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2:00 PM.Nikki Mandow looks at avocado economics and how this humble fruit became an underworld currency. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Small businesses, with fewer than 20 employees, make up 97 percent of our enterprises and every month 850 new businesses start up in New Zealand.

But, on the flip side, 10 or so go into liquidation… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The business of death is undergoing fascinating changes in New Zealand right now. Our funeral sector was recently valued at $256 million dollars. But more and more, we’re seeing big multinationals… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.British economist Kate Raworth is garnering a big following worldwide with her message that growth isn’t always good - rather the opposite. But halting GDP and business growth is heresy for most… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The cost and convenience of Uber has transformed the way we move around our cities. And the ride-sharing goliath is looking to revolutionise the way we travel even further. But it’s also beginning to… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In a small corner of Grey Lynn, Auckland, trees are being cleared and tired old buildings are being demolished for a new development.

That doesn't sound particularly unusual - but it is.

Claire… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The Two Cents' Worth team have gone in search of answers to their most burning economic questions.

What happened to Tip Top Cookies and Cream ice cream? Where did all the boutique barbershops in… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The businessman turning the working week on its head tells Claire Crofton why he did it and why others should too. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The Two Cents' Worth team dedicates the entire podcast to debating the merits of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget and how it's likely to impact the New Zealand economy. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The US/China trade war has definitely escalated this month, surprising most of the global economy.

Bernard Hickey looks at how we got here and where it leaves us. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In April, a new law made domestic violence a workplace issue - what does that mean in practice and is it really necessary?

Claire Crofton investigates. Read more Audio

1:46 PM.Heard of the lipstick indicator? What about the cardboard box index? Nikki Mandow grabs a Big Mac and investigates some of our more bizarre economic indicators. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.At the end of May, the government will be rolling out their new Wellbeing Budget, but what’s the big deal? Can it really make us a happier, healthier nation?

Claire Crofton investigates. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Two years ago, then 18-year-old Jackson left school with NCEA level 3 in maths, economics, physics and travel/tourism. He started looking for a job in the construction sector. And he’s still looking… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.All over the world, younger generations are drinking less.

That’s got to be good for our health - but not so great for business.

Claire Crofton discovers how millennials are disrupting the… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Growing cannabis is something we do pretty well in parts of this country, but until now that has not been something to be proud of or even talk about.

That's about to change.

Russell Brown visits… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Tim Watkin looks at a new initiative to create a hybrid workspace – somewhere between the market economy and the volunteer sector – where people get something in return when they volunteer. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In the last week we have discovered just how little power our Government, the law and our biggest businesses have over Google and Facebook in our own country, let alone consumers. In the wake of the… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The CPTPP was more than a decade in the making.

This is a little known story about the 11th hour change that made the 11-country trade agreement what it is today. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Nikki Mandow delves into the economic mysteries behind the guilt-assuaging plastic packaging recycling bins, which mysteriously disappeared from supermarkets late last year. And she asks, should we… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.New Zealand's fashion industry is an increasingly volatile space.​

Sonia Sly joins the Two Cents' Worth team to look at some of the economic pressures facing our fashion industry Read more Audio

6:54 AM.There’s this amazing apartment block in central Wellington that could teach us a lot about building affordable houses and great communities for people of all ages. It’s called Park Mews - but the… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Here at Two Cents' Worth we love NPR's Planet Money and this episode which looks at New Zealand's impact on economies around the world is so good we had to share it with you. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The global foray into outer space is taking on new dimensions with breakthrough discoveries and successful missions to asteroids and planets.

Liz Garton discovers New Zealand industry has its feet… Read more Audio