The SME Stream

More and more kiwis are taking on debt to cover costs, and the increasing popularity of buy now pay later schemes has normalised casual debt.
Financial author Martin Hawes joins Tim Beveridge to discuss the attitude people should have around debt, and the different types of debt.
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The expression property market reset has been recently popular in property news– but what is it?
What does it look like? And what does it mean for homeowners and investors?
Opes Mortgages Managing Director Peter Norris joined Tim Beveridge for The One Roof Radio Show to discuss.
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What happens when two best friends can't find products that reflect their culture for their own children? They build them.
In this episode I sit down with Amy Barratt and Dayna Slade, co-founders of Bo & Ko, to explore how they turned a personal gap in the market into a thriving Māori and Pacific-owned brand. They share the realities of building a business while navigating new motherhood, the power of creating products rooted in culture and identity, and how entrepreneurship deepened their connection to their own whakapapa. If you've ever dreamed of turning an idea into something meaningful, this conversation will leave you inspired.
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Are you raising a child who thinks money just appears?
From pocket money and piggy banks to KiwiSaver, first jobs and the temptation to bail them out, the lessons start much earlier than many parents realise. So, should chores earn cash? When should children start investing? And when is it better to let them make a mistake?
Hayden Mulholland from Becoming Wealth joins Nadine on The Prosperity Project to explain how to raise kids who actually understand money.
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National says its paid parental leave policy was already in the works, despite recent comments from Stuart Nash accusing one of its MPs of being lazy.
Nash resigned from NZ First after it was revealed he called Napier MP Katie Nimon the “laziest MP” for taking time off to have a baby.
National has today announced, if elected, it'll extend leave entitlements to 30 weeks by 2029, with a longer-term goal of reaching 40 weeks.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined Tim Beveridge to explain further.
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