Two Cents' Worth

We waste $1.16 billion worth of food every year. Nearly 160,000 tonnes.

With more and more people needing help putting meals on tables in the wake of the coronavirus, Two Cents' Worth looks at… Read more Audio

The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works.

But do we need… Read more Audio

This week on Two Cents' Worth how tripe got the markets buzzing and what that can tell us about New Zealand's investment ecosystem. Read more Audio

The closed borders protecting us from Covid-19 is keeping us healthy, but having unexpected consequences for our economy. Read more Audio

In April, economists were predicting Covid could cause a 10-20 percent fall in house prices. In June, prices rose more than 9 percent - much more in some places. What is going on - and will it last? Read more Audio

Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but there’s huge pressure to phase it out.

Find out why and what that might mean for our billion dollar agricultural sector. Read more Audio

How two multi-millionaires, two pandemic futurists, Air NZ's former boss, a dairy executive on a break, a retired anaesthetist (and a few others) nearly saved New Zealand Read more Audio

The race is on: Two Cents' Worth investigates the economics of finding a vaccine for coronavirus. Read more Audio

As the global economy spirals post-coronavirus and many people can no longer pay their debts or are being forced to take out new ones, is it time to wipe the slate clean? Two Cents Worth considers the… Read more Audio

Bankruptcy is something to be avoided - but maybe not at all costs. Two Cents' Worth follows a woman's journey into insolvency. Read more Audio

Forty percent of Millennials have one and increasing numbers of GenXers and Baby Boomers are getting in on the act too. Two Cents' Worth finds delves into the world of side hustles... Read more Audio

With million dollar losses and huge staff cutbacks, there are concerns that rugby is in its death throes.

Two Cents Worth looks at the economics of our national sport. Read more Audio

In our new germ-wary world online shopping has become more important than ever but the road for reliable home delivery has always been a bit bumpy. Andrew Patterson considers how we might improve… Read more Audio

We're bracing for a major, global economic downturn. Will the government's historic 'once in a generation' budget be enough to insulate us from it. Gyles Beckford, Jenee Tibshraney, Bernard Hickey and… Read more Audio

Meet Bella, Jamie and Yumi. Just some of the robots taking over our jobs. But does this have to be as scary as it sounds? Peter Griffin finds out. Read more Audio

Apple growers have filled our fruit bowls and bolstered our export coffers, while harvesting a bumper crop and maintaining strict social distancing for their workforce. It’s been a nightmare. Read more Audio

The Covid-19 lockdown has forced a 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment on many businesses and government departments which could jumpstart our adoption of digital technology and productivity. Read more Audio

New Zealand could emerge from level-4 lockdown next week and set off down the slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous… Read more Audio

Two Cents Worth answers two listeners’ questions around how Covid-19 might change the world. Read more Audio

Fortunes can be lost or made in volatile markets, Peter Griffin looks at how amateur investors are navigating these troubled waters. Read more Audio

This week on Two Cents' Worth the team look at how Covid-19 has changed the way we work and live and what business might look like after the lock down is lifted. Read more Audio

As we face very uncertain times, the Two Cents' Worth team thought to try to find the economic positives out of the COVID-19 crisis. Read more Audio

Fiona Acheson from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise joins the Two Cents' Worth team to discuss the economic ramifications of the coronavirus, covid-19. Read more Audio

Trade Me has been our favourite online marketplace for nearly two decades, but serious competition is on the way. Peter Griffin looks at our e-commerce options. Read more Audio

More than a million New Zealanders live paycheck to paycheck. Feeling terror trying to buy something two days before pay day.

New technology could be the solution. Nikki Mandow investigates... Read more Audio

Peter Griffin looks past the rollercoaster ride that is cryptocurrency to find out its true potential. Read more Audio

In the '80s, "Think Big” became an insult; government spend-ups became a political no-no. Until now. In light of Jacinda Ardern’s $12 billion infrastructure announcement, Nikki Mandow and Bernard… Read more Audio

There's been a huge upswing in subscription businesses across the world and in New Zealand.

Peter Griffin looks at what that means for consumers and the economy. Read more Audio

One man’s decades-long fight to deal with New Zealand’s farm effluent problems by bringing dung beetles to New Zealand. Read more Audio

In the spirit of giving, the Two Cents' team is answering your economic questions on Kiwisaver, property prices and mortgage rates.  Read more Audio