The Weekend Collective

Former President Donald Trump is injured after what seems to have been an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania campaign rally. The former President says the bullet scraped his ear, while two people have died and one is seriously injured.  US Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke with Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to give all the latest.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Psychologist Sara Chatwin joined Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to discuss new statistics showing that children in New Zealand are using screens far more than children in other countries.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac has dropped their home loan interest rates despite the OCR remaining at 5.5%. Property expert Andrew Nicol joins Tyler Adams to discuss where other banks may be headed.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Panel Tyler Adams was joined by Paul Spoonley and Brigitte Morton to talk the biggest stories of the past week.  President Joe Biden mistakenly calls the President of Ukraine "President Putin", Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is at the NATO Summit, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced a Retail Crime Advisory Group, Air New Zealand rated as the best employee in New Zealand for th...

Financial stress has a way of seeping into every area of your life, and with the current economic climate, it's important to keep it from impacting your wellbeing.  Personal Wealth Educator from Acumen, Lisa Dudson, joins Tim Beveridge to discuss this and more on The Weekend Collective.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Health Hub, bioSPORT sports biomechanist discusses the realities of osteoporosis. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trucking industry says it is backing the Government, in its speed limit conflict with Auckland Council. The two groups have been having a war of words, over raising the speed limits and bringing in variable limits around schools. Auckland Council wants more power to set their own limits, the final decision is the Government's though. National Road Carriers Policy and Advocacy General Manager,...

The UK is undergoing a historic political change - leaving other parts of the world wondering what comes next. The win for Labour marks the end of the Conservative's 14 years in power. With this comes new Ministers, such as the Minister for Business and Trade as well as Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. Former High Commissioner to the UK, Lockwood Smith, says he believes the only poli...

Getting through the classic puberty talk can be a difficult and awkward experience for parents and children alike. How do we handle this tastefully? Expert John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASB has revised their OCR outlook as the economy continues to weaken due to inflationary pressures. How has this impacted the property market? CoreLogic's Kelvin Davidson joins The Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, Transport Minister Simeon Brown joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the scrapping of the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax - and explain why the 'wasteful' spending had to come to an end. Later, international relations expert Alex Tan unpacks Joe Biden's shaky performance in Friday's debate against Donald Trump - and examines where the Democrats go from here. LISTEN ABO...

The Transport Minister is focused on building essential infrastructure as the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax is scrapped. Auckland motorists will save 11.5 cents a litre, with the tax removed from tomorrow. Simeon Brown says hundreds of millions of dollars from the tax wasn't being spent at all. "We're stopping the waste, we're focusing it back on the basics. And that remaining funding is going to go...

Joe Biden is unlikely to step aside from the US Presidential Election. There are calls for him to stand down after he stumbled answering questions and didn't finish sentences in the debate with Donald Trump. Many were calling it Biden's chance to prove his physical and mental fitness for another Presidential term. Canterbury University Political Science and International Relations professor Alex T...

Fertility expert Dr Simon McDowell joins the Weekend Collective to discuss why fertility is declining worldwide - and how prospective parents can prepare for the best chances to conceive. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

House valuations in Wellington are going crazy at the moment. So how accurate are RV's - and are they still relevant? Property commentator Ashley Church joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Irene Gardiner and Frank Ritchie to wrap the week that was. On today’s agenda:   The US has hit a new low in the Biden-Trump debate, as the two face off in what’s been declared “the worst debate ever”. Golriz Ghahraman is "baffled as anyone" as she's convicted for shoplifting, Sydney's Luna Park is being put up for sale for the first time in two decad...

There are many different ways of seeking financial advice and new DIY ways of investing, but how does that impact the method of stock-picking - and have we become overconfident in stock picking? Ben Brinkerhoff, the Head of Advice at Consilium, joined the Weekend Collective to give his insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lesleigh from Triton Hearing joined the Weekend Collective to chat about the varying degrees of hearing loss - as well as what tips we have to prevent hearing loss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, Maritime Union spokesperson Victor Billot claimed cancelling the upgrade of the existing Interisland ferry fleet with two large ferries was a critical error from the Government, and Friday's Aratere grounding was a long time coming after years of warnings. Later, Children's Minister Karen Chhour unveiled her plan to cut down youth offending by introducing a new decla...

The Children's Minister says initiatives to address youth crime will provide needed consequences for young offenders. The Government is proposing to introduce a Youth Serious Offender declaration, meaning the courts could send them to a military style academy. Legislation will be introduced before the end of the year, while a pilot academy begins in Palmerston North at the end of July. Karen Chhou...

Several inquiries are underway after a suspected steering problem saw the Interisland ferry Aratere run aground near Picton. On Friday night, the ship became grounded. It was re-floated successfully last night on the high tide. Maritime Union spokesperson Victor Billot believes it could be a while before the ship is back sailing. "They're going to have to look at the steering system, obviously, th...

What do you do when your child want to pursue a career that will make life financially tough - and is it okay to discourage them from pursuing their dreams? Expert Sara Chatwin joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The average price of a house in Rotorua has risen to $746,000 after the city’s average residential property values increased by 0.4 per cent in three months. With that in mind, where and how should you find your first investment property? Expert Ed Mcknight joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Shane Te Pou and Leeann Watson to discuss the hot topics from the week.   Tama Poutaka has said some endangered native species may have to go extinct because it would be too expensive to save them all and soon every public school classroom in Louisiana will be ordered to display a poster of the Ten Commandments. Christchurch has been ranked as New Zea...

Chris Di Leva from Harbour Asset Management joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the world of bond markets - and if they make for a safe investment. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.