What we stand for
Some of our published contributions to the public policy debate
Episode 44: Are you dressing ethically?
This week we warm ourselves next to the flames of Hipkins policy bonfire and give our two cents on the state of the Labour party.
Episode 43: Will you still holiday in the rain?
Byron and Maddy take you through the big ticket items of the week; the teachers strike, the ongoing ferry chaos and what's happening in the woeful world of banking.
Cyclone Gabrielle - Five principles that should underpin rebuild
We all agree that we have historically under-invested in infrastructure, but we haven’t yet had a proper debate as to why that is the case. And without that, it’s likely we will make the same underinvestment all over again.
Episode 41: What happens when the rain stops falling?
We're all over the floods this week. The cyclone, climate change and the governments response, alongside the big questions like what on earth happens next and how do we pay for it?
Episode 40: Welcome Back to Wellington
We’re back to unpack the big news stories of the summer! If a week is a long time in politics, a summer is a lifetime.
Episode 39: 2022: The Year in Review
We round out the 12 biggest stories of 2022 and gaze into our magic ball for what 2023 will bring.
Episode 38: How do we get our kids to school?
We cover off the Finnish PM’s visit, nurses pay equity, Three Waters entrenchment. We are joined by Mt Roskill Primary Principal Mike O’Reilly for an incredible interview about the state of education.
Episode 37: Do farmers have it too tough?
We recap highlights from APEC to G20, clinical training for student nurses, and have a respectable debate about boot camps for naughty kids. Andrew Hoggard from Federated farmers talks emissions pricing and rural communities.
Episode 36: When was the last time you were at the museum?
Maddy and Byron run through the U.S midterms, the Labour Party conference and the banks and fuel companies. Byron talks museums with Adele Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive at Museums Aotearoa.
Episode 35: Did Local Government Get Hit by a Blue Tsunami?
It’s a post match report on the local government elections this week. how much of this did we see coming? What were the major issues and lessons?
Episode 34: The Auckland Electoral Special
We run you through the big Auckland issues, and interview Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown.
Episode 33: The Wellington Electoral Special
We take you through the Wellington local election, and sit down with mayoral candidates Tory Whanau, Paul Eagle and Andy Foster.
Episode 32: What’s your emergency?
We take you through the beehive dramas of the week - both emergency housing and GST, dodgy dealings, and the Northland lockdown saga.
Episode 31: The problem is Wellington, what are the answers?
We take you through the Parliament protest fizzer, and discuss the Wellington Report with Simon Arcus from the Chamber of Commerce.
Episode 30: Is Parliament the most dramatic workplace in NZ?
Maddy and Byron are back with another rapid fire weekly recap.
Episode 29: Will Shortland Street solve the nursing shortage?
Maddy and Byron ask the big questions, like “is a soap opera the answer to the nursing shortage?”
Episode 28: Are you investing impactfully?
Aloha from Te Puke! Jackson Rowland, head of impact investment at Ākina chats with us about social enterprise.
Episode 27: What makes for a good story?
We are joined by Stuff journalist Dileepa Fonseka, who takes us through the weird and wonderful world of journalism.
Episode 26: Is anyone feeling healthy?
We are joined by the Iron Duke himself, Mr 305, Phil O’Reilly ONZM, to discuss his recent trip to the OECD and insights.