Mark Smith
Which region earned the most in 2024?
Are you getting paid enough for the region you live in? Frog Recruitment took a look at which region earned the most in New Zealand across 2024. Principal Consultant Mark Smith spoke to Charlotte… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 5 February 2025
In today's episode, unemployment has risen to the highest level since 2020 as the recession starts to bite; it's been a fiery reception for ACT leader David Seymour at Waitangi; a major upgrade has… Audio
Unemployment hits four year high
Unemployment has risen to the highest level since 2020, as the recession starts to bite. New data from Stats NZ shows the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, up from 4.8 percent in the previous… Audio
Our history mapped
Matt Smith, a designer teamed up with his history buff father Mark, to create something unique. Audio
Unemployment reaches highest rate in two years
Unemployment is at its highest rate in two years, while wage inflation is dropping.
ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith says the third quarter 3.9 percent increase in unemployment figures are to be… Audio
Economist says PREFU likely to show unstable economic outlook
Treasury will this afternoon publish its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update - or PREFU - with much of the speculation being that it will paint a rocky economic picture.
It will outline forecasts… Audio
Inflation numbers reflecting tight labour market - Economist
New Zealand's inflation rate is expected to show its first decline in nearly two years today - but an economist warns price pressures are going to prove hard to quell quickly.
The Consumer Price… Audio
Covid-19: Kiwis spending large out of lockdown
Out of lockdown, but still restricted to Aotearoa's shores, New Zealanders have been spending up large.
Latest figures from ASB show a spectacular surge in spending this quarter.
A massive rise of… Audio
ASB suggests RBNZ fund banks, manipulate Kiwi if economy sours
Economists at ASB are planning for darker economic times and how the Reserve Bank might act to support the economy. Audio
The life and times of the mysterious Man in Seat 61
Mark Smith is the driving force behind the hugely popular seat61.com website. He joins the show to discuss his business and why he rates New Zealand's Northern Explorer as one of the top five train… Audio
Mark Smith on the Amsterdam heatwave
The Netherlands is in the middle of a blistering heatwave that has set new records for the hottest temperatures ever recorded. Journalist Mark Smith is on the ground in Amsterdam and joins the show… Audio
Modest wage growth expected, could see lower inflation
Wage growth is expected to have ticked up only modestly so far this year pointing to lower inflation and potentially prompting the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate as early as next week. Audio
GBP set for bumpy ride over week of Brexit votes
The British government's attempts to get changes to its Brexit deal are going down to the wire. Audio
Retail card spending picks up pace
Retail spending is ahead of market expectations, defying the gloomy outlook seen in recent business and consumer surveys. Audio
ASB says foreign house ownership up to 21%
Analysis by ASB has found somewhere between 11 and 21 per cent of New Zealand residential property has been bought by foreign buyers. This is quite a hike up from Statistics New Zealand's estimate of… Audio
Net migration has slowed
Net migration has slowed to its lowest levels in more than two years with a steady flow of Kiwis and non New Zealand citizens leaving the country and fewer returning. Audio
