Podcast Episodes

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on bond yields and interest rates going up

The ongoing conflict in Iran has led to bond yields and interest rates going up all over the world, and it's prompted concerns among experts.

This wi…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Greg Smith: Generate investment specialist on Infratil selling Contact Energy stake to fund future growth

Infratil says it has agreed to sell 53.53 million shares - representing a 5 percent stake - in Contact Energy through a fully underwritten block trad…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Justin Watson: Christchurch Airport chief executive on the new non-stop international flights announced from Christchurch

New Christchurch flights are being hailed as a key step for global connectivity.

From October, Air New Zealand will fly direct between Christchurch a…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ chief executive on Queenstown being warned it needs to boost infrastructure

Queenstown will need to double its infrastructure within 15 years to keep pace with growth, according to Southern Infrastructure chief executive Ross…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Saul Eslake: Australian independent economist on the claims that the Budget is turning NZ into an Australian tax haven

Following the release of last week's Budget, there's growing claims that Australians are looking across the Tasman with 'genuine envy'.

A recent arti…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the services sector continuing to contract in April

The services sector continues to contract. 

The latest Services Index rose 2.7 points to 48.9 – with anything below 50 signalling contraction. 

New o…

4 weeks ago

Rebecca Ingram: Tourism Industry Aotearoa CEO on the TRENZ tourism business event running this week in Auckland

It's tourism's time to shine this week as TRENZ hits Auckland. 

The country's largest tourism business event runs from today to Thursday at the Inter…

4 weeks ago

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the BNZ Business NZ Performance of Services Index results

The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) rose 2.7 points to 48.9, up from 46.2 in March.

A reading below 50 indicates the sector - whic…

4 weeks ago

Ruth Richardson: former Finance Minister criticises NZ First proposal to buy back BNZ

A former Finance Minister once forced to bail out BNZ says buying it back would be lunacy. 

New Zealand First is proposed re-nationalising the bank, …

4 weeks ago

Vicky Price: Business Correspondent says UK's GDP is better than expected in Q1

The United Kingdom isn't facing as many financial troubles as predicted, after the latest data shows their GDP holding steady. 

The past few months i…

4 weeks, 1 day ago