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Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford Afternoons

Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford Afternoons

12pm-4pm Tuesday to Friday

Great company and a fresh perspective.

Join Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to discuss and debate the issues that matter most to New Zealanders.

From the world stage to here at home, with the latest in news and views, you will always be in the know with Si and Phil.

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Buck Shelford: Getting Match Fit and getting blokes to take their health seriously

Wayne 'Buck' Shelford is the only undefeated All Blacks captain and true rugby royalty. He was Simon and Phil's guest for this weeks Six and a Song, where they...
Calls for tighter sales limits of paracetamol after student's overdose

The death of a Dunedin student from a paracetamol overdose has led to calls for limits on the sale of the painkiller in supermarkets. New Zealanders can readily...
Gareth Abdinor: Difference between contractor and employee

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today...
'Ground-breaking' new health app hopes to make NZ's healthcare world-class

Founders of a "ground-breaking" new app launching in Auckland today are promising to put New Zealand on the map for providing the best healthcare in the world. It...
Six and a Song with Black Caps Coach Gary Stead

Gary Stead started his cricketing career as a top order batsman for New Zealand, before transitioning into the coaching side of kiwis favourite summer sport. He...
Tension with Dame Kiri, affairs with women: Son's 'raw' book on Sir Howard Morrison's life

A "raw" new book on the life of Sir Howard Morrison written by his son, Howie Morrison Jnr, reveals for the first time what it was like growing up in the shadows...
Eroni Clarke: Seeing the standing ovation for Caleb was very humbling

It was an all too familiar sight - the Wallabies imploding in a test at Eden Park - but this time at the hands of an unheralded tormentor in chief. While Aussie...
Judith Collins looks back on her childhood and early career

National Party Leader Judith Collins joins Si and Phil to talk about some lighter topics ahead of tomorrow's election. LISTEN ABOVE
Junior Fa joins Si and Phil ahead of anticipated bout against Joseph Parker

Watch the video above as Kiwi boxer Junior Fa speaks to Si and Phil ahead of his eagerly anticipated bout against Joseph Parker.
Jacinda Ardern joins Simon and Phil just ahead of the election

Prime Minister and Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern joined Simon and Phil for a catch up during the last leg of the election campaign. They put listeners questions...
Gareth Abdinor: Employment relocation costs

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today...
Tourist returns stolen Pompeii artifacts after suffering 'curse'

A Canadian woman has returned five artifacts she took from Pompeii in 2005, saying they have plagued her with bad luck. The woman, identified only as Nicole, sent...
Wallabies great David Campese: 'All Blacks aura is gone'

A new era in the All Blacks could spell an end to their dominance in world rugby, according to a Wallabies great. New Zealand kicked off their 2020 test season...
Parrots in wildlife park moved after swearing at visitors

Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. The foul-mouthed birds were split up after...
Amazon announces new security drone that flies around your home

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security business, introduced a flying camera on Thursday that may excite home-surveillance fans but is almost certain to rankle privacy...
Mark Robinson: We're still confident on a way forward with SANZAR

New Zealand Rugby insists it's committed to playing the Rugby Championship in full, despite serious concerns over the tournament end-date. SANZAAR released the...
Jeff Wilson: SANZAAR schedule a double blow for New Zealand Rugby

New Zealand Rugby faces a massive task to convince Australian Rugby and SANZAAR to reschedule their final game of the Rugby Championship or it's quarantine at Christmas...
Grant Robertson on for Six and a Song

Grant Robertson has been Minister of Finance for the last 3 years, and an MP for 12. He's been front and centre over the past 8 months as we navigate the huge...
Grant Robertson hits out at 'ridiculous' Rugby Championship changes

Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson says that his sexuality has never been an issue while in Parliament. Joining Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford for Six and...
Taking sick leave to care for or grieve a pet

Should you be able to take sick leave from work to care for a sick pet or one that's passed away? We put the question out there to our listeners today and boy...
Old TV to blame for Welsh vilage losing its internet every day for 18 months

For 18 months, residents of a village in Wales have been mystified as to why their broadband internet crashed every morning. Now engineers have finally identified...
Law Corner with Gareth Abdinor

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. We have him on regularly to answer all your employment related questions. Today...
A record one person in every 1,500 in Japan is aged at least 100

Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows. Figures from Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry...
New emojis include a heart on fire and a bearded woman

In a bit of good news, there will be new emojis in 2021 after all. The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit that oversees emoji standards and is responsible for new...
Paul Little on his groundbreaking new book The Covid Chronicles

For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story unprecedented in almost every...

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