Bernard Hickey

Topics - 140 jobs at the Department of Conservation will disappear as a result of the latest round of restructuring. A Herald DigiPoll suggests public opposition to same-sex marriage has grown… Audio

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Topics - The New York Times reports that a college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job. Are we… Audio

Topics - One of New Zealand's most famous philanthropists, the economist Gareth Morgan, has accused the SPCA of being morally disoriented. The Chief Executive of Drug Free Sport New Zealand says a… Audio

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Topics - for the seventh year leading global marketing communications company JWT has released its predictions on what will take off in the year ahead. The NZ Rugby Union announced late last night… Audio

Topics - Kim Dotcom says his new business venture - MEGA - will create hundreds of jobs. Flights between London and Auckland are up to twice as expensive when you book them from New Zealand compared… Audio

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Happy Apocalypse. On the eve of his departure as Air New Zealand chief executive, Rob Fyfe has been accused of presiding over a "pattern of puerile, sexist depictions of women". Audio

The Auckland City Mission has seen record numbers of beneficiaries and low income earners queuing for Christmas charity this week. The pokies-for-a-convention centre deal is in peril, with the casino… Audio

Retiring early doesn't mean you'll be any happier. Is it clear to you what sort of a weather event it was that wrought havoc in Hobsonville yesterday? The world is coming to an end, according to the… Audio

One of New Zealand's foremost accountancy firms is accusing the Inland Revenue Department of rewriting the rules on accommodation allowances. The National Business review is reporting that the… Audio

NZ banks are making record profits but are they being protected from losses if they fail? Kathryn talks to financial commentator Bernard Hickey, and Auckland University professor of macroeconomics… Audio

Topics - a writer in the Independent has come out saying why she never washes her hair. US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have had their second presidential debate at… Audio

Topic how do we feel about the state of New Zealand's river water quality? Media have seized on a report today showing more than half of the monitored recreational sites on the country's rivers are… Audio

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What is the best word ever?; the Ewan MacDonald sentence; the reluctance of the Government to change much about MMP, and the Auckland council thinks it's dealing to drunkenness in Auckland. Audio

The attacks on the American embassies - are they brushfires that will die down, or do they have the potential to get out of control? And we'll examine a couple of your suggestions for getting us out… Audio

Topics - Police in Essex investigating reports of a lion being spotted in a field have called off the search. The Parole Board has been meeting today to urgently reconsider its rules for the release… Audio