The Weekend Collective

National is ditching its foreign buyers tax proposal as part of its coalition agreement with NZ First. Is this a win for Kiwi home buyers? Debbie Roberts joins the Weekend Collective to give her take. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We finally have a new coalition government, but how will it turn out? Funds set for axed Auckland SailGP event went towards bringing Coldplay to New Zealand, and   Novak Djokovic tells fans to ‘shut up’ and show more respect. Join me, Brad Olsen & Simon Wilson as we wrap up the week.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep expert Dr Alex Bartle joins the Weekend Collective to talk sleep apnoea and highlight the best tips and tricks to ensure the best possible sleep. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annual core inflation dropped from 5.7 percent to 5.2 percent in Q3. Employment dropped in Q3 and pushed the unemployment rate to almost 4 percent. Job ads also dropped almost 6 percent in October- below pre-COVID levels. So what's the cause of all of this? Hamish Pepper from Harbour Asset Management joins the Weekend Collective to give his take. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Experts believe Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon should've been at the APEC Summit in San Francisco. Days of meetings involving ministers and world leaders were ultimately dominated by a meeting between US president, Joe Biden, and China’s Xi Jinping. Caretaker trade minister Damien O'Connor represented New Zealand at the event, due to a Government not yet being formed. Former intelligence and def...

Government forming talks will continue this week, as Chris Luxon's been unable to reach a consensus on a number of key issues this weekend. The incoming Prime Minister met with Winston Peters this afternoon, and has spoken with David Seymour over the phone. Despite insisting good progress is being made, Luxon says there are three final issues proving to be the sticking points. ZB political editor...

This week on Politics Central, Jason Walls recapped the ongoing coalition negotiations and shared his predictions for who will be assigned those top ministerial positions.  Later, Dr Paul Buchanan joins the Weekend Collective to share his insight into the importance of APEC and what we can expect from Biden's meeting with Xi. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School attendance is down again, with more than half of students not attending regularly in term 2 of 2023- but who is at fault here, and what can be done to fix this problem? Sara Chatwin from Mind Works joins the Weekend Collective to share her insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryce Langston, author and founder of YouTube channel Living Big In A Tiny House joins the Weekend Collective to discuss whether tiny homes are the best solution to the housing crisis. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Crysell and Shane Te Pou joined Tim Beveridge on the Panel to wrap this week’s news.   They discussed the Pūteketeke being crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Century, whether wearing shorts to work could boost productivity, and the MBIE bank survey showing the $198 million that was lost to scammers in 2023.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One in four New Zealand businesses fail, so how do you make sure you’re not one of them - Martin Hawes discusses the destigmatisation of failure and bankruptcy, and how to find your point of difference.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The week on The Health Hub, writer Niki Bezzant discusses how to access quality information and separate facts from marketing nonsense as capitalism's plans for menopause and more discussions on women's health come into the open. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An international law professor is weighing in on claims Hamas is using schools and hospitals to fire against Israel. Sydney University's professor Ben Saul says Hamas is obligated not to locate military amongst civilians, which is difficult as most of Gaza is an urban area. Professor Saul says regardless of where Hamas is firing from, it doesn't absolve Israel of its obligation to take sufficient...

It's been 28 days from the 2023 election and one week since the final results were counted- and coalition talks are carrying on. Chris Luxon and National will need NZ First and ACT to help form a new Government, after the special votes were weighed up. Electoral law expert Graeme Edgeler says other Governments have taken extra time to get established, and that this isn't an isolated case. "It real...

It's been almost a month since the 2023 general election, and because of the special votes, and errors made by the Electoral Commission we still don't have our new Government formed. Barrister and electoral law expert Graeme Edgeleshares his take on whether this electoral system needs to change to speed things up. Later, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism Profe...

Join Matt Heath, Brad Olsen and Francesca Rudkin as they wrap up the week: Comedian John Oliver attempts to sabotage Bird of the Year, the Black Caps make it through to the semi-finals- and if you found $70,000 on the side of the road, what would you do with it? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the current social and political climate, everything on the news seems to be doom and gloom. So should you let your kids watch the news? Dorothy Waide joins the Weekend Collective to share her insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First home buyers hit record high 27 percent market share. Is this the time for first home buyers to get on the property ladder before it's too late? Corelogic Head of Research Nick Goodall joins the Weekend Collective to explain the stats. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the summer holidays fast approaching, lots of families will be headed overseas to travel- Amanda Morrall shares her tips for managing finances while abroad.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Health Hub, celebrity chef Ganesh Raj shows us a whole new world of cooking- and explains the hype around plant-based meals. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Attorney General has faith the parties set to form the incoming Government will get over their differences. The final election result shows National will need ACT and New Zealand First, if it wants to govern. ACT leader David Seymour and New Zealand First's Winston Peters butted heads repeatedly during the campaign. But Former National MP Chris Finlayson says they have plenty of overlap i...

ACT's David Seymour says the final election results haven't changed his relationship with Winston Peters- but it's their job to make it work now voters have decided. National and Act now need New Zealand First to form a Government after National lost two seats in the special vote counts. Seymour says he'd reached out to New Zealand First before that, but they haven't heard back. "I think now they'...

On Friday, the final election results were announced and NZ First brought in 8 seats and the ACT Party got 11. How will these coalition agreements go? To give us his insight, Former Attorney General Chris Finlayson joins the Weekend Collective. Later, David Seymour tells us what his bottom lines are- and why he hasn't changed his option of Winston Peters. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener f...

This week, expert Dougal Sutherland joins the Parent Squad to offer advice about helping your children out with their future careers- and when to step back from the process. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Property commentator Ashley Church joins the Weekend Collective to weigh in on whether we can expect property prices to rise dramatically by the end of the decade. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.