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 great resignation hits Aotearoa
44 min
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Inflation everywhere, except the housing market
33 min
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Budget 2022: Reaction special
22 min
179
The rise of the inflation robots
39 min
180
Bonus episode: What the new lending rules mean ...
28 min
181
Petrol prices and our lizard brains
58 min
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Unpacking our supermarkets’ superprofits
37 min
183
What strawberries can teach us about NZ’s economy
37 min
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What the Reserve Bank's latest decision means
37 min
185
Bonus episode: The power of diversity and inclu...
26 min
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Aluminium prices vs our climate plans
48 min
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Light rail’s heavy carbon footprint
38 min
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Why is everything getting more expensive?
47 min
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A big year for local politics
38 min
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A big year for the economy
28 min
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Bonus episode: The dangers of debt
30 min
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A big year for housing
25 min
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Summer reissue: An epic intergenerational wealt...
36 min
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Summer reissue: The impossible dream of home ow...
55 min
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Eight years to carbon zero
47 min
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Our discounted future
39 min
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The shipping forecast
41 min
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Bonus episode: A new way of banking, with Steve...
43 min
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Can we make housing affordable without crashing...
53 min
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You deserve a raise
<p>New Zealand’s Labour Cost Index showed a 2.4% wage increase last year. But when you set that against an inflation increase of 4.9% over the same period, in real terms the average New Zealander took a 2.5% pay cut. In a tight labour market, we should in theory all be marching into our boss’s office and asking for a raise – so why isn’t this happening? To find out, Bernard Hickey talks to CTU chief economist Craig Renney and Kiwibank economist Mary Jo Vergara.</p><p>When the Facts Change is brought to you by The Spinoff Podcast Network together with Kiwibank.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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