The ACT Party think they have a solution to the problem to the New Zealand housing crisis, Resource Management and housing consenting. ACT's Todd Stephenson joins the Weekend Collective to tell us how they're going to do it. Plus, The National Party have set out their 5 targets for improving the New Zealand health sector. Dr Shane Reti explains what these are, and how they're going to reform. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 10, 2023•41 min
Author and expert John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the right age to let kids date, and whether or not parents should have a say in who they choose. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 09, 2023•41 min
Corelogic head of research Nick Goodall weighs in on how much the outcome of the election will impact the property market- plus what could happen if National lifts the foreign buyer ban. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 09, 2023•41 min
This week on the Panel, Jason Walls and Jo McCarroll talk promises, polls and attack ads as we conclude the first week of the campaign season. Plus, Edmonds pastry gets discontinued and Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral could be turned into a pub. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 09, 2023•40 min
Financial commentator Amanda Morrall joined the show to chat about National and Labour's Tax Policies. Plus, how important is ethical investing to you? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 04, 2023•41 min
Daniel McGowan from Cure Parkinson's New Zealand joins me to discuss the condition and how many people it affects. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 04, 2023•41 min
The campaign season is under way, with both Labour and National launching their newest schemes in front of prospective voters. Labour yesterday unveiled their plan to introduce free dental care, including check-ups, X-rays and basic work, for under-30s. And earlier, National detailed their eight-point plan promising to tackle inflation, boost academic achievement, restore law and order and reduce healthcare wait times. Both parties also experienced attempted disruptions from fringe party Freedom...
Sep 03, 2023•17 min
The Labour Party launched their election campaign on Saturday, where they were joined by former Prime Minister Helen Clark to announce their free dental care policy. The National Party had their eight-point campaign launch today, but were disrupted by Brian Tamaki's Freedom NZ protesters. Ignoring the protests, which party came out on top this weekend? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 03, 2023•19 min
Expert Jenny Hale joins the Weekend Collective to discuss financial literacy and how open parents should be with their own finances. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 02, 2023•41 min
This week on the Panel, Shane Te Pou and Matt Heath weigh in on the rise of attack politics in New Zealand, Otago's Larnach Castle making international headlines and Sir Peter Jackson getting into property development. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 02, 2023•41 min
Economist Tony Alexander joins the Weekend Collective to unpack National's plans to bring back foreign ownership to the housing market. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 02, 2023•41 min
More and more school students are getting into physical fights, so should parents teach their kids to resist/avoid/defeat bullies? Nathan Wallis gives his take on things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•41 min
Is the line between contractor and employee getting too blurry? What are the benefits of both? Is one better than the other? Max Whitehead gives his opinion. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•41 min
How important is it to keep up with your vaccinations as you age, and are some more important than others? Dr John Cameron gives his insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•41 min
Today on The Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Brad Olsen and Josie Pagani to discuss TVNZ and its lack of transparency over a government agency’s $300,000 worth of climate-change advertising. They also had a chat about Labours bad polling, and India becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•39 min
How important is it to keep up with your vaccinations through the ages, and are some more important than others? Dr John Cameron gives us some insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•41 min
Donald Trump's day trip to an Atlanta jail could have strengthened his campaign to be the Republican Party's Presidential candidate for 2024. He handed himself into Georgia's Fulton County Jail on Friday, facing charges alleging he headed a scheme to overturn the 2020 USA election results. He's the first US President to have a police mug shot taken. But Otago University International Relations Professor Robert Patman says Trump continues to overshadow other Republican candidates. "If you look at...
Aug 27, 2023•9 min
ACT leader David Seymour has fired back against Chris Hipkins' warning about the Opposition parties. The Prime Minister ruled out working with NZ First, accusing Winston Peters of making trans people the enemy in this campaign. He's also called out Seymour's 'chilling' joke about Pasifika communities and noted some National MPs celebrated the roll-back of abortion rights in the US. David Seymour says this is proof that Hipkins and Labour are unable to run on their own 'disastrous' record. "He's ...
Aug 27, 2023•12 min
Chris Hipkins has ruled out working with NZ First and taken aim at the "coalition of chaos", that would be ACT and National. So what does David Seymour think of this? Plus, what on earth is going on in the USA with former US President Donald Trump? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2023•42 min
Are you staying healthy as you're getting older, and if you're not, what can you do? Niki Bezzant joined Tim to give her advice. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2023•40 min
Chris Di Leva joined the show to chat about the election and the impact it might have on investment rates. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2023•41 min
Financial skills would become a core part of the school curriculum, if Labour is re-elected. The Party's promising to make teaching financial literacy compulsory from 2025. It would mean school leavers will know how to budget, manage bills, invest and open bank accounts. Labour's Education Minister Jan Tinetti says research shows some schools do this well already, but others schools- not so much. "The fact that we've got inequity that's happening there for our young people- we need to make certa...
Aug 20, 2023•8 min
National's Mark Mitchell has proposed some solutions as Countdown increases security in response to retail crime. Over the last six years, the supermarket has seen a more than 600 percent in reported stolen goods and a 300 percent increase in physical assaults. It's now rolling out more specific team training, store design initiatives, push to talk radios and use of CCTV. National Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says they'll combat this by targeting ringleaders and establishing bootcamps for s...
Aug 20, 2023•12 min
Supermarket chain Countdown has reported a 663 percent increase in reported stolen goods over 6 years, Mark Mitchell joins The Weekend Collective to discuss what needs to be done about this. Later, Jan Tinetti announces The Labour Party's plans to make financial literacy compulsory in schools. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2023•12 min
Expert Dorothy Waide joins The Weekend Collective to discuss the mental health of mums' postpartum. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2023•41 min
Property expert Ashley Church joins The Weekend Collective to discuss the ban on foreign home buyers and whether this is xenophobia or not. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2023•41 min
Niva Retimanu and Jo McCarroll joined the show this afternoon to discuss Stuart Nash's valedictory speech, David Seymour's Guy Fawkes comments, and the life of Sir Michael Parkinson. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2023•41 min
Kyle Macdonald chatted with Tim about his new book Sh*t Happens, as well as ways to genuinely cheer yourself up, and how to react to stressful situations. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 13, 2023•41 min
Hannah McQueen joined the show to chat about what’s driving up rents, with wage rises and the shortage of houses a bigger factor than interest rates. Tim and Hannah also discussed Labour's GST policy announcement. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 13, 2023•41 min
The Finance Minister says economists will have to get use to their latest pre-election pitch. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has today announced a boost to the In-Work Tax Credit, which will benefit about 160,000 families. They'll also cut GST from fruit and veggies, to take effect as soon as April 2024. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen has described the idea as pure politics, over economics. Minister Grant Robertson says people who believe in the purity of the tax system will never like...
Aug 13, 2023•20 min
