The NBR Podcast

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In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: He turned $10,000 into tens of millions at TradeMe. Now serial investor Rowan Simpson has written a book called How To Be Wrong, a crash course in startup success, where he busts some myths about startups and investing in Kiwi companies.  Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email  simon@nbr.co.nz Links to audio clips used  here.

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 21 February. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz . Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - RBA rate cut is the starting gun for 2025 election. For the full article click here . - Employee absenteeism laws ripe for reform, lawyer says. For the full article click here . - Nicola Willis' short-term boost, longer-term...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: He’s known as ScoMo, the former ad exec who ended up Prime Minister of Australia. Scott Morrison sat down to talk about how NZ should join the regional security pact Aukus, his relationship with Jacinda Ardern, and to brush aside questions about a verbal deal he might have made with Trump on aluminium exports – a deal the US now says Australi...

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 14 February. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Privatisation: the good, the bad, and the ugly. For the full article click here. - Political distractions take attention away from growth agenda. For the full article click here. - ComCom needs more flexibility when assessing M&A, Ba...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: The Prime Minister says there’s billions of dollars of foreign capital looking for a home, yet NZ has fallen off the radar. To attract active foreign investors, new visa rules will soon make it easier to get residency. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford claims investors are already queuing and hints at further changes that might allow them t...

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 07 February. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Survive through ’25: Business wants action on economic growth. For the full article click here. - Australia ponders the collateral damage from Trump’s trade war. For the full article click here. - More employment disputes settled due to...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: New Zealand’s been offering golden visas to migrant investors for years. But now the Government is pushing harder for more direct foreign investment into our shares and companies. So, we ask: what’s wrong and right with the current system; and could potential changes make it easier for  ‘high-net-worth’ individuals to buy a home in New Zealan...

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 31 January. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Algae-based anaesthetic breakthrough struggles for more funding. For the full article click here. - January 26: Australia’s national day of unity – and division. For the full article click here. - The Government's plan for boosting econom...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: She’s at the centre of airline criticism over price hikes. Yet Auckland Airport CEO Carrie Hurihanganui says those increases will pay the way for future growth and climate resilience.  And – she says – the spotlight of a market study should really fall on Air New Zealand and how it sets domestic airfares.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, al...

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 24 January. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Australian paradox: major gas exporter could turn importer. For the full article click here. - ‘Prevention is key’: judge warns of increased workplace fraud. For the full article click here. - BossBabe’s skincare brand expands abroad. For...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: The Aussie brain drain is not new but now research from recruitment company Robert Walters shows mid to senior-level managers are increasingly considering jumping the Ditch. We talk to Kiwis who have made the move and ask: What is the reason behind New Zealanders not wanting to call home ... home?    Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welco...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: What the PAFACA is going on with TikTok? PAFACA is the US law which forces TikTok to be sold or effectively shut down. It's been challenged in court. Now 170 million American users are waiting for a decision while Kiwi creators are wondering what it could mean for them.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz Li...

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 19 January. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Kotahitanga ‘whare’ for Māori might take some building. For the full article click here. - The strange case of the falling Aussie dollar. For the full article click here. - Kitea Health begins brain implants on children. For the full arti...

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Tower CEO Blair Turnbull is leaving after delivering a stunning turnaround for the insurance company. He talks about New Zealand’s need to build resilience, what the impact of the Californian wildfires could have, and why he finds running 250 kilometres ‘therapeutic’.    Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz Lin...

In our last episode of The NBR Podcast Summer Series: Political editor Brent Edwards on PM Christopher Luxon and the coalition Government’s first year. What were the biggest issues and what’s facing New Zealand in 2025?   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In the seventh episode of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Property and tourism reporter Brent Melville on what it was like to break the Du Val raid story and an all round troublesome year for some other property developers.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In the sixth of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Te Ao Māori editor Mike McRoberts reflects on his previous life at Newshub and then taking up his new role in a year where Māori issues are front and centre.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In the fifth of our NBR Summer Series: Startups, venture capital, and market disruption, Fiona Rotherham covers it all in this chat including her take on NZ capital joining the nuclear fusion race.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In the fourth of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Australian correspondent Lachlan Colquhoun talks about his picks for 2024, which include Qantas, ANZ, and the forthcoming general election.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In the third of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Retail and Hospitality reporter Kate McVicar reveals her story highlights, what it means to win the Emerging Journalist of the Year award, plus we play a game of  ‘good year/bad year’.    Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

On the second NBR Summer Series episode: Senior journalist Jono Mitchell reveals his top stories on such a big year in banking and economics and talks about his special report on Hawke’s Bay businesses post-Cyclone Gabrielle.    Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 22 December. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded.   - Barbara Edmonds not sure how coalition will meet spending limits. For the full article click here. - Fixing the economy and fiscal situation no easy task. For the full article click here. - Aussie media looks to tech giants – again – to...

In the first of our NBR podcast summer series with Simon Shepherd: Co-editors Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol are the NBR’s editorial decision makers. They reveal their picks for the biggest stories as we look back at 2024.   Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email simon@nbr.co.nz

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Kiwibank may be the anointed disrupter, but the government is also keen to lower the barriers to other digital-only payment providers. They're called neobanks. We talk to the co-founder of the successful Aussie neobank Up and to the NZ head of international neobank Revolut, which has just applied to become a registered New Zealand bank.   Fee...