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US Treasury sees strong demand, high price for $22b worth of new debt, fueling inflation fears as oil prices hit highs last seen in May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City Ale Link - a scheme to get people stopping for a pint near each of the five stations. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eva Nash and Kate Rogan are the founders and directors of Rogan Nash , an award-winning residential architecture and interiors practice based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Eva and Kate met while studying architecture at the University of Auckland and founded Rogan Nash together in 2012. Fourteen years later, they have built a practice designing new homes, renovations, extensions and interiors throu...

Think all the good business ideas are already taken? They’re not - you just need to choose the right business model for where you’re starting from. In this episode, Producer Holli and I break down five business models I think have some of the biggest opportunities in 2026: digital products, service-based subscriptions, events and communities, consulting and coaching, and e-commerce. We...

The NZ First leader and former Deputy PM comments on two big issues facing farming: the Paris Accord and the pricing of agricultural emissions. He also denies that his proposed nationalisation of BNZ is a “hair-brained” policy and reflects on 9/11, 25 years on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Concentrix’s Dhiraj Kumar explains why NZ businesses are struggling to scale AI, with 98% facing barriers and two-thirds still stuck in the pilot phase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi brewers have voiced frustration with Australia's excise tax break for their brewers - and claimed it gives them benefits that New Zealand companies can't get. This means New Zealand-produced beer is taxed more than its Australian counterpart, and this dispute between the trans-Tasman partners has been a point of contention for over a decade. Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell says their br...

Forsyth Barr's Brad Gordon joins Herald NOW. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe Wallis from Forsyth Barr on rising oil prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASB senior economist Mark Smith says house prices won't recover to the 2021 peak for three more years, and that doesn't even take inflation into account. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it a tax? Is it a charge? Is it a levy? Is it a fee? This election is turning into the Great Tax Debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

...trying to figure out if the greater risk is from the inflationary whirlpool created by oil prices... or the debt monster growing on the starboard side. Video/Herald NOW Business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business growth in Christchurch has been pulling ahead of the national trend line since 2023 - Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As business owners, you know how hard it is keeping up with your business, let alone the news. Join Wilhelmina O'Keeffe each week as she gives you a rundown of the biggest stories that could impact your business, so you can make informed decisions with expert advice.   This week, National’s bed-tax alternative, the lag in our unemployment rate,and the surge in KiwiSaver hardship wi...

How can leaders embrace AI and rapid change without losing the human connection that drives great workplaces? In this episode of HR Unlocked , Lisa Oakley sits down with Margo Thomas , Chief People Officer at Sime Motors, to explore leadership, trust, organisational culture, and the evolving role of HR in today's workplace. Drawing on more than two decades of experience across education, banking,...

New Zealand investment in women-only founding teams has more than tripled in a year, but a huge gender gap remains.  Gender Investment Gap University of Auckland Business School data shows these teams are still receiving less than six cents in every investment dollar, while male teams get 70 cents.  And while there's been more investment in women-led businesses, it starts falling away at...

The PM ponders Paris and whether we should be getting out of the Accord. We also discuss Labour’s ETS U-turn on pricing agricultural emissions, the Greens’ supermarket plans, and whether the Opportunity Party bubble has burst. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASB's anticipating the upswing in the housing market will be steadier than in the past.  Its latest housing outlook predicts a more measured, household income-led recovery, rather than previous borrowing-led booms.   Chief economist Mark Smith expects national house prices to remain around 15% below the peaks of late 2021, which are unlikely to return until late 2029.  He told Mike...

The Government is looking to crack down on ACC-based fraud, but questions have been raised over the details of this move. ACC Minister Scott Simpson recently promoted that number of fraud investigations launched by ACC increased '12-fold' from two in the 2023 calendar year to 24 in 2025. In the eight months to the end of August this year, it launched 38 investigations. NZ Herald Wellington bu...

After a tough year for KMD Brands, the company's luck is turning around on the share market. The company behind Kathmandu and Rip Curl saw its share price go up by 17 percent, largely driven by Australian entrepreneur Josh Rudd buying 6 percent shareholding. Milford Asset Management expert Jeremy Hutton outlined what this could mean for the company - and whether a full takeover is possible. LISTEN...

House prices could be on track for a much faster recovery than ASB expects. The bank says national prices are still 15 percent below their late-2021 peak - and won't fully recover until 2029. But real estate agent Rawdon Christie thinks the market's about to pick up. He told Ryan Bridge the sheer number of people he's talking to points to a strong start to 2027. Christie says that's because people...

We've got another report from another ratings agency. Moody's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are already transforming lives – but could their impact on the economy be even bigger? Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker look at predictions GLP-1 drugs could boost the US economy by hundreds of billions of dollars, slash healthcare costs and fundamentally change the food industry. And could New Zealand be one of the big winners as demand shifts towards pr...

Prasanna Gai, RBNZ Monetary Policy Committee member, lifts the curtain on the thinking behind last week’s interest rate hike and what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Hipkins is criticising his party's former policy on pricing farm emissions. Labour has released a pledge to review and reform the Emissions Trading Scheme - saying the price is too low. It wants farmers to adopt new tech to reduce emissions, and isn't campaigning on making them pay for agricultural emissions, as it did for nearly two decades. Hipkins says he's not convinced it would've worke...