Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: The Investment Summit is filling me with real hope and optimism

Speaking of the Investment Summit that's been convened by the government – or really the Prime Minister, because this Infrastructure Investment Summi…

1 year, 7 months ago

John MacDonald: Briscoes boss has buyer's remorse and I can see why

When the Prime Minister is doing all the shake and howdy at the investment summit in Auckland, I bet he’ll be feeling like a harassed parent who —des…

1 year, 7 months ago

John MacDonald: Government contract changes make sense to me

Patriotism or profit.  

Essentially, that’s what these changes the Government is making to the way it hires companies to do work for it come down to.…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The Government's failing to sell the sizzle

There's an old saying in advertising - to be successful you don't sell the sausage, you sell the sizzle. Christopher Luxon may have a great sausage, …

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Does everyone have their price?

The Government's not here to shag spiders, is it? It's planning to turbocharge its fast-track regime, speeding up the process to acquire private land…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Phil Goff stuffed up royally and paid the price

Crikey, I barely stepped away from the microphone yesterday and we had a double whammy news-wise. Phil Goff sacked as High Commissioner to London for…

1 year, 7 months ago

Don McKinnon: Former Foreign Affairs Minister on Phil Goff losing his job as High Commissioner to the UK

A former Foreign Minister says Winston Peters was right to fire Phil Goff. 

Goff made comments at a public event questioning US President Donald Trum…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: It's hard to find anyone sorry Adrian Orr's gone

Well, the announcement yesterday was on a par with John Key’s resignation. The Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, pulled the plug on his career yeste…

1 year, 8 months ago

Robert MacCulloch: University of Auckland Business School Professor on Adrian Orr's resignation as Reserve Bank Governor

There's confusion around the Reserve Bank Governor's resignation. 

Adrian Orr's announced he's quitting, two years into his second five-year tenure. …

1 year, 8 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Trump has power and he's not afraid to use it

As promised, Donald Trump has launched a trade war against America's largest trading partners, with huge tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicking …

1 year, 8 months ago