Andrew Hoggard

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Farmers are urging banks to absorb the additional costs of tough new Reserve Bank capital requirements rather than target the rural sector. Federated farmers' Andrew Hoggard and Independent economist… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Commentators are suggesting Fonterra is coming to the end of its current iteration, and needs to change drastically to ensure its continued survival. Audio

Mark Stockdale from the AA joins the panel to explain a bit about how the price of petrol is calculated, and why it varies so much throughout the country. Audio

The controversial Australian talkback host Alan Jones is coming under more scrutiny, as more of the vitriolic remarks he made about Jacinda Ardern came to light through the ABC show Mediawatch. RNZ's… Audio

What's a New Zealand bar that holds special memories for you? Audio

Australia is considering "added sugar" labelling for sugary drinks which would force manufacturers to acknowledge how much sugar, measured in teaspoons, on the drinks' labels. Audio

The famed Ronnie Van Hout sculpture, "Quasi" - an enormous hand with a human face - has moved to Wellington, where it's aweing and terrifying locals. Former Christchurch Art Gallery curator Jenny… Audio

The government is proposing a new, independent office to cost the policies of political parties. Eric Crampton, chief economist for the NZ Initiative, joins us with his take. Audio

What's a New Zealand bar that holds special memories for you? The controversial Australian talkback host Alan Jones is coming under more scrutiny, as more of the vitriolic remarks he made about… Audio

The government is proposing a new, independent office to cost the policies of political parties. Eric Crampton, chief economist for the NZ Initiative, joins us with his take. The famed Ronnie Van Hout… Audio

What the Panellists Alexia Russell and Andrew Hoggard have been thinking about. Audio

Cool time capsules throughout history. Audio

Federated Farmers is sounding a note of caution about the level of farming community support for the emission trading scheme.

Yesterday the Climate Change Minister, James Shaw, described the… Audio

The government wants to change the sorts of vehicles people buy - by making gas-guzzling high emitters more expensive and electric cars cheaper.

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers' vice president… Audio

Protests in Switzerland are rare - but the country's women have finally decided enough is enough Audio

A new study of how well foreign drivers know the road code yielded alarming results - but how would YOU do if presented with a spontaneous questionnaire with no time to swot up? Audio

Autumn leaves might be beautiful, but they can definitely clog up a drain - as Hamiltonians will attest. Audio

More than a quarter of Hong Kong's population has taken to the streets to protest a new, controversial extradition bill. Audio