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23 Sep 18, 9:07am

Guest

Motu researchers on predicting obesity rates from space, reinventing cities, genes associated with education, and the Ig Nobel Prizes
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We don't know how lucky we are

23 Sep 18, 6:02am

David Chaston

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If you think New Zealand's households are much more vulnerable now than just before the GFC, you are wrong according to the data collated by David Chaston
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New India, new momentum and opportunities for New Zealand

22 Sep 18, 10:10am

Guest

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Sunil Kaushal says the time is ripe for New Zealand to tap into the opportunities presented by the new India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Weekend Briefing: China investors gush

22 Sep 18, 7:09am

David Chaston

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Shanghai stocks leap; US PMIs retreat; Canada inflation eases; UK boxed in over Brexit; ratings agencies upgrade Australia and NZ; UST 10yr 3.07%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
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Market-leading home loan rates announced

22 Sep 18, 6:31am

David Chaston

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SBS Bank now offers the lowest two, four and five year fixed mortgage rates, joining other challenger banks in cutting rates as the Spring house selling season advances
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Sales rate goes up past 50% at Bayleys' and Eves' latest house auctions

22 Sep 18, 5:00am

Greg Ninness

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The spring weather is starting to warm up the bidding in the auction rooms
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Extending taxation of capital income 'not a foregone conclusion at this point at all'

22 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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Tax Working Group Chairman Michael Cullen on taxing capital gains, environmental taxes, incentives for retirement savings & applying GST to financial services
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What happened Friday

21 Sep 18, 3:59pm

Suraj Varma

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes; migration; visitor arrivals; Auckland infrastructure projects; Housing NZ; rates stable; NZD firm
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New law to enshrine Housing NZ's social objectives and scrap its dividend payments

21 Sep 18, 12:47pm

Greg Ninness

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The Government's new direction for Housing New Zealand is to be formalised in legislation
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August's net migration gain the lowest since 2013

21 Sep 18, 11:33am

Greg Ninness

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Net migration down 12.2% in year to August compared to previous year and continuing to fall
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This week's guest Top 10

21 Sep 18, 10:00am

Siah Hwee Ang

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Siah Hwee Ang looks at gains and losses from the China-US trade war, US wine hanging by a thread in China, India steps up to the plate, the end of 'made in China' & more
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Blame the politicians, not the system

21 Sep 18, 9:34am

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne says Jacinda Ardern's apparent unwillingness to ruffle coalition feathers is starting to work against her, suggests she takes a leaf out of Helen Clark's playbook
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6692

21 Sep 18, 8:51am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Friday, September 21, 2018
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Risk sentiment improves

21 Sep 18, 8:07am

Jason Wong

JPY and USD under pressure, while the NZD has made further gains overnight, adding to the move after stronger than expected GDP figures; US Treasury rates have consolidated around recent highs; US data showed unemployment claims falling to a 48-year low
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90 seconds at 9 am: The biggest scandal in Europe

21 Sep 18, 7:32am

David Chaston

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US home sales flat-line; China makes trade war move; Basel Committee targets window dressing; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 6.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
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Ombudsman eyes first increase to customer claim limit in 12 years

21 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Banking Ombudsman Scheme working on sector-wide complaints data system as it mulls increasing the limit on customer claims to $350,000
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New pod hotel in Auckland will cater for up to 466 budget travellers

20 Sep 18, 4:53pm

Greg Ninness

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A new pod hotel will open near Auckland's new Sky City Convention Centre next year
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And another one bites the dust...

20 Sep 18, 4:23pm

David Hargreaves

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Labour MP Meka Whaitiri removed as a minister - with Jacinda Ardern saying she no longer has confidence in her in that role
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What happened Thursday

20 Sep 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac & ICBC raise TD rates, GDP growth surprises, productivity up, TWG reports, NZGB yields rise, swaps and NZD rise
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