The Weekend Collective

The Weekend Collective on Newstalk ZB is an intelligent and fun take on the life you live and what you love. From Barrister to singer to recording artist and concert producer, including performing the national anthem for the All Blacks, you name it, Tim Beveridge has done it. Joined by a range of special expert guests throughout the afternoon, The Weekend Collective will cover off the issues of the week, politics, parenting, finance, wellness and property.

The Weekend Collective is a news podcast hosted by Newstalk ZB, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Newstalk ZB hosts The Weekend Collective, a news show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  Qiulae Wong: Opportunity leader on the party's plan to regulate political donations

  Aug 15, 202617 min

  The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations. The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate. Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong joined the Weekend Collective to explain further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  David Seymour: ACT Party leader on the party's plan to 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation

  Aug 15, 202614 min

  The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected. It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace. Seymour joined the Weekend Collective to explain further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Dr Maneesh Deva: Is it ever okay to digitally track your children?

  Aug 15, 202635 min

  Parents can now know where their child is, read school portals, monitor screen time, track devices, and see bank transactions. We are the first generation of parents capable of knowing almost everything our teenagers are doing. But just because we can track our kids, should we be doing it? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Ed McKnight: First home buyers shouldn't be discouraged

  Aug 15, 202641 min

  In the property market we often focus on who's winning between the buyer and the seller, but an economist from Simplicity has calculated that renters could be the top dogs at the moment.  But, Ed McKnight from Opes Partners questions the reliability of this claim.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Panel: An eventful week for New Zealand politics

  Aug 14, 202638 min

  This week on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by economist Brad Olsen and journalist Mark Crysell to discuss the biggest stories from this week. On the table this week is the battle of the Chris', Sky's NPC crowd gaffe, the Opportunity party, and the panellists spill the tea on last night's ZB100 party.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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