Rod Oram
2020 - The Year in Review (Part 1)
Andrew Holden, Trish Sherson, Neale Jones, Siouxsie Wiles and Rod Oram look back on a tumultuous year. Audio
AustralianSuper's bid for Infratil, NZX ups reporting
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to look at what's behind AustralianSuper's hostile takeover attempt for New Zealand's Infratil, which owns strategic assets like Wellington Airport… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod talks to Kathryn about the many NZ small business coming through the pandemic in reasonably good shape, the IRD turning up the heat on property investors and Kathmandu's chief executive leaves for… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod talks to Kathryn about the RBNZ's latest monetary moves, Deane Apparel will no longer makes clothes in New Zealand and the signing of the newest trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic… Audio
Sustainable Finance Forum roadmap, business eyes up new Cabinet
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to look at the impending release of the Sustainable Finance Forum's final report, which calls itself a "roadmap" for ensuring finance and capital play full… Audio
Business and the government in the new term
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about the challenges facing Labour in its second term, including pandemic-induced uncertainty, business-related climate deadlines, environmental and… Audio
Fonterra sells Chinese farms, My Food Bag considers options
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about Fonterra selling up its Chinese farms for $600m - why did it invest so heavily in farms in China? The pioneer of home delivery food kits, My… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about Fonterra's good year-end results and Tourism Holding's surprisingly good year-end results. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about the continuing, large loss of talent from Air New Zealand's senior executive ranks, stock markets here and abroad are racking up their first… Audio
The Suburban Solar Conundrum
The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works.
But do we need… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Lynn to look at the $30m earmarked for a detailed business case for what would be the biggest infrastructure project in NZ since the Clyde Dam. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to break down the reasons why Rio Tinto has decided to wind down the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. He'll also look government support for the Primary… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram looks at Refining NZ's moves to simplify its operation and do more work on its importing model. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod talks to Kathryn about the strong recovery in stock markets around the world, despite the greatest contraction in economies since the Great Depression 80 years ago. And Centuria returns with… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
The budget, a fraught takeover and shareholders enthusiastic response to $2 billion of rights issues on the NZX. Audio
Unexpected casualties of economic slowdown
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about how the first week of the reopening of the economy has gone and the casualties in unexpected places. What further economic aid can we expect… Audio
What a staged reopening of the economy will look like
Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about which businesses can and can't open under alert level three, what preparation has gone into different industries' reopening and how far the… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
How NZ businesses are responding to the Covid-19 crisis with innovation amid severe financial and operational impacts. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Business commentator Rod Oram on how best to help support demand in the domestic economy and how some other countries are doing so. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram - coronavirus impacting economies
Rod and Kathryn discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on global economies and the New Zealand economy. Also the first few days of the UK post-Brexit. Audio