The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the Official Cash Rate for the first time since the beginning of 2020. 

Chief Economist Kelvin Davidson joins Tim Beveridge to discuss what this means for the housing market. 

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Today on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Jo McCarroll and Brad Olsen to discuss the biggest stories from the week that was. 

Meth lollies given out by the Auckland City Mission, Reserve Bank cuts the OCR for the first time in years, Kim Dotcom to be extradited, North Korea opening their borders for tourism, and more. 

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At what age is it a bad idea to become a first home buyer? Is it ever too late? 

Financial adviser Lisa Dudson joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more. 

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Greg McPherson is a globally recognised expert on healthy ageing. He has an abundance of knowledge in the science of ageing as well as current research being done on longevity. 

Greg joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss small changes you can make that will have a big impact on your quality of life. 

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The number of households living in emergency housing has dropped by a third from December 2023 to June 2024. 

Auckland saw the biggest drop, from 624 households to 354 households. 

Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss what caused the drop and where to go from here. 

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Wholesale energy prices are the highest since October 2018, with hydro-lake levels only 32% full. 

Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss what can be done to help. 

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What do you do when your child is picking school subjects? Do you step in when they want to drop core subjects? 

Parenting expert John Cowan joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more. 

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After purchasing a house, many think the next step is buying an investment property; but does the equation for property investing justify further buying right now?

Property expert Ashley Church joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more. 

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Today on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Kyle MacDonald and Niva Retimanu to discuss the biggest stories from the week that was. 

Reports of poor quality Paris Olympic medals, Christ Church Cathedral has government funding cut, the Interislander is out of action yet again, Woolworths staff have voted to strike over low wages, and more. 

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Amanda Morrall joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss where your tax cut can go to take full advantage of it. 

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