Peter Wilson

The Department of Conservation has dozens of high risk structures overdue for maintenance and overall has a backlog of maintenance on its huts and tracks network worth over $300 million. The startling… Audio

An economic think tank wants blanket visas approved for nearly every foreign national currently in the country, so they can stay and work here til the end of 2024. About a month ago, the government… Audio

Unions and economists are joining in a call to overhaul the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.

They say fruit and vegetable pickers from the Pacific Islands suffer high costs and poor pay and are… Audio

New Zealand's Government has announced about 2400 more migrant workers will be allowed into the country for seasonal horticultural work, many from the Pacific Islands. Audio

New Zealand's migration policies might be contributing to the current poor state of national productivity, according to a new report.

The research - prepared for the Productivity Commission by the… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A backcountry expert is calling for a fundamental rethink at the Department of Conservation - away from a focus overseas visitors, towards better serving growing numbers of New Zealanders getting into… Audio

An 80-year-old retired humanitarian worker and a presbyterian minister have had their homes raided by police over a donation used to purchase PPE.

Laptops, mobile phones and paperwork were seized… Audio

A plan to radically overhaul New Zealand's fisheries system proposes the Crown buy back all commercial quota shares, set up a resource rental payment and allow for independent monitoring of commercial… Audio

For more than 100 years the calorie has been the centrepiece of nutrition and diet advice, but it's woefully inaccurate and misleading, says journalist Peter Wilson. Audio

Conservationists, recreational advocates and farmers are sounding warnings about the end of tenure review - but for different reasons. Federated Mountain Clubs' President Peter Wilson warns it could… Audio

A trust set up by the American golfing billionaire Ric Kayne is funding genetic research on the country's rarest bird - the fairy tern. Mr Kayne built the Tara Iti golf course near Mangawhai, and the… Audio

Claims the Department of Conservation is allowing tourism operators to flout their own rules by allowing tourists to fly into restricted areas of Fiordland. Federated Mountain Clubs says several… Audio

Concerns raised about deferring hardship over the increasing number of people taking money out of their kiwisaver to make ends meet. Peter Wilson addresses the issues of kiwisaver funds being accessed… Audio

People buying homes in a new subdivision north of Auckland will pay extra on top of their rates to fund infrastructure for the development. NZIER Principal Economist and Head of Auckland Business… Audio

The NZX-50 was down again today. Overnight the Dow Jones Industrial index shed 545 points. Concerns in the U.S. are around higher interest rates, a forecast of lower world growth, and of course the… Audio

A big question for the Panelists - "Is the Government imperilling NZ's prosperity by standing on its principles?" Leonie Freeman and Guy Williams decide if it's worth getting off-side with the Trump… Audio

A private golf course developed by a US billionaire is now subsidising tree-planting efforts across Northland to protect rivers. The exclusive Tara Iti development, south of Mangawhai, is buying its… Audio

Has Jacinda Ardern finally won over the business community? Economist Dr Peter Wilson joins us to chat about the new Business Advisory Council, and whether it's judicious politics or window dressing.