... What not to let you get frustrated, how you can improve your conversation skills both face to face and in large crowd settings, and Brook and Matua Marc put a wager on the line... With Christmas on it's way we sit down with Natasha from the Sorted Team to talk about how you can your Whanau can prepare for the festive season, here is snippet! Stay safe this weekend team, Check on your people, Check on yourself! See you next week. Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ We dropped some merch! Use TMS for 10% off. Here is the link: https://youknow.co.nz/collections/tms-merch-v2 Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... https://www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2 of Sussed, Sorted, Shifting is here! As August is Money Month, it's a great time to pause and think about not only your relationship with money but also your kids! Yasmin Fraser - Learning Lead at sorted.org.nz came in to talk to us about how you can help set your kids up for a bright future by giving them a basic understanding of money and how you can help them create a positive relationship with it... and because we are all, always learning she breaks down what that looks like, and where the best place to start is... and Whanau this is well worth a listen!... We learnt ALOT from this conversation with Yasmin and we hope there are just as many take aways for you and your Whanau! Head to sorted.org.nz for tools to help grow your relationship with money today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions to Ministers Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "The rising number of visitors to our tax calculator reflects Kiwis' keen interest in understanding how the Budget will personally benefit them through the savings we've achieved and the tax relief we're implementing"; if so, how many of the 513,000 people that have used the calculator are unique individuals? KAHURANGI CARTER to the Minister for Children: What does she say to Tupua Urlich, a survivor of abuse in State care, who said of the proposal to repeal section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act, "We know time and time again they place children with strangers who go on to physically, sexually and mentally abuse these children." and "Whanau means more than mum, and dad and uncles - we have a wider hapu and iwi. There is no way the state can turn around and say there is no one safe enough to look after these children"? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Finance: When was the last time personal income tax rates or thresholds were adjusted? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about the Wairarapa and Manawatu commuter rail lines? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: Does she stand by her statement, "I expect people to be able to get the right response for their needs"? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: Why has she made the choice to set child poverty targets for 2026/27, which would mean that approximately 17,000 more children experience material hardship than under the 2023/2024 target? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What steps is the Government taking to reduce the number of people receiving the jobseeker support benefit? Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he accept the International Court of Justice ruling that Israel is acting illegally as an occupying force in Gaza; if so, why has he not said so? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent steps has the Government taken to establish a consumer data right in New Zealand? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions: How many of the 138 recommendations from the Whanaketia report on historical abuse in State care and faith-based institutions will the Government commit to adopting, if any? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Building and Construction: Do "People who are actively engaged in building homes in this country" tell him that building colder, damper houses, with less insulation, will result in more houses being built?

There's claims that merging four Wellington Councils into one is a practical way forward to solve the region's challenges. The mayors of Upper Hutt, Hutt City, and Porirua are holding early talks about amalgamation. But although they're keen to merge, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says now is not the time. Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says Whanau needs to come around to the idea of a super-city. "It seems silly - we could be up for larger funding, we should be working together. We are a very small region." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk To Me Nice Thursday State Of Origin... Well, we know who is going to be happy and who isn't don't we... We sit down with Rob Fisher, a close friend of Matua Marc's and brother to the very talented Aimee Fisher... "Don't be a bots, get your shots" Make sure you are looking out for yourself and the Tamariki around you, Whanau and get those measle shots!... And Andrew Fifita has something to say to us... THE GAMING SHIFT!!! We start again! New Highlight of the week and a new prize to give away and with the help from the team at Spark Game Arena we wouldn't be able to bring The Gaming Shift too you. Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ We dropped some merch! Use TMS for 10% off. Here is the link: https://youknow.co.nz/collections/tms-merch-v2 Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... https://www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mahi Monday! Shifters... WE ARE BACK from the Unites States of Amerrrrica... We have so much to talk about. From Matua Marc going into protect the Whanau mode... The much anticipated interview with T-Pain, What we liked about the USA but missed from Aotearoa... and The 2XU Sports Wrap presented by https://nz.2xu.com/ Enjoy the show today and buckle up for a jammed pack week!... Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/ We dropped some merch! Use TMS for 10% off. Here is the link: https://youknow.co.nz/collections/tms-merch-v2 Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... https://www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has opened up about being diagnosed with ADHD and 'significant traits of autism', after seeking therapy for her drinking issues. Whanau revealed after she went sober, her neurodiverse traits became more obvious. She says she'd never considered her drinking habits were a symptom of something else until she sought professional help. "It just meant that everything in my life made sense. I had never, ever considered that I was neurodiverse, ever, until earlier this year. So it's been quite mindblowing, but also a relief."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Village Connect is an organisation funded by the Queensland government to assist Pasefika and Maori people in the state.

Do you get the feeling the only moderately normal person in the Greens left the building a couple of weeks back, and he is sitting in his new corporate financing job feeling a new lease on life?  Surely as he read, as I did, the tale of Darleen Tana on full whack doing virtually nothing and his good mate Tory "let me bugger Wellington up" Whanau, he must be feeling just a bit guilty about hanging out with such a bunch of no-hopers.  This is not about politics. Politics is their wacky policies that bear no resemblance to the real world. Politics is about them not actually being a Green party, but more a collection of activists who want to control your life and thoughts.  No, this is about who basically they are as people. There is something not right about them.  For a comparatively small collection of people, too many of them are flaky and therefore in trouble and unfit to represent anyone at the highest level.  Metiria Turei was you first major calamity and so it has slowly, but surely, unravelled.  In the Tana case it is not just the questions around her behaviour and alleged treatment of people. It's the approach the party's leadership has taken to getting to the bottom of it.  This has dragged on for week after week after week.  We have rung them a myriad of times. We got as close to them saying "any day now" before, after several days, they reverted to "a few more weeks". A few more weeks has turned into many, many weeks.  What is the lawyer doing? How much is it costing? Have they found a treasure trove of skulduggery, because what else could take this long if there is nothing to see?  All the while Tana sits on our money doing diddly squat.  In the meantime, Tory Whanau has overseen the destruction of the city while breaking the rules having her dog in the office and while having a drinking problem that embarrassed her and shamed the council. Now she's not really that bothered with meetings on boards of assets that are worth quite a bit of money.  They don't care. They are not professional. They are not dedicated. They essentially take the piss and we pay for it.  They are not normal.  Explain to me, if you dare and if you support any of this, if you voted for this kind of ineptitude just what is it you see in them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Cloher is Māori (Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Kahu) and Pākehā. They are a song-writer and performer living on unceded Wurundjeri land in Naarm (Melbourne). Jen joins us ahead of her solo Australian tour in June and July. We chat about:  Being multiracial as opposed to biracial Growing up away from Aotearoa Those awkward and joyful moments when reconnecting to culture The “colonised critical parent” What is a marae? Whanau is so much bigger than immediate family How their reconnection journey permeated their latest album, Ko Au Te Awa, Ko Te Awa Ko Au - I Am The River, The River Is Me Legal personhood of the Whanganui River Te Ataarangi and the Kōhunga Reo (language nest) movement Being takatāpui Links: https://www.jencloher.com  https://everybodystryingpodcast.com/  Mana Takatāpui (Official Video)⁠ Hirini Melbourne & Marlon Williams Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Jen Cloher Song: Mana Takatāpui by Jen Cloher  Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks to Jen and Milk Records for letting us use Mana Takatāpui in this episode This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nation. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

We make some amendments to Matt and Jerry's 11 Commandments for a Good Life, and we hot some opposition over our new Warriors Support Group - The Pinot Wahs this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. The 15 lessons are Character, Adapt, Purpose, Responsibility, Learn, Whanau, Expectations, Preparation, Pressure, Authenticity, Sacrifice, Language, Ritual, Whakapapa, and Legacy.My book Champion Thinking: How To Find Success Without Losing Yourself - is now on general release. Drawing on some of my favourite interviews over the last five years, I want to challenge our ideas about 'success', and where peace, joy and fulfilment are truly to be found.'This book captures the magic of being in flow . . . Highly recommend' RONNIE O'SULLIVAN'Entertaining and enlightening' MATTHEW SYED'Using high achieving individuals, teams and sporting stories Simon has looked into something we actually all know or at least once did - the ability to live life more in the now' JASON FOX'The intention behind this book is beautiful, and I highly recommend it' RUPERT SPIRA'The best guide we have to what it means to be human' AMOL RAJANOrder here: https://www.simonmundie.com/bookAmazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Champion-Thinking-Success-Without-Yourself/dp/1526626497/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A scathing Chief Ombudsman's report into Oranga Tamariki is another reason to disestablish the government agency. That's the blunt assessment of Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, chair of the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and formerTe Pāti Māori candidate, who says whanau-first approach should oversee the wellbeing of rangatahi. It comes after Judge Peter Boshier released his review of more than 2000 complaints made to the ombudsman, finding that Oranga Tamariki is failing to follow its own laws and that large scale change is needed. Both Oranga Tamariki and Minister for Children Karen Chhour declined to be interviewed on the show Thursday morning. Raukawa-Tait spoke to Corin Dann.

The government's bumped the Wellington water crisis on to an agency to work out who's going to pay for the huge upgrades needed in the capital. Wellington mayor Tory Whanau says the problem will take decades to fix. Some of the region's mayors want the financial burden completely removed from their orbit and taken off their balance sheet. Nick James has more. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6345858596112

What began as a request for freezer meals on social media back in 2020, has developed into Kura Kai - a regular fixture in 38 schools around the country. General manager Marie Paterson explains the kaupapa to Jesse.

People have been left shocked and disappointed by Oranga Tamaraki's data issues around children's healthcare.  An Independent Children's Monitor report has revealed gaps in information about whether children in state care are receiving medical and dental checkups.   Whanau Ora Commissioning Chair, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, told Tim Dower that these standards of care have been required since 2019.  She's surprised to hear it hasn't happened, particularly as child in care's health outcomes are poorer.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two of the Wellington region's mayors are expecting to meet with the local government minister Simeon Brown over how to cope with the water crisis.  

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A small faction of Wellington City Councillors are raising concerns about mayor Tory Whanau's admission that she has a problem with alcohol. Whanau - who declined our request for an interview - says she's only human, is getting the help she needs, and is entirely committed to the role. At least one councillor - Nicola Young - is calling for the mayor to step down, though the majority are expressing their support. Takapu/Northern ward councillor Tony Randle spoke to Corin Dann.

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has admitted to more drunken antics in a central city bar. She's confirmed to RNZ she has a drinking problem after multiple council sources, including supporters of the mayor, told RNZ about footage showing her in an intoxicated state. Our reporter Nick James has been investigating and he joins us now. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6341947884112

Ya Welcome Wednesday - What is it about your Whanau that you just cant explain? True news for youzzz, SFTLR - What doest it stand for? "The Mens Den" is back thanks to our mates at Speights.Brought to you by Chemist Warehouse - The Morning Shift, Powered by YOUKNOW MEDIAFeaturing Jordan River, Brook Ruscoe & Marc Peard.Wanna Support? Follow our link tree! bio.to/tm

Mahi Monday Stars off with a new member of the Whanau!Cinderella or Fella has a twist for all the Jacmans listening! The boys back from Canadawanted to share the feeling of flying home.... and a sports wrap from a weekend that promisedso much!.... Thankyou TipTop - Thankyou Shifters.... The Morning Shift, Powered by YOUKNOW MEDIAFeaturing Jordan River, Brook Ruscoe & Marc Peard.Wanna Support? Follow our link tree! bio.to/tm

Big Trus Tuesday - Jordan saves rugby union..... Brook wants to fight the cops.... Matua Marc wants to know what you would like to prevent your kids from experience.The Morning Shift, Powered by YOUKNOW MEDIAFeaturing Jordan River, Brook Ruscoe & Marc Peard.Wanna Support? Follow our link tree! bio.to/tms