On Sunday the Government announced a new platform, Open Electricity, to compare power plans.

A Beehive press release claims that approximately two million households and 165,000 small business customers will benefit.

Energy minister Simon Watts chats to Andrew Dickens about the new platform and a focus on increased transparency for consumers across industries. 

"We think the average household's probably going to save about $360 a year," he said. 

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On Sunday the Government announced a new platform, Open Electricity, to compare power plans.
A Beehive press release claims that approximately two million households and 165,000 small business customers will benefit.
Energy minister Simon Watts chats to Andrew Dickens about the new platform and a focus on increased transparency for consumers across industries.&nbsp;
"We think the average household's probably going to save about $360 a year," he said.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Simon Watts: Energy minister chats new Government power plan comparison platform

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Hundreds are feared dead in what started as a cost of living protests in Iran, which spiralled into general protests against the regime.

The protests escalated as protesters were killed and the internet was blacked by the Government. 

UOA international relations professor and human rights expert Dr Maria Armoudian joined Andrew Dickens to chat about the ongoing situation.  

She said, "they don't have a problem arresting, jailing, killing people. And so yes, they are losing their legitimacy in that way as well, but it's also a signal of a weaker and weakened government because a competent and confident government doesn't have to respond this way."

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Hundreds are feared dead in what started as a cost of living protests in Iran, which spiralled into general protests against the regime.
The protests escalated as protesters were killed and the internet was blacked by the Government.&nbsp;
UOA international relations professor and human rights expert Dr Maria Armoudian joined Andrew Dickens to chat about the ongoing situation.&nbsp;&nbsp;
She said, "they don't have a problem arresting, jailing, killing people. And so yes, they are losing their legitimacy in that way as well, but it's also a signal of a weaker and weakened government because a competent and confident government doesn't have to respond this way."
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Dr Maria Armoudian: UOA international relations professor and human rights expert on Iran protests

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Kiwi student Arki Hunter has been accepted into New York's Columbia University in the early admissions round - with only 10-15% of students worldwide being accepted at that stage.

Hunter co-founded '12oz', an AI platform tackling NZ's drug and alcohol issues which won her a Crimson Education scholarship and the Deloitte Individual of the Year award. 

Hunter plans to major in sociology and political science at Columbia. 

She joined Andrew Dickens to chat about her career goals, socially conscious businesses, and the brain drain.

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Kiwi student Arki Hunter has been accepted into New York's Columbia University in the early admissions round - with only 10-15% of students worldwide being accepted at that stage.
Hunter co-founded '12oz', an AI platform tackling NZ's drug and alcohol issues which won her a Crimson Education scholarship and the Deloitte Individual of the Year award.&nbsp;
Hunter plans to major in sociology and political science at Columbia.&nbsp;
She joined Andrew Dickens to chat about her career goals, socially conscious businesses, and the brain drain.
LISTEN ABOVE

Arki Hunter: Kiwi teen and app developer headed to New York's Columbia University

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Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increased again in December 2025 by 2.4%pa.

Proteins saw the largest increase, and dairy's price increase slowed but still remained above the average. 

Although, Brad Olsen says the latest numbers give him hope for better food costs through this year. 

LISTEN ABOVE

Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increased again in December 2025 by 2.4%pa.
Proteins saw the largest increase, and dairy's price increase slowed but still remained above the average.&nbsp;
Although, Brad Olsen says the latest numbers give him hope for better food costs through this year.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE

Brad Olsen: Infometrics principal economist says grocery prices not all bad despite recent increase

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/d8c902ef-3a6f-4064-8905-b3cf0147f3f4/transcript

Simon Watts: Energy minister chats new Government power plan comparison platform

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