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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The future runs on electric power
Climate activist and tech entrepreneur Saul Griffith talks about his long journey to working in the White House and how he and his team helped flip the climate debate.
50 min
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This is Kiwi: Dave Letele on beating the odds
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to Dave Letele on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
31 min
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How to ensure fairer infrastructure costs for all
Bernard speaks with the head of strategy at the Infrastructure Commission about how we can strategise for a more equitable distribution of the costs associated with public infrastructure investment.
38 min
129
Redefining carbon farming in Aotearoa
Forestry consultant Mark Belton explains how carbon credit schemes that encourage mass planting of pine trees are detrimental to our long-term climate goals.
43 min
130
Is AI enhancing efficiency or encroaching on hu...
Bernard talks to Taggun founder CK Lee about the historically-fast rise of AI in workplaces and how he sees it as more friend than foe.
38 min
131
How big does Chris Bishop want us to be?
Bernard Hickey talks to National housing spokesman Chris Bishop about his ambitious plan to expand Aotearoa's infrastructure to keep up with 30 years worth of population growth.
38 min
132
How we budget is costing us dearly
Wellbeing economist Katherine Trebeck talks to Bernard about how the machinery of government, politicians and voters can think and plan differently to avoid the existing pattern of Aotearoa being penny-wise and pound-foolish
34 min
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Budget special: Bernard Hickey and Toby Manhire...
Two of the best minds The Spinoff Podcast Network has to offer sit down to discuss their initial analysis of the Labour Party's 2023 wellbeing budget.
29 min
134
Could standardising housing drive down the prices?
Bernard Hickey speaks to Simplicity Living MD Shane Brealey about how they build houses at a much more affordable price.
31 min
135
The pathway to homeownership for solo buyers
Bernard Hickey talks to Kiwibank’s Philippa Scott and Pip Maxwell about Kiwibank’s new Co-own mortgages
30 min
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How do we fix New Zealand's tax inequity?
Bernard Hickey talks to revenue minister David Parker about the Inland Revenue Departments report about the fairness New Zealand's current tax system.
32 min
137
How hiring autistic people benefits your workplace
Bernard Hickey talks with Autism NZ CEO Dane Dougan about the benefits that come with hiring autistic people
36 min
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What we need to do to meet our climate goals
Bernard Hickey talks with electricity expert John Hancock about the prospects of doubling our power industry again and explains how we can get it done.
41 min
139
Is your employer watching you work from home?
Bernard Hickey talks to Multitudes.co founder and CEO Lauren Peate about how to make working from home more ethically sound.
34 min
140
Will climate change wipe out your insurance?
Bernard Hickey talks to insurance and banking academic Dr. Michael Naylor from Massey University to explore what home owners can do to protect their housing insurance in a warming climate.
29 min
141
How Labour just hurt the Emissions Trading Scheme
Bernard Hickey talks to climate policy expert Christina Hood about how this months Emissions Trading Scheme auction failed and how it affects our climate response
51 min
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Bonus episode: Are the Greens willing to work w...
Bernard Hickey talks with Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter about Chris Hipkins policy dump and whether or not the Green Party would be willing to govern with National
41 min
143
Why Auckland Council should just borrow
A Better Budget for Auckland's India Logan-Riley talks with Bernard Hickey about the flaws in mayor Wayne Brown's budget logic
31 min
144
The future of sustainable farmlands
Bernard Hickey talks with farmers John Burke and Alison Dewes about their decisions to reintroduce ngahere and wetlands on their farms
37 min
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Is corporate greed the real culprit behind infl...
Bernard Hickey poses some questions to the Reserve Bank about the real villains behind skyrocketing inflation
28 min
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Will we change in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabr...
Bernard Hickey talks with climate policy academic David Hall about the changes we need to make to avoid environmental disaster?
42 min
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How Cyclone Gabrielle will forever change the h...
Bernard talks with Climate Sigma managing director Belinda Storey about the financial effects of the climate crisis
38 min
148
Will RMA reform actually solve our water woes?
Bernard talks with Irrigation NZ CEO Vanessa Winning about how changes to the Resource Management Act of 1991 could hurt the exact industries the reform is trying to encourage
41 min
149
How venture capitalism can fund a greener economy
Bernard Hickey talks with AirTree partner Jackie Vullinghs about how venture capitalists are funding Aotearoa’s fastest growing, least-polluting and highest-wage export growth sector.
27 min
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Is Wellington at risk of a slow, painful death?
Bernard talks with WellingtonNZ CEO John Allen about the challenges Wellington faces over the next decade
39 min