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Dollars & Sense #5 - Hard landing avoided, but more economic ‘pain’ to come.

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Welcome to Dollars & Sense, our monthly economics panel debate.

In this episode, Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon, First Union policy analyst Edward Miller & HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham debate whether near-term inflation concerns the RBNZ, but the frosty economy is set to chill further over winter.

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People in Business #65 - Is New Zealand really ‘open for business’? TVNZ earns ERA slap for method of shuttering shows, staff.

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending  17 May. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:21) - Shoeshine with Will Mace - Is New Zealand really ‘open for business’? For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(09:12) - Underarm with Lachlan Colquhoun - Aussie budget prepares ground for the next election. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(14:38) - Good Sh*t Soda co-founders Becs Caughey and Nick Brown - Good Sh*t Soda aims to be No 1 in helping with No 2s. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(20:38) - Tompkins Wake partner Daniel Erickson - TVNZ earns ERA slap for method of shuttering shows, staff. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(27:45) - Metrovate founder Nikolai Macnee - NZ’s first precision biostimulant agtech gets VC backing. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(38:33) - Ocean Flyer CEO Shah Aslam - Ocean Flyer secures $145m to finance electric seagliders. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

Live from the Hive #69 - Don’t expect climate policy stability between now and 2050 and NZ funding the water infrastructure deficit?

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top politics stories for the week ending May 17. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

 

(00:16) - NBR political editor Brent Edwards - Don’t expect climate policy stability between now and 2050. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(06:04) - Tonkin + Taylor senior water resources consultant Brad Tiller - Funding the water infrastructure deficit. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

 

People in Business #64 - Mike McRoberts joins NBR as Te Ao Māori editor and Court enforces rigidity of parental leave rules

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending  10 May. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:21) - Shoeshine with Dita De Boni - ‘Axis of evil’ an obsolete description in emerging world order. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(06:17) - Underarm with Lachlan Colquhoun - Where do small airlines go to die? For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(11:57) - Hark & Zander founder Kirsty Harkness - Serial entrepreneur builds luxury hemp oil skincare brand. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(22:12) - Economy Matters with Christoph Schumacher - Financial promise and NZ in global rankings. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(29:25) - Toil & Trouble with Dita De Boni - Court enforces rigidity of parental leave rules. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(40:01) - Incoming Te Ao Māori editor Mike McRoberts speaks with Hamish McNicol - Mike McRoberts joins NBR as Te Ao Māori editor. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

Live from the Hive #68 - Press freedom increasingly coming under attack? Risk-based pricing of insurance is both a positive and negative?

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top politics stories for the week ending May 10. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:16) - Insurance Council chief executive Kris Faafoi - Mitigation of climate-related risks makes insurance affordable. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(09:46) - AMI, State and NZI chief executive Amanda Whiting - Risk-based pricing of insurance is both a positive and negative. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(15:48) - NBR political editor Brent Edwards - Press freedom increasingly coming under attack. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

 

People in Business #63 - BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year and BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending  03 May. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:21) - Shoeshine with Lachlan Colquhoun - Pipe dreams as Aussie cannabis sector waits to light up. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(06:43) - Underarm with Lachlan Colquhoun - Sogavare eclipsed, but Australia’s Pacific dilemma persists. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(12:12) - Haven co-founder and CEO Kara Fleming - Infant formula firm wants to provide a Haven for modern parents. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(20:29) - Toil & Trouble with Dita De Boni - MBIE employment mediators in short supply with cuts yet to come. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(26:41) - BNZ chief executive Dan Huggins - BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(33:03) - ANZ economist Henry Russell - BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

Live From The Hive #67 - Chlöe Swarbrick adamant tax reform is needed? Political strategy based on better times to come?

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top politics stories for the week ending May 03. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:18) - NBR political editor Brent Edwards - Political strategy based on better times to come. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(05:42) - Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick - Chlöe Swarbrick adamant tax reform is needed. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(16:08) - Local Government NZ president Sam Broughton - Councils expect Government to share benefits of growth. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

 

Live From The Hive #66 - Would a capital gains tax help the government balance its books? Plus Winston Peters on foreign policy.

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top politics stories for the week ending April 26. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:15) - Foreign Minister Winston Peters - Govt not abandoning independent foreign policy. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(11:44) - Accounting body tax chair Angus Ogilvie - Capital gains tax would help Govt balance its books. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(21:39) - Edwards on Politics with Brent Edwards - Getting the balance right between environment and profit. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

 

People in Business #62 - Verbal contracts as legally enforceable as written? Fletcher calls for residential red tape cuts, mortgage discounts?

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 26 April. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:20) - Shoeshine with Fiona Rotherham - Callaghan Innovation’s conundrum: poacher and gamekeeper. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(05:46) - Underarm with Lachlan Colquhoun - Govt funds for industry: Nation building or white elephants? For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(12:52) - Cereus executive chair Vino Ramayah - Cereus investor and entrepreneur building healthy tech portfolio. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(24:29) - Hiringa Energy ceo Andrew Clennett and TR Group general manager Brendan King - Hiringa Energy cracks hydrogen refuelling dilemma. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(33:24) -Toil & Trouble with Dita De Boni - Verbal contracts as legally enforceable as written. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(48:26) - Fletcher Building Residential and Development Division chief executive Steve Evans and Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk - Fletcher calls for residential red tape cuts, mortgage discounts. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

People in Business #61 - Rural delivery the ‘canary in the mine’ of postal restructure and ‘Crying for support’: November cut still feasible, BNZ says.

From NBR.co.nz, a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 18 April. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.

Timestamps for this week's content:

(00:23) - Shoeshine with Maria Slade - Rural delivery the ‘canary in the mine’ of postal restructure. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(06:04) - Nicole Rebstock's eponymous founder - From law to loafers: Kiwi footwear label eyes expansion. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(12:12) - Shelley Eden Law director Shelley Eden - Haphazard redundancy processes a hazard before the law. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(21:13) - AJ Hackett Bungy NZ chief information officer Dan Waugh - AJ Hackett Bungy's new tech updates for TikTok age. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.

(27:36) - BNZ chief economist Mike Jones - ‘Crying for support’: November cut still feasible, BNZ says. For the full article and to join the discussion, click here.