The NZ-US Podcast

We look at the growing tensions of business asking for greater certainty over what levels two and three might mean for them, the issues thrown up by contact tracing, and discuss with John Ballingall of Sense. Partners the COVID-19 economic impacts, more resilient supply chains and what opportunities might there be for New Zealand post COVID.

In this episode we take a brief look at the important role of the special parliamentary select committee - the Epidemic Response Committee - and chat with Erica Crawford of Loveblock - a story of innovation, risk-taking and the audacity to do something different, to take a different approach. It is an inspiring and relevant story for today.

A discussion on the response to COVID-19 and how trade policy can both contribute to or complicate a public healthcare response like the one we are experiencing right now.

A chat with Daniel Thomas - a Kiwi based in Chicago - about the on the ground experience of living through a COVID-19 lockdown, running a business, the impact on the tourism and travel sector, and the lessons that New Zealand business might be able to take to date.

A quick look at current US political events, COVID-19 response, and the future of transport with Anna Kominik from Wisk.

It’s been another big week in US politics with the latest Tuesday primaries (10 March) and Joe Biden cutting a clear and really dominating path to be the Democratic nominee. We’ll look at the latest races and what were some of the interesting takeaways...

It’s a return to our normal panel format for a discussion on the super Tuesday results where 14 US states went to the polls with over a third of all available delegates were up for grabs. We look at Vice President Biden’s victory 10 of those states and...

In this episode we take a quick look at what’s happened politically over the last week. With a convincing victory in last week’s Nevada contest it's now being called as Bernie’s race to lose… but is this really the case with Super Tuesday just around...

In this week’s episode I take a quick look at current US political events including Michael Bloomberg’s surge into second place and the massive target on its back over the last week. And Bernie Sanders moving into the top spot across a number of polls....

Today’s episode is a little different. We, in our own small way, pay tribute to the Rt Hon Mike Moore who passed away earlier this month and will be laid to rest today. As the NZUS Council we had very close connections with Mike. He was a patron to the...