The Iron Duke Podcast

We’re back to unpack the big news stories of the summer! If a week is a long time in politics, a summer is a lifetime. We cover the Prime Ministers resignation, the rise of Hipkins, his cabinet reshuffle and what this means for election 23. 

In our final episode of the year, we are joined by Phil O'Reilly, managing director of Iron Duke Partners and the principal sponsor of the podcasts wildly passionate opinions, random facts and terrible jokes. We round out the 12 biggest stories of the year and gaze into our magic ball for what 2023 will bring.

This week we cover off the Finnish Prime Ministers visit, the nurses pay equity agreement and what's happening with the three waters entrenchment . We are later joined by Mike O'Reilly, principal of Mt Roskill Primary School. An incredible interview, Mike takes us through the current state of education and explains the challenges schools are facing in both getting kids there, and getting...

Maddy and Byron are back with another recap of the weeks policy and politics highlights. They take us through the huge couple of weeks political leaders have had on the international stage, from APEC to the G20 summit. Back home they take us through the possibility of paying student nurses for their clinical training and for once manage to have a respectful debate about something - the Nats plan t...

Maddy and Byron are back to dissect the good, the bad and the ugly of the last week in politics. They run us through what's happening in the U.S midterms, the Labour Party conference and just why the government are so angry at banks and the fuel companies. Later Byron sits down with Adele Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive at Museums Aotearoa about our vibrant galleries, libraries, archives and mus...

It's a post match report on the local government elections this week. How much of this did we see coming? What were the major issues and what does the Beehive need to learn from this?

We're back with another election recap! Chamanthie Sinhalage-Fonseka, Senior Consultant at Baldwin Boyle Group and the resident Iron Duke Auckland expert,  joins us to chat all things urbanism and local government. We're later on joined by Mayoral front runner Wayne Brown to hear about his vision for Tamaki Makaurau. Remember, voting closes this weekend!

This week we're joined by the three leading mayoral candidates - Tory Whanau, Paul Eagle and Andy Foster. Tune is as we ask the big questions and hit them with our hardest hot or nots yet. This episode is here to inform our Wellingtonian friends to get out and vote for the future of the city you want to see!

This week Byron and Maddy take us through the  beehive dramas of the week - both emergency housing and GST on Kiwisaver. We dive into dodgy dealings from one day sale as well as the Northland lockdown saga. Later on we are joined Peter Bradley, Chief Executive of Hato Hone St John. Peter has had an incredible career in the ambulance sector and gives us the 101 of ambulance in Aotearoa. 

This week we take you though the fizzer of a parliamentary protest, we explore what the heck sector workforce plans are, Sharma drama continues and say ma te wa to Trevor Mallard. We're then joined by Simon Arcus, CEO of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to discuss The Wellington  Report. 

Maddy and Byron are back with another rapid fire weekly recap. We cover off who's still got a seat in the beehive cafeteria and  who won't come next week. Byron talks about his favourite topic on earth (and the ocean) - cruise. While Maddy gives a bit of a 101 on the fire fighters walk out.

It's a solo episode with just Maddy and Byron this week. They take you through the last week in Wellington and ask the big questions. Why are kiwi kids getting dumber?  Is a soap opera the answer to the nursing shortage? Who moves faster, coastal homeowners or the rising sea levels? 

Aloha from Te Puke! What a week. We cover the big stories of the week - Air New Luxon's trip to Hawaii, foot and mouth disease, the glorious sunset of Ashley Bloomfield and the young sprouts scheming behind the Green Party bike sheds. We're also joined by one of the coolest guys we know, Jackson Rowland, head of impact investment at Ākina chats with us about social enterprise, impact inv...

We're back! Apologies for the break listeners, we've been traversing the country (and covid). This week we cover the major issues; labour shortages, revised immigration settings and the return of travel. Later on we're joined by Stuff journalist Dileepa Fonseka. Dileepa takes us through the weird and wonderful world of journalism, what makes for a good story and the kinds of issues...

It's been a rough week in politics and policy, Maddy and Byron run through the serge in fentanyl  overdoes, the dismal state of the health care system and the ongoing Let's Get Wellington Moving saga. Later on we're joined by the Iron Duke himself, Mr 305, Phil O'Reilly to discuss his recent trip to the OECD and his thoughts on the future of travel and tourism.

Another week of unpacking the weird and wonderful decision making of the Capital and its friends. We take you through the Tauranga by-election, the PM and her pack's decision to go to NATO, the lack of creativity in the immigration sector and Minister Woods announcement of a plasterboard... board? We're later on joined by Neeraj Lala, CEO of Toyota New Zealand to talk the future of mobil...

It's just Byron and Maddy today, taking you through the peaks and pits of the Cabinet reshuffle. We cover the resignations, the promotions, the demotions the sideways steps and the call ups of team fix-it. 

It's budget week! Tune in for where we think the smart investments are and what's just poor public policy. We run you through the genius of the ERP as well as the nonsensical stimulus package. We cover off pointless mergers and smart savings for kiwi's at the pump and the bus stop. Marguerite Fitzgerald, President of Carnival Australia and P&O, then joins us to discuss the long...

Get ready listeners, for what might be one of our most passionate guests yet. This week we were lucky to be joined by the powerhouse thinker that is Eric Crampton to talk about what's going on with the governments proposed meddling in the ETS. We run you through the recent crime spree, slowing house price growth, the legal battle that is MIQ and the turbulent week of interviews for Air New Lu...

After a month aboard the dulcet tones of Byron Terris return to deliver us with a trip report and give us a sense of life outside little ol'Nu Zilind.  We run you through fair pay agreements, the move to orange, the return of Australian tourists and just how pricy everything is getting!

While Byron traverses the globe, Phil and Maddy hold down the Iron Duke Podcast. They're joined by Pam Ford, Director Investment & Industry at Auckland Unlimited, to discuss a post Covid Auckland and the future of the super city. We also cover off the governments cost of living package, transmission gully, Russo/Ukraine and yet another wasteful spending story.

This week we're joined by Prof. Robert Ayson of the Victoria University Centre of Strategic Studies to give context and his insights on the unfolding conflict in Ukraine. We also share our disappointment with the Commerce Commissions recommendations into the supermarket duopoly, we question the sanity of an RNZ-TVNZ merger and we say goodbye to MIQ.

A really important discussion this week with Vicki Lee, CEO of Yellow Brick Road, about the support we can be providing to our whanau, friends and work mates experiencing mental health distress. We run you through what has been a massive week in the Capital, big border changes and massive mess at the front door of parliament. We do our best to put the spotlight on the ongoing Ukraine and Russia co...

This week we're joined by John Carnegie, CEO of Energy Resources Aotearoa. John gives us an excellent 101 of the New Zealand energy sector and the policy challenges they're up against. We also battle it out over the OCR changes, cover off the cancelation of the cruise sector and get excited about the move to rapid antigen testing and self reporting.