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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 24 MIN

The oil shocks just keep coming - how much more can we take?

from The Front Page · host NZ Herald

New Zealand businesses are running on fumes, with cash reserves dwindling amid surging fuel prices and KiwiSaver costs... all while the full shockwave hasn't fully hit yet. Economist and publisher of The Kākā, Bernard Hickey, joins us to explain why the fuel crisis reality is only dawning, the supply chain pain ahead, and what it means for New Zealand's economy.  He also answers the question we've all been asking ... what does Wylie Coyote have to do with any of this?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New Zealand businesses are running on fumes, with cash reserves dwindling amid surging fuel prices and KiwiSaver costs... all while the full shockwave hasn't fully hit yet. Economist and publisher of The Kākā, Bernard Hickey, joins us to explain why...

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