When the Facts Change
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Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff together with Kiwibank.
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Budget special: When The Facts Change x Gone By Lunchtime
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May 22, 2025 |
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Let the Budget battles commence
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May 15, 2025 |
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Warmer, drier - and cheaper in the long run
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May 08, 2025 |
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Housing market psychology 101
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May 01, 2025 |
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How do we create the ‘2degrees Effect’ for supermarkets, banking and electricity?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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An AI-powered startup
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The global aftermath of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The green shoots and brown roots of our economy
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Planting the trees we’ll never sit under
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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New Zealand’s greatest invention: a monetary policy framework?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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A handy Primer for the global AI economy
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Shock and Orr
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Mortgage rates, braking and accelerating
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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The startup savant behind Trade Me and Xero
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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‘Show me the money’: What Kiwi are buying this summer
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Rising tides and sinking boats
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How do we measure the value of social investment?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Is 2025 the year to thrive?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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What austerity actually means
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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A fast track to cronyism?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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“Tariffs are beautiful. They’ll make us rich”
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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It’s darkest before the dawn
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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What’s on Aotearoa’s shopping list?
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Inside Wellington’s homeless crisis
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Home on the marae
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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The OCR grinch has turned into Father Christmas
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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How fair is our tax system?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Behind Porirua’s poverty
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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The cost of prison
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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How to give employees what they want, when they want it
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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An economic spring in our step
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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The hidden battery in your home
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Is Nicola Willis cutting costs or cutting growth?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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We’re all getting older and something has got to give
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Gazing into the infrastructure crystal ball
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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When the interest rates change
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Navigating our economy forward (by looking in the rear-view mirror)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Dane and Stacey on choosing adventures over assets
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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An electrifying plan for Aotearoa
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Jess Hong on chasing dreams as an introvert
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Building better goal posts for emissions accounting
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Taylor Roche on turning obstacles into opportunities
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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The lights have switched off at the Consumer Advocacy Council
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Jess Quinn on normalising differences
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Finally, the RBNZ cuts the OCR
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Kirsten Dodgen on proving the doubters wrong
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Why insulation is such a hot topic
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: TJ Perenara on speaking your truth
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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How the world ran out of everything
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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So much wealth... and poverty
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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We may have slain the inflation dragon
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Bill English’s big ideas for Kāinga Ora
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Will we see a rate cut from the Reserve Bank this year?
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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A decade in charge of the national power grid
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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What kind of homes do we actually want?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Bonus episode: When the most facts changed the fastest
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut – I Love You, Mr Lange
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Why is the Reserve Bank continuing to hold the OCR?
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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How a cold snap almost caused an national energy crisis
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Budget day special
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May 30, 2024 |
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An interest rate bludgeoning
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May 23, 2024 |
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Floods knocked out Redclyffe, so why rebuild on the same flood-prone site?
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May 16, 2024 |
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How many lives is that tax cut worth?
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May 09, 2024 |
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Introducing Behind the Story: If you love a dog, you must also love disposing of its sh*t
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May 03, 2024 |
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The unreachable dream of the kiwi bach
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May 02, 2024 |
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The meaning of digital cash
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The week the economic mood shifted
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Who is being hit hardest by inflation?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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When monopolies clash
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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How do we get over the electrification tipping point?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Should philanthropic giving be a moral obligation?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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A battle won in the War for Wellington
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Navigating the rising tide of electricity demand
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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When caution reigns
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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To hike, or not to hike? Unpacking the monetary policy statement with Adrian Orr
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Sarah Hirini on growth and leadership
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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The real reason our government won't borrow to fix our infrastructure issues
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Nico Porteous on the process of performance
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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How super is NZ Super?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Louis Davis on modern fatherhood
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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We all need to cut 75% of our personal carbon emissions. But how?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Kendall Flutey on focusing your ambition
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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A year on: decoding the cost of major weather events
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Te Aorere Pēwhairangi on finding inspiration
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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The latest acronym in the Reserve Bank's tool kit
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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This is Kiwi: Jazz Thornton on resilience through adversity
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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What's behind New Zealand's water woes?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Summer minipod 3: the grim reality for low-lying suburbs
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Summer minipod 2: the closing window of hope for our climate
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Summer minipod 1: “end of story”
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Monopod: Reacting to Nicola Willis' mini-budget
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2023
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The economic impact of record-high migration
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The real cost of the smoking excise tax
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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When can we expect mortgage rates to drop?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The budget benefits of going electric
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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The state of the economy in Aotearoa with Steve Jurkovich
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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A new solution to the first-home deposit problem?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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How leaders can learn from their mistakes
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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How to defend yourself from tech-savvy scammers
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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The wind power revolution energising Aotearoa
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Powering down to keep your savings up
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Using LinkedIn to build your business better
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The post-pandemic office experience
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Melbourne City's carbon neutral apartment building
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Is an economic summer on the horizon?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Chris Hipkins on leading a conservative left-wing government
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Reconnecting the regions with better public transit
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Shining a light on our solar industry
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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The company transitioning businesses to a low carbon economy
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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How to construct an affordable and eco-friendly home
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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The renewable energy source beneath our feet
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Kiri Nathan on building community through creativity
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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What is the future of our banking system?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Robbie Van Dam on finding innovation everywhere
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Breaking the financial barriers for Māori
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Dr Ellen Joan Nelson on embracing a better way of working
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Making climate adaptation as fair as possible
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Dr Rangi Mātāmua on finding wisdom in the stars
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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When house price sustainability doesn’t mean affordability
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Simran Kaur on planning for future wealth
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The future runs on electric power
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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This is Kiwi: Dave Letele on beating the odds
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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How to ensure fairer infrastructure costs for all
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Redefining carbon farming in Aotearoa
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Is AI enhancing efficiency or encroaching on humanity?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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How big does Chris Bishop want us to be?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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How we budget is costing us dearly
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May 25, 2023 |
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Budget special: Bernard Hickey and Toby Manhire binge on bread and butter
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May 18, 2023 |
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Could standardising housing drive down the prices?
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May 11, 2023 |
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The pathway to homeownership for solo buyers
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May 04, 2023 |
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How do we fix New Zealand's tax inequity?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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How hiring autistic people benefits your workplace
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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What we need to do to meet our climate goals
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Is your employer watching you work from home?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Will climate change wipe out your insurance?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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How Labour just hurt the Emissions Trading Scheme
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: Are the Greens willing to work with National?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Why Auckland Council should just borrow
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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The future of sustainable farmlands
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Is corporate greed the real culprit behind inflation?
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Will we change in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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How Cyclone Gabrielle will forever change the housing industry
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Will RMA reform actually solve our water woes?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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How venture capitalism can fund a greener economy
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Is Wellington at risk of a slow, painful death?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Tory Whanau's plan for transport, housing, and the future of Wellington City
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Mini-pod: "Let that sink in"
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Mini-pod: "Wicked perfect storm"
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Mini-pod: "Cool the jets"
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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So the economy's a mess... What now?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Mind the pay gap
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Turning the nation's happiness into data
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Pensioner poverty has changed the retirement debate
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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How to share your capital gains
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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How do we solve our emissions issue?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Nicola Willis is breaking from tradition
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Another broken relationship with the Crown
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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How effective is our environmental spending?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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How green is your building?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Using NFTs and engineered wood to solve housing problems
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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How to mark a B Corp
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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The build-to-rent solution
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The three horsemen of our housing apocalypse
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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So who 'owns' the car parks?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Economics 101 for housing supply
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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What Adrian Orr just learned about the global economy
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Two epic tax fails
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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The finger of blame for high house prices
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Aotearoa's future of low battery anxiety
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Is your property a climate change hot potato?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Finally, more women in construction
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Could full transparency solve our pay equity problems?
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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The reality of free fares
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Time to pull the migration lever?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Is the housing market’s tide really turning?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Shy small businesses are holding the nation back
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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The great resignation hits Aotearoa
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Inflation everywhere, except the housing market
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Budget 2022: Reaction special
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May 19, 2022 |
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The rise of the inflation robots
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: What the new lending rules mean for mortgages
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Petrol prices and our lizard brains
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Unpacking our supermarkets’ superprofits
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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What strawberries can teach us about NZ’s economy
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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What the Reserve Bank's latest decision means
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: The power of diversity and inclusion
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Aluminium prices vs our climate plans
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Light rail’s heavy carbon footprint
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Why is everything getting more expensive?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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A big year for local politics
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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A big year for the economy
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: The dangers of debt
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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A big year for housing
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Summer reissue: An epic intergenerational wealth transfer
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Summer reissue: The impossible dream of home ownership
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Eight years to carbon zero
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Our discounted future
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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The shipping forecast
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: A new way of banking, with Steve Jurkovich
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Can we make housing affordable without crashing the market?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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You deserve a raise
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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What’s behind the booming art market?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: The rise and rise of cyber fraud
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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The KiwiSaver provider and developer teaming up on housing
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Climate change and house prices
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Covid and our economy
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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How would a central bank digital currency work?
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Three storeys high and rising
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Joining the dots to solve the housing crisis
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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What we've learned about working from home
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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The B Corp moment
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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How sustainable is your supply chain?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Cleaning up capitalism from the inside out
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Why Kiwibank is embracing te ao Māori
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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The future of capitalism, with Luigi Zingales
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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The case for mandatory vaccines in the workplace
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: How businesses are responding to the return of Covid-19
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Who's taking advantage of the wage subsidy scheme?
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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How should we plan our population?
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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The political economy of the climate crisis
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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How do we fix our unkind migration system?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Back to the future of public transport
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: SMEs with Kiwibank’s Joanna Greaves
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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How do we get a vaccination rate over 80%?
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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A big money-saving solar power idea
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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An epic intergenerational wealth transfer
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Looking for hope in our housing crisis
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Digital innovation with Kiwibank's Ranjit Jayanandhan
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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How home ownership became the impossible dream
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Why is New Zealand’s housing stock so bad?
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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New Zealand's path to carbon zero
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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The future of currency
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Designing a social insurance scheme that works
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May 27, 2021 |
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Budget 2021: Reversing the mother of all budgets
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May 20, 2021 |
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What have we got to lose by standing up to China?
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May 13, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Sustainability with Kiwibank's Julia Jackson
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May 10, 2021 |
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The value of investing in health and happiness
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May 06, 2021 |
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What will the Reserve Bank’s decisions mean for house prices?
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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New Zealand’s temporary migration scandal
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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The real fight for climate and housing action is at council level
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Shannon Te Huia, Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Global capitalism’s 'doom loop' and how to stop it
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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The rise of the work from home economy
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Unpacking Labour’s new housing package
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Can NZ's housing affordability problem ever be solved?
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Coming soon – When the Facts Change with Bernard Hickey
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Mar 15, 2021 |