Rod Oram

Phil Goff's looking more likely as a candidate for the Auckland mayoralty. We ask commentator Rod Oram what kind of leader the city needs in the mayor office. Audio

A business analyst says there are unlikely to be major job losses if a sharemarket float of Carter Holt Harvey goes ahead. Audio

Rod Oram takes a look at the imminent New Zealand-Australian dollar parity and what came out of the NZ oil industry's annual conference. Audio

Rod Oram discusses Fonterra's disappointing interim results; The Warehouse is searching for a new CEO; and Zespri forecast a good harvest. Audio

Business commentator Rod Oram discusses the latest GDP figures; social housing after the Salvation Army bows out; and business strategies of international media companies. Audio

The recent 1080 ecoterrorism threat and New Zealand's food safety systems. Should there be a halt on farm dairy conversions in the Waikato district. Audio

Rod Oram discusses signals from the reserve bank that it may start regulating mortgages to rental property investors differently to homeowners. Audio

Rod Oram has a wrap-up of the results season; an historic regulatory action in the US affecting the internet; and Irving Kahn, a legend of Wall Street, who has just died at 109 years old. Audio

The NZ electricity sector profits and losses. TradeMe results and growth. Audio

Discusses the ongoing twists and turns in the Sky City convention centre saga and the Green Party's call for the New Zealand Super Fund to divest interests in fossil fuels. Audio

FMA's investigation of alleged stock market manipulation; local government finances and consumer choice (and chocolate bar size). Audio

The Reserve Bank's latest view on interest rates; overseas trade; and some interesting news from a couple of companies. Audio

Business commentator Rod Oram discusses the Government's plan for changes to the Resource Management Act, which the Housing Minister, Nick Smith says is partly to blame for soaring housing prices. Audio

The idea of "natural capital" and what it means in a New Zealand context is the topic for discussion. The panellists are Rod Oram, business commentator and author; Dr Lin Roberts from the Department… Audio

The economic forecast for New Zealand this year. European plans quantitative easing. The effects of cheap oil imports. Audio

Rod Oram and Bernard Hickey on economic year ahead. Audio

Rod Oram discusses Mighty River Power; the SkyCity convention centre; and the latest GDP figures, plus some revealing downward adjustments to growth figures for the past couple of years. Audio

Rod Oram talks about Fonterra; its payout forecast, bid to get milk from non-shareholders and the report into the botulism scare. Audio

Rod discusses economic issues affecting Antarctica including how the Treaty is working, and the pressures building on it and the rapid rise of the commercial krill fishery in Antarctic waters, and… Audio

The major change in financial and securities legislation that came into effect on Monday and a major lawsuit in the kiwifruit industry. Audio