Growing Sharesies, an update with Co-CEO's Brooke, Sonya & Leighton
How has Sharesies evolved this year? The three Sharesies CEOs look back at a jam-packed 2024, growing from an investment platform to a comprehensive wealth app, with insurance, Save and PIE Save, and KiwiSaver—plus an array of innovative features. Even better, we get a look ahead at 2025, inclu…
Quick Bite: Good news for NZ next year?
We're thinking positive for 2025! Brad Olsen & RNZ business journalist Gyles Beckford look at the positives for NZ next year, including emerging signs of economic recovery, positive sentiment, easing mortgage rates, increased household spending, business activity, and potential employment growth. …
Crypto, Trump & NZX: 2024 in review
How do we rate 2024 and what's in store for 2025? Brad Olsen, Infometrics Principal Economist, and RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford dig into global market dynamics and our national outlook as cryptocurrency goes mainstream, tech stocks defy gravity, and Kiwis finally catch a break on interest r…
Quick Bite: How will Trump impact the NZ economy? 🇺🇸💰
Independent economist Tony Alexander unpacks the potential impacts of the US presidential election on New Zealand's economic landscape. From cryptocurrency trends to trade uncertainties, we explore market dynamics, policy shifts, and economic challenges facing investors in 2025. This quick bite is…
Will property thrive or just survive in 2025? Tony Alexander
What’s coming for New Zealand’s economy in 2025 and beyond? While things are easing, Independent Economist Tony Alexander cautions business owners, investors, and homebuyers to look for a slow recovery, not a booming comeback—and those ultra-low pandemic era interest rates are long gone. Throw in…
🎙️ Bonus Bite: What we've learned from the tough times 💡with Luke Kemeys of Keep The Change
In this bonus episode we continue the conversation with Keep the Change host Luke Kemeys, and unpack the last couple of years of economic rollercoasters! Leighton & Luke explore the importance of financial education and building options, how optimism isn't about everything being perfect, but being …
Luke Kemeys from Keep the change–Five blockers to growing your wealth
Are you overthinking your investing? Do you ever find yourself procrastinating, or getting stuck? In this week’s Shared Lunch, accountant and grassroots financial educator Luke Kemeys (Keep the Change) points out five barriers that get in the way of creating wealth. Whether it’s a lack of goal-set…
Quick Bite: Why NZ Beats Australia in Fibre
How did NZ become so successful in fibre uptake, outpacing both Australia and the UK, despite geographical challenges? What does this mean for the NZ's connected future? Mark Aue CEO of Chorus speaks about skyrocketing data usage, the future of connected homes and how the country is tackling digita…
How Chorus built our $5.5B world-class fibre network
Mark Aue, CEO at Chorus, tells us how a Spark spin-off became NZ's largest telecommunications infrastructure company, putting New Zealand 17th globally in fibre uptake—ahead of Australia and the UK. Chorus has spent $5.5 billion building a national fibre network to become the country’s definitive …
Quick Bite: How does the future of banking look?
Have Neobanks lived up to the hype? ANZ Group CEO Shayne Elliott gives his take on how banking needs more than just 'flashy apps' and what makes true banking innovation. Shayne reveals how ANZ is investing in modern tech infrastructure with ANZ Plus, and their vision for AI in banking, from code …