Rupert Carlyon: Parties should be focusing on banks not supermarkets

There has been a lot of supermarket chat over the past couple of years, and it's ramping up now that we are headed into the election.  National wants to split up Food Stuffs, the Greens want to build KiwiMart, ACT wants regulatory barriers reduced so new competitors can enter, and Labour has propo…

Alex Flint: Keeping fit as you age

There's a lot of people and devices in our ears giving us, often conflicting, advice on fitness and wellness.  Today, Body Torque founder Alex Flint helped us take a look at what being fit actually looks like for a 40+ year old, and when you should stop paying attention to the numbers on your smar…

Kieran McAnulty: Labour campaign chair on what their election campaign can offer voters

Labour has launched their bid for election today, and they've pledged to cut student debt if they get elected. The party is promising to cull debt by 10 percent for students who finished study, but didn't benefit from Fees Free on April 1st.   Labour campaign chair Kieran McAnulty explained furth…

Simeon Brown: National campaign chair on the party's campaign launch in Auckland

National's putting the boot into Labour on tax, as it formally launches its bid for re-election. The party's vying for another term in Government with a message of 'no new taxes' as party faithful gathered in Auckland today. Campaign chair Simeon Brown joined The Weekend Collective to outline the…

Dougal Sutherland: Paying attention to who is mentoring your kids?

Who is mentoring your children? Can you, as a parent, sway that in any way? Umbrella Wellbeing CEO and clinical psychologist Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Tim Beveridge to chat about mentors and about the ongoing discussion around banning social media for teenagers.  LISTEN ABOVE 

Nichole Lewis: What makes a location work?

On the One Roof Radio Show, founder of Property Quadrants and property commentator Nichole Lewis joins Tim Beveridge to talk about the things in a neighbourhood that can lift a property's value. And when it comes to selling, how long is too long to hold to your expected sell price in a market that…

The Panel: Meta glasses are in NZ

This week on the Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Kyle MacDonald and Matilda Green. On the table today: the end of the parliamentary term got heated, Meta glasses are useful (but also creepy), how to make yourself smell more attractive, Dunedin ought to be on the "best places to live" list, and D…

Sylvie Thrush Marsh: There are many avenues to take employment disputes

The workplace is often dynamic - young people make their way in, technology change how things are done, new talent shift the team culture, and dress codes can differ from strict to casual. With the rise of remote and hybrid-jobs these days, what do employers and employees need to see eye-to-eye on…

Julia Sekula: Too much of one thing is never good

Calorie deficits and macros seem like the latest buzz in the world of fitness. Essentially it's just dieting and eating well. But looking at it differently, it's a balancing act of eating less, yet eating better. In the age of Social Media, that's drinking more protein shakes and smoothies, eating…

Erica Stanford: National will squash screentime in ECE and primary school, if re-elected

National says if they're re-elected, they'll end screen and individual-device use in ECE, tightly limit screen time in Years 1 to 3, and introduce age-appropriate limits for older primary students. They say they'll introduce a School Start Check at ECE before children transition to primary school,…