Feebate – the government’s reverse Robin Hood scheme
Matt Burgess joins host Ben Craven to discuss the government’s feebate policy which launches in April 2022. The policy is egregiously regressive. Buyers of new EVs including the Tesla Model 3 will re...
5 Okt 20217min
Oliver Hartwich discusses the German election results and possible government coalitions
Germans went to the polls on Sunday to elect the first post-Angela Merkel government. Ben Craven talks to Oliver Hartwich about the results, who the winners and losers are, and what the next governmen...
29 Sep 202112min
The security implications of the new AUKUS alliance
In 2016, Australia agreed to purchase 12 conventionally powered Attack Class submarines from France. The deal cost AU$50 billion. Last week, Australia tore up the deal and instead agreed to purchase n...
22 Sep 202113min
Eric Crampton speaks to Graeme Jarvis about Covid-19 medicines
Dr Eric Crampton speaks to Medicines New Zealand CEO Graeme Jarvis about therapeutic medicines that ca treat Covid-19, and when we might expect them to become available in New Zealand.
16 Sep 202131min
David Law on the Government's unemployment insurance proposal
Dr David Law joins Ben Craven to discuss what we know about the Government’s plans for unemployment insurance, and what such a scheme could look like for New Zealanders.
9 Sep 20216min
Podcast: Matt Burgess on the increasing carbon price
This week the price of a New Zealand Unit of carbon credit passed $50 for the first time. Ben Craven spoke to Matt Burgess about why this happened, and what the increase in price will mean for consum...
2 Sep 202114min
Sir Bill English On The Individualised Funding Model For Disability Support
Individualised Funding, or IF, is a funding model for disability support. IF gives money directly to individuals so they can hire their own support staff. Each individual’s personal budget is set base...
2 Sep 202121min
The blackout on 9 August with Carl Hansen
Carl Hansen, the former Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority between 2010 and 2018, joins Matt Burgess to discuss what happened on the evening of 9 August when 35,000 homes lost power on the c...
26 Aug 202141min
