This week on Critic Kōrero we spoke with Critic Te Arohi features editor Elliot Weir, about sex work in the COVID-19 era, and the best wines for a BYO.

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Last week the reserve bank released its May Monetary Statement, which saw increases to interest rate, and an interesting caveat from the bank, claiming unemployment is too low. We caught up with Associate Professor Brain Roper to understand why low unemployment is considered a bad thing.

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R1 News Bulletin for Rāmere Friday 27th May

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We spoke to Otago Farmers Market Manager Michele Driscoll about what's in season at the moment, facts about parsnips, what watermelon radishes are, as well as honey and other spicy preservatives available at the market.

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On today's programme we started off with the astrology report to hear what's in store for Sagittarius and Capricorn. Then we chatted with Michele Driscoll from the Otago Farmers market about what's happening at the market on Saturday morning. And finally we heard from Murat Ungor for our weekly segment Business as Usual about this weeks change of the OCR to 2% and what this means for the economy.

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This week on Business as Usual we talked about the Official Cash Rate (OCR). In an attempt to combat inflation which is currently at a 30-year high, the Reserve Bank increased the OCR to 2%, making it the highest it's been in 6 years. The reserve bank also stated intentions of raising the official cash rate to 4 percent by the end of the year.

We spoke with Murat Ungor from the department of economics at Otago University to learn more about monetary policy and what this change of the OCR will mean for the cost of living crisis in Aotearoa.

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Covid-19 has impacted almost every sector of society; especially global markets and sales. One industry which has adapted significantly throughout the pandemic is the global art market. Recently, a collection of eminent works of art were auctioned for record prices at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest art marketplace. Notable sales include a Mark Rothko painting which sold for $48 Million and a self portrait by Andy Warhol which sold for $18 Million. R1 News Reporter Kaia Kahurangi Jamieson spoke to Otago Arts Society President Doug Hart about how the art market has adapted over the past three years and the impacts of these changes on the accessibility and appreciation of art.

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R1 News Bulletin for Thursday, 26 May

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The Australian federal election on the 21st of May saw the landslide collapse of the Liberal-National Coalition, and Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Prime Minister Monday. R1 News Reporter Scott Faville spoke toDr Marija Taflaga, director of the Australian Politics Studies Centre at ANU, about some key insights into, explanations and early analysis of the election results in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

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On today's show, Scott spoke to Dr Marija Taflaga, director of the Australian Politics Studies Centre at the Australian National University, on the Australian federal election results and early analysis. Kaia interviewed Doug Hart, President of the Otago Arts Society, of how the global and local art markets have adapted through the pandemic.

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