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The effort to change our wasteful food habits
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
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The Suburban Solar Conundrum
2:00 PM.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
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Turning Tripe into Wound-healing 'Crumpet'
2:00 PM.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
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Closed borders: Is the cure worse than the disease?
2:00 PM.The closed borders protecting us from Covid-19 is keeping us healthy, but having unexpected consequences for our economy. Read more Audio
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What becomes of the housing market?
2:00 PM.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
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RoundUp: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
2:00 PM.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
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The little ventilator that could - during Covid
2:00 PM.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
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Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine
2:00 PM.The race is on: Two Cents' Worth investigates the economics of finding a vaccine for coronavirus. Read more Audio
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The Case for a Modern Debt Jubilee
2:00 PM.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
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Losing it all - a personal story of bankruptcy
2:00 PM.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
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A Side Hustle Story
2:00 PM.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
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Rugby’s fight for survival
2:00 PM.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
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The Last Mile
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
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Two Cents on "Once in a Generation" Budget
4:00 PM.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
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Ready for the robot takeover?
2:00 PM.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
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An apple harvest no one will ever forget
2:00 PM.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
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Our giant 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment
2:30 PM.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
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Coronavirus Recovery: Lessons From the Christchurch Quakes
2:00 PM.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
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Where Covid-19 meets tourism, taps and nanotechnology
2:00 PM.Two Cents Worth answers two listeners’ questions around how Covid-19 might change the world. Read more Audio
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Riding the share market rollercoaster in the Covid-19 era
2:00 PM.Fortunes can be lost or made in volatile markets, Peter Griffin looks at how amateur investors are navigating these troubled waters. Read more Audio
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Business offers a helping hand
6:00 PM.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
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Covid-19’s silver lining
2:00 PM.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
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SPECIAL: Covid19 and the economy
3:57 PM.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
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The Evolving E-commerce Wars
2:00 PM.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
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The workplace perk aiming to put payday lenders out of business
2:00 PM.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