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GDP outlook slashed as fresh cost-of-living shock arrives
ANZ cuts Q2 GDP forecast to 0.1% from 0.4% & sees just 0.9% growth for 2025 as leading indicators sag; Iran attacks Qatar & may close Straits of Hormuz…
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A housing supply shock in exactly the wrong direction
Chris Bishop wants to unleash a housing supply shock to improve affordability & is revamping the rules for councils, but his actions so far have…
Jun 22 • 
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Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Antony Loewenstein, Jonathan Lyons & Andrea Black ‘Hoon’ around the news of the…
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with regular guests Cathrine Dyer & Robert Patman, along with special guests Antony Loewenstein, Jonathan Lyons …
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Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Andrew Gunn ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 13
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with regular guests Cathrine Dyer & Robert Patman and special guest Andrew Gunn about the news of the week to June 17
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A note to subscribers: I’ll be back on June 23
I’m going to take a break from posting for a couple of weeks while Lynn and I are on holiday
Jun 8 • 
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Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 6
Peter Bale chats with regular guests Cathrine Dyer & Robert Patman and special guests Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth talk about the news of the week to…
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Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 6
Peter Bale chats with regular guests Cathrine Dyer & Robert Patman and special guests Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth talk about the news of the week to…
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Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes for Thursday, June 5
Labour/Green/TPM jump ahead of coalition parties in RNZ-Reid poll; Luxon says he doesn't recognise numbers; Stats NZ forecasts migration to average…
Jun 4 • 
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One way housing supply growth is strangled
And how ever-higher prices of new homes at the margins reset existing home prices ever-higher; Refusal of Crown & Councils to borrow for infrastructure…
Jun 3 • 
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