It's fair to say businesses in almost every industry, right across the country, have been doing it tough recently. Which is why it is so good to celebrate excellence and shout out about those doing well. The Deloitte 200 awards were announced last night with the top awards going to the places and people powering our economy and innovation Lead judge, and business journalist Fran O' Sullivan joins Jesse.

We're all aware of the benefits of children playing sport; learning to work as part of a team, increasing fitness, developing self-confidence, the list goes on. But these benefits can only be realised if children have positive experiences. A recent International Olympic Committee consensus statement found that between 44 per cent and 86 per cent of children experience interpersonal violence in sport environments this includes bullying, sexism, racism, homophobia, and sexual abuse. New research has raised questions about the current approaches to stopping abuse in children's sport and has highlighted the role local councils can play in problematic behaviour. Lead researcher from Melbourne's Monash University Dr Erik Denison has spent over a decade studying ways to stop discrimination and abuse in sport in Australia and New Zealand. He Joins Jesse.

House prices in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland continue to lag behind many other parts of the country Cotality has released its latest data which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in November with Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch seeing growth But Auckland has not, in fact November was the eighth month in a row that Auckland's property values had declined So why isn't Auckland seeing a lift? Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson chats to Jesse.

Blue Smoke was first released in 1949, when it arguably made Pixie Williams New Zealand's first pop star. Now seventy seven years later, Holiday Records is bringing Pixie back to vinyl. Here to tell us more about the new album is Holiday Records Ben Wallace.

It's time to talk money matters with Mary Holm now and she brings us good news on mortgages! This week's topics: 1. Official cash rate dropped again. 2. Fewer people behind on mortgage payments 3. Many people are not reducing their payments but using extra to pay down principal.

Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.

Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.

Over the last few days tropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains across South Asia with devastating results. There has been severe flooding - and mudslides - across Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The death toll has risen to over 1,100 across the region, with many more displaced. Aotearoa based non-profit TearFund is active in Sri Lanka and Chief Executive Ian McInnes joins Jesse to discuss the situation.

The Spinoff's Alex Casey and Tara Ward have been commissioned to curate a list of the very best New Zealand film and television from the 2010s The pair took a nostalgic look back at our local screen content in that eventful decade marked by the arrival of streaming, the dominance of reality TV, a boom in home-grown comedy and Taika Waititi's rapid rise in Hollywood. Alex Casey chats to Jesse.  You can find the full article here.  1:35 Sri Lanka is dealing with a disaster - how

Yesterday the final emissions trading scheme auction of the year failed to clear. That means there were no bidders for any of the carbon credits up for sale That makes 2025 just the 2nd year in the schemes 17 year history in which all four auctions have failed to clear This comes against a backdrop of business uncertainty and weakening environmental regulations. To find out exactly what this all means Jesse is joined by ETS expert Nigel Brunel from Marex commodity brokers