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With more than more than 25 years' experience reporting on consumer affairs, business and politics, Garth Bray brings you today's business news, direct from the Herald NOW studio.

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NZ Herald

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Business

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Rural broadband reliance on Starlink | Tue 2 Jun 02.06.2026

Alex Stewart from WombatNET checked the government stragtegy for rural conectivity and found very little of substance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tax benefits on charitable donations capped | Tue 2 Jun 02.06.2026

Andrew Barnes - Andrew Barnes, Founder, Perpetual Guardian - with a warning for the charitable sector.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Latest consumer confidence pulse-check shows confidence lifting | Tue 2 Jun 02.06.2026

ANZ reckons the bounce in consumer confidence comes from a small relative decline in petrol prices for May. 2degrees business wrap with Garth Bray.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Budget 2026 means for tax | Tue 2 Jun 02.06.2026

Deloitte's Robyn Walker on tax changes and how they'll affect kiwi businesses.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garth's Kings birthday honours list | Fri 29 May 01.06.2026

'To anyone selling anything to anyone overseas; please accept your Herald NOW Business Order of Merit... try to charge more and sell more'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Budget 2026 means for tax | Fri 29 May 01.06.2026

Deloitte's Robyn Walker tells Herald NOW Business what Budget 2026 means for New Zealanders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rating agency reaction to Budget 2026 | Fri 29 May 01.06.2026

S&P's Martin Foo on rating agency reaction to fiscal outlook  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mainfreight’s full-year financial result | Fri 29 May 01.06.2026

Market relief - 'It was less of a disapointment than people expected.' Rickey Ward JBWere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business reaction to growth, surplus and economic outlook | Fri 29 May 01.06.2026

BusinessNZ's Catherine Beard on business confidence, growth and the road back to surplus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earnings week so far, plus RBNZ market reaction with Ben Crozier Forsyth Barr | Thu 28 May 28.05.2026

It was more the RBNZ coming to what the market was expecting rather than any surprise.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three external votes against the RBNZ governor on OCR | Thu 28 May 28.05.2026

Katie Bradford speaking to Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold about OCR yesterday and Budget today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could our cashed up farmers take a lesson from the man who backed Micron? | Thu 28 May 28.05.2026

In the 80’s JR Simplot pumped his french fry earnings into Micron which started making memory chips. Garth Bray 2degrees business wrap.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starlink's rural boom raises competition concerns | Thu 28 May 28.05.2026

Starlink’s rapid growth in rural NZ is improving resilience, but local providers warn the country could become too reliant on one offshore operator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ferrari chases tech entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley | Wed 27 May 26.05.2026

Shares in Ferrari have dropped 8.5% overnight after it unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, the Luce. 2degrees wrap with Garth Bray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Infratil CE Jason Boyes speaks with Katie Bradford after full-year results | Wed 27 May 26.05.2026

Infratil has $20b in assets across NZ as well as investments in Australian data centre business CDC and US renewable energy company Longroad Energy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arama Kukutai - advocate for growing Māori participation in deep tech | Wed 27 May 26.05.2026

The issue isn't whether we can build unicorn companies, it's that we're not building enough of them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

F&P leads NZX50 Rally, Matthew Goodson Salt Funds Management | Wed 27 May 26.05.2026

A significant slice of the NZX50 reports earnings this week, including heavyweights Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Ryman Healthcare and Goodman Property.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hayden Wilson NZ Chair Dentons on budget expectations | Wed 27 May 26.05.2026

If you can do something in KiwiSaver that will make people go that will make this a better place for my children, that's an effective political strategy'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research shows rising KiwiSaver satisfaction, but more hardship withdrawals | Tue 26 May 26.05.2026

ConsumerNZ's Jon Duffy tells Herald NOW Business why Kiwis feel better about KiwiSaver even as many are dipping into savings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fuel crisis puts pressure on NZ tourism outlook | Tue 26 May 26.05.2026

Rising diesel and aviation fuel costs are squeezing operators and lifting travel prices, even as New Zealand tourism continues its recovery.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwisaver nearly 20 years old. Katie Bradford 2degrees wrap | Tue 26 May 26.05.2026

Hardship withdrawals are up, people are often reluctant to change providers and there is an ongoing and persistent gender savings gap.'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASX volatility puts miners and banks in focus | Tue 26 May 26.05.2026

Resources have helped support the Australian market during a choppy month, while investors keep a close eye on banks, interest rates and budget changes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major housing and infrastructure projects fast tracked nationwide | Tue 26 May 26.05.2026

Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson discusses while developers embrace fast-track while opposition mounts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pre-Budget predictions begin ahead of Budget Day | Mon 25 May 25.05.2026

Senior Correspondent Katie Bradford finds low expectations with real estate sector and economists for Budget Day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Markets pricing in a longer conflict. Shane Solly Harbour Asset Management | Mon 25 May 25.05.2026

Responding to easing tensions in the Middle East, SpaceX momentum, the pending Budget and a heavy run of company earnings.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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