The Weekend Collective

We often think of being engaged in our children's education as pitching in with after school activities, or making sure you turn up to the parent-teacher days.
But if your kid comes home every day complaining about a teacher, or the way a course is taught, who do you talk to? What warrants a conversation with the school?
Auckland Boys' Grammar School Headmaster Tim O'Connor joins Tim Beveridge to discuss how parents can make sure they're staying on top of their children's educaion.
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The OCR changed this week, The Reserve Bank has upped it from 2.5% to 2.75%.
But mortgages are already high, some unlucky buyers are now finding they owe more than the value of their house as equity erodes.
So if you're in this situation, what can you do? Opes Mortgages Managing Director Peter Norris joins Tim Beveridge to answer your questions.
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This week on the Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Real Estate agent Luke Dallow and TV Presenter Mark Crysell to discuss the hot topics from the week.
A report in to the Moa Point disaster has revealed a series of issues that led up to the overflow, the UN has voted to re-scale the world map, and Sky showed advertisements over Jai Arrow's emotional 100th appearence for the Rabbitohs.
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One of the first lessons mum and dad teach you is "it's rude to talk about money".
But when it comes to family life, it's important to be open about financial matters with your spouse. And in the workplace, talking about wages is often the way to make sure you're getting the same treatment as everyone else.
So how do you go about it? How do you break the taboo?
Managing Director at The Private Office Nick Crawford joins Tim Beveridge on Smart Money to discuss.
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We all know not to listen to loud music, but what actually qualifies as "loud" music? Is the old "60% volume for 60 minutes" still a good rule of thumb to follow?
And noise cancelling headphones are becoming the status quo, but are they actually better for your ears?
ENT Specialist Dr. Michel Neef joins Tim Beveridge on the Health Hub to discuss the importance of protecting your hearing.
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