Best Dave Massey Podcasts (2025)

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Kerre Woodham: Contractors, employees, and the gig economy 5:33

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Business NZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the Supreme Court's ruling that Uber drivers are in fact employees of Uber, not contractors, could have far-reaching implications for businesses that hired contractors, and she says it could collapse the gig economy. What's the gig economy? Well, when we're talking about the gig economy, we mean peopl…

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Peter Huskinson: Bowel Cancer NZ CEO on the Never Too Young Report, call to lower the bowel cancer screening age 13:02

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Bowel Cancer NZ's new report lays bare the realities of 350 people under 50 living with the disease. It’s the second deadliest cancer in New Zealand, and the leading cause of cancer death among people under the age of 50. Every year around 3,300 New Zealanders are diagnosed and 1,200 die from the disease, despite it having a cure rate of over 90% w…

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Andrew Dickens: If we don't want congestion charges, give us alternatives 8:26

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On the front page of the New Zealand Herald today there was a poll, and it shows that we're split as a nation on the issue of capital gains tax. So, the question for us here in this room and you in your room and all of us together is, should we have another discussion on the CGT? And my answer to that is, of course not. And why? We have no real ide…

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Bosses Unfiltered - Episode 6: Angus Simms 36:22

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New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people. Some of it we consume and some some we export. But a staggering 30% of the food we make or grow goes to waste. Fruit and vegetables need to look a certain way to make it onto supermarket shelves – or they get tossed. Angus Simms and his partner Katie Jackson wanted to tackle that problem -…

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Kerre Woodham: The problem with our retirement system 4:56

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As you'll have heard in the news this morning, the Retirement Commissioner has called for a 10-year roadmap and cross-party agreement, following the release of its review of New Zealand's retirement system. More Kiwis are living longer, working differently, and facing pressures around housing and care. We're facing a huge rise in the number of olde…

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Patrick Nolan: Retirement Commission Policy and Research Director on the call for changes to the retirement income system 8:16

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A warning New Zealand needs to act quickly on strengthening our retirement income system. The Retirement Commission's income policy review has found a longer-term political focus is needed to ensure future generations' certainty. It makes 12 recommendations, including moving more quickly to implement KiwiSaver reforms, and harder strategies such as…

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Julia Hartley Moore: JHM Private Investigator Services Owner on the number of people living double lives 13:20

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How common is it for people to be living double lives? Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to having child sexual exploitation and bestiality material on his work devices. An IPCA report also found complaints of McSkimming being a sexual predator were ignored, the emails the woman sent inste…

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Kerre Woodham: Charging Ms Z would be a gross miscarriage of justice 5:13

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How is it that the woman, who's at the centre of a cover-up by top brass within the Police, still has to go to court to defend two charges of causing harm by posting a digital communication? She's charged with harassing a police officer who was apparently investigating her accusations against that pervert McSkimming and with harassing the investiga…

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Kerre Woodham: The McSkimming cover-up is appalling 6:59

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The revelation that the Deputy Commissioner of Police Jevon McSkimming was a predatory pervert was one thing. To find out that our most senior police officers were complicit in not only covering up his inappropriate behaviour, but then prosecuting, persecuting his victim is quite frankly horrifying. I knew, many of you knew, Andrew Coster was an in…

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Show #1327 - The Collapse of Donald Trump 1:02:25

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Kerre Woodham: At what point do business owners call it quits? 5:16

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At what point, when you're a business owner, do you decide that you've had enough? There was Covid, then there were the boom times, then there was the recession that seems to have gone on and on, there's a crisis in consumer confidence, there's global uncertainty that too has gone on and on. There are problems finding staff, there are problems keep…

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Shayne Currie: NZME Editor-at-Large on trust in media, BBC faces allegations of bias 14:09

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The BBC is facing accusations of bias, as well as a lawsuit, after a leaked memo suggests the Panorama programme edited one of Donald Trump’s speeches to imply he encouraged the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021. The US President is demanding a full retraction and is threatening to sue for nearly 1.8 billion New Zealand dollars in damages. The inc…

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Damien Grant: Waterstone Insolvency Principal on the sharp rise in the number of insolvency 12:12

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Many businesses that limped through the pandemic are now going under. Insolvency practitioners have been reporting a sharp rise in the number of insolvencies since mid-2022. Smaller retail, hospitality, construction, transport and manufacturing operators are failing far more now than they were before the pandemic. Waterstone Insolvency Principal Da…

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Show #1326 - Feelings Don't Care About Your Facts 56:29

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Kerre Woodham: Why put money back in the pockets of users? 8:42

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So the government's Sunday sessions this year have involved announcements of all sorts of policies, ranging from ho-hum to meaningful.The announcement yesterday of the action plan against organised crime comes under the meaningful. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith released what he called a bold and comprehensive action plan that aimed to disrupt sup…

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Corrie Parnell: NZ Police Acting Assistant Commissioner: Investigations, Serious and Organised Crime discusses fight against on Meth 8:20

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The Government's announced its methamphetamine action plan, calling the drug a 'scourge on our society'. Methamphetamine consumption doubled from 732kg in 2023 to almost 1,500 kilos in 2024, according to police wastewater testing. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the prevention campaign will address importation, distribution and most importantl…

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Show #1325 - Candace Owens 1:11:17

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Kerre Woodham: Spend a dollar to save five - why wouldn't we fund weightloss drugs? 7:12

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New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD, and the rates are going up. One in three adult New Zealanders is classified as obese, and one in 10 children. Even if you take into account, yes, yes, yes, a lot of the All Blacks front row are considered obese if you use the BMI. And yes, you might have a slow metabolism or it's you…

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Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on the India FTA, remaining National leader 34:53

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The Prime Minister says he's confident a free trade agreement with India will get across the line soon. Christopher Luxon denied negotiations had hit a rough patch after skipping Parliament last minute this week to meet with India’s Trade Minister. He told Kerre Woodham India has very strong positions on certain aspects of trade. Luxon says they’re…

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Dave Letele: Butterbean Motivation Founder on whether weightloss drugs should be publicly funded 8:34

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Publicly funding weightloss drugs may not be the answer to the country’s obesity problem. New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD, with one in three adults classified as obese, and one in ten children. Associate Minister of Health David Seymour believes publicly funding things like Wegovy would help save money in the long r…

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Exclusive #59 - More Election Feelings 1:00:13

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Bosses Unfiltered Episode 5: Aidan Bartlett 38:05

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What do you do, when you have invested all your money into an idea you thought was going off, and then the whole world shuts down? Do you try to fight on? Or do you completely change your business to survive? That’s the decision Aidan Bartlett faced. He’s the co-founder and chief Executive of online marketplace Designer Wardrobe. It was, once upon …

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Kerre Woodham: What's the attitude towards sick days? 8:01

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It's one of those circular discussions, really, where people are extremely staunch in their opinion and no amount of debate can bring them over to the other side. A bit like the secondary tax discussion – you either think you're paying more tax, or you don't, you understand that it all comes out in the wash. Sick leave is a bit like that. People ei…

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Show #1324 - Mamdani's Historic Win 56:58

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Nick Saunter: Eden Park CEO on the proposal to increase the number of concerts at Eden Park 10:13

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The events calendar at Auckland's Eden Park could soon be a lot busier. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has asked Auckland Council for feedback on a proposal to increase the number of concerts it hosts from 12 to 32 a year. It's recommending the venue should be allowed to host up to 12 large concerts of more than 30 thousand attendees. Eden Park C…

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Kerre Woodham: I don't blame retailers for wanting to ban the homeless 8:10

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A month ago to this very day, Heart of the City, the business association for Auckland City Centre, released a scathing report that found store owners and offices believed homelessness, too few police, neglect and disorder, and frightening anti-social behaviour were crippling their businesses. Amongst the most dire findings was 91% of those surveye…

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Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on the unemployment rate rising to 5.3% 8:57

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Today's rise in unemployment isn't unexpected. Latest Stats NZ data shows the unemployment rate has reached an almost nine-year high of 5.3% in the September quarter. 160 thousand people have been looking for a job, while another 138 thousand have been wanting more work. The Herald's Liam Dann told Kerre Woodham today's figures are exactly as forec…

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John MacDonald: If ACC pulls the water safety funding, who gets harmed? 4:27

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Can you believe the bean counters at ACC are taking the knife to its funding for Water Safety NZ? Their reasoning is that they’ve poured all this money into Water Safety NZ but they’re not seeing a return on that investment. Which would be a reduction in drowning-related claims. But I’m with Water Safety NZ, which is saying today that good progress…

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Show #1323 - Tucker Carlson Responds to the Mob 1:22:34

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Exclusive #58 - JD Attacks Massey 1:02:27

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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on Prince Andrew being stripped of titles 12:23

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Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will remove all of his brother, Prince Andrew's, titles. The statement from Buckingham Palace related the announcement to the allegations of sexual abuse by the late Virginia Giuffre. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's title will not be immediately stripped as UK Correspondent Gavin Grey said the process …

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Bosses Unfiltered Episode 4: Roger Gray 41:28

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Five years ago, Port of Auckland was struggling with a shocking health and safety record. Three people had died and many more had been injured at work. Financially, the company was dealing with a costly but flawed automation project, and COVID added plenty of headaches for the global shipping industry too. The company needed a complete turnaround, …

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Show #1322 - Scott Horton 1:09:13

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Kerre Woodham: Revisiting drug laws 5:47

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New Zealand's drug laws are in the spotlight again and with good reason. Despite record police busts, we're still seeing record methamphetamine use, we're seeing increasingly dangerous street drugs, and rising overdose deaths, three a week from drug overdoses. There have been calls to overhaul the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act and the call comes …

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Jason Herrick: Federated Farmers Southland President discusses storm damage in South Island 7:34

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Power is still out to many rural South Island properties. Just under six thousand are still cut off in Clutha and Southland, where States of Emergency continue. More than three-thousand weather-related insurance claims have been lodged so far. Federated Farmers Southland President Jason Herrick told Kerre Woodham that, 'people were helping one anot…

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Dave Sexton - The Return of the White-Tailed Eagle in collaboration with the RSPB 35:18

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In this special episode in collaboration with the RSPB to mark fifty years since the reintroduction of the White-Tailed Eagle, join host Elle as she sits down to speak to conservationist Dave Sexton about his integral involvement with this project. In discussion about what it took to bring back Britain's largest bird of prey, how far the project ha…

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Kerre Woodham: More MPs? I don't think so 7:52

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I thought I'd start with the idea, the initiative, if you will, coming out of the think tank, the New Zealand Initiative. I love generally the work that they produce because even though you might not agree with the ideas that they put forward, there's generally a good discussion to be had. You hear the pros, you hear the cons, you think, mmm, okay.…

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Gaven Martin: Massey University Distinguished Maths Professor discusses calls to pause curriculum rollout 13:00

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When the Government unveiled it's maths action plan in August last year, we spoke to Distinguished Maths Professor Gaven Martin. Widely regarded as New Zealand's leading mathematician, Gaven gave the new plan better odds of working than curriculum under the previous Government. Now, more than 40 maths educators and researchers have written an open …

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Show #1321 - Tucker and Fuentes Break the Paradigm 56:35

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Bruce Bernacchi: Dentons Tax Partner reviews potential impact of Labour's Capital Gains Tax 8:27

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Early this morning, the Labour Party made a surprise Capital Gains Tax announcement. The targeted tax would raise funds for the health system, including three free doctors' visits per year. The tax wouldn't apply to the family home, farms, KiwiSaver, shares, business assets, inheritances, and personal items. Dentons Tax Partner Bruce Bernacchi told…

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Kerre Woodham: Why give something to people they don't need? 6:32

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I was looking last night at things we could talk about, and there was plenty to talk about, all of which got superseded by Labour, Labour, Labour - having to release their capital gains tax, which is targeted to three free doctors' visits. Labour's been playing peekaboo with a capital gains tax for some time now. Oh, will we, won't we? Oh, what's i…

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Show #1320 - Communism is Garbage 1:05:06

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Show #1319 - Daryl Cooper 1:05:32

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Episode 3: Lisa King 42:53

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They say when one door closes, another one opens. That’s certainly been the case for Lisa King. In the same breath she closed her first business Eat My Lunch and started a drinks brand AF Drinks. AF stands for alcohol free - and it's a range of booze free cocktails. The brand has picked up on a huge rise in people who want to drink less or not at a…

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Mark Ryall: Transpower Executive General Manager of Grid Delivery gives the latest updates on extreme weather warnings 5:21

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Extreme winds are battering Wellington, Wairapa and the South Island. Winds of up to 150km/h are expected today as red strong wind warnings are in place for much of the South Island's eastern regions and southern parts of the North Island. More than 100 flights have been cancelled, along with some of the planned strikes in tehe affected areas. Tran…

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Exclusive #57 - Ted Cruz is Still Defending Israel 1:01:36

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Kerre Woodham: Finally some good news 7:58

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Talkback isn't really the place for good news. Generally, it's a forum where we can vent our respective spleens, express our frustrations, have a good old moan, and yes, we do share stories and we exchange information, but mainly it's to bristle about things that we feel aren't going right and could be better. Good news, we tend to think that, oh, …

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Show #1318 - The Best the Dems Have 51:26

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Kerre Woodham: It's concerning if this is the best Labour can do 8:27

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Labour released some policies yesterday. Very late in the piece, and you can kind of see why. Just like that, we're back to 2017 with a cut and paste of lofty rhetoric, promises to spend lots of money, and little to no detail. It's a dud, I think it's fair to say. And it's not just me saying that. Oh, we'd expect you to say that, you hate Labour. N…

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Show #1317 - Man, That Was Quick 1:00:34

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