Bernard Hickey

RBNZ set to hike OCR, but Jarrod Kerr very opposed; Govt rewrote fast-track law after miners' request - The Post; ComCom backs off new grocery regulations; Hundreds of jobs at risk in Hawkes Bay

Willis touts rate hike as sign of success, with two more expected before Nov 7; Strait of Hormuz ceasefire 'over,' says Trump; Labour's solar offer bigger than National's; Shocking ED wait death

RBNZ hikes OCR to cut inflation by slicing jobs, yet youth jobless rate is 20.3% in my daughters' group; Monetary policy's blunt tool punishes the young & poor for imported & administered inflation

Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer & Robert Patman chat about the week in geopolitics, the economy & climate; plus special guest Julie Anne Genter on the Govt's RONS U-turn

Funding gap forces Govt to park 11 of 16 RONS; Waikato ED understaffed when man died waiting; Curia Poll shows Govt on track for second term; Auckland's City Rail Link to open August 30-BusinessDesk

Govt failing jobless benefit & student achievement targets; Health NZ U-turns on publishing waiting lists; Nurses union calls for ED death transparency; Small town offers home to attract dentist

EMA calls for Govt to halt NZ's de-industrialisation; India says FTA's visas are about labour mobility, not migration, which extends collective fudge about temporary workers not needing housing etc

A recording from Nick Ruane and Bernard Hickey's live video

National hits record-low under Luxon in RNZ-Reid poll of 28.7%, but would still be re-elected with NZ First at 9-year high of 11.5%, & with Opportunity at 4.7%; EDs & hospitals mired in winter crisis

NZ firms 'rocket' prices up when costs rise, but 'feather' them down when costs fall, RBNZ research finds; RBNZ cites Govt-driven inflation in speech; Paul Henry says Luxon 'not clicking' with voters