When the Facts Change podcast

When the Facts Change

Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff together with Kiwibank. Visit kiwibank.co.nz to find out how Kiwibank are making Kiwi better off

Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff together with Kiwibank. Visit kiwibank.co.nz to find out how Kiwibank are making Kiwi better off

 

#253

Going up after digging down

Billions has been spent on the construction of Auckland’s City Rail Link, largely at the c... more

10 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:04

10 Jul 2025


#252

To cut or not to cut?

The Reserve Bank gets another chance to cut interest rates next week. So far 2025 has seen... more

03 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:17

03 Jul 2025


#251

Post Covid hybrid work

Many bosses now want their workers back in the office full time, but for a while in the im... more

19 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:13

19 Jun 2025


#250

How big do we want to be?

It’s no secret that Aotearoa is facing a range of monumental infrastructure challenges — m... more

12 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:49

12 Jun 2025


#249

An abundance of energy

‘Abundance’ is the hottest word in the political economy right now all around the world. A... more

05 Jun 2025

36 MINS

36:12

05 Jun 2025


#248

Dissension in the RBNZ ranks

The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate this week, as expected, but one of the six mem... more

29 May 2025

26 MINS

26:17

29 May 2025


#247

Budget special: When The Facts Change x Gone By Lunchtime

In the year of growth, Nicola Willis has presented a growth budget. But does the Investmen... more

22 May 2025

29 MINS

29:31

22 May 2025


#246

Let the Budget battles commence

Fresh off a pre-Budget speech that took aim at the recent changes to pay equity, Labour Pa... more

15 May 2025

35 MINS

35:41

15 May 2025


#245

Warmer, drier - and cheaper in the long run

In 2010, the NZ Green Building Council introduced the Homestar sustainability certificatio... more

08 May 2025

28 MINS

28:56

08 May 2025


#244

Housing market psychology 101

This week, Bernard Hickey dives into the psychology of the housing market and talks to [re... more

01 May 2025

28 MINS

28:31

01 May 2025


#243

How do we create the ‘2degrees Effect’ for supermarkets, banking and electricity?

More than half of consumer spending is dominated one way or another by a collection of mon... more

24 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:04

24 Apr 2025


#242

An AI-powered startup

Bernard Hickey talks to the co-founders of Christchurch-based AI start-up, Contented. Lucy... more

17 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:30

17 Apr 2025


#241

The global aftermath of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

Donald Trump’s bigger-and-stupider-than-expected tariffs have upended the global trading s... more

10 Apr 2025

37 MINS

37:32

10 Apr 2025