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: Dane and Stacey on choosing adven...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she gets to know popular travel bloggers and digital nomads Dane and Stacey.
45 min
2
An electrifying plan for Aotearoa
Saul Griffith joins Bernard Hickey to advocate for a greener, more affordable energy future for Aotearoa.
22 min
3
This is Kiwi: Jess Hong on chasing dreams as an...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of Jess Hong, lead actor in Netflix's sci-fi blockbuster 3 Body Problem.
46 min
4
Building better goal posts for emissions accoun...
Dr Amelia Sharman from the External Report Board joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the XRB’s new standards for emissions accounting.
26 min
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This is Kiwi: Taylor Roche on turning obstacles...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of Taylor Roche, one of New Zealand's biggest TikTok sensations..
47 min
6
The lights have switched off at the Consumer Ad...
Deborah Hart, former chair of the Consumer Advocacy Council, joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the government’s decision to scrap the council, and what’s wrong with New Zealand’s electricity industry.
27 min
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This is Kiwi: Jess Quinn on normalising differe...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of disability advocate Jess Quinn
48 min
8
Finally, the RBNZ cuts the OCR
The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate this week for the first time since the beginning of Covid. Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr joins Bernard to explain how the central bank changed its mind when the facts changed, and what it means for mortgage rates and the housing market.
14 min
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This is Kiwi: Kirsten Dodgen on proving the dou...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of global dance sensation Kirsten Dodgen
46 min
10
Why insulation is such a hot topic
NZ Green Building Council CEO Andrew Eagles joins Bernard Hickey to pull back the GIB board and take a look at why people are getting so heated about insulation standards.
27 min
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This is Kiwi: TJ Perenara on speaking your truth
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she goes behind the public persona of rugby legend TJ Perenara
49 min
12
How the world ran out of everything
New York Times journalist and author Peter Goodman joins Bernard for a fascinating conversation about supply chains, consumerism and light-up bath toys.
32 min
13
So much wealth... and poverty
Aotearoa has never been wealthier, yet demand for food parcels is skyrocketing and the Government won’t extend help to food banks so they can cope. Bernard talks to Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson about a surfeit of wealth at a time food banks are being defunded.
32 min
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We may have slain the inflation dragon
Kiwibank economist Mary Jo Vergara joins Bernard Hickey to address the inflation figures released this week by Stats NZ. Where is annual inflation at now, and where will it end up by the end of the year?
25 min
15
Bill English’s big ideas for Kāinga Ora
Former PM and finance minister Sir Bill English is the intellectual driving force behind the new government’s plans for the country's biggest landlord. He tells Bernard why a full accounting of its running costs may prove to be too rich for the government.
32 min
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Will we see a rate cut from the Reserve Bank th...
Kiwibank economist Sabrina Delgado joins Bernard to examine the latest forecast indicating that the RBNZ will delay a long-awaited OCR cut until 2025, and why her team at Kiwibank think the cut will come much sooner.
19 min
17
A decade in charge of the national power grid
Retiring CEO of Transpower Alison Andrew joins Bernard to reflect on a decade at the helm of the state-owned power grid operator.
21 min
18
What kind of homes do we actually want?
Is the Kiwi dream to own a "McMansion", a "shoebox" or something else entirely? Bernard talks with The Urban Advisory’s MD Greer O’Donnell about a new survey of what type of homes we actually want.
28 min
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Bonus episode: When the most facts changed the ...
Toby Manhire joins Bernard to discuss how much the Labour Government of 1984 to 1989, portrayed in The Spinoff's new hit podcast series Juggernaut, created our modern economy, for good and ill.
37 min
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Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut – I Love ...
The Spinoff is proud to present Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, hosted by Toby Manhire. Listen to episode one now and follow the series wherever you get your podcasts.
54 min
21
Why is the Reserve Bank continuing to hold the ...
RBNZ Chief economist Paul Conway joins Bernard to explain why it continues to hold the OCR at 5.5% and if this approach can make an impact on sticky inflation.
30 min
22
How a cold snap almost caused an national energ...
Electric Kiwi CEO Luke Blincoe joins Bernard to unravel how the electricity market works, the faults in that market that put us at risk of nationwide blackouts, and how we can improve things as the weather gets colder.
28 min
23
Budget day special
Budget 2024 has arrived and, as expected, there is plenty to unpack. To help make sense of the fiscal furore, Bernard is joined by Gone By Lunchtime's Toby Manhire in a special Spinoff crossover episode.
22 min
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An interest rate bludgeoning
The Reserve Bank has released its May monetary policy statement and, as usual, Bernard has plenty to say about it. He is joined by Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr to interpret our central bank's decisions and how they will affect Aotearoa going forward.
23 min
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Floods knocked out Redclyffe, so why rebuild on...
Flood damage from Cyclone Gabrielle means Redclyffe substation needs to be rebuilt. Transpower's Mark Ryall joins Bernard to discuss the curious decision to rebuild on the same flood-prone site.
26 min