The Weekend Collective

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.

Today on the Health Hub biomechanic Greg Pain addressed the best ways to prevent injuries. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ACT Party plans to expand its Epsom outreach into the neighbouring Tāmaki seat. Deputy leader Brooke van Velden will contest the Auckland electorate, up against National's Simon O'Connor. ACT have made it clear that O'Connor's conservative views on social issues, including euthanasia and abortion were factors in this choice. Brooke van Velden says she's been asked to stand by many in the Tāmak...

The Labour Party says The National Party's plan to bring back no cause evictions won't do anything to solve the housing crisis. Currently, landlords can terminate a tenancy only for justifiable reasons, such as anti-social behaviour or being three weeks behind on rent. National's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop claims the plan will help tenants by making it easier for a landlord to open up prope...

On this week's Politics Central, we had ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden talking about about her announcement to contest for the Tamaki electorate in the upcoming election. Housing Minister Megan Woods also joined Politics Central to discuss her thoughts on National's announcement at scrapping the current policy that protects tenants from being evicted without notice. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudi...

This week, Parenting Place CEO Dave Atkinson advised parents on introducing technology and devices to kids and keeping them safe online. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on OneRoof, property commentator Ashley Church joined the show to discuss National's proposed changes to tenancy laws and whether the market is turning. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niva Retimanu and Rev. Frank Ritchie joined Tim Beveridge on The Panel. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. John Cameron joins the show to answer listeners questions about vaccinations. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial advisor & author Lisa Dudson joined Tim on the show to discuss her new book, and whether retiring at 65 wishful thinking. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, we're joined by Christopher Luxon to hear his thoughts on Meng Foon's political donations, plus National's new farming policy. Aaron Dahmen also joined us to discuss the new law changes made for Kiwis living in Australia. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National says it will only bring back live animal exports under strict regulations. The opposition wants to reverse the Government's recently enacted ban on the practice. National's Christopher Luxon says New Zealand doesn't have the luxury of turning off half a billion dollars in revenue. He says they need safe for the animals, and a select list of countries to which New Zealand can export. "We c...

Parenting expert Dorothy Waide joined the Weekend Collective to talk about Karitane Nurses and whether new mums have enough support in New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debbie Robberts from the Property Apprentice joined the Weekend Collective to discuss the value of having a property manager or not.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.