Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: The strike wasn't a decision they made lightly

Well, with senior doctors and dentists within our public health system set to strike for a couple of hours this afternoon, you might be thinking this…

2 years, 9 months ago

Brad Olsen: Infometrics CEO and Principal Economist on ASB's increasing mortgage rates

ASB is hiking mortgage rates again. 

The bank is lifting its one-year and 18-month rates by 20 basis points, increasing them to 7.45%  and 7.15% resp…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Talk about pot calling the kettle black over free dental care

So Labour and National kicked off their respective campaigns over the weekend to Labour's big wizz-bang attention-getter was the promise of free dent…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: High electricity prices are investing for the future

I thought we would start perhaps with power companies who appear to me making rapacious profits. Are they charging too much for electricity? Now the …

2 years, 9 months ago

Greg Foran: Air New Zealand CEO answers questions and takes calls around Covid-19 credits

Questions remain over whether Air New Zealand will match its competitor and remove the expiration on Covid flight credits.

Qantas is ditching the exp…

2 years, 9 months ago

Francesca Rudkin: Do either of the major parties' policies go far enough for you?

Yesterday the National Party announced its much-anticipated tax policy and now you’ve had a night to sleep on it – how does it stack up for you?   

O…

2 years, 9 months ago

Shaun Robinson: Mental Health Foundation CEO on multi-agency approach in response to 111 mental distress calls

On Thursday the Government announced a multi-agency approach in response to 111 mental distress calls.  

It means paramedics will be able to attend m…

2 years, 9 months ago

Bruce Bernacchi: Tax expert reacts to National's tax policy announcement

National has unveiled their much-anticipated tax policy. 

From July next year, it would shift income tax brackets for inflation and expand tax credit…

2 years, 9 months ago

John MacDonald: As John McEnroe would say...

I’m channelling my inner John McEnroe today. If there is such a thing. 

This $4 billion cut to public service spending over the next four years that …

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: They're right when they say a week is a long time in politics

Crikey, a week is a long time in politics, especially with an election looming! Thomas Coghlan from the New Zealand Herald wrote this last week, “It'…

2 years, 9 months ago