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Herald NOW Business
With more than more than 25 years' experience reporting on consumer affairs, business and politics, Garth Bray brings you today's business news, direct from the Herald NOW studio.
Episodes
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Why the weakness in global tech share prices? - Mon 19 Oct
Investors question whether AI demand can justify the trillions of dollars being poured into computing capacity. Shane Solly, Harbour Asset Management. See…
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Inside the 2026 Mood of the Boardroom - Mon 19 Oct
Fran O’Sullivan, Herald Business commentator reveals what’s top of mind for business leaders in this year’s Mood of the Boardroom. See…
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Election uncertainty: Are businesses really holding back? - Fri 16 Oct
ASB senior economist Mark Smith on why businesses keep investing despite election uncertainty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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EVs: From pump shock to power bill shock - Fri 16 Oct
Tama Toki, Founder & CEO of Aotea Energy, on how smart technology can cut EV charging costs and protect households from power bill shock. See…
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AI Boom Surges as US Consumers Face Pressure - Fri 16 Oct
JBWere’s Phil Borkin unpacks TSMC’s latest results for clues on AI demand and what US retail sales reveal about the resilience of American…
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Trademark dispute over the name Chiefs - Fri 16 Oct
A curtain-raiser of sorts will play out in the High Court in Wellington, between NZ Rugby and the NRL. 2degrees Business wrap with Shayne Currie. See…
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Primary sector: Dairy comeback, fertiliser and lamb risks - Fri 16 Oct
BusinessDesk's Riley Kennedy on Dairy Goat Co-op’s turnaround, National’s fertiliser security plan and the US probe threatening NZ lamb exports…
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ArtCraft vs Adobe - Revenge is best served free. Tech with 2degrees - Thu 15 Oct
ArtCraft has released free, open-source alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office. Peter Griffin - The Business of Tech podcast. See…
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America's K-shaped economy really is shaping our own right now - Thu 15 Oct
Corporate earnings are great but costs are getting out of hand. 2degrees Business wrap - Garth Bray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Golden visa billions: How NZ keeps the wealth - Thu 15 Oct
Sunny Nair, SFS Private Wealth founder, warns New Zealand risks losing billions in investor wealth without stronger private banking infrastructure. See…
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US inflation data stronger than expected - Thu 15 Oct
The US dollar and the kiwi dollar react to that. Zoe Wallis - Forsyth Barr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Genesis switches on Huntly’s big battery today - Thu 15 Oct
Genesis COO Tracey Hickman on switching on Huntly’s 100MW battery today and how large-scale storage will help secure NZ’s electricity supply. See…
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The failed Firmus float - what went wrong? - Wed 14 Oct
What does it tell us about investor appetite for data centres and AI infrastructure? Matt Goodson from Salt Funds Management. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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US market health check - Big banks plus big healthcare - Wed 14 Oct
Wealth Watch with Generate looks at JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup + Johnson & Johnson and United Health. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Lodestone’s big solar ambitions and investor appeal - Wed 14 Oct
Lodestone Energy's Gary Holden on investor appetite for its offer, funding the company’s next growth phase and New Zealand’s solar power potential…
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About 5,000 robots are now making deliveries in 10 major US cities - Wed 14 Oct
About 5,000 robots are now making deliveries in 10 major US cities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tax promises: do the numbers stack up? - Wed 14 Oct
Deloitte tax partner Robyn Walker on how to separate credible tax policies from political promises and whether the numbers really add up. See…
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NZ tax system: What needs fixing? - Tue 13 Oct
Tax Traders co-founder Nicola Taylor on what’s working in New Zealand’s tax system, what needs fixing and the changes businesses need from the next…
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Are startups building too slowly? - Tue 13 Oct
Dr Rinku Patel is a US healthcare technology entrepreneur, pharmacist and AI founder here for Auckland Startup week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Australia’s Market Faces Rates and Oil Headwinds - Tue 13 Oct
Craigs Investment Partners' Grant Cotty on rising rates, oil prices and fading mining momentum weighing on Australia’s share market. See…
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Newmic Theraputics amoung 200 StartUps which will pitch to win $US1m in backing - Tue 13 Oct
John Reynolds from Newmic Theraputics pitching a medical technology that uses sound waves to help deliver medication to the brain. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Investors asking same question right now: stay the course, or play it safe? - Tue 13 Oct
The latest Sharesies Index has dropped and the confident have turned cautious. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Billionaires, ambition, getting rich and taxes - Mon 12 Oct
The NBR Rich List estimated wealth of those on the list had grown to $129 billion. Herald Business Commentator Fran O'Sullivan. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Today marks four years of a bull market in US shares - Mon 12 Oct
Since October 2022, the gains have been remarkable; Dow up 77%. S&P 500 up 118%. Nasdaq Composite up 163%. 2degrees Business wrap with Garth Bray. See…
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How damaging is policy churn? - Mon 12 Oct
John Cuthbertson CA ANZ co chair - Should tax policy be designed to survive an election cycle? Part one of our tax series. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Ambitious startups - how to turn them into into global businesses - Mon 12 Oct
UK based tech entrepreneur and investor Dr Oliver Hardick is at Auckland Startup Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Government Bond yields stabilise - why it matters - Mon 12 Oct
What’s coming up this week that might influence bond yields? Shane Solly from Harbour assest management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Texel Air shows reliable air freight keeps NZ moving - Fri 9 Oct
Texel Air chairman John Chisholm, discusses a $95m NZ investment and plans to grow the country’s air freight capacity. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Four-day-week pioneer Andrew Barnes on the future of the working week - Fri 9 Oct
Northland Regional Council moves staff to a nine-day fortnight on the same pay - effectively giving staff a pay rise by lowering their hours worked. See…
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Where investors see NZ opportunities - Fri 9 Oct
JBWere's Rickey Ward on where investors see NZ opportunities — and how overseas investors are viewing the market. ' See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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US markets: What’s moving today - Fri 9 Oct
Anu Ganti, S&P Dow Jones Indices Senior Director, joins us with the latest on US markets, from performance to the outlook for active and passive funds. See…
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The investment world is watching our trans-Tasman neighbour right now - Fri 9 Oct
Valued at almost NZ$55 billion, Firmus was supposed to be Australia's biggest float since Telstra nearly 30 years ago. ' See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Fusion race heats up, NZ eyes a bigger role - Thu 8 Oct
Tech with 2degrees. Danu Abeysuriya of Rush Digital on the race to make fusion commercially viable and why NZ’s OpenStar is in the mix. See…
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Election energy policies put investors on alert - Thu 8 Oct
Forsyth Barr analyst Andrew Harvey Green on the election’s competing energy policies, what they could mean for power prices, investment and the sector…
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Look at a banknote for inspiration - Thu 8 Oct
Our money celebrates the Kiwis who built this country. 2degrees Business wrap with Garth Bray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Future of NZ debate wash-up - Thu 8 Oct
Future of New Zealand Debate delivered a buffet of current and future talent.. as well as dancing robots and G-D-Pizza. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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NZ still tops as offshore appetite cools - Wed 7 Oct
Simpson Grierson Corporate Partner Anastasiya Gamble says global uncertainty is drawing investors back to familiar markets, keeping NZ firmly in the mix. See…
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What would a Labour led goverment mean for markets? - Wed 7 Oct
Historically, equities have done okay under left-leaning govts as looser policy sees stronger nominal earnings at least offset higher discount rates. See…
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Business confidence jumps to 40% in the latest NZIER Survey of Business Opinion - Wed 7 Oct
Wealth Watch with Generate - Is the economy turning a corner? Greg Smith KiwiSaver investment and Managed Funds specialist from Generate. See…
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China prepares for a future with fewer workers and more golden oldies - Wed 7 Oct
2degrees Business wrap with Garth Bray - 'Companies with greater exposure to China's infant nutrition market are finding conditions tougher.' See…
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Big money moves in Auckland property - Tue 6 Oct
Herald property editor Anne Gibson on Takapuna units and the $45m Drury hospital site. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Skycity's turnaround under scrutiny - Tue 6 Oct
Paul Laxton Koraua from Forsyth Barr on SkyCity asset sales, cost-out, Adelaide and online gambling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tatua delivers $12.42/kgMS milk payout - Tue 6 Oct
Tatua CEO Stephen Allen on the co-op’s record specialised product revenue and the expansion boosting future growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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The retail pricing test - one with card surcharges and one without - Tue 6 Oct
A live economic experiment where Australian businesses absorb surcharge while NZ continues to show it at the till. 2degrees Business wrap - Garth Bray. See…
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$30m BioFactory aims to turn waste into wealth - Tue 6 Oct
BioFactory CEO Claire Stewart on the $30m raise to turn forestry, agriculture and marine waste into high-value products and build NZ’s bioeconomy. See…
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Fuel and the ongoing impact of war - Mon 5 Oct
G7 oil and diesel release announcement see oil prices down. Shane Solly Harbour Asset Management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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How low might the dollar limbo? 2degrees Business wrap with Garth Bray - Mon 5 Oct
How many smaller businesses pay US-dollar prices for software subscriptions, or watch trade-weighted pricing steadily eat into already-thin margins? See…
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Kiwi investors eye India’s growth opportunity - Mon 5 Oct
Jai Goradia, Indus Founder & CEO, on opening India’s fast-growing investment market to Kiwi investors and what’s next for the fintech. See…
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Spaceport Cornwall checks out NZ's aerospace sector - Mon 5 Oct
Ross Hulbert from Spaceport Cornwall on connections made at the NZ Aerospace Summit in Christchurch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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KiwiSaver debate - scrap tax but also scrap government contributions? - Mon 5 Oct
The big thing we do need on Kiwisaver is certainty.' Herald Business commentator Fran O'Sullivan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Reserve Bank aims for cash access standard - Fri 2 Oct
The regulator wants minimum coverage of 2.5 cash-handling sites for every 10,000 people, reaching 95% of the population. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Micron results test AI expectations - Fri 2 Oct
The markets becoming immune to it when you see 400% revenue growth in a year, the market goes yeah okay thats what we thought.' Phil Borkin from JBWere. See…
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Red meat sector rides strong demand - Fri 2 Oct
Red Meat Sector Conference this week, aimed at post farmgate. BusinessDesk rural reporter Riley Kennedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dawn Aerospace eyes spaceplane launch next year - Fri 2 Oct
Dawn Aerospace CEO Stefan Powell on the push to get its Aurora spaceplane into orbit and NZ’s aerospace edge.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Making ageing gracefully pay for Radius - Thu 1 Oct
Radius CEO Andrew Peskett on making ageing gracefully a viable business — and building a different model for growth in aged care. See…
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The business reality facing NZ sport - Thu 1 Oct
Scott Weenink on the financial and governance pressures facing NZ cricket and netball, and the business changes needed for sustainability. See…
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Centrix data shows mortgages remain the leading cause of financial hardship - Thu 1 Oct
Personal loan hardships have more than doubled in three years, making them the fastest-growing source of debt stress. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap See…
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Why AI needs independent testing - Thu 1 Oct
Peter Griffin on why AI needs independent testing, the risks of autonomous agents and what businesses need to know as AI adoption accelerates See…
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AI boom meets rising bond yields - Thu 1 Oct
Forsyth Barr’s Aaron Ibbotson on AI-fuelled markets, Micron’s memory boom and rising bond yields — and whether investors are getting too…
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The number that stood out in the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update - Wed 30 Sep
$15b less in bond issuance through to June 2030. That track surprised financial markets yesterday. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap. See…