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Aug 14, 2020
Episode 85 - The effort to change our wasteful food habits
00:27:28
We waste $1.6 billion worth of food every year. Nearly 160,000 tonnes.
With more and more people needing help putting meals on tables in the wake of the coronavirus, Two Cents' Worth looks at a waste minimisation campaign backed by 60 councils.
Aug 07, 2020
Episode 84 - The suburban solar conundrum
00:29:39
The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works.
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 83 - Turning tripe into wound-healing 'crumpet'
00:28:02
This week on Two Cents' Worth: how tripe got the markets buzzing and what that can tell us about New Zealand's investment ecosystem.
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 82 - Closed borders: Is the cure worse than the disease?
00:23:38
The closed borders protecting us from Covid-19 is keeping us healthy, but having unexpected consequences for our economy.
Jul 17, 2020
Episode 81 - What becomes of the housing market?
00:23:14
In April, economists were predicting Covid could cause a 10-20 percent fall in house prices. In June, prices rose more than 9 percent - much more in some places. What is going on - and will it last?
Jul 10, 2020
Episode 80 - Roundup: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
00:29:08
Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but there’s huge pressure to phase it out.
Find out why and what that might mean for our billion dollar agricultural sector.
Jul 03, 2020
Episode 79 - The little ventilator that could - during Covid
00:30:43
How two multi-millionaires, two pandemic futurists, Air NZ’s former boss, a dairy executive on a break, a retired anaesthetist (and a few others) nearly saved New Zealand.
Jun 26, 2020
Episode 78 - Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine
00:31:20
The race is on.
Two Cents Worth investigates the economics of finding a vaccine for coronavirus.
Jun 19, 2020
Episode 77 - The case for a modern debt jubilee
00:21:24
As the global economy spirals post-coronavirus and many people can no longer pay their debts or are being forced to take out new ones, is it time to wipe the slate clean?
Jun 12, 2020
Episode 76 - Losing it all: a personal story of bankruptcy
00:24:09
Bankruptcy is something to be avoided - but maybe not at all costs.
Two Cents' Worth follows a woman's journey into insolvency.
Aug 14 | 00:27:28
Episode 85 - The effort to change our wasteful food habits
Aug 07 | 00:29:39
Episode 84 - The suburban solar conundrum
Jul 31 | 00:28:02
Episode 83 - Turning tripe into wound-healing 'crumpet'
Jul 24 | 00:23:38
Episode 82 - Closed borders: Is the cure worse than the disease?
Jul 17 | 00:23:14
Episode 81 - What becomes of the housing market?
Jul 10 | 00:29:08
Episode 80 - Roundup: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
Jul 03 | 00:30:43
Episode 79 - The little ventilator that could - during Covid
Jun 26 | 00:31:20
Episode 78 - Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine
Jun 19 | 00:21:24
Episode 77 - The case for a modern debt jubilee
Jun 12 | 00:24:09
Episode 76 - Losing it all: a personal story of bankruptcy
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