The Weekend Collective

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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Food waste, costs, health, and time are all factors we may consider when choosing where or how to do our food shop.
On today's Health Hub we took a look at when it is worth going to a specialist rather than the supermarket.
Allyson Gofton told Tim Beveridge that while specialists allow for more choice, information, and less waste, not everyone can fit visiting multiple specialty stores into their weekly shop due to time or budget constraints.
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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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The Green Party today announced they want a one-year moratorium on new artificial intelligence data centres being consented to give regulation time to catch up.
The aim to create legislation to protect resources and communities during the pause.
The Party also released their 43-page manifesto today at their AGM in Auckland.
Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joined Tim Beveridge to explain further.
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Parenting styles naturally evolve through the decades but in the 21st century it seems social media is accelerating these changes.
'Gentle Parenting' has been a huge topic of discussion in online parenting circles, but have we gone too far and lost the ability to create and enforce boundaries?
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