The Weekend Collective

What are the best lessons to teach your children about money?   How soon should you be setting them up with a trust fund, or a personal savings account?   Hannah McQueen of Enable Me joins the Weekend Collective to discuss.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The London Marathon took place on April 21, and a record number of runners were using carbon-fibre shoes.   How important is it to have the best sporting equipment? Can you make do with the basics?   Sports Biomechanist Greg Pain joins The Weekend Collective to discuss.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, former Te Whatu Ora chairperson Rob Campbell criticises the organisation's decision to make savings at the country's hospitals, saying they are 'extraordinary' and signal poor management. Later, five academics and public figures were set to debate free speech at Victoria University in Wellington last Monday, but backlash within the university has seen the event postp...

Victoria University's Vice-Chancellor has his own concerns over an infamous free speech panel event. A selection of public figures and academics were set to debate free speech, but backlash within the university led to the event being postponed. Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith says it's a 'travesty' that people are no longer willing to listen and draw their own conclusions. "That's an issue that I've se...

There's debate over Victoria University's decision to call off a discussion on free speech. It comes after outrage within the university, with claims the panellists didn't represent a balance of views. 600 people had registered to attend before the university's Vice-Chancellor postponed the event, saying they were going back to the drawing board. Students' Association president Marcail Parkinson s...

Te Whatu Ora has been criticised for telling public hospitals to bring the organisation back to budget, they need to make target savings of $105 million by July. It said several districts have gone over budget in the past three months. However, health unions have warned the constraints will impact medical care. Former Te Whatu Ora chair Rob Campbell says we should be trying to improve our health s...

Leave the baby with a sitter or take them everywhere with you? US comedian Arj Barker has sparked a furious backlash after asking a woman to take her baby out of his show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival - what do we think? John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective with his take. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple bought an investment property in the 90's for under $150,000, and sold it in 2024 for $4 million, so how long term should you be thinking when you're buying? Ashley Church joins the Weekend Collective with his take. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Brad Olsen and Pete Wolfkamp to wrap the week that’s been.   On today’s agenda:   Reading Cinemas is disappointed by the failed $32 million deal with Wellington Council, and Leo Malloy confronted a gun-toting ‘cowboy’ in a night of Viaduct mayhem. Victoria University has cancelled a free speech event because student protesters were ‘freaked out’, and...

Is there a connection between stress and weight gain? Plus in a time when most of us are tightening the belt, there are ways we can get fit   without a gym membership. Health coach Kent Johns joined the Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With all the cuts to the cut service, how should you deal with layoffs mid-career, and more importantly how can you bounce back? Employment relations practitioner Max Whitehead joined the show to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr joined Helen Clark at Parliament this week, to warn New Zealand against joining Pillar 2 of the AUKUS defence pact, saying it is "fragrant, methane-wrapped bullsh*t," and funnily enough former opposition leader Don Brash tends to agree.  Later, Shane Jones who has recently ben speaking about mining and fishing, this week let go with a broadside against t...

Should you help your children choose a career after school, or should you trust them to forge their own path? Kathryn Berkett joined the Weekend Collective with her thoughts.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the housing market dead? Or is it just resting?  What is the best sort of property to invest in for capital growth? Ed McKnight from OPES Partners joined Tim Beveridge to give his insight.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niva Retimanu and Wilhelmina Shrimpton joined Tim Beveridge to wrap this week on the Panel.   On the agenda tonight:   Stuff and Warner Bros. Discovery have struck a deal, Stuff taking over the 6pm news bulletin for TV3.   Shane Jones is planning to loosen consenting restrictions surrounding coal mining.   New Zealand has been awarded the title of one of the most sexually active countries in the w...

Harbour Asset Management's Managing Director Andrew Bascand joined Tim Beveridge on Smart Money this week.  They discussed how geopolitical events in Gaza including the recent attack made by Iran on Israel affected the sharemarket.  Plus, digital banking has entered the Australian market. The pair discuss how people's relationship with banks is changing and more and more bank branches closing down...

Melatonin has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular sleep supplements, given its reputation for being effective as well as safe. Nearly two-thirds of adults say they’ve turned to melatonin to help them sleep, according to a 2023 survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. But can you over-rely on sleep supplements? Dr Alex Bartle from SleepWell Clinic joins us to give us his t...

Today, Israel launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, in an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies. The United States has since pledged to back Israel. Waikato University's International Law professor Alexander Gillespie analyses the escalating situation. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a widely anticipated move, Iran has launched an aerial attack into Israel. The Israel Defence Force estimates Iran launched over 200 different kinds of drones, including killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. Waikato University Law Professor Al Gillespie says this attack was to be expected, as both sides had been 'goading' each other for the past few months. "I think the final p...

Apparently 'it takes a village to raise a child'. But in the real world, should you ever tell off other people's kids? Dougal Sutherland from Umbrella Wellbeing joins the Weekend Collective to give his take. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is reintroducing 90-day no-cause evictions and making several changes to notice period laws in a move meant to 'encourage landlords back to the rental property market'. How will this affect the market? Helen O'Sullivan from Global Valocity joins the Weekend Collective to discuss.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Mark Crysell and Brigitte Morton to dig into some of this week's juiciest topics. On the agenda today: TVNZ cancelled it's flagship shows whilst Newshub is closing for good. MPs are finding themselves in a bit of a pay pickle while David Seymour succeeds in getting Pseudoephedrine cold and flu products are back on the shelves this winter. Trade Me is...

Is there such a thing as the "optimal weight?" When does dieting become disordered eating?  Dr John Cameron joins Tim Beveridge with the answers. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breakfast cereal giant Sanitarium says consumer habits are changing, as it plans to cut production of muesli, granola, flake, clusters and puff cereals by June 2025.   So is breakfast as important as its made out to be?   Registered dietitian with Mission Nutrition Hannah Eriksen joined Tim Beveridge to discuss.  LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although the recession has put the brakes on average pay rises, the country’s highest-paid CEO has set a new record for remuneration. Is this fair? Expert Amanda Morrall joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.