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It's a crucial week, as the government weighs a shift to level three, Treasury estimates the damage of Covid-19 on the economy, and actual unemployment figures are released. Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss what will this might mean for the election date. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments.

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills talk to Kathryn about the Government's lockdown exit strategy and look at what point the economic & social consequences become a health issues. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments.

Surfing for Farmers was set up by a Gisborne based farm consultant turned rural real estate agent, Stephen Thomson, in spring 2018. He'd seen a Netflix doco about surfing helping United States war vets recover from PTSD. He thought while farmers don't have PTSD they often struggle with stress. Stephen loves surfing and knows how good it feels, so he was keen to pass that onto farmers. His weekly, summer evening event has popped up in five other beach side spots this summer, with many more planned for next spring.

Megan Whelan looks at how language shapes - and is shaped by - our understanding of the world, with Dr Sasha Calhoun, Professor Paul Warren and Associate Professor Stephen Epstein.