The New Economy

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The second of six short videos featuring superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair. This time he's taking us through New Zealand's tumultuous economic history while sitting on a chilly bin.

Summer reissue: Hey Shamubeel #2 – how did we get here?

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In the finale of our Hey Shamubeel! series, everyone's fave economist answers the biggest question of all.

Hey Shamubeel #6: Are we going to be OK?

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Ecomomist Shamubeel Eaqub explains why it looks like the days of huge companies avoiding tax might be over, all the while seated in an inflatable armchair,

Hey Shamubeel #5: Did tax just get cool?

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Economist Shamubeel Eaqub responds to the ever-present fear that technology will take our jobs, all the while seated comfortably in rugged old armchair rescued from the dump.

Hey Shamubeel #4: Will tech kill us all?

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The third of six short videos featuring superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair. This time he's explaining the changing way New Zealanders work while perched on a lawn chair (and also on a cow).

Hey Shamubeel #3: What happened to work?

Hey Shamubeel #2: How did we get here?

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VIDEO: We wanted to better understand the changing New Zealand economy, and who better to explain it than superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Click through for number one of six short videos featuring Shamubeel giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair. First up: the pros and cons of globalism.

Hey Shamubeel #1: New Zealand versus The World

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Is globalisation good or bad? What will a job look like in 10 years time? And is tech coming to kill us all? We're answering those questions and more in our new pop-up section looking at the changing New Zealand economy. Spinoff editor Duncan Greive explains what it's all about. 

The New Economy: why The Spinoff teamed up with Kiwibank to ask some tough questions

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Today we launch ‘The New Economy’, a pop-up section sponsored by Kiwibank, which will be home to a series of videos starring economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Here, Kiwibank CEO Paul Brock introduces the series and explains why investing locally has big rewards for us all. 

The New Economy: Kiwibank’s Paul Brock on the power of local

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Three Figure.NZ charts offer an insight into the 2011 earthquake's ongoing impact on the Garden City. 

Chart of the week: The deal with Christchurch

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Spark Ventures CEO Rod Snodgrass on what the 'exponential economy' might bring, and how Auckland might tap into it to accelerate its transformation.

Auckland must embrace the exponential economy – or risk being left behind

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Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut butters

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: In defence of Auckland’s ‘incredibly’ expensive Christmas tree

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What caused a whole French village to hallucinate?

The case of the cursed bread: An excerpt from Una Cruickshank’s The Chthonic Cycle

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New Zealander Tasha Black relays what it's like in post-revolution Bangladesh from an eight-hour traffic jam in Dhaka.

The slowest city in the world is on the brink of change

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On the most extraordinary human achievements you’ll never, ever notice, and possibly shouldn’t celebrate. 

The Nobel Prize in Not Beating Up Your Kids

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'She was so right when she wrote 'I can’t help that I need it all, the primadonna life, the rise and fall' cause sometimes it really does feel like that …'

‘Theatrical, chaotic and romantic’: Heidi Simpson’s perfect weekend playlist

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A new documentary series tells the story of a former Napier councillor accused of murder in Canada. 

In Cold Water is a must-see for true crime fans

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The Friday Poem: ‘FREE TRAMPOLINE’ by Sophie van Waardenberg

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Featuring the Booker Prize winner for 2024, and further evidence of the impact of book festivals on sales. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 15

We wanted to better understand the changing New Zealand economy, and who better to explain it than superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub. This is the final of six short videos featuring Shamubeel giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair.

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In the last episode Shamubeel takes all that we’ve learnt over the past 5 installments and answers that most basic and terrifying of questions: are we going to be OK?

Hey Shamubeel #6 Are We Going To Be OK?

This video is part of The New Economy, a pop-up section which takes a critical look at the issues and challenges facing the New Zealand economy.


Titles by Frances Hanzard and Louis Olsen.

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The New EconomyDecember 23, 2016

Hey Shamubeel #6: Are we going to be OK?

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Hey Shamubeel #6: Are we going to be OK?

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