Nine To Noon for Tuesday 12 July 2022

 

 

09:05 What can borrowers expect from their banks ?

Another official cash rate rise is on the cards this week with the Reserve Bank's next decision on Thursday. Most economists expect the OCR  to rise by another half a per cent - or 50 basis points. But it is what the Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says about future direction that will be pivotal to what happens to retail lending. What can mortgage holders expect from their banks? Kathryn discusses with head of banking at KPMG, John Kensington.

09:25 Landmark agreement between Uber Australia and union

In Australia, a landmark agreement between Uber and the Transport Workers' union could see gig economy workers given fairer wages, the right to collective bargaining, and guaranteed protections.The two parties signed a "statement of principles" last month agreeing to support the creation of a new independent commission which would apply minimum standards and practices across the industry. Two New Zealand Unions have taken a case against Uber in the High Court - seeking to overturn the presumption that Uber drivers are independent contractors. The judge's decision is reserved, but it could have far reaching implications. Kathryn discusses the Australian agreement with Alex Veen,  Scholarly Teaching Fellow in Work and Organisational Studies, at the University of Sydney

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

Ron talks to Kathryn about the January 6 investigation as Congress returns from recess, also the state of the US economy.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

10:05 Dr Carol Shand: 5 decades championing women's health

Dr Carol Shand has spent her professional life advocating for women's health. She was a GP in Wellington for 56 years and in that time devoted herself to fighting for change - to maternity care,  access to contraception, abortion law reform, and the way sexual assaults are responded to. In 2008, she became a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women's health. Carol Shand grew up on a farm in Kaikoura and attended Otago Medical School in 1958. It was there she met her Austrian born husband, Erich Geiringer, also a doctor, and they practiced together in Wellington for 34 years, where they raised their three children. Dr Carol Shand is now 83 and has just published a memoir.

10:35 Book review : Rogues 

Kiran Dass reviews Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe.

10:45 The Reading

'Baby No Eyes' by Patricia Grace. (episode 2)

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

Rebecca and Kathryn discuss Reddit; the self-proclaimed former front page of the internet, and "unruly" social network that triggered a meme stock frenzy. Reddit wants to grow up, but will its users let it?. And in India the government is fighting against service charges levied by restaurants, and has moved to ban the practice of charging outright for service.

11:30 Consumer rights: Supermarket steps and tracking faulty goods

Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy joins Kathryn to talk about whether a Groceries Commissioner will make a dent in the strength of the supermarket duopoly. And what happens to faulty goods when you take them back to the shop? Consumer's testing team created an easy-to-fix fault in some mixers, attached a tracker, returned it to the retailer...and waited.

11:45 Money expert Liz Koh: helping couples build a healthy financial relationship

Liz has some tips about how to avoid conflicts with your partner which may arise because of different attitudes towards money, and how to promote a healthy relationship where people's differences are respected and where there is equality in how money is managed. AUT has recently released a Healthy Financial Relationships toolkit.

 

 

Liz Koh is a money expert. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.

 

Music played in this show

Artist: Local Natives
Song: Megaton Mile
Time played: 09:41

Artist: Flying Lotus 
Song: The Room 
Time Played: 11:28

Artist: Angus and Julia Stone
Song: My Word for It
Time Played: 11:35