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RBNZ paying billions to banks in interest, plus lending $19b cheaply to banks Listen now (16 min) | RBNZ set to pay banks $3.3b in interest on $53b-plus on cash balances in RBNZ settlement accounts; Robertson looked at cutting interest paid as type of bank tax; RBNZ & Treasury said no

Mar 26

The hoon for the week that was to March 25 Listen now (55 min) | Peter Bale & Bernard Hickey hoon around the week's news with guests Robert Patman on AUKUS, Xi & Putin; Bronwyn Hayward on the IPCC report & ETS review; and Natalia Antelava on Georgia & Russia

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Mar 24

The climate landmine under our economy (a housing market with bits tacked on)Listen now (30 min) | Reserve Bank paper sees potential total wipe-out of house values for some Auckland homes exposed to rising seas and 1-in-100 storm, with 25% at some risk; Annual insurance roll-over the hair trigger

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With co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with Robert Patman on AUKUS, Xi and Putin; Bronwyn Hayward on the IPCC report and the ETS review; and Natalia Antelava on Georgia

Mar 24

Paying subscribers can ask Bernard Hickey about the week’s news, including the US & Swiss banking crises, the softening outlook for interest rates, the…

Mar 23

Wayne Brown's #Auxit moment Ouça agora (16 min) | Aotearoa finds its Trumpy Brexiteer; Brown pulls Auckland out of LGNZ with his casting vote; Child poverty stagnates; Rent stress…

Mar 23

Is bundling restricting electricity competition?Listen now (15 min) | Power watchdog wants actual watchdogs to probe electricity + broadband bundling for signs of profit padding by electricity…

Mar 23

What the US and European bank rescues mean for us Listen now (45 min) | US Treasury Secretary reassures depositors in other small US banks their money is as safe as the uninsured (but now guaranteed…

Mar 21

Inside TOP's Teal Card and political strategy Listen now (34 min) | TOP Leader Raf Manji details Teal Card plan and responds to challenges; He talks about TOP's views on not wanting ministerial…

Mar 21

So what would be the point of a Green vote again?Listen now (6 min) | James Shaw tries to answer that question in his 'State of The Planet' speech, saying Greens won't support a governing party without…

Mar 19

The hoon for the week that was to March 19 Listen now (45 min) | Peter Bale & Bernard Hickey hoon around the week's news with guests Raf Manji on TOP's plans & global bank dramas; Nicola Willis…

Mar 17

With co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with guests Robert Patman on China's 'great wall of steel'; Raf Manji on TOP's plans & banks; Nicola…

Mar 17

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