NBR Podcasts

#38: Outgoing Tower CEO Blair Turnbull

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Tower CEO Blair Turnbull is leaving after delivering a stunning turnaround for the insurance company. He talks about New Zealand’s need to build resilience, what the impact of the Californian wildfires could have, and why he finds running 250 kilometres ‘therapeutic’. 

 

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Summer Series: Political editor Brent Edwards

In our last episode of The NBR Podcast Summer Series: Political editor Brent Edwards on PM Christopher Luxon and the coalition Government’s first year. What were the biggest issues and what’s facing New Zealand in 2025?

 

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Summer Series: Brent Melville and Du Val

In the seventh episode of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Property and tourism reporter Brent Melville on what it was like to break the Du Val raid story and an all round troublesome year for some other property developers.

 

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Summer Series: Te Ao Māori editor Mike McRoberts

In the sixth of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Te Ao Māori editor Mike McRoberts reflects on his previous life at Newshub and then taking up his new role in a year where Māori issues are front and centre.

 

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Summer Series: Talking startups with Fiona Rotherham

In the fifth of our NBR Summer Series: Startups, venture capital, and market disruption, Fiona Rotherham covers it all in this chat including her take on NZ capital joining the nuclear fusion race.

 

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Summer Series: Aussie correspondent Lachlan Colquhoun

In the fourth of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Australian correspondent Lachlan Colquhoun talks about his picks for 2024, which include Qantas, ANZ, and the forthcoming general election.

 

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Summer Series: Retail reporter Kate McVicar

In the third of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Retail and Hospitality reporter Kate McVicar reveals her story highlights, what it means to win the Emerging Journalist of the Year award, plus we play a game of  ‘good year/bad year’. 

 

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Summer Series: Economics journalist Jonathan Mitchell

On the second NBR Summer Series episode: Senior journalist Jono Mitchell reveals his top stories on such a big year in banking and economics and talks about his special report on Hawke’s Bay businesses post-Cyclone Gabrielle. 

 

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Weekly Wrap #20: Fiscal and economic update, bad books, Aussie media

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 22 December. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

 

- Barbara Edmonds not sure how coalition will meet spending limits. For the full article click here.

- Fixing the economy and fiscal situation no easy task. For the full article click here.

- Aussie media looks to tech giants – again – to stay afloat. For the full article click here.

- Change the new constant for employment law. For the full article click here.

Summer Series: NBR co-editors Calida Stuart-Menteath & Hamish McNicol

In the first of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Co-editors Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol are the NBR’s editorial decision makers. They reveal their picks for the biggest stories as we look back at 2024.

 

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