The Weekend Collective

The National Party's new housing policy comes with strong conditions for councils. The opposition has had an about-face on the bipartisan Medium Density Residential Standards allowing three storey housing in all residential areas Under National's new policy, councils have the option to exclude certain areas from housing development. Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says councils still have the ch...

Labour have used their recent Wellington Congress to show voters what to expect at the election. Hipkins has promised to make the currently temporary Apprenticeship Boost programme permanent, keep the Winter Energy Payment and ensure the superannuation age stays at 65. Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is standing by her party's decision not to raise the superannuation age. "Superannuation is...

The Prime Minister's promising Labour will soon unveil some new, fresh policies. It comes as the party's told delegates at their Wellington Congress this afternoon that if re-elected, it would make the currently temporary Apprenticeship Boost scheme permanent. And yesterday, Labour announced it would not be increasing the retirement age and would continue the Winter Energy Payment. Newstalk ZB pol...

Jason Walls joins the Weekend Collective from Wellington to unpack the Labour Party election year congress. Later, Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni shares how important their apprentice boost policy is, and Chris Bishop details why the Nats backed out of their bi-partisan policy around housing density.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's edition with the Parenting Place's Jenny Hale was about how to parent a tween and how different it is from a child. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The panel today featured Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce from The Hits Breakfast. We spoke about the passing of Tina Turner, whether or not should Prince Harry be able to pay the police to protect him and his family, and if Auckland Airport is making the right decision by removing their helipads. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jude Walter from Brain Fit joined the show to discuss why social interaction at work is a necessity to increasing mental acuity. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Bascand Managing Director of Harbour Asset Management joins the Weekend Collective to unpack Budget 2023 and how this will affect investors & the financial market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Finance Minister Steven Joyce joined the Weekend Collective to talk about Budget 2023 and what he would have done differently. Later, Climate Change Minister James Shaw joined the show to talk about the Government's biggest carbon emissions project. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Parent Squad, we're joined by educator and former psychologist   Laughton King  to  dismantle dyslexia and creating an environment for your child to thrive if they have been diagnosed. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Harris, Managing Director of NZ Sotheby's joins the Weekend Collective to answer where he thinks the market is headed, and what the higher end market looks like. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean Butler & Matt Heath join the Weekend Collective for The Panel - We unpack the recently announced Budget, crime in Auckland, and the 4 day working week. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bryan Betty joined the show to unpack his experience during the COVID-19 lockdowns, and discuss whether pharmaceutical companies should be allowed to advertise to the general public. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Mother's Day we asked what the financial strains of having children are, and whether you’re better off without them and saving a lot of time and money. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicola Willis joins the Weekend Collective to unpack Budget 2023 ahead of Labour's announcement this coming week, and where she thinks money needs to be spent. Later, Robert Patman joins the show to discuss Germany's $3 billion relief fund for Ukraine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party says growers and horticulturalists appear to have been left out of the Government's pre-budget cyclone recovery announcement. A $1 billion support package will go to flood stricken regions, with the aim of rebuilding roads, railways and schools. National's Deputy Leader Nicola Willis says if growing in the region doesn't get up and running again, it'll have repercussions. "That'...

Author and Real Life host John Cowan joins The Parent Squad to talk about the difficulty of having different personality traits to your children, hate it or embrace it. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Pete Wolfkamp joins the Weekend Collective to unpack house renovations and answer whether the everyday Kiwi can manage it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TVNZ's Kaitlyn Ruddock and Business Desk's Frances Cook joins us as we unpack the week. We delve into Luxon ruling out working with Te Pāti Māori, whether NCEA is the best way of testing our kids, and Bear Grylls u-turning on veganism.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kent Johns joined us for the Health Hub and we asked the listeners what's the best method of staying motivated over Winter? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Knight from Advice Knight joined the show to discuss why banks like ANZ making 1 billon in profit should reassure potential customers. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, Matthew Hooton joined the show to discuss the merits of MMP in New Zealand and its flaws. Later- constitutional law expert Ed Willis unpacked the process of waka-jumping. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Beveridge was joined by Mark Crysell and Jo McCarroll for The Panel. They unpack the importance of the monarchy and what on earth is happening with all the Waka jumping in Parliament. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Alexander joins us on the show to ask has the bottom fallen out of the property market? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda Morrall joins the show to answer the question - is retiring at 65 wishful thinking? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.