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Christina Hood: Getting to net zero and what comes next
Episode 67
New Zealand should be one of the easiest places in the world to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions and we should be planning for net negative, …
2 years, 8 months ago
Peter Dunne: How coalition negotiations work
Episode 66
After the 2014 election, Peter Dunne got a phone call from Prime Minister John Key to say National wouldn’t need the support of United Future to form…
2 years, 8 months ago
Dave Christie: What's needed to pull NZ's supply chains out of 'serious, if not critical condition'
Episode 65
New Zealand's supply chains are in "a serious, if not critical condition," requiring holistic systems thinking and a long-term focus, investment and …
2 years, 9 months ago
Julie-Anne Genter: Public transport, rent controls, housing & tax
Episode 64
The Green Party’s finance (and transport) spokesperson Julie Anne Genter has an unlikely ally on a handful of policy issues: Mayor of Auckland Wayne …
2 years, 9 months ago
Grant Robertson: The one thing he overspent on
Episode 63
Labour Party finance spokesperson Grant Robertson admits to overspending in one area, his own personal home sound system, but he doesn’t regret it.
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2 years, 9 months ago
Shane Jones: NZ First promises a new focus on growth
Episode 62
The New Zealand First deputy leader and finance spokesperson Shane Jones is calling for higher growth and more productivity as a way to bring prosper…
2 years, 9 months ago
David Mahon: How tensions with the US are a factor dampening Chinese consumer confidence
Episode 61
The Chinese people are very concerned about their country's tense relationship with the United States and it's a factor in weak consumer confidence, …
2 years, 10 months ago
China & EU make dovish moves, US data positive
Episode 60
Kia ora,
Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and this …
2 years, 10 months ago
Max Rashbrooke: How and why NZ should 'clean big money out' of political donations
Episode 59
New Zealand ought to change its political party funding system so it encourages politicians to connect with as many ordinary New Zealanders as possib…
2 years, 10 months ago
David Cunningham: The key area the Commerce Commission should focus its bank competition probe on
Episode 58
The Commerce Commission should be looking closely at banks' overall interest margins in its market study into personal banking services, says David C…
2 years, 10 months ago