Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: Have a reckon, but not a vote

The Government will stop unelected individuals from voting on council committees, a move an Act MP has described as closing an anti-democratic loopho…

3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: We need to be open to discussion about our nuclear stance

Defence Minister Chris Penk opened the door, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon slammed it shut. Chris Penk was at the Shangri La Dialogue, an annual s…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kerre Woodham: As far as Budgets in tough times go, this was a pretty good one

As far as Budgets in economically precarious times go, I thought it was a pretty good one. 

And save yourself the 20 cents, anonymous texter. I can s…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerre Woodham: Was holding the OCR the right decision?

So what would you rather? A little bit of pain now or a whole lot more later? The Reserve Bank yesterday opted to keep the official cash rate at 2.25…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Jess Strange: Southern Cross Travel Insurance Chief Customer Officer on what travel insurance covers, the cost of not having it

No matter how meticulously you plan, there’s always a chance something will go wrong while travelling. 

New data from Southern Cross Travel Insurance…

4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Have you crunched the numbers with your new rates bill?

Have you done the sums yet to work out how much more you're going to have to pay, how much more you're going to have to find to pay the rates bill? W…

4 weeks ago

Hannah McQueen: Age Brightly Founder discusses options for those with fixed incomes struggling with rates increases

Fear the cost of living crisis may be getting worse for Aucklanders following the super city's largest ever rates increase.  

The 7.9% rise will see …

4 weeks ago

Andrew Dickens: Gas rationing and transition schemes

Thirty years ago, I was the station manager and breakfast announcer at a very small experimental talk station in Auckland called ‘The Point’ on 1476 …

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Andrew Dickens: Local council amalgamation could see less say for smaller towns

I was in the Coromandel over the weekend and I was reading their regional paper which still exists, The Informer, and in it was an article by Jeffrey…

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Andrew Dickens: The social housing overhaul creates both winners and losers

The Government has unveiled a major overhaul of social housing, creating both winners and losers. 

So what is social housing? Social housing provides…

1 month ago