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Best of Business

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

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5:56

Hannah McQueen: Climbing interest rates

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2022/04/15

Hannah McQueen gives her perspective on hiking interest rates following a rise in the OCR this week.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hengjie Wang: Kami CEO and founder on being named one...

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2022/04/01

Kiwi education tech platform Kami has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential companies of 2022.Kami is an online platform that allows teachers to upload learning documents that can then be shared with students and create interactive channels.It’s the only all Kiwi company to make the list among the likes of Apple and Spotify.Kami founder and CEO Hengjie Wang joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:56

Miles Workman: ANZ senior economist on consumer...

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2022/04/01

Consumer confidence is at yet another record low at the moment.According to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan survey, nearly half of us think we’re worse off financially than we were this time last year.23 per cent of us also think that house prices will decline, up 7 per cent from October.ANZ senior economist Miles Workman joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:21

Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor at Large on how...

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2022/03/31

April 1st is the start of the new financial year.It means the ute tax, but also means the minimum wage goes up to $21.20 on Friday.There are some fears that this could stoke inflation further, with the ANZ Business Survey this week concluded that inflation expectations are off the charts and ‘moon-bound’.Economists point to productivity to break this dangerous spiral.NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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5:17

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds Senior Portfolio Manager on...

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2022/03/31

More Kiwis are relying on shares over traditional savings for their retirement.New data says Kiwis are much more inclined to invest in shares, even though shares are much more volatile in the market.Some of the trends show that Kiwis are more interested in managed funds over the past year or two, but older people are more likely to invest in managed funds than they were a year ago.Fisher Funds Senior Portfolio Manager Sam Dickie joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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3:47

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Groundswell...

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2022/03/31

The Prime Minister is set to meet with Groundswell.However, Jacinda Ardern wants to meet them with other farming groups like DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb and Federated Farmers.Groundswell has said they will only meet with the Prime Minister one on one.The Country host Jamie Mackay joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:42

Leighton Roberts: Sharesies 3EO on what Air New...

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2022/03/31

A lot of shareholders are facing a rights issue for the first time ever.Air New Zealand is launching its recapitalisation package and some investors will have to process a rights offer for the first time.Sharesies investors own over 6 per cent of Air New Zealand and now they’ve been given the right to buy 6 per cent more shares at a discounted price.But how will this work for Sharesies and are investors going to take up the offer at the level Air New Zealand needs them to do?Sharesies co-founder and

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3:59

Sharon Cullwick: NZ Property Investors' Federation...

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2022/03/31

The national median rent is now a record-breaking $575 a week.This is from TradeMe's Rental Price Index, which also says new highs have been hit in the Bay of Plenty, Northland and Taranaki.In a recent survey of property investors by economist Tony Alexander, 78 per cent said they’re planning to raise rents within six months.New Zealand Property Investors' Federation Executive Officer Sharon Cullwick joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:33

Merja Myllylahti: AUT media researcher on NZME's...

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2022/03/25

NZME has stunned its rivals by announcing it’s close to signing a deal with Google to pay for its content.New Zealand media have been working together to get permission from the Commerce Commission to bargain with Google and Facebook owner Meta about providing them with content and getting some remuneration from it.Today, NZME announced they’re no longer interested in a group deal and are close to cutting that deal with Google and Meta on its own.Merja Myllylahti, a media researcher from AUT, joined

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4:29

Rod Oram: Business commentator on the business...

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2022/03/25

The war in Ukraine has been raging for one month now, but it wasn't until this week that Fonterra let go of some of their Russian employees.They had 35 employees in St Petersburg and Moscow, and they kept on employing them and paying their wages until this week.Meanwhile, there has been a very extensive self-sanctioning among businesses overseas.The number of companies tied up in sanctions is small, but the major multinationals have been placing their businesses in Russia on hold or actively

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3:15

Matt Twiselton: Muster Recruit managing director says...

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2022/03/25

Hopes border reopenings will ease staff pressures in the automotive industry.Muster Recruit says the combination of stronger demand for vehicles and border closures are key factors behind the shortages.Managing Director Matt Twiselton told Andrew Dickens a lack of staffing has led to a near $100 million loss in the industry and will be a long-term effort to fix.“A mechanic isn't just a mechanic these days. The cars are so complicated it takes years and years to train these people to be able to work

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5:56

Peter Lewis: China's Shenzhen to reopen, still trying...

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2022/03/18

Companies in Shenzhen, a major Chinese business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks progress, the government said Thursday, following a citywide shutdown that rattled financial markets.Testing of everyone in the city of 17.5 million people is “progressing smoothly,” said a deputy mayor, Huang Qiang, at a news conference. He said 71 new cases were found in the 24 hours through midnight Wednesday.China’s case numbers in its latest wave of outbreaks in areas

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3:35

Rod Oram: Business commentator on how tourism may...

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2022/03/18

Here comes the normal, but what does the new normal look like?This is the big question as the country prepares to open the borders and welcome back overseas tourists, starting with Australia next month.Questions like how many tourists will come here in the short term and what will happen to the ideas of building a different kind of tourism have come up as well.Business commentator Rod Oram joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kirk Hope: BusinessNZ Chief Executive says putting...

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2022/03/18

A call for more employer transparency.Parliament's Education and Workforce select committee says the Government should consider making it compulsory for employers to post starting salaries when advertising jobs.It says this could help alleviate the gender pay gap and decrease the information imbalance between employers and employees. But BusinessNZ says it won't work.Chief Executive Kirk Hope told Andrew Dickens calling in outside help is a better option.“There’s an organisation called Mind The

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5:22

Roelf Schreuder: NZ Gourmet Director of Production on...

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2022/03/11

The cost of vegetables seems to be going through the roof for certain vegetables.With cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower reaching astronomical prices, you might want to think again about growing these vegetables.Vegetable growers say it’s an unviable profession more and more.It appears to be down to energy costs doubling in the past year, increasing minimum wage, and how costly farm audits are.NZ Gourmet Director of Production Roelf Schreuder joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee

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Rod Oram: Business commentator on the expected...

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2022/03/11

The Commerce Commission came out with its final report into supermarkets this week.Many have questioned just how much will realistically change with the tweaks that have been recommended and how long it will take.One of these tweaks will be a code of conduct to settle disputes between suppliers and supermarkets, where there will be a third party to go to.Business commentator Rod Oram joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Damien Venuto: NZ Herald Online Business Editor on...

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2022/03/11

Facebook and Instagram have hate speech guidelines, but they're being quietly relaxed when it comes to Vladimir Putin and the Russian military.According to Reuters, moderators have been told not to take action against Facebook and Instagram users in a number of countries if they call for the death of Putin or Russian soldiers, so long as it’s related to the invasion.Credible threats of violence against Russian civilians are still being banned.NZ Herald Online Business Editor Damien Venuto joined

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2:14

Mike's Minute: There's a cold economic winter coming

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2022/03/09

Between Chris Luxon and ANZ, the National Party in a single week have reshaped the political debate and increased their chances of winning next year by a lot, if not exponentially. Luxon was back into it yesterday, talking up tax cuts and slack government spending, he is onto a winner. ANZ came to his aid with their forecast of inflation at 7.5 percent, the Reserve Bank upping interest rates at 50 points a pop for the next 2 outings, ending with a cash rate at 3.5 percent, which means your mortgage

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4:18

David Crawford: Motor Industry Association CEO on...

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2022/03/04

The ute sale figures for February are out.Out of 12,500 vehicles registered in New Zealand, the utes were the best-sellers.The Ford Ranger was the best-selling ute, followed by the Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi Triton.Motor Industry Association CEO David Crawford joined Andrew Dickens.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Rod Oram: Business commentator on the sanctions on...

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2022/03/04

Sanctions applied to Russia in wake of the Ukraine invasion are starting to Russia hard.Although the Russian had built up very substantial foreign exchange reverses, these sanctions have left Russians unable to access a large proportion of them.This has substantially reduced the manoeuvrability the Russian Central Bank has, leading to rising interest rates and the Ruble collapsing.Many Western companies have stopped selling their products in Russia, including Apple and Volkswagen. Business

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