Brad Olsen is the Chief Executive and Principal Economist at Infometrics and is one of New Zealand’s leading economic commentators. Brad is passionate about using economics to make better informed decisions and can communicate complex and detailed trends in a simple, relatable, and useful manner. With extensive networks across New Zealand’s business, media, community, and social sectors, Brad often brings together a variety of views, data, and emerging trends to inform advice and analysis to key decision makers across New Zealand.

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Nick Mills, radio host at the slowly declining Newstalk ZB, is a local family man, bar owner and sports franchise champion, having won 12 previous titles with the Saints Basketball team. Against the odds becomes a talkback host and builds a loyal audience with NewsTalk ZB, which is owned by the Herald – NZME and includes 91ZM. Although many friends of Mills say that’s not the Nick I know, we all accept this is theatre and Nick will say and take on things and topics he doesn’t agree with. It’s time for News Talk ZB to think about Mills’ performance and whether…

Celebrating Wellington’s Outstanding AchieversJoin us for the WL Umbrella Awards—a short, no-fuss, high-impact ceremony that celebrates the remarkable contributions of individuals who have significantly enriched Wellington’s communities.What Are the WL Umbrella Awards?The WL Umbrella Awards recognize a single individual’s outstanding and enduring contributions to the Wellington community. These awards bring together friends, workmates, and family to celebrate acts of bravery, exceptional networking, and extraordinary charisma that create lasting benefits for our city.This lunchtime event ensures accessibility, with abundant carparks at low prices. It’s a moment to pause, reflect, and say thank you to those who have spent decades making a…

The writer has two cats and loves all cats but when native birds or any bird gets killed its not ok. At present if we feed our cats they dont hunt but miss a breakfast, all hell breaks loose and miss two its armageddon.Here is the post 500+ people commented on and 46,000 people looked at and had a think. 

A timeline to demise.Many councilors overlooked that WCC owns The Embassy theater, effectively shooting itself in the footMany Councilors overlooked the impact on Suburban cinemas, The Roxy and Empire in Island bay. Then Wellington NZ, led by John Allen puts in a super positive cynical post promoting The Roxy a week later. Do they think the community is dumb.Councilors obviously overlooked poor results of the last few years. Nearly 1 billion. TAKINA is losing $. How much it is loosing is currently being hidden, but WL is onto it.Barbara McKerrow and WCC execs, took advice from one Real Estate agency…

At present, Wellington has a Mayor and 9 politically aligned allies that control much of the city’s decision-making. Thomas Nash at the GWRC spends a lot of time in Mayor Tory Whanau’s office, and there is astonishing feedback, Nash may be considering running for Mayor, with Whanau slipping onto the Green list. In the council there is very weak opposition to the green-led team, that is falling to pieces in pursuit of some wins. The Reading decision takes the battlefield to 9 to Tory from marketing and 1 to sensible decisions corps.For this article let’s call them Green/ Red allies, as…

Let’s stop this nonsense of thinking we have to earthquake-safe most of our older buildings.At the same time, remove the notion that a building of say 34% NBS (that is, 34% of a new building of at at least 100% NBS) is unsafe. Such buildings aren’t dangerous as such. They’re fine – or even more precisely, fine enough.No one will disagree we don’t want people killed in buildings (specifically commercial buildings…homes have no rules at all really) as a result of an earthquake.A 34% NBS-rated building, in a good shake, even a good shake, will keep its people inside alive.The building…

As you will see in the post there are 240 + comments about a board game of Wellington, Travel Bingo. Enjoy the variety and fun of our amazing city full of life, cones, leaks, and quirkiness.Lovely of you Colin Saxelby – You made us laugh

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