Episodes

  • The effort to change our wasteful food habits

    The effort to change our wasteful food habits
    Aug 14 2020
    We waste $1.16 billion worth of food every year. Nearly 160,000 tonnes. With more and more people needing help putting meals on tables in the wake of the coronavirus, Two Cents' Worth looks at balancing the food waste books...  
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    26 mins
  • The Suburban Solar Conundrum

    The Suburban Solar Conundrum
    Aug 7 2020
    The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works. But do we need subsidies?
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    29 mins
  • Turning Tripe into Wound-healing 'Crumpet'

    Turning Tripe into Wound-healing 'Crumpet'
    Jul 31 2020
    This week on Two Cents' Worth how tripe got the markets buzzing and what that can tell us about New Zealand's investment ecosystem.
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    26 mins
  • Closed borders: Is the cure worse than the disease?

    Closed borders: Is the cure worse than the disease?
    Jul 24 2020
    The closed borders protecting us from Covid-19 is keeping us healthy, but having unexpected consequences for our economy.
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    22 mins
  • What becomes of the housing market?

    What becomes of the housing market?
    Jul 17 2020
    In April, economists were predicting Covid could cause a 10-20 percent fall in house prices. In June, prices rose more than 9 percent - much more in some places. What is going on - and will it last?
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    21 mins
  • RoundUp: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health

    RoundUp: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
    Jul 10 2020
    Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but there’s huge pressure to phase it out. Find out why and what that might mean for our billion dollar agricultural sector.
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    27 mins
  • The little ventilator that could - during Covid

    The little ventilator that could - during Covid
    Jul 3 2020
    How two multi-millionaires, two pandemic futurists, Air NZ's former boss, a dairy executive on a break, a retired anaesthetist (and a few others) nearly saved New Zealand
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    29 mins
  • Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine

    Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine
    Jun 26 2020
    The race is on: Two Cents' Worth investigates the economics of finding a vaccine for coronavirus.
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    30 mins