A workplace performance expert warns that introducing artificial intelligence simply to replace people will backfire badly for companies

Companies trying to use AI simply to reduce staff costs are being told they risk weakening morale, diminishing trust and stalling innovation

Guests:

• Craig Steel - Transforming New Zealand's Productivity author

Learn more:

• Read Steel's paper on Transforming New Zealand's Productivity here
• RNZ's coverage on New Zealand's latest GDP data

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Hawkes Bay orchardists are pulling out their peach trees after Wattie's told them it's shrinking production of the canned fruit

A gap in production in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle allowed Chinese canned peaches to get a perch in the market - now they're undercutting the local offering and are here to stay

Guests:

• Andrew Bevin - Newsroom business reporter
• Gary Hamilton-Irvine - Hawke's Bay Today multi-media journalist

Learn more:

• Discussion about peaches on RNZ's The Panel
• Andrew Bevin's story in Newsroom

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Parliament isn't all fiery debate and smart comebacks, in fact MPs of all political colours get along. But only some are willing to admit it.

Lawmakers spend their days arguing with their opposition over decisions that shape our nation, but behind-the-scenes there's a bit of room for collegiality

Guests:

• Find a list of the current New Zealand MPs (including those interviewed in this episode) here

Learn more:

• How Parliament works

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The Black Ferns are one win away from the finals, and the mood of the nation depends on a much-needed sporting victory.

"The Jonah Lomu of her time" will take on Canada this weekend in the Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final, with hopes of taking New Zealand to victory

Guests:

• Suzanne McFadden - LockerRoom founding editor

Learn more:

• Women's Rugby World Cup website
• The Spinoff's article about the many complex truths in the lack of Black Ferns coverage

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BRICS is shifting the weight of global power, and one expert says it may be time New Zealand changed alliances

With BRICS shaking up global politics and economics - and irking Donald Trump - would joining be smart diplomatic strategy for New Zealand, or just risk alienating an ally

Guests:

• Chris Ogden - Associate professor in Global Studies at Auckland University
• Sam Sachdeva - Newsroom national affairs editor

Learn More:

• See Professor Chris Ogden's story here
• Read about Trump threatening tariffs on countries part of BRICS here

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The sunscreens under investigation for their labelling claims in Australia, but still for sale here

Sunscreen law dictates how SPFs are labelled, but when a product doesn't meet its claims, enforcement is a grey area

Guests:

• Belinda Castles: Researcher and Test Writer, Consumer NZ

Learn More:

• See Consumer NZ's sunscreen database here
• See Choice's recent test results here
• See Ultraviolette's statement on Lean Screen
• Read ABC's reporting on other 'paused' products
• See the Suncreen (Product Safety Standard) Act 2022

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It's still not clear exactly why the Greens' Right to Repair Bill faltered at select committee stage, after extensive cross-party collaboration on the details

With the Greens' bill that would have encouraged more durable products gone, it's feared New Zealand may become the dumping ground for cheap, unrepairable goods

Guests:

• Marama Davidson - Green Party co-leader
• Marc Daalder - Newsroom senior political reporter

Learn More:

• RNZ's political reporter Anneke Smith's coverage on the issue
• Consumer NZ's Paul Smith on Why the Right to Repair is big news

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With local body elections less than a month away, The Detail looks at what's at stake 

Falling voter numbers, growing mistrust and leaked documents have local democracy under pressure, but the stakes for communities at local body elections are high

Guests:

• Tim Murphy - co-editor of Newsroom
• Scott Necklen - Local Government NZ interim CEO

Learn More:

• See Tim Murphy's story here
• See the complete guide to the NZ local elections 2025 here

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An overhaul of the secondary education curriculum will likely see outdoor education become a vocational subject, and critics say the change risks loss to New Zealand's identity and industry  

Changes to the secondary school curriculum will likely mean outdoor education becomes a vocational path, but feedback from across industries suggests the ministry can't see the woods for the trees

Guests:

• Fiona McDonald - Education Outdoors New Zealand chief executive
• Claire Amos - Albany Senior High School principal
• Rob MacLean - ED nurse and former director of Outward Bound

Learn More:

• Education Outdoors NZ petition to Stop the Government taking away Outdoor Education
• RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritson's report on Tourism and outdoor education teachers opposing the NCEA subject change
• Years 11-13 subjects for the National Curriculum
• Public consultation on proposal to replace NCEA Cabinet Paper material Proactive release
• Discussion document Proposal to replace NCEA with new national qualifications

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The whole world is trying to chase down the likes of Google, Microsoft and Meta for more income tax, and New Zealand is no exception

Global tech firms generate enormous amounts of money, and have brilliant ways of hiding their profits from the taxman - but a new report suggests a simple gotcha

Guests:

• Craig Elliffe - Professor of Tax Law, Auckland Law School; Director of the Master of Taxation Programme; Director of the New Zealand Centre for Tax Law
• Nick Miller - Author of the report Big Tech Little Tax - Tax Minimisation in the Technology Sector for Tax Justice Aotearoa

Learn More:

• Read the Big Tech Little Tax report

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