Locked Out with Craig Renney

On Episode 12 of Locked Out with Craig Renney we have Edward Miller, a Researcher with the Centre of International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research. Ed is taking us through his latest research on UBER, how it makes its money, and how much tax it pays. We also look at the UBER model considering the Supreme Court case next on whether its workers are contractors or employees. It’s important stuff, so give it a listen now.

On this week's show we are delighted to have Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick talking about the recently released Green Party Fiscal Strategy, and why we need to reconsider how we do public investment in Aotearoa. How a different approach might yield different - and hopefully better - outcomes.

On this special Mini- Locked Out we take a look at the GDP numbers fresh from their release at Statistics New Zealand. We look at what the numbers mean, and what they tell us about the direction of travel for the economy.

This week we welcome Labour Spokesperson for Seniors Ingrid Leary to talk about superannuation and the case for reform. We also look ahead to the GDP data cooling out this week. A special mini Lock-Out will be released on Thursday when that data is out - look out for it then.

In this episode we go to a public meeting in Christchurch to discuss the Budget with Labour Finance Spokesperson Hon. Barbara Edmonds. We look at the evidence, and talk about what an alternative government could be doing.

Today our guest is Dr. Gary Payinda. Dr. Payinda is an Emergency Doctor in a Northland hospital. He has a fantastic Substack, and a regular contributor to our public conversation about health services. We have brought Gary on to talk about the Budget and what it means for the health service.

Gary's substack substack.com/@drgarypayinda

This week on Locked Out With Craig Renney, we talk with disability advocate Nick Ruane about how government decisions at the Budget will be affecting the over 850,000 people who have a disability in New Zealand. We also take a first look at some of the Budget spending decisions, and ask if we are back on track yet.

In this weeks podcast we collaborate with Pat and Chewy of BHN fame to talk about Budget 2025. The highs, lows, and what it really tells us about the future for New Zealand. We apologise in advance if this depresses you. We are very honoured to have Hon. Barbara Edmonds, the Labour Finance Spokesperson as our guest to give us her insight for the show.

This week, we are looking at the recent changes to Pay Equity, and showing what pay equity is and what it is not. We also discuss the recent shenanigans around gaining access to the Budget Lock-up.

On the show this week we have Bernard Hickey of the Kaka to talk about housing, how we have ended up in such a bad place, and why it matters. We delve into some historic numbers to understand what has really been going on. We also look at the unemployment numbers that have just been released to see what they show.