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Banker
When Dave Jillett spotted a slip of paper tumble from his mum's purse just before Christmas he was curious. After all,  77 year old Barbara wasn't in the habit of receiving official looking mail and this piece of paper had the unmistakable Westpac logo in full view. Dave asked his mum if he could read her mail. To his horror the letter revealed his mum was in thousands of dollars of debt, debt Dave knew his mum could never repay. As he told Phil Kitchin, he wondered how his mum could rack up such ruinous debt without him knowing? Especially since he'd only recently taken Westpac to task for increasing his mother's credit card debt limit.

Orewa Speech
Two years ago the National Party seemed stuck in opposition. But a speech in the holiday and retirement spot of Orewa changed that. Don Brash used his 2004 Orewa speech to bring National back from the dead. A speech which started a red hot debate about the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi and all policies perceived to be race based. Last year Doctor Brash attacked welfare. This year it's ten pages long, takes about 35 minutes to read and covers all sorts of things- the economy, immigration, the Resource Management Act (RMA), and of course, attacks the Government. Don Brash is live. Plus, former ACT MP Deborah Coddington and political commentator and author David Slack share their opinions.

Orewa speech Jan 31st 2006

Geoff Sewell
If you're looking for an example of Kiwi success on the international stage look no further than Geoff Sewell. He took an idea and turned it into Amici Forever, a multi million dollar success story. Geoff's back in the country now for a tour which will be his last. The 31-year-old is quitting the band, giving up fame and fortune for his family. He shared his reasons with Laurna White. Geoff will be raising public awareness about Autism during his final performances with Amici Forever in New Zealand and Australia.
Geoff Sewell also runs Tenors and Divas Incognito , an international company providing classically trained singers to perform at corporate and party events. Email Geoff

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