The Weekend Collective

What's behind the shortage of workers? And is it still because of Covid? Employment relations practitioner Max Whitehead wrote in the NZ Herald he believes it's because people perceive work and education as optional and have decided to put up their feet. He joined Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers on Smart Money. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is everyone angrier and more stressed these days? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald says it feels like everyone's angrier, more on edge, more likely to argue than listen, to disagree than hear a different point of view. He joined Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers on The Health Hub to discuss his latest NZ Herald column , as well as the expectations we put on ourselves to succeed. LISTEN ABOVE See omnys...

Auckland has a new mayor Businessman and former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown has steamed ahead of efeso collins for the chains, leading by around 54-thousand votes. Just over 24 hours after the results came in, and he’s already making waves – the Chair of Auckland Transport has resigned, to give him a “clear runway”. Brown has previously said he would replace all the directors of Council-Controlled...

One of the most surprising results was in Dunedin, where one-term councillor Jules Radich ousted Aaron Hawkins from the mayoral seat – by the final count, he had double the votes.   The new Mayor of Dunedin joined Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers on The Weekend Collective to talk about his win.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The results are in, and for many mayoral races around the country as well as a number of council seats, there’s been quite a bit of change. We've seen Auckland and Christchurch swing from a left-leaning mayor to the right, Dunedin dump out a Green mayor, and Wellington bucking the trend and swung from Andy Foster on the right to Tory Whanau on the left. Former National Finance Minister Steven Joyc...

Zazi Henderson is a speech and language therapist whose Instagram alter ego is a @zaziplays. She joined The Weekend Collective.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mortgage Adviser Rupert Gough from Mortgage Lab joined The Weekend Collective for the OneRoof Radio Show. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB's Miles Davis joined the Weekend Collective to discuss the Local Body Elections, the Peter Ellis decision and cheating in chess among other things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The  RNZ-TVNZ merger would see both companies folded into a new entity in March, and it's currently being debated at select committee. The Radio Broadcasters Association and the News Publishers Association is warning against it, saying it would reduce the media people enjoy. Freelance journalist and former National Party Press Secretary Janet Wilson is with us to discuss the merger. LISTEN ABOVE S...

You'll have likely heard Auckland Transport is dropping speed limits on 16 hundred roads. That follows Wellington dropping 80 per cent of its speed limits down to 30 kilometres an hour. Timothy Welch from Auckland University's School of Architecture and Planning is here to discuss this issue. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Opportunities Party is wanting income up to $15000 to be tax free. This will cost around $5.2 billion. To pay for it - there'll be an annual tax on residential land value of zero point seven five per cent. Raf Manji, The Opportunities Party leader is with us now. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO of Parenting Place Dave Atkinson joins the show ahead of the school holidays. Family traditions, screen time and family projects featured on the show. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Resident Builder Pete Wolfkamp joined us to discuss all things DIY including rebuilding a shower, long distance project management and adding a second dwelling to a property among other things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonia Gray joined us for The Panel on the Weekend Collective. We started by finding out about her latest project 'Kids Wired Differntly' Gray breaks down the barriers associated with neurodiversity. It's a subject dear to her heart with a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis and a daughter with Autism when she was young. It's on TVNZ 1 on Tuesday October 4th. Costco, local body elections, Ukraine and speed...

Baby Whisperer Dorothy Waide joined the Weekend Collective to discuss taking young kids on holidays, and reasons why people have children in the first place.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economist Tony Alexander joined the Weekend Collective to discuss some of the keys to acquiring property overseas, as well as continued changes to the housing market here in Aotearoa New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Chaplain and Newstalk ZB Sunday at Six Co-Host Frank Ritchie joined the Weekend Collective to discuss Russia, the Mood of the Boardroom survey, and the arrival of Costco to our shores this week.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harbour Asset Management's Andrew Bascand joins The Weekend Collective to discuss the state of the economy with the end of Covid restrictions, why investors are bearish at the moment and what it all means for your investment and Kiwisaver.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Specsavers Wellington Optometrist David Aldridge joined the Weekend Collective to discuss women’s eye health. Specsavers are urging women to prioritise their eye health and want to raise awareness of conditions that women are at greater risk of, including vision changes due to fluctuations in hormone levels and vision changes during pregnancy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central Tim Roxborough and Tim Beveridge talk to former National MP and Minister of Finance Steven Joyce. The removal of Covid restrictions this week brings renewed calls for a Covid inquiry examining what worked and what didn't.  Minister for the Environment David Parker on the framework to enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive horticultural land. The Governme...

Dr Anna Martin joined The Weekend Collective for The Parent Squad. They discussed kids needing their own bedrooms and the need to give children an opportunity to share their side of a story. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debbie Roberts from Property Apprentice joined The Weekend Collective to talk property and housing intensification. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian, radio personality and all round good guy Dean Butler joined The Weekend Collective to shoot the breeze about losing your phone, The Queen's death, Roger Federer and more. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director of Advice Knight Malcolm Knight joined the Weekend Collective to discuss what to do once you're mortgage free, D.I.Y investing, how to pick a good financial advisor and more.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GP Dr John Cameron joined the Weekend Collective to discuss what vaccines you should get, pain medication and all your burning health questions.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.