The Weekend Collective

The election campaigns are well underway, with the debates just around the corner, TikTok was fined $345 million euros over the handling of children's data in Europe, and Hugh Jackman splits with his wife.  Mark Crysell and Niva Retimanu join the panel to wrap the week. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Alex Bartle from the Sleep Clinic joined the show to discuss sleep apnoea, and the kinds of supplements and pills you can take to improve your sleep.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An elderly woman who lost $100k to scammers believes ASB Bank should accept liability. Martin Hawes joined Tim to discuss how you can safeguard yourself against scammers.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National has announced it plans to bring back health targets, if the party gets into power come October. Leader Chris Luxon confirmed the party would bring back targets - including for emergency departments, with 95 percent of patients to be admitted, discharged or transferred within six hours. There are also new targets to quash wait times for specialist assessment and surgery, but no percentage...

The ACT Party think they have a solution to the problem to the New Zealand housing crisis, Resource Management and housing consenting. ACT's Todd Stephenson joins the Weekend Collective to tell us how they're going to do it. Plus, The National Party  have set out their 5 targets for improving the New Zealand health sector. Dr Shane Reti explains what these are, and how they're going to reform. LIS...

Author and expert John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the right age to let kids date, and whether or not parents should have a say in who they choose. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corelogic head of research Nick Goodall weighs in on how much the outcome of the election will impact the property market- plus what could happen if National lifts the foreign buyer ban. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Panel, Jason Walls and Jo McCarroll talk promises, polls and attack ads as we conclude the first week of the campaign season. Plus, Edmonds pastry gets discontinued and Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral could be turned into a pub. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial commentator Amanda Morrall joined the show to chat about National and Labour's Tax Policies. Plus, how important is ethical investing to you? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel McGowan from Cure Parkinson's New Zealand joins me to discuss the condition and how many people it affects. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The campaign season is under way, with both Labour and National launching their newest schemes in front of prospective voters. Labour yesterday unveiled their plan to introduce free dental care, including check-ups, X-rays and basic work, for under-30s. And earlier, National detailed their eight-point plan promising to tackle inflation, boost academic achievement, restore law and order and reduce...

The Labour Party launched their election campaign on Saturday, where they were joined by former Prime Minister Helen Clark to announce their free dental care policy. The National Party had their eight-point campaign launch today, but were disrupted by Brian Tamaki's Freedom NZ protesters.  Ignoring the protests, which party came out on top this weekend? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Expert Jenny Hale joins the Weekend Collective to discuss financial literacy and how open parents should be with their own finances. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Panel, Shane Te Pou and Matt Heath weigh in on the rise of attack politics in New Zealand, Otago's Larnach Castle making international headlines and Sir Peter Jackson getting into property development. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economist Tony Alexander joins the Weekend Collective to unpack National's plans to bring back foreign ownership to the housing market. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More and more school students are getting into physical fights, so should parents teach their kids  to resist/avoid/defeat bullies? Nathan Wallis gives his take on things.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the line between contractor and employee getting too blurry? What are the benefits of both? Is one better than the other? Max Whitehead gives his opinion.     LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How important is it to keep up with your vaccinations as you age, and are some more important than others? Dr John Cameron gives his insight.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Brad Olsen and Josie Pagani to discuss TVNZ and its lack of transparency over a g overnment agency’s  $300,000 worth of climate-change advertising. They also had a chat about Labours bad polling, and India becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How important is it to keep up with your vaccinations through the ages, and are some more important than others? Dr John Cameron gives us some insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump's day trip to an Atlanta jail could have strengthened his campaign to be the Republican Party's Presidential candidate for 2024. He handed himself into Georgia's Fulton County Jail on Friday, facing charges alleging he headed a scheme to overturn the 2020 USA election results. He's the first US President to have a police mug shot taken. But Otago University International Relations Pro...

ACT leader David Seymour has fired back against Chris Hipkins' warning about the Opposition parties. The Prime Minister ruled out working with NZ First, accusing Winston Peters of making trans people the enemy in this campaign. He's also called out Seymour's 'chilling' joke about Pasifika communities and noted some National MPs celebrated the roll-back of abortion rights in the US. David Seymour s...

Chris Hipkins has ruled out working with NZ First and taken aim at the "coalition of chaos", that would be ACT and National. So what does David Seymour think of this? Plus, what on earth is going on in the USA with former US President Donald Trump? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you staying healthy as you're getting older, and if you're not, what can you do? Niki Bezzant joined Tim to give her advice. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Di Leva joined the show to chat about the election and the impact it might have on investment rates. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.