Podcast Episodes

Peter Dunne: Political commentator and former MP discusses NZ First's 'kingmaker' status

In an opinion piece in Newsroom, former United Future leader and Political Commentator Peter Dunne writes about "How to stop NZ First from playing th…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: The unemployment figures make for grim reading

Stats New Zealand released the labour market statistics yesterday while I was on air talking to my caller Troy, and the numbers were not good. 

KW: T…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shannon Barlow: Frog Recruitment Managing Director on the unemployment rate

The job market's remaining tougher, for longer, than many economists were expecting. 

Unemployment's reached a ten-year high of 5.4% in the December …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on unemployment rising to 5.4%

Unemployment's risen again to a ten-year high, with 165 thousand Kiwis currently out of work. 

Stats NZ data shows the unemployment rate was 5.4% in …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: I wish the drivers license overhaul was tougher

Remember the terror of the driving test? Your heart in your mouth as you drove around the mean streets of Timaru or Ashburton, or in my case Tauranga…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Josie Vidal: Minerals Council CEO on the discussions around potential minerals deals

The Government wants to open New Zealand up to mining investment from all countries, not just from the US. 

New Zealand's one of dozens of countries …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: How is a child's lack of basic skills not the parents' responsibility?

As children head off to school this week, many of them for the first time, a woeful number of young ones are ill-prepared for the classroom.  

A rece…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lucy Naylor: Auckland Primary Principals' Association President on new entrant students missing basic skills

It's believed the pandemic can't be used as an excuse for why a growing number children aren't ready for life in the classroom. 

Some primary schools…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Are 12-month prescriptions too much for community pharmacies?

We thought we'd start with the new 12-month prescription rules. They came into force this weekend and are designed to save time and cut GP visits for…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Back to the future with specialist schools for complex needs

I've always understood the theory behind mainstreaming. We're all different, we all have different abilities, different attitudes, and a classroom of…

4 months, 3 weeks ago