The topic of New Zealand-owned banks is arising again, with NZ First pitching to buy back BNZ to bolster competition. Kiwibank is already New Zealand-owned, but only holds a little over 6% of the lending market, raising the question – how much do Kiwis actually care about backing a Kiwi bank? Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich told Kerre Woodham that they've been in operation for much less time than some of those bigger banks —around 25 years compared to over 150— so they've had less

Chris Luxon is criticising Labour's long-awaited fiscal plan, but won't put a date on when its fiscal plan will be released. Labour's plan includes a return to operating surplus by 2028-29 - and the party's confident every campaign promise so far is fully costed and funded. Luxon has criticised the plan, for not costing the reintroduction of the pay equity scheme. The National Leader told Mike Hosking his party will release its fiscal plan in the next couple of weeks, but he isn't quite sure when

Barbara Edmonds is adamant she's 'absolutely credible' as Labour's finance spokesperson. The party's unveiled its Fiscal Plan, promising to return the books to an operating surplus in 2028/29. Edmonds is confident every campaign promise so far is fully costed and funded. She's not providing a figure for returning the former pay equity scheme, saying that will be decided in bargaining. Edmonds told Mike Hosking this isn't her first rodeo. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Consumer NZ Chief Executive Jon Duffy discusses Labour's latest consumer policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An economist says it will be tough to achieve the numbers set out in Labour's fiscal plan. The party says all its election commitments are fully costed - with the country returning to surplus in 2028/29. Labour would keep the Budget operating allowance tight at 2.4 billion dollars - and reinstate its pay equity scheme at a cost not yet determined. Economist Cameron Bagrie tells Andrew Dickens health seems to be the big winner from the plan - but there are trade-offs in other areas like education.See

Shipping costs, a longer war, and arguments over which diesel reserves to dip into drive borrowing costs and bond yields higher.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The regulator wants minimum coverage of 2.5 cash-handling sites for every 10,000 people, reaching 95% of the population.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beer distributors have no shortage of data. The challenge is turning all that information into better, faster and more profitable decisions. In this episode, I talk with Lucinda Ochwat, Sales Manager from VIP about how technology, AI, and smarter workflows are changing beverage distribution. We explore two of the biggest financial investments on a distributor’s books -people and inventory - and how better technology can help wholesalers use both more efficiently. Lucinda sha...

Originally recorded for Sunday, October 4, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Before Elevating Leaders, Give Them an Inside View of Different ExperiencesThe Field Notes entry itself can be found here... https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/before-elevating-leaders-give-them

Send us Fan Mail In episode 88, Gerda introduces you to one of the simplest yet most powerful tools she uses in her own psychology practices: The Objection List. When enquiries aren’t converting into bookings, most practice owners make one of two assumptions: we need more marketing or our admin team needs to get better at converting. But without the right data, both are just guesses - and potentially expensive ones at that. An Objection List captures the real reasons prospective clients choos...

OpenAI's GPT-6 marks a pivotal shift in how AI interacts with users—the model now generates interactive interfaces like charts, forms, and buttons instead of just text. Meanwhile, Anthropic slashes Claude Haiku prices and Mistral Large 4 enters the market with aggressive pricing that rewrites the competitive landscape.

Workplace bullying is extensively examined not merely as an issue of isolated bad actors, but as a systemic failure driven by toxic organizational infrastructure. Rather than focusing solely on removing individual perpetrators, the text argues that companies must address structural conditions such as unchecked power imbalances, institutional silence, and poor complaint-response mechanisms. Research demonstrates that mistreatment severely damages mental health and organizational performance, leading

Workplace bullying is extensively examined not merely as an issue of isolated bad actors, but as a systemic failure driven by toxic organizational infrastructure. Rather than focusing solely on removing individual perpetrators, the text argues that companies must address structural conditions such as unchecked power imbalances, institutional silence, and poor complaint-response mechanisms. Research demonstrates that mistreatment severely damages mental health and organizational performance, leading

In part 3 of our 4 part series of how to excel in the office we discuss the following including, but not limited to: -why you need to get really good at reading Xero -the importance of exploring + getting comfortable with your accounts -how to make sense of your profit loss statement -your profit loss is a record of what happened over a period (month, quarter, year) -how to read a balance sheet -your balance sheet is a snapshot of what your business owns + owes at a single point in time. Think of it

Send us Fan Mail Problem solving the challenge of finding Lean strength and depth in your organisation. What traits should we be looking for and what should set the alarm bells? Does LinkedIn and Zoom help or hinder in making the right decision? These are some of the questions we take from our subscribers and followers. In this episode we try to tackle these and ask a few more: Develop from within or recruit? What balance is to be made of theory v application? People centric or shiny new ma...

This week, the CX Files turns the tables on co-host Peter Ryan. Ryan Strategic Advisory has just celebrated its tenth anniversary, so Mark Hillary interviews Peter about what he has learned from a decade of advising BPOs, enterprise buyers, governments, and CX leaders around the world. Peter looks back at how the industry has changed since 2016 — from the growth of remote and hybrid work to automation, AI, employee experience, and the changing ways companies discover and select CX partners. He also

Is your firm relying entirely on word-of-mouth referrals to grow? While client referrals bring in warm leads, they make controlling your growth trajectory nearly impossible.  To build a high-performing advisory practice, you need a predictable, repeatable go-to-market engine. In this live panel session from the Growing Your Firm Summit, host David Cristello moderates a discussion with three firm leaders who have built, scaled, and transformed modern advisory practices: Shane Mason – Co-Founder at

Explore two ways to turn ChatGPT into useful business services: automated CRM research and small custom apps. Jaeden and Jamie discuss event-triggered lead research, sales-call briefs, and tools such as a custom shipping calculator. They explain the difference between app integrations and an app store, and why faster follow-up can matter to a business. The episode also covers OpenAI funding reports and the broader competition among AI tools.

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin welcomes back Vicki Strycharske to discuss best practices for proposal writing - this time focusing on the Proposal Outline. Vicki is a regular guest, proposal manager, and Skyway Acquisition team member. This is Step 4 of 4 in a series about the first 4 steps that industry should take when an RFP is released by the Government. Episode 165 is an overview of...

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) All other things being equal, awarding to the low price is the default. Kevin and Paul discuss how price evaluation impacts FAR Part 15 type acquisitions. (as opposed to micro purchases, simplified acquisition procedures, sealed bids) Listen and learn why sometimes the Government is explicit that the lowest price will win and sometimes, whether intentionally or not, the lowes...