Ekant Veer
Why do we love free stuff?
University of Canterbury Professor of Marketing Ekant Veer joins Mark Leishman to explain why free things tickle our brain. Audio
The $20 Challenge
Three people, one week and just $20 each of disposable income. In the second part of Why We Spend, Katy Gosset embarks on a money saving experiment to test her own spending triggers. Joining her for… Audio
Why We Spend And How to Stop
Why do we spend more than we need to? Is it mood, FOMO, the desire to impress? Or maybe some tricky behavioural triggers we're not even aware of? Katy Gosset gets to the heart of the matter with a… Audio
Dunedin takes a cheeky approach to new marketing campaign
Are you a burnt-out professional in Auckland, a Wellingtonian tired of spending half your salary on rent, or maybe sick of the crowds in Queenstown? According to a new marketing campaign run by… Audio
Weekly shop one of the main expenses for many
From product placement - to the rising cost of basic food items - there's a raft of reasons why a trip to the supermarket can be a challenge for your mind and your wallet. Audio
Supermarket Strategies
Why shouldn't we choose a wine for its label? And what are "heuristics"? We all know there are techniques supermarkets use to get us spending money and Episode One takes a deep dive into… Audio
Online trolls? They aren’t really so bad, according to Prof. Ekant Veer
Professor of Marketing Ekant Veer argues that online 'trolling' need not be a form of bullying, but something playful which is also good for society. From Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Audio
The Panel (Part Two) with Conor English and Verity Johnson
Today on The Panel Wallace with Conor English and Verity Johnson discuss The massive profits being made by banks, whether 'sharenting' - parents who share photos or video of your children - is really… Audio
'Caught between the endless ocean and an unseeing earth, we chose life' – Tampa refugee Abbas Nazari
In 2001, the Norwegian freighter Tampa - crammed with more than 400 asylum-seekers rescued from a sinking fishing boat - was turned away from Australia. Abbas Nazari, aged seven, was onboard. Audio
Word Christchurch: Matt Calman and Jehan Casinader
The mental health of Kiwi men is the focus of two very personal books published in 2020: The Longest Day and This Is Not How It Ends. Their authors Matt Calman and Jehan Casinader talk to Ekant Veer… Audio
Coronavirus: Popular app Houseparty raises privacy concerns
It's become New Zealand's and several other countries' most downloaded app overnight.
Houseparty is the latest viral video sharing service used to fill the gap left by the loss of face-to-face… Audio
Online trolling is surprisingly popular and comes with benefits
Canterbury University research has uncovered some surprising insights of online trolling and how it works. Researchers say the trolls are not to be confused with cyber bullies as their end games are… Audio
Health Promotion Agency advertising campaign
You will probably have seen some evidence of the $1.79 million that the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has spent on its current childhood obesity campaign. A marketing expert is questioning the value… Audio
Student behaviour prompts lecturer to return award
A lecturer at the University of Canterbury has returned a teaching award following the controversial RoUndie 500 race. Audio
