Rod Oram

Rod discusses the Productivity Commission's report on housing affordability. Audio

The heat on Southern Cross at its AGM last week and issues facing the strike-hit Ports of Auckland. Audio

Rod Oram discusses Standard and Poor's credit-rating downgrade and its wider impact. Audio

Rod looks at the separation and sharemarket float of the two new Telecom entities. Also, Cerebos' bid for Comvita. Audio

The economy was a key platform of this election campaign. Business commentator Rod Oram comments. Audio

Rod discusses the role of the economy in the election campaign. Audio

Three corporate deals in the past week once again demonstrate the good, bad and ugly of company strategy and fortunes in NZ. Audio

The credibility of political parties' fiscal policies. Audio

Rod Oram ponders the question put to New Zealand businesses in the recent Business NZ and Deloitte survey, 'Does the government have a co-ordinated economic plan?' Audio

Cerebos Pacific's hostile takeover bid for Comvita, the NZ maker of manuka honey based health supplements. Audio

Rod  Oram discusses the government's Economic Growth Agenda. Audio

The deep structural difficulties of the NZ economy are in the spotlight now Standard & Poor's and Fitch have cut the country's credit rating. Audio

The business of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

The review report on the emissions trading scheme and the Government's response. Audio

The changing face of the global economy. Audio

The legacies of Telecom CEO, Paul Reynolds, who will stand down next June and Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard, who died in a car crash last Friday. Audio

The impact of the Canterbury Earthquake on insurance and the EQC's finances. Audio

A big step forward for Pacific Fibre, the ambitious investment to vastly expand New Zealand's overseas telecommunications links. Audio

Rod Oram casts his eye over the new round of corporate financial results and discusses a bid for some of the Crafar farms by an investor group led by Sir Michael Fay. Audio

The extraordinary state of the global economy. Audio