The SME Stream

AI firm Anthropic has made upgrades to their Claude model and it's sparked concerns about what this could mean for markets and jobs.

Claude specialises in coding and technology, and IBM's stock recently took a hit - with experts citing the model as a reason.

Milford Asset Management expert Andrew Curtayne explained further.

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It feels like the golden days for dairy farmers as they celebrate a record-breaking year. 

Dairy NZ's annual state of the dairy nation report shows farmers produced an unprecedented 21 billion litres of milk in the 2024/2025 season.  

The sector smashed export records – raking in more than $27 billion. 

Dairy NZ Chief Executive Campbell Parker told Mike Hosking it reflects the good work farmers have done over a long time. 

He says this injection into the economy can be invested back, meaning it's especially good for New Zealand.  

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Findings claim the Government extinguishing pay-equity claims destroyed an earlier system that was fit for purpose. 

The People's Select Committee - a group of 10 former women MPs - has released its final report on the changes rushed through by the coalition under urgency last year.

It held three months of hearings and almost 1400 submissions.

Group chair and former National MP, Dame Marilyn Waring, raised questions about the 'urgency' that this legislation was rushed under.

"This wasn't an emergency war regulation, it was an equal pay amendment. It's just quite unnecessary, you don't do that. And so, it was all done simply for the Budget."

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Garth Bray joins Ryan to talk about the latest in markets thanks to Forsyth Barr.

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Uber Eats will offer over 30,000 hardware, gardening and trade supplies on their app. CEO of Gorilla Technology joins Ryan to talk about what this means for retailers and consumers.

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PwC's annual CEO survey found a majority of bosses are most concerned about AI. PwC CEO. Andrew Holmes, joins Ryan to discuss the concerns.

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Garth Bray joins Ryan to discuss the flurry of half year results that have been released with thanks to Forsyth Barr. 

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The cost of living is hitting Kiwis hard, with new data showing Aucklanders are more likely to be worse off.

More than a third of New Zealanders have a savings balance of less than $500, according to new data from Westpac.

Westpac's Financial Wellbeing programme manager, Warren Ngan Woo, says Auckland is a big city where things cost more, which eats into people's ability to save money.

"This is just a snapshot in relation to savings, but it certainly doesn't take into account what other people have in options with their savings."

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The Prime Minister says visitors should be able to enjoy new investments in our city-centres - without feeling intimidated.

The Government's introducing "move-on" orders - allowing Police to order people begging and sleeping rough,  to leave a public space for up to 24 hours. 

They'll be slapped with a $2000 fine or up to three months’ imprisonment if they refuse.

Chris Luxon told Mike Hosking that in Auckland alone, the City Rail Link will be up and running later this year - and the International Convention Centre's already bringing in visitors.

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