Shopping
Breathing life into Queen Street, with lessons from London
Main streets across New Zealand are run-down and struggling, but we can look to Oxford Street for inspiration. Audio
Retailers hoping for Christmas shopping bump
It's that time of year when the christmas tree might be up, the final stretch of work days is coming to a close - and the credit cards are taking a hammering as people do their chrismas pressie… Audio
Christmas red flags for online shoppers
New research identifies a surge in fake online shops scamming Kiwis out of pocket in the lead up to Christmas. Audio
Supermarket Strategies
Why shouldn't we choose a wine for its label? And what are "heuristics"? We all know there are techniques supermarkets use to get us spending money and Episode One takes a deep dive into… Audio
Iconic fashion designer Kate Sylvester shuts up shop
conic fashion designer Kate Sylvester shuts up shop after 31 years. Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asks people how often they buy new clothes. Audio
The Week in Detail: Cycleways, cancelled ferries, and FIFA
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
NZers spending less this Christmas
2022 has been tough on the wallet for many. So it might come as no surprise that a lot of people are planning to spend less this Christmas, according to PriceSpy's new survey. PriceSpy's Jordan Tini… Audio
How music can influence our purchasing habits
Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
Rebecca talks to Kathryn about why Christmas shopping means more than ever this year for the retail sector. Audio
Life inside 'ghost mall' Sylvia Park under level 3 restrictions
Hidden entrances and covert click and collect hand overs - a secret world is operating inside Auckland's malls.
At many, staff are onsite and customers can come inside to pick them up.
Reporter… Video, Audio
Level 2 in a Wellington mall: Masks on, distancing questionable
The chance to step out of the living room and get a dose of retail therapy was snapped up by Wellingtonians today, who emerged into the freedom of alert level 2.
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Covid-19: Busy roads, busy supermarkets as lockdown looms
It is Tuesday afternoon and people are already flocking to supermarkets to stock up.
There have been queues forming outside several of them. Nick Truebridge is outside a Mt Eden supermarket.
And in… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Sarah Griffiths in Shanghai
Sarah Griffiths has called the Jing'An District in Shanghai home for the past two years, having taken up her role with theatre company Punchdrunk International after lengthy stints with the Australia… Audio
Rose Jackson is finding those collectibles
You'd think online sites like Trade Me and Facebook Marketplace would have marked the end of interest in op shops and dealers in all things retro. But it's not so. Rose Jackson and her partner Matt… Audio, Gallery
Think about How You Shop
Disability Commissioner Paula Tesoriero is asking us to think about how we shop. Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio
3MM: Vanessa Baxter on essential items for your larder
3 Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Vanessa Baxter from The Fearless Kitchen shares some thoughts on essential items for your larder to help through social distancing or… Audio
Aust. supermarkets move to special times for elderly shoppers
Australian supermarkets have special hours for the elderly and vulnerable to make sure they get their supplies amidst hoarding and bad behaviour in the aisles. We speak to Grey Power's Mac Welsh about… Audio
Why you should always keep a $100 bill in your wallet
If you are the sort of person who keeps a $100 note in your wallet, you might be saving money without even trying. Professor Priya Raghubir from the NYU Stern School of Business joins the show to… Audio
