Liz Koh: Enriched Retirement Founder on health insurance in New Zealand, if employers should pay for it
Should your job provide health insurance coverage? There are calls for a fringe benefit tax break as a Council report reveals people are twice as likely to have car insurance than life or health. It says 78% of Kiwis pay for their own insurance, rather than employers footing the bill. Enriched Retirement Founder Liz Koh told Andrew Dickens that New Zealanders tend to think they’re bulletproof, and they don’t tend to put health insurance at the top of their priority list. She says that if you don’t have good health, it impacts your ability to work, and employers have a vested interest in making sure their employees are healthy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the John Torode allegations, future of the latest Masterchef UK season
The future of the latest BBC MasterChef UK series is up in the air. John Torode is leaving after a report upheld allegations he used an "extremely offensive racist term". It comes after an independent report substantiated 45 of 83 allegations about the behaviour of former co-judge Gregg Wallace. UK correspondent, Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens there are calls to scrap the already filmed series. But he says competitors and the winner have worked hard to get there, and ideas around replacing them with voice overs will be almost impossible. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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John Harbord: Major Electricity Users' Group Chair on the proposed special economic zones
Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones is floating the idea of special economic zones as an answer to New Zealand’s energy security. The Government's asking for feedback on its new long-term fuel strategy. The special economic zones are areas where businesses can get tailored policies on regulation, financial support, and access to infrastructure. Major Electricity Users' Group Chair John Harbord told Andrew Dickens it could give independent generators a better chance than they currently have. He says the only big players that independent generators can sell to are the big four gentailers, and it's just cheaper for the gentailers to make it themselves. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Full Show Podcast: 16 July 2025
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Wednesday 16th of July 2025, The Government’s cracking down on councils - forcing them stick to their core business, Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell shares her thoughts. There's calls for fringe benefit tax breaks to help kiwis pay for the rising cost of health insurance, Enrich Retirement founder Liz Koh tells Andrew Dickens the difference it would make. Shane Jones is pushing ahead with his desire to implement special economic zones to boost electricity generation and fuel security. Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on MasterChef TV presenter John Torode sacked by the BBC. Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tania Tapsell: Rotorua Mayor on the Government wanting to scrap local councils' four well-being provisions
The Government wants to scrap local councils' four well-being provisions. A amendment bill has been introduced to remove the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing provisions from the Local Government Act, to refocus councils on their core services. The Government wants councils to give more value to ratepayers. Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell told Andrew Dickens she's looking forward to the removal of the four wellbeing clauses. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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