The Weekend Collective on Newstalk ZB is an intelligent and fun take on the life you live and what you love. From Barrister to singer to recording artist and concert producer, including performing the national anthem for the All Blacks, you name it, Tim Beveridge has done it. Joined by a range of special expert guests throughout the afternoon, The Weekend Collective will cover off the issues of the week, politics, parenting, finance, wellness and property.
Radio Hauraki host Matt Heath and Newstalk ZB Broadcaster Niva Retimanu join the Weekend Collective to discuss Covid resurgence over the last couple of weeks, Hamilton being named after Mark Hamil, Leo Molloy's TV appearance on NZ Today, NZ's lack of popularity with expats, plus more. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Finacial specialist Amanda Morrall joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how early you should start investing - including getting your kids into Kiwisaver from 3 years old. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
GP Dr John Cameron joins the Weekend Collective to discuss why on-going COVID vaccine boosters are so vital to preventing serious illness. Plus all your health questions. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Orthopaedic Association president Dr John McKie says “chronic, institutional vacancies” are leading to surgeries being postponed or cancelled altogether, severely impacting the patients' quality of life. He says the solutions are complicated, but migrant workers would make a huge difference. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ACT's Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden says it's unacceptable that the government hasn't met its own deadlines for ensuring Kainga Ora homes met healthy homes standards, despite having an extra tow years over private landlords. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
501 support advocate and co-founder of Iwi in Aus Filipa Payne says she's glad to see Kiwis living in Australia start to be recognised as citizens - but the common sense approach to 501's isn't enough. She'd like to see legislative change implemented. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Baby sleep expert Dorothy Waide joins the Weekend Collective to discuss why reading to your kids from infancy is so important for their development. They also discuss whether it's a good idea to take your kids out of school for family holidays. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business commentator Ashley Church joins the Weekend Collective to discuss why he believes house prices double in every decade according to his research. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Broadcaster Frank Ritchie joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the assassination of Shinzo Abe, the resignation of Boris Johnson, the new rights opening to Kiwis living in Australia, the rising wave of the Covid Omicron variant in NZ, the results of an inquiry into Wellington Water, a strange TikTok trend unsettling Minion Movie goes, plus more. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Employment law expert Max Whitehead joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how employers can retain Kiwi workers in NZ... beyond better wages. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biochemist and nutritionist Dr Libby Weaver joins the Weekend Collective to discuss Dry July, the benefits you'll feel, and the tricks and tips to stick to it longer than July. Dr Libby is starting her Dry July detox course from tomorrow July 4th. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President of Hospitality NZ Jeremy Smith says the industry needs working holiday visas to include more countries than just the UK. He says they're short of people in the first place, and now need to fill the holes left by covid. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard says the FTA deal with the EU on Friday isn't a step backwards, but certainly not forwards either. He says it really only allows for less than 1% of what we produce to enter the European market. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Northland GP Geoff Cunningham says GPs have been left in the dark with the new Health NZ reforms, and they aren't the revamp the sector needed. He says those in the primary sector were left out of conversations with the government. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Family coach John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how you keep your child out of dangerous situations, and on a lighter note, what to do if they outgrow family holidays. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Economist Tony Alexander joins the Weekend Collective to discuss whether investment properties are really going out of trend for Kiwis, as they're no longer viable - or is this just a blip? LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TVNZ Sunday journalist Mark Crysell joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the big All Blacks v Ireland game tonight, the EU Fair Trade outcomes yesterday, whether we should have formal isolation for the flu, the latest in the states and Ukraine, whether Lorde was really unrecognisable at Glastonbury, and why farmers got so wound up by Country Calendar this week. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Financial advisor Carissa Fairbrother joins the Weekend Collective to discuss whether workplaces should encourage financial literacy amongst their staff, and how to negotiate a better wage. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Specsavers optometrist Niall McCormack joins the Weekend Collective to discuss glaucoma, binocular vision, contact lenses, and all your eye health questions answered. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Green party drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says the majority of Kiwis would like to see a health-based approach to drug laws, based on education and treatment rather than prosecution. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Retail NZ CEO Greg Harford says retailers should be able to decide their own level of mask rules, as compliance wanes. He says of retailers surveyed most would like rules to be nuanced and looser. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden says it's distressing to see the fallout from America's Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion rights established under Roe v Wade yesterday. She says women should know they have the right to a medical procedure, and ACT will support pro-choice policy. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Parenting Place family coach Jenny Hale joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how to have balance in your child's routine, parenting styles, what to do if you approach something different from your partner, and when to seek parenting advice. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mortgage Lab CEO Rupert Gough joins the Weekend Collective to discuss whether it's possible for first-home buyers to get into the property market in the hardest time to be one in 65 years. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Broadcaster Miles Davis joins the Weekend Collective Panel to discuss our first official Matariki, the fallout from Roe vs Wade being over-turned in the USA, Chris Hipkin's apology to Charlotte Bellis, the Murray's Bay stabbing, and the new Elvis movie. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Managing Director of Harbour Asset Management Andrew Bascand joins the Weekend Collective to discuss just what a bear market is, and how we'll experience it, and the risk of stagflation. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Psychotherapist and broadcaster Kyle MacDonald joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how to deal with disappointment in sports games, and how to deal with anger, especially at work. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Director of policy and research for the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Dr Charlotte Chambers says DHBs need more staff than there are jobs advertised which is causing limitations in access to healthcare. She says part of the problem is our reliance on an overseas work force - which has been a struggle in a covid environment. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Corrections Association President Floyd du Plessis says covid fatigue, further violence and a lack of government support have resulted in 800 front-line prison job vacancies across the country. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Clinical therapist Dr Anna Martin joins the Weekend Collective to discuss how kids can deal with the social hierarchy at school, and how you can help as a parent. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
