Hokonui Gold Programming
Week Day Programmes
5 AM - 6 AM The Southern Farming Muster - Morning Edition
6 AM - 10 AM Millsy and Nic in the Morning with Carl Mills and Nicola Henderson. Grant Nisbett’s Sportswatch, Lee Piper’s Sporting Soapbox,
Birthday Calls, Business and Rural News with Local News & Sport at
6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 and information on all the latest local events.
10 AM - 12 PM Hits and Memories with Nic
12 AM - 1 PM
The Ballance Agri-Nutrients & Nufarm Farmingshow with Jamie Mackay
1 PM - 2 PM The Southern Farming Muster with Phil Reid. Your local farmingshow with Southland Farm Machinery & John Deere.
2 PM - 6 PM Afternoons with Andy Mack
6 PM - 6 AM Non-stop
Hits and Memories
7 PM - 10 PM (WED) Regional Ford Wednesday Night Country with Nathan Abernethy.
Specialist Weekend Programmes
Saturdays
7 AM - 9 AM Saturday Mornings with Nic - a look back on all the best bits from Millsy in the Morning during the week, a run down of Southland's weekend events and anything else that Nic can think to yabber on about..
9 AM - 10 AM Hokonui Gold Footy Show - Bradley Craig and Alan "Tiny" Bryne are in the studio talking all things rugby.
3 PM - 5 PM Saturday Scoreboard - Join Craig "Wal" Waddell for all the latest on club rugby here in Southland.
Sundays
8 AM - 10 AM Rabobanks Best of the Farmingshow with Jamie Mackay
So Who Are These Guys and Girls?
Pictured Left: Carl "Millsy" Mills
Occupation: Breakfast Host
Age: 40 and proud of it
Life Story: Hey, Millsy (Carl Mills) here, a born & bred Southlander, who is currently the Breakfast host Hokonui Gold. I'm married (Ellen) and a father of two (Jessey and Taila). I live in Invercargill, and have been working in radio for 15 years. I am a self-confessed movie nut, like a good read, and I LOVE music. While I maybe a rocker at heart, I'll listen to anything (although not everything). I am loving my new role at Hokonui, and will hopefully have a long-lasting relationship with Gore, and all of Southland.
Occupation: Breakfast Host
Age: 40 and proud of it
Life Story: Hey, Millsy (Carl Mills) here, a born & bred Southlander, who is currently the Breakfast host Hokonui Gold. I'm married (Ellen) and a father of two (Jessey and Taila). I live in Invercargill, and have been working in radio for 15 years. I am a self-confessed movie nut, like a good read, and I LOVE music. While I maybe a rocker at heart, I'll listen to anything (although not everything). I am loving my new role at Hokonui, and will hopefully have a long-lasting relationship with Gore, and all of Southland.
Pictured Left: Nicola "Nic" Henderson
Occupation: Millsy's side kick and all rounder
Age: 22
Life Story: A couple of years ago I had an epiphany - I wanted to be a radio announcer! So I somehow got accepted into the New Zealand Broadcasting School and got a job at Hokonui Gold! I moved to Gore in December and I'm loving the Southland lifestyle so far. Bit of a fitness nut so I'm looking forward to getting involved in a bit of netball over the coming months and getting to know a few more people in the mighty south. Apart from that I'm a huge fan of all sorts of music, my family, a little labrador called Olly and I believe that Thai cashew nut chicken is probably one of the best human inventions of all time.
Occupation: Millsy's side kick and all rounder
Age: 22
Life Story: A couple of years ago I had an epiphany - I wanted to be a radio announcer! So I somehow got accepted into the New Zealand Broadcasting School and got a job at Hokonui Gold! I moved to Gore in December and I'm loving the Southland lifestyle so far. Bit of a fitness nut so I'm looking forward to getting involved in a bit of netball over the coming months and getting to know a few more people in the mighty south. Apart from that I'm a huge fan of all sorts of music, my family, a little labrador called Olly and I believe that Thai cashew nut chicken is probably one of the best human inventions of all time.
Pictured Left: Jamie Mackay
Occupation: Farmingshow host
Age: Currently enduring third mid-life crisis.
Life Story: A former accountancy student at Otago University and Lincoln College graduate in agriculture, Jamie farmed sheep at Riversdale for 10 years before a brief and very undistinguished career as a frustrated househusband and local body politician. In 1994, he negotiated the purchase of (the then) 4ZG from Radio New Zealand - the first, and only, sale of a state-owned radio station to private enterprise in New Zealand. His Farmingshow can now be heard nationwide on the Radio Sport, Newstalk ZB and of course Hokonui Gold.
Occupation: Farmingshow host
Age: Currently enduring third mid-life crisis.
Life Story: A former accountancy student at Otago University and Lincoln College graduate in agriculture, Jamie farmed sheep at Riversdale for 10 years before a brief and very undistinguished career as a frustrated househusband and local body politician. In 1994, he negotiated the purchase of (the then) 4ZG from Radio New Zealand - the first, and only, sale of a state-owned radio station to private enterprise in New Zealand. His Farmingshow can now be heard nationwide on the Radio Sport, Newstalk ZB and of course Hokonui Gold.
Pictured Left: Phil Reid
Occupation: Farmer and Southern Farming Muster host
Age: Old enough
Life Story: Phil is a Southlander born and bred. Growing up in Mossburn taught him how to roll his r’s. Phil and his wife Ros farm 750 acres of land at Benio running 3450 ewes and 700 hoggets. Phil has 2 beautiful little daughters (Hannah and Tanya). Phil has worked in rural banking, the fertiliser industry with Ballance Agri-nutrients and with AgResearch. Winning the Young Farmer of the Year contest in 1996 was a highlight (he still has the Hilux to prove it!!!). When Phil's not "keeping it rural, local and interesting" on the Southern Farming Muster he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with his young family.
Occupation: Farmer and Southern Farming Muster host
Age: Old enough
Life Story: Phil is a Southlander born and bred. Growing up in Mossburn taught him how to roll his r’s. Phil and his wife Ros farm 750 acres of land at Benio running 3450 ewes and 700 hoggets. Phil has 2 beautiful little daughters (Hannah and Tanya). Phil has worked in rural banking, the fertiliser industry with Ballance Agri-nutrients and with AgResearch. Winning the Young Farmer of the Year contest in 1996 was a highlight (he still has the Hilux to prove it!!!). When Phil's not "keeping it rural, local and interesting" on the Southern Farming Muster he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with his young family.
Pictured Left: Andy Mack “Mackenzie”
Occupation: Afternoon Host 2 - 6pm
Age: 25
Life story: Born in Auckland as a child. Moved to Aussie like half of the country does and did my building apprenticeship. Came back to New Zealand and decided to get into radio. And here I am, in the Deep South....with the Ranfurly Shield. I’ve met heaps of cool people at heaps of cool parties. My motto on life is: 60% of the time, I work everytime.
Occupation: Afternoon Host 2 - 6pm
Age: 25
Life story: Born in Auckland as a child. Moved to Aussie like half of the country does and did my building apprenticeship. Came back to New Zealand and decided to get into radio. And here I am, in the Deep South....with the Ranfurly Shield. I’ve met heaps of cool people at heaps of cool parties. My motto on life is: 60% of the time, I work everytime.