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 together with Kiwibank.
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This is Kiwi: Nico Porteous on the process of p...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to NZ's youngest Olympic medalist, Nico Porteous
49 min
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How super is NZ Super?
Retirement commissioner Jane Wrightson joins Bernard to dig into the complex and varied issues surrounding NZ Super.
28 min
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This is Kiwi: Louis Davis on modern fatherhood
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to social media sensation Louis Davis about challenging fatherhood stereotypes
41 min
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We all need to cut 75% of our personal carbon e...
Climate justice campaigner Emily Mabin Sutton joins Bernard to discuss how to reduce your annual carbon dioxide emissions from the national average of over eight tonnes per year, down to just two.
23 min
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This is Kiwi: Kendall Flutey on focusing your a...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to Kendall Flutey, founder of financial literacy software Banquer, about focusing ambition for good.
39 min
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A year on: decoding the cost of major weather e...
Shortly after the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, economist Roshen Kulwant speaks to Bernard about lessons learnt and what still needs to be done.
23 min
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This is Kiwi: Te Aorere Pēwhairangi on finding ...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to Te Aorere Pēwhairangi, a dynamic content creator dedicated to making te reo and te ao Māori accessible.
40 min
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The latest acronym in the Reserve Bank's tool kit
Bernard speaks to Valocity Global's Helen O'Sullivan about the RBNZ's proposed restrictions to lending and how they might affect our housing market.
28 min
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This is Kiwi: Jazz Thornton on resilience throu...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of mental health advocate and social media star Jazz Thornton.
37 min
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What's behind New Zealand's water woes?
Water NZ CEO Gillian Blythe talks to Bernard about the troubles facing our water infrastructure.
31 min
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Summer minipod 3: the grim reality for low-lyin...
In the final of three summer mini episodes, Bernard Hickey picks a key moment from 2023 when the political economy in Aotearoa shifted on its axis in real time.
10 min
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Summer minipod 2: the closing window of hope fo...
In the second of three summer mini episodes, Bernard Hickey picks a key moment from 2023 when the political economy in Aotearoa shifted on its axis in real time.
8 min
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Summer minipod 1: “end of story”
In the first of three summer mini episodes, Bernard Hickey Bernard Hickey picks a key moment from 2023 when the political economy in Aotearoa shifted on its axis in real time.
8 min
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Monopod: Reacting to Nicola Willis' mini-budget
Bernard Hickey pokes a hole in Nicola Willis' claim of fiscal vandalism after rifling through the mini-budget.
9 min
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2023
SUPERPOD is back to reflect on the highs and lows of a rollercoaster year.
39 min
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The economic impact of record-high migration
Kiwibank economist Mary-Jo Vergara on the economic effects of high migration.
22 min
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The real cost of the smoking excise tax
Public health researcher Andrew Waa gives his analysis of the changes to the smoke free 2025 legislation.
25 min
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When can we expect mortgage rates to drop?
Kiwibank’s Jarrod Kerr joins Bernard to discuss the Reserve Bank’s November monetary policy statement, and what it means for Aotearoa in 2024.
18 min
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The budget benefits of going electric
Rewiring Aotearoa CEO on his vision for a fully electrified supply chain in New Zealand.
27 min
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The state of the economy in Aotearoa with Steve...
The chief executive of Kiwibank discusses what regulatory changes he hopes do and do not come to fruition in 2024.
44 min
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A new solution to the first-home deposit problem?
Derek Handley shares Aera's plan to help first-home buyers get onto the property ladder
38 min
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How leaders can learn from their mistakes
Former Z Energy CEO Mike Bennetts on the differences between leadership and management.
27 min
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How to defend yourself from tech-savvy scammers
Kiwibank senior external fraud investigator Sareta Fraser explains how bank customers are in an arms race against increasingly ingenious and awful scammers.
25 min
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The wind power revolution energising Aotearoa
Giacomo Caleffi discusses how the NZ Super Fund could bolster plans to build an offshore wind farm in South Taranaki.
27 min
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Powering down to keep your savings up
Octopus Energy’s head of systems change Marcia Poletti discusses innovative ways power companies can adapt their current system to better support the energy grid.
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