Is the NZ economy all sweet now? We asked Shamubeel
Toby Manhire speaks to Shamubeel Eaqub about the truth of Aotearoa’s economic recovery, and Hayden Donnell about which crunchy peanut butter topped the latest Spinoff ranking.
24 Jun 2026
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The GDP numbers look good. The Strait of Hormuz is (maybe) open. To find out whether that means the green shoots will bloom into great bountiful gardens, we called in economist Shamubeel Eaqub to ask: Is this cause for optimism? Will the fruits of recovery be shared fairly? How does National’s new KiwiSaver policy look to you? And just how close to the bulls**t is the Reserve Bank sailing on interest rates.
Plus: Hayden Donnell tells us just How Good is the best of the crunchy peanut butter on NZ supermarket shelves.
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Jin Fellet and The Spinoff. Read more at thespinoff.co.nz.
