Shamubeel Eaqub
Economic impact of Covid-19 in New Zealand
The global health crisis of the spread of Covid-19 is hitting markets hard all over the world. Here in New Zealand certain sectors are going to be hit very hard. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub talks about… Audio
Housing affordability survey bad news for middle income earners
Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the country now rated "severely unaffordable".
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Trump stuns by talking about Italy-US links
US President Trump, 1000 days into his presidency stuns again by talking about U.S - Italian links going back thousands of years. Audio
Zombie town predictions realised in commission report
Economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, who predicted regional zombie towns around the country has been vindicated in the latest productivity commission report. He joins the panel to discuss the report. Audio
Experts give up on Kiwibuild before reset announcement
Two housing experts have given up on Kiwibuild before the reset has even been announced. Today, Housing Minister Megan Woods will unveil the government's recalibration - seven months and one demoted… Audio
Kiwibuild a distraction, won’t solve housing crisis - economist
Economist and housing specialist Shamubeel Eaqub says Kiwibuild is a distraction and was never going to solve the problems that caused a housing crisis. Today the Housing Minister Megan Woods will… Audio
Shamubeel Eaqub: Low OCR will help export sector
The Reserve Bank has sprung a major surprise with a bigger than expected cut to the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 1 percent. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says the move will have the biggest… Audio
Unemployment down, wages up
Wages are up and unemployment is down, but how long will it last? Figures show that the unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.9 per cent in the June quarter. Audio
The Queen tipped to hand over power to Charles in two years
Now the Queen might be doing the unimaginable. Handing over power to her boy Charles! Audio
Fake news about famous deaths
It's a thing. Fake social media and news stories about disaster befalling the famous. And people believe it. Audio
Dangers of trampoline parks
The school holidays are here and the kids might be heading to a trampoline park. But there are some pretty serious injuries to be had. A biomechanical engineer from the US says the designs of… Audio
CHCH mayor chooses not to know mosque shooter's name
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is in Britain this week opening a new branch of the Christchurch Foundation, raising money for the victims of the March 15 mosque attacks. One of the interesting… Audio
NZers knowledge of Asia has grown
New research from the Asia New Zealand Foundation has found increased travel, entertainment and personal connections means New Zealanders understand the region better than ever before. It's a self… Audio
End of the line for the VW Beetle
Question of the Day: What's your most memorable car experience? The last Volkswagon Beetle has rolled off the production line in Mexico. It's had a few incarnations, the latest began in 2011 and there… Audio
Kakapo baby boom has sad side
New Zealand is in the midst of far and away the best kakapo breeding season ever. The total adult population of these endangered birds is just 142. But this season 86 chicks have hatched the next best… Audio
GPs prescribing cannabis
The government has today released a set of proposed regulations for medicinal cannabis - around cultivation and around standards for medicinal products. Under the proposed new regulatory scheme… Audio
Crisis point for infrastructure
New Zealand's infrastructure is at crisis point. Tjis is the analysis of the Prime Minister's own Business Advisory Council, headed by outgoing Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon. This… Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones and Shamubeel Eaqub (Part 2)
Question of the Day: What's your most memorable car experience? The last Volkswagon Beetle has rolled off the production line in Mexico. It's had a few incarnations, the latest began in 2011 and there… Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones and Shamubeel Eaqub (Part 1)
New Zealand's infrastructure is at crisis point. Tjis is the analysis of the Prime Minister's own Business Advisory Council, headed by outgoing Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon. This… Audio
I've been thinking for 10 July 2019
What the Panelists Ali Jones and Shamubeel Eaqub have been thinking about. Audio
