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PodcastsMarch 21, 2025

New Zealand’s greatest invention: a monetary policy framework?

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RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway joins Bernard Hickey to talk monetary policy, quantitative easing, the state of inflation and the RBNZ’s relationship with the government.

This week on When the Facts Change, Bernard Hickey chews the monetary policy fat with returning guest Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway. Was inflation targeting (a policy framework first introduced in Aotearoa 35 years ago) actually our greatest invention? Was quantitative easing a success? Is inflation different now? And should Reserve Banks and governments work more in tandem, rather than against each other? Listen to find out.

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MediaFebruary 25, 2025

The Fold: Will Substack save journalism? Or destroy it?

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Two of New Zealand’s most successful Substackers join Duncan Greive for The Fold: live in Wellington.

Duncan Greive is joined by two of New Zealand’s most successful Substackers in Bernard Hickey (The Kākā) and Lucy Blakiston (Shit You Should Care About) on stage in Wellington as part of the Fringe Festival. They explore the origin stories of their brands, while delving deep into their relationship with institutional media and the different incentives of a paying audience versus advertising.

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