Herald NOW Business

Episodes

• Kiwi firm's trial adds weight in obesity market - Tue 21 Jul 21.07.2026 6m

  Sarah Kennedy Calocurb CEO on the company's ambitions to scale its plant based weight-loss product in a market dominated by pharmaceutical giants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Inflation in focus as businesses await the latest CPI reading - Tue 21 Jul 21.07.2026 5m

  Westpac economist Satish Ranchhod discusses what the latest CPI data will mean for households and businesses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Auckland's last major infrastructure project officially opens - Tue 21 Jul 21.07.2026 3m

  After 8 years Auckland's central interceptor is officially open, Herald Senior Correspondent Katie Bradford looks at what's next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Australian markets - from Mines and Energy to Healthcare - Tue 21 Jul 21.07.2026 4m

  The market has been moving sideways, but there’s been a lot happening at sector level. Grant Cotty Craigs Investment Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• More detail needed on $60m bailout. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap - Tue 21 Jul 21.07.2026 1m

  If a $60m surprise subsidy to Fletcher Building is such a good idea, why has there been scant engagement on it so far?'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• How online retail is reshaping New Zealand's wine business - Mon 20 Jul 19.07.2026 5m

  Dan Gillett talks to Herald reporter Tom Raynel about adapting the wine industry to a digital first market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Tariff hike due this week - Mon 20 Jul 19.07.2026 4m

  NZ could be slapped with a blanket 12.5% tariff on all exports to the US as early as Friday night. Fran O'Sullivan Herald Business Commentator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Xero faces questions over leadership, US expansion and investor confidence - Mon 20 Jul 19.07.2026 5m

  Business commentator Eden Bradfield discusses with Herald NOW Business the challenges facing Xero's growth strategy and workplace culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Global share markets fell last week, led by weakness in the tech sector - Mon 20 Jul 19.07.2026 4m

  SpaceX shares are now trading 10% below IPO. Shane Solly Harbour Asset Management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• BlackRock - worlds largest investor managing $US15trillion - on AI pinch points - Fri 17 Jul 17.07.2026 5m

  BlackRock's Investment Institute's Ben Powell sees increasing energy demands for AI as opportunity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• US earnings season underway - first read from big banks stronger than expected - Fri 17 Jul  17.07.2026 3m

  You look at Goldman Sachs $US980m revenue in the last 3 months, that's the size of Air NZ's market all delivered in 3 months.  Rickey Ward JBWere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Surf's up! Are we on the data centre wave? Garth Bray 2degrees Wrap - Fri 17 Jul 17.07.2026 1m

  Australia's Financial Review reports concerns data centre growth may crowd out other sectors - investment outside tech & mining expected to fall 1.1%See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• From kiwi farms to cleaner air, wool technology takes on global filtration - Fri 17 Jul 17.07.2026 4m

  Lanaco's CE Nick Davenport tells Herald NOW Business how kiwi wool innovation powers world-first air filter for global market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Switzerland emerges as frontrunner for New Zealand's next trade deal - Fri 17 Jul 17.07.2026 5m

  Trade Minister Todd McClay tells Senior Correspondent Katie Bradford how Swiss agreement could be New Zealand's next major trade win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Buckle in for oil price volatility. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap - Thu 16 Jul 16.07.2026 1m

  "We've burned through all the buffers" oil broker tells FT. The tanks are running dry globally, with about 30 days in the reserve and 20 on the water.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Local wine business buys eight brands in bold expansion move - Thu 16 Jul 16.07.2026 3m

  Sam Poulter discusses how a family owned windery is expanding despite tough marketSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• H5N1 - first case onshore - what does it mean for the farming sector? - Thu 16 Jul 16.07.2026 5m

  Federated Farmers Mark Hooper on H5N1, plus how record returns are helping farmers cut debt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• We’re in the middle of confession season - Thu 16 Jul 16.07.2026 4m

  The period when listed companies update the market if earnings are likely to land different to expectations. Rohan Koreman-Smit Forsyth BarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Are data centres for us- Tech with 2degrees Danu Abeysuriya - Rush Digital - Thu 16 July 16.07.2026 5m

  Supporters say NZ has opportunity with renewable energy to build a cleaner digital infrastructure sector, but there's been backlash overseas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• RBNZ warns temporary inflation shock could become persistent - Wed 15 Jul 15.07.2026 6m

  RBNZ's Chief Economist tells Herald NOW Business how inflation expectations will shape path of interest rates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.