Cameron Bagrie
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 10 March 2025
In today's episode, the Department of Conservation has been unlawfully issuing permits to the Transport Agency, allowing it to kill species such as kiwi during the construction of news roads, a… Audio
Inquiry into banking competition continues
Major banks are back before Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee today, as the inquiry into banking competition continues. Independent economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Unemployment rises to four year high
Unemployment has risen to a near four-year high as businesses shed staff. Stats NZ numbers show unemployment rose to 4.8 percent in the September quarter. Economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to Guyon… Audio
Will the Reserve Bank cut interest rates next week?
All eyes are on the Reserve Bank which will decide next week whether to cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Audio
NZ could still be in recession amid inflation, job losses
Stubborn inflation and pessimistic job figures could keep NZ in recession. Independent economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to Morning Report's Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 7 May
On today's episode, we hear from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about the $1.9 billion promised for corrections, and we get reaction from former prisoner and penal reform campaigner Cosmo Jeffery… Audio
OECD warns NZ needs to get inflation under control
With just three weeks to go until the Budget is released, the OECD says New Zealand needs to get inflation under control. Economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Government has priorities wrong over tax cuts: Economist
An economist says the Government has its priorities wrong, as it continues to insist on tax cuts despite a worsening economic outlook.
Treasury's economic outlook is significantly worse than was… Audio
Treasury to release its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update
Treasury will publish its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update - or PREFU - on Tuesday afternoon with much of the speculation being that it will paint a rocky economic picture.
The forecasts for… Audio
Domestic inflation incredibly high - Bagrie
New Zealand's inflation is cracking a 30-year high at 6.9 percent. Basic consumer items are getting more and more expensive.
In the past year the cost of a new house went up about 18 percent. Petrol… Video, Audio
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Guy Williams (Part 2)
Panellists Georgie Stylianou and Guy Williams discuss Aotearoa New Zealand's history curriculum, bad food at Victoria University's student halls of residence, and decline in seagull numbers. Audio
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Guy Williams (Part 1)
Panellists Georgie Stylianou and Guy Williams discuss nurses and hospital staff shortages during omicron, New Zealand's $20.2 billion deficit for 2021, and a person who went to a dinner party and… Audio
Banks predicting OCR rise on the horizon
Banks ANZ, Westpac and ASB are united in their expectation the official cash rate will be increased earlier than previously expected.
They say it could land as early as late November, when the… Audio
Reining in runaway housing prices: who can do what?
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson wrote to the Reserve Bank yesterday asking it to consider what it can do to keep house prices in check, when it considers monetary policy.This is in addition to… Audio
NZ property market: too hot to handle
Independent economist Cameron Bagrie joins The Panel to discuss New Zealand's explosive property market and the latest moves by the Reserve Bank. Audio
Low mortgage rates and soaring house prices
Independent economist Cameron Bagrie joins The Panel to discuss Heartland Bank's 1.99 percent loan rate. Audio
Is heavy industry dying in New Zealand?
Between Tiwai Point, Marsden Point, Glenbrook, and now Kawerau, the potential job losses for heavy industry are starting to stack up.
But is industry on death's door in New Zealand? And what's to… Audio
Covid-19: Economist questions elimination strategy
A leading economist is questioning how high a price the country is paying for its Covid-19 elimination strategy.
Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says Treasury figures out this week show the… Audio
Tax, Covid debt and the path to recovery
Yesterday Labour announced its new tax policy - a hike in the top tax rate to 39 per cent for every dollar earned over $180,000. The new rate will raise $550 million per year. Audio
