
International Outlook: Update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Two weeks on from our last International Outlook podcast on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Oliver Hartwich joins Ben Craven to discuss what has happened since. Were the meetings between Emmanuel Macron...
17 Feb 202222min

Effects of the CCCFA on financial services
The controversial Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act came into force from 1 December 2021. It has significantly changed how Kiwis gain access to credit. Ben Craven and Oliver Hartwich discuss...
16 Feb 202216min

International Outlook: Taxonomic vandalism, EU-style
The European Union has recently labelled nuclear energy and natural gas as environmentally sustainable energy sources. What has led to this labelling and what does it mean for Europe’s energy future?...
10 Feb 20226min

Unemployment Insurance with Kirk Hope and Oliver Hartwich
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope joins Oliver Hartwich and Ben Craven on the podcast to discuss the Government's proposed unemployment insurance scheme. What will it mean for employers and employ...
9 Feb 202213min

Why inflation looks here to stay
The early 90s was the last time New Zealand’s Reserve Bank had to get high inflation under control. Does the agency have the will and determination for the fight three decades later? Matt Burgess sp...
3 Feb 202211min

International Outlook: Icarus In Downing Street
On our latest episode of International Outlook, Ben Craven talks to Oliver Hartwich about the tumultuous leadership of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Oliver recounts his own interactions with the l...
1 Feb 202220min

Energy and emissions in 2022
2022 will be an important year for the Government as it decides upon energy and emissions policies. Matt Burgess joins Ben Craven to talk about three of the important developments we can expect to se...
1 Feb 202215min

Understanding New Zealand’s high inflation
Inflation is now higher than it has been in more than three decades. Matt Burgess and Oliver Hartwich join Ben Craven to discuss the latest inflation figures. What is responsible, and what needs to b...
27 Jan 202219min



















