NBR Podcasts

#10: Air NZ fares lower than last year, CEO says

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran on why it’s actually cheaper to fly this year, the $1 billion headache of grounded planes, and why the Government’s new tourism levy is bad news. 

Timecodes below:

(01:25) - Are you happy with the airline's performance?

(10:20) - Tourism

(14:58) -  The problem is the pricing of Air NZ.

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Weekly Wrap #5: Infrastructure, bipartisanship, and money troubles

NBR.co.nz launches the first episode of its new podcast, the Weekly Wrap.

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 08 September. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:52)  Political consensus key to improving NZ’s woeful infrastructure. For the full article click here.

(22:01) The state of it: who’s who in NZ infrastructure. For the full article click here.

(31:10) Financing and funding New Zealand’s infrastructure gap. For the full article click here.

#9: What the Uber decision means for contractors

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: We go riding with veteran rideshare driver Rosco after Uber drivers were declared by the Court of Appeal to be employees not contractors.

Other unions are now planning challenges to the status of other contracted workers. We look at what it means for those businesses and whether the government will step in. 

Timecodes below:

(01:03) - What's wrong with Uber?

(04:35) - How does this affect other contractor workforces?

(10:00) -  What might the government do?

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This podcast uses audio from various sources, attribution links here.

#8: TVNZ CEO Jodi O’Donnell and the $85m loss

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: After revealing an $85 million dollar loss, TVNZ CEO Jodi O’Donnell says the company will be back in the black in two to three years. She talks about more cuts as the painful transition from broadcaster to digital media company continues and whether we’ll be saying ‘Goodnight Kiwi’ to old-fashioned free-to-air linear TV.

Timecodes below:

(00:52) - Cost saving measures & culling content.

(07:40) - What a sustainable business model for TVNZ looks like.

(15:29) -  Timeframe for the end of free-to-air linear TV.

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This podcast uses audio from various sources, attribution links here.

Weekly Wrap #4: AI touchdown, Aussie turbulence, and a godly dispute

NBR.co.nz launches the first episode of its new podcast, the Weekly Wrap.

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 1 September. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:41) God, ERA versus stubborn trustees in unique employment dispute. For the full uncut interview and article, click here

(06:59) Select committee proves its worth on fast-track legislation. For the full uncut interview and article, click here

(10:45) HyperCinema mounts blitz on US market via football hall of fame. For the full uncut interview and article, click here

(15:50) Medtech startup Toku Eyes aims to raise up to US$20m. For the full uncut interview and article, click here

(23:09) NZGIF, Transpower in big solar deal. For the full uncut interview and article, click here

(27:47) Aussie aviation White Paper whitewash? Competition issue ignored For the full uncut interview and article, click here

#7: AI’s promised land

In this Thursday’s episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Chat GPT sends Simon to jail, a generative AI Kiwi startup cracks the US market, and we examine claims AI can give New Zealand’s poor productivity a massive boost worth tens of billions of dollars.

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#6: Kirk Hope’s exit interview

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Kirk Hope has been the public face of BusinessNZ for more than eight years, but now he's off.

He reveals what it was like working with the Ardern Government, why the phrase ‘Fair Pay Agreement’ is so triggering, and what goes through his mind when he is catching a wave.

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Weekly Wrap #3: Billion-dollar dispute, Luxon in Sydney, bank blitz

NBR.co.nz On this episode of its new podcast, the Weekly Wrap.

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 23 August. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:32) - Multi-billion-dollar legal dispute 200 years in the making. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(06:46) - ‘Call to action’: Big Four banks put on notice over competition. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(13:00) - Sydney infrastructure; not quite a utopia. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(20:19) - Balancing dialogue and diplomacy with defence capability. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(24:06) - Offshore work should be an option in redundancy: Employment Court. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

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#5: Why the ComCom blocked Serato’s sale

The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Serato is a New Zealand company whose software is used globally by famous artists and DJs but, last month, the Commerce Commission blocked its $100 million sale.

ComCom chair John Small explains why and hits back at criticism of the decision. Then we ask what the ramifications are for tech investment in New Zealand and discover what’s next for the Kiwi success story.

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#4: NZ Warriors CEO Cameron George

In this week’s episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: The NZ Warriors on-field results are mixed but financially, the club is flying.

CEO Cameron George sits down for a candid chat as he celebrates being the first ever NRL team to sell out every home game. He talks about the great Covid comeback, the club’s global aspirations, and whether they’d ever sell out to private equity.

(00:53) - Selling out every home game

(07:16) - How the pandemic impacted business

(11:45) - The Warriors coming home

(17:12) - Future for an international audience

For ongoing coverage and today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

This podcast uses audio from various sources, attribution links here.