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 renewable energy source beneath our feet
Bernard explores how to harness the power of the natural geothermal resource bubbling below the earth.
31 min
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This is Kiwi: Kiri Nathan on building community...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to iconic fashion designer Kiri Nathan on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
36 min
78
What is the future of our banking system?
Josh Daniell explains why open banking is exploding in popularity across Europe and Australia, and what we can do to access that type of freedom in Aotearoa.
22 min
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This is Kiwi: Robbie Van Dam on finding innovat...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to GoodNature founder Robbie Van Dam on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
28 min
80
Breaking the financial barriers for Māori
Bernard explores the tension between the modern colonial banking system and te ao Māori with Teaho Pihama from Kiwibank.
28 min
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This is Kiwi: Dr Ellen Joan Nelson on embracing...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to inclusive workplace advocate Dr Ellen Joan Nelson on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
34 min
82
Making climate adaptation as fair as possible
Troy Baisden and Catherine Leining discuss their new guide that aims to help communities make change for the collective good.
33 min
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This is Kiwi: Dr Rangi Mātāmua on finding wisdo...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to Matariki expert Dr Rangi Mātāmua on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
35 min
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When house price sustainability doesn’t mean af...
Reserve Bank researcher Dr Andrew Coleman explains why house prices have reached a sustainable level, yet remain unaffordable for many.
55 min
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This is Kiwi: Simran Kaur on planning for futur...
While you wait for the next episode of When the Facts Change, join Jane Yee as she talks to Simran Kaur on This is Kiwi, a new series brought to you by our friends at Kiwibank.
34 min
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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
89
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
90
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
91
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
92
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
93
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
94
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
95
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
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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
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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
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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