Rod Oram
GFC 10 years on & a warning from FMA head
Business Commentator Rod Oram looks at whether the world has changed 10 years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers which signalled the beginning of the Global Financial Crisis, and also a stern… Audio
On the business front with Rod Oram
Business Commentator Rod Oram with news that Genesis Energy is optimistic about long-term outlook for gas supplies, good results this corporate reporting season from Tourism Holdings and Vista. And… Audio
Rod Oram on mixed business sector results
Business Commentator Rod Oram says many large companies are reporting strong growth in profits and are giving positive forecasts for the year ahead. There are very few signs that the sharp drop in… Audio
Business with Rod Oram
Business Commentator Rod Oram reports on the appointment of an interim Chief Executive for Fonterra, Infratil and Mercury Energy reach agreement over Tilt Renewables, Tru-Test reports a small loss as… Audio
Downward NZ$ & Fonterra cuts payouts
Business Commentator Rod Oram has been watching the Kiwi dollar slide, and Fonterra cuts its milk payout and dividend. Audio
US Business visas & seed business sale
Rod Oram elaborates on PGG Wrightson selling its seeds business, Air NZ gets a new chair and and NZ business people win access to business visas for the US. Audio
Fonterra 'squandered ... best part of a billion dollars' - Oram
Fonterra’s next chair will need to tackle poor performance and capital spending problems, business commentator Rod Oram says, by changing the co-op’s culture. Audio
Multinational's appetite for leading edge new foods
Business correspondent, Rod Oram looks at leading edge new foods interesting multinationals, and escalating trade and diplomatic tensions between the US and the EU. Audio
Business: How are Insurers behaving?
The Financial Markets Authority and Reserve Bank send a "let us how you're behaving" letter to life insurers, following on from their recent and similar letter to banks and Fonterra lifts its forecast… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
This week Rod looks into ANZ overcharging some customers; the NZ Superannuation Fund says its interested in bank-rolling Auckland's trams and Xerox calls off its plans to sell its half-share in… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram has more on the letter sent by the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank to NZ banks with a clear message about their expectations about bank behavior. Rod is also looking into the… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram looks into some questionable pricing tactics in the petrol industry and further analysis the Productivity Commission's draft document on turning New Zealand into a low emission economy. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod looks at New Zealand's banks in light of the Australia's Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services. Are the dramas with Australian banks likely to… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
The oil and gas industry's response to the government decision not to offer any offshore exploration blocks. Comvita signals it is a takeover target. Audio
Farmers want new CEO to be a NZer
Fonterra's had a Canadian and a Dutchman as CEO and there's a feeling among its farmer-shareholders that it's time for a New Zealander. We ask commentator Rod Oram what attributes an in-coming CEO… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Air New Zealand has dropped its seven-year alliance with Virgin Australia; Auckland-based health software company Orion Health suffers a share slump and My Foodbags' CEOs step down. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram has been gauging the mood of shareholders at Fonterra's roadshow events this week; how do they think the coop and its board are performing? Audio
Fonterra CEO resigns
Fonterra has announced its chief executive Theo Spierings is leaving after seven years in the job. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Shell sells its NZ gas assets to OMV, an Austrian company - meanwhile the government's considering whether to offer any more oil and gas exploration blocks. And impact investing gains a toe-hold in… Audio
