The Weekend Collective

The RBNZ recently hiked the OCR from 2.25% to 2.5%, and experts are expecting around another 1% of hikes over the next year, as managing inflation risks take priority over the weaker economy.

But when will our economy start turning around? Hamish Pepper from Harbour Asset Management joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.

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Having a family doctor was the status-quo for a long time. They're someone your whole family calls by his or her's first name, your mum might even send them a Christmas card each year. 

But lately there seems to have been a shift to clinic loyalty over doctor loyalty, is this the smart thing to do? Or is the presence of a consistent GP more important?

GP Doctor Bryan Betty joins Tim Beveridge to discuss. 

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The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations.

The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate.

Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected.

It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace.

Seymour joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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Parents can now know where their child is, read school portals, monitor screen time, track devices, and see bank transactions.

We are the first generation of parents capable of knowing almost everything our teenagers are doing. But just because we can track our kids, should we be doing it?

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In the property market we often focus on who's winning between the buyer and the seller, but an economist from Simplicity has calculated that renters could be the top dogs at the moment. 

But, Ed McKnight from Opes Partners questions the reliability of this claim. 

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This week on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by economist Brad Olsen and journalist Mark Crysell to discuss the biggest stories from this week.

On the table this week is the battle of the Chris', Sky's NPC crowd gaffe, the Opportunity party, and the panellists spill the tea on last night's ZB100 party. 

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The Cost of Living Crisis has driven a lot of Kiwis to look for financial advice, and many turn to AI over a financial advisor. But is AI really that reliable as a source of financial advice?

And investing in AI seems to be the thing to do at the moment, is it somethng you should be getting in to or watching with caution?

Money Coach Amanda Morrall joins Tim Beveridge on Smart Money to discuss. 

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Devices like smartphones have become something we almost depend on for day-to-day living.

We spend lots of time hunched over our devices, and the parts of our body that suffer the most are the ones we rarely notice. 

Tall Blacks Lead Physiotherapist Rob Knight joins Tim Beveridge on the Health Hub to discuss how the human body has changed since screens started taking over, and how you can prevent further damage. 

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Labour says there's nothing new in National's budget responsibility rules.

National's Nicola Willis unveiled the details today - promising a surplus by 2028/29 and reducing Government spending to 30 percent of GDP. 

Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says this is part of their current fiscal strategy.

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