Ep07 Disability funding in the budget with advocate Nick Ruane
This week on Locked Out With Craig Renney, we talk with disability advocate Nick Ruane about how government decisions at the Budget will be affecting the over 850,000 people who have a disability in New Zealand. We also take a first look at some of the Budget spending decisions, and ask if we are back on track yet.
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Ep06 Budget Day Special with Labour's Barb Edmonds and BHN
In this weeks podcast we collaborate with Pat and Chewy of BHN fame to talk about Budget 2025. The highs, lows, and what it really tells us about the future for New Zealand. We apologise in advance if this depresses you. We are very honoured to have Hon. Barbara Edmonds, the Labour Finance Spokesperson as our guest to give us her insight for the show.
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Ep05 Pay Equity and Budget lockup shenanigans
This week, we are looking at the recent changes to Pay Equity, and showing what pay equity is and what it is not. We also discuss the recent shenanigans around gaining access to the Budget Lock-up.
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Ep04 Bernard Hickey on Housing
On the show this week we have Bernard Hickey of the Kaka to talk about housing, how we have ended up in such a bad place, and why it matters. We delve into some historic numbers to understand what has really been going on. We also look at the unemployment numbers that have just been released to see what they show.
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Ep03 Craig's Budget 2025 Preview
On this week show we look at the forthcoming Budget and the challenges facing the government in making the numbers work. We also examine the true amount of money the government has available to invest, and what that will likely mean for New Zealand. Craig also looks at the recent spending decisions on health and defence, and asks where the money is coming from.
Economist Craig Renney gives weekly insights into the numbers that we hear about from the government, Craig will cut through the noise and translate what all those massive governmental numbers mean for the average Joe and Jane.
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