The Weekend Collective

The RBNZ recently hiked the OCR from 2.25% to 2.5%, and experts are expecting around another 1% of hikes over the next year, as managing inflation risks take priority over the weaker economy.
But when will our economy start turning around? Hamish Pepper from Harbour Asset Management joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.
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Having a family doctor was the status-quo for a long time. They're someone your whole family calls by his or her's first name, your mum might even send them a Christmas card each year.
But lately there seems to have been a shift to clinic loyalty over doctor loyalty, is this the smart thing to do? Or is the presence of a consistent GP more important?
GP Doctor Bryan Betty joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.
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The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations.
The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate.
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.
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The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected.
It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace.
Seymour joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.
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Parents can now know where their child is, read school portals, monitor screen time, track devices, and see bank transactions.
We are the first generation of parents capable of knowing almost everything our teenagers are doing. But just because we can track our kids, should we be doing it?
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