When the Facts Change
Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff.
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How should we plan our population?
60 min
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The political economy of the climate crisis
56 min
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How do we fix our unkind migration system?
60 min
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Back to the future of public transport
41 min
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Bonus episode: SMEs with Kiwibank’s Joanna Greaves
The Spinoff business editor Michael Andrew speaks to Joanna Greaves, head of the small and medium enterprise team at Kiwibank.
34 min
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How do we get a vaccination rate over 80%?
Around the world, countries are seeing Covid-19 vaccination rates plateauing at around 50-60% – and it's hurting them badly. So how will we get our Covid-19 vaccination rates up to the 80%-90% required for herd immunity?
37 min
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A big money-saving solar power idea
New Zealand's electricity market isn't working to produce enough renewable power to get to carbon zero by 2050 – but maybe there’s a solution in solar power and batteries in everyone’s homes.
32 min
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An epic intergenerational wealth transfer
36 min
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Looking for hope in our housing crisis
52 min
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Bonus episode: Digital innovation with Kiwibank...
24 min
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How home ownership became the impossible dream
55 min
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Why is New Zealand’s housing stock so bad?
40 min
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New Zealand's path to carbon zero
38 min
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The future of currency
46 min
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Designing a social insurance scheme that works
36 min
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Budget 2021: Reversing the mother of all budgets
31 min
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What have we got to lose by standing up to China?
44 min
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Bonus episode: Sustainability with Kiwibank's J...
26 min
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The value of investing in health and happiness
44 min
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What will the Reserve Bank’s decisions mean for...
41 min
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New Zealand’s temporary migration scandal
40 min
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The real fight for climate and housing action i...
46 min
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Bonus episode: Shannon Te Huia, Kiwibank Local ...
34 min
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Global capitalism’s 'doom loop' and how to stop it
34 min
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The rise of the work from home economy
40 min