When the Facts Change

Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff together with Kiwibank.Visit kiwibank.co.nz to find out how Kiwibank are making Kiwi better off

Recent Episodes
  • An AI-powered startup
    Apr 17, 2025 – 33:30
  • The global aftermath of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
    Apr 10, 2025 – 37:32
  • The green shoots and brown roots of our economy
    Apr 3, 2025 – 27:25
  • Planting the trees we’ll never sit under
    Mar 27, 2025 – 30:21
  • New Zealand’s greatest invention: a monetary policy framework?
    Mar 20, 2025 – 43:09
  • A handy Primer for the global AI economy
    Mar 13, 2025 – 38:44
  • Shock and Orr
    Mar 6, 2025 – 36:42
  • Mortgage rates, braking and accelerating
    Feb 27, 2025 – 31:55
  • The startup savant behind Trade Me and Xero
    Feb 20, 2025 – 40:04
  • ‘Show me the money’: What Kiwi are buying this summer
    Feb 13, 2025 – 28:10
  • Rising tides and sinking boats
    Feb 10, 2025 – 22:49
  • How do we measure the value of social investment?
    Jan 30, 2025 – 36:11
  • Is 2025 the year to thrive?
    Jan 23, 2025 – 23:14
  • What austerity actually means
    Jan 16, 2025 – 25:09
  • A fast track to cronyism?
    Jan 9, 2025 – 09:36
  • “Tariffs are beautiful. They’ll make us rich”
    Jan 2, 2025 – 07:46
  • It’s darkest before the dawn
    Dec 26, 2024 – 08:43
  • What’s on Aotearoa’s shopping list?
    Dec 19, 2024 – 27:02
  • Inside Wellington’s homeless crisis
    Dec 12, 2024 – 36:53
  • Home on the marae
    Dec 5, 2024 – 33:55
  • The OCR grinch has turned into Father Christmas
    Nov 28, 2024 – 24:35
  • How fair is our tax system?
    Nov 21, 2024 – 27:07
  • Behind Porirua’s poverty
    Nov 14, 2024 – 33:01
  • The cost of prison
    Nov 7, 2024 – 33:52
  • How to give employees what they want, when they want it
    Oct 31, 2024 – 37:50
  • An economic spring in our step
    Oct 24, 2024 – 28:30
  • The hidden battery in your home
    Oct 17, 2024 – 31:02
  • Is Nicola Willis cutting costs or cutting growth?
    Oct 10, 2024 – 29:11
  • We’re all getting older and something has got to give
    Oct 3, 2024 – 32:10
  • Gazing into the infrastructure crystal ball
    Sep 26, 2024 – 32:21
  • When the interest rates change
    Sep 19, 2024 – 33:34
  • Navigating our economy forward (by looking in the rear-view mirror)
    Sep 12, 2024 – 29:44
  • This is Kiwi: Dane and Stacey on choosing adventures over assets
    Sep 8, 2024 – 48:05
  • An electrifying plan for Aotearoa
    Sep 5, 2024 – 26:21
  • This is Kiwi: Jess Hong on chasing dreams as an introvert
    Sep 1, 2024 – 48:53
  • Building better goal posts for emissions accounting
    Aug 29, 2024 – 31:00
  • This is Kiwi: Taylor Roche on turning obstacles into opportunities
    Aug 25, 2024 – 49:40
  • The lights have switched off at the Consumer Advocacy Council
    Aug 22, 2024 – 31:34
  • This is Kiwi: Jess Quinn on normalising differences
    Aug 18, 2024 – 51:12
  • Finally, the RBNZ cuts the OCR
    Aug 15, 2024 – 19:05
  • This is Kiwi: Kirsten Dodgen on proving the doubters wrong
    Aug 11, 2024 – 48:34
  • Why insulation is such a hot topic
    Aug 8, 2024 – 31:47
  • This is Kiwi: TJ Perenara on speaking your truth
    Aug 4, 2024 – 51:51
  • How the world ran out of everything
    Aug 1, 2024 – 36:58
  • So much wealth... and poverty
    Jul 25, 2024 – 36:32
  • We may have slain the inflation dragon
    Jul 18, 2024 – 29:49
  • Bill English’s big ideas for Kāinga Ora
    Jul 11, 2024 – 36:22
  • Will we see a rate cut from the Reserve Bank this year?
    Jul 4, 2024 – 23:19
  • A decade in charge of the national power grid
    Jun 27, 2024 – 26:13
  • What kind of homes do we actually want?
    Jun 20, 2024 – 33:06
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    So good. Thoughtful, measured, well researched. Thank you!
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