Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the int
The Reserve Bank gets another chance to cut interest rates next week. So far 2025 has seen the RBNZ
Many bosses now want their workers back in the office full time, but for a while in the immediate af
It’s no secret that Aotearoa is facing a range of monumental infrastructure challenges — much has be
‘Abundance’ is the hottest word in the political economy right now all around the world. A book by D
The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate this week, as expected, but one of the six members of th
In the year of growth, Nicola Willis has presented a growth budget. But does the Investment Boost in
Fresh off a pre-Budget speech that took aim at the recent changes to pay equity, Labour Party leader
In 2010, the NZ Green Building Council introduced the Homestar sustainability certification, a frame
This week, Bernard Hickey dives into the psychology of the housing market and talks to realestate.co
More than half of consumer spending is dominated one way or another by a collection of monopolies, d
Bernard Hickey talks to the co-founders of Christchurch-based AI start-up, Contented. Lucy Pink and
Donald Trump’s bigger-and-stupider-than-expected tariffs have upended the global trading system and
If New Zealand’s economy was a grass paddock, it would be in pretty rough shape. We’re coming out of
For 30 years, a little-known number in government circles has quietly stymied investment for future
Bernard Hickey chews the monetary policy fat with returning guest Reserve Bank chief economist Paul
This week we dive deep into the worlds of AI, defence technology businesses and the great technologi
Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor this week after 7 years in the job, but three years ear
Even as New Zealand’s economy was in the depths of a recession, the Reserve Bank kept a firm grip on
Described by The Spinoff’s Duncan Greive as “the most important figure in New Zealand technology you
Retail spending figures from shops, cafes, restaurants, hotels and holiday hotspots over December an
