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The NBR Podcast is a news podcast hosted by NBR - National Business Review. It has 191 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Each episode explores issues impacting business & the New Zealand economy. Listen to in-depth interviews with NZ CEOs.NBR (National Business Review) publishes NZ's leading business and finance podcasts, artificial intelligence, covering market shifts, investment, economics, and corporate leadership. Episodes feature analysis of New Zealand companies, global markets, government policy, and entrepreneurship.The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: in-depth interviews with business leaders.Learn more on NBR.co.nz

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Halter's unicorn raise & the rise of farm tech 

2

Supercritical Energy – Shane Jones & Dr Isabelle Chambefort

3

Jet Fuel Crisis: Headache for Air NZ

4

Is AI the future of banking?

5

2026 Election: The Battle for Auckland

6

Growing Swiss-Belhotel: global hotelier on success in hospitality and tourism

7

Willis vs Edmonds - election economics

8

Brianne West and her ‘Incrediballs’

9

China – Is it time to pivot?

10

Nuclear fusion technology: how OpenStar is replicating the sun

11

The NZ startup building flying electric ferries - Vessev

12

Outlook for election year 2026 - Summer Series

13

The tech & startup scene in 2025 - Summer Series

14

Business journalist of the year - Summer Series

15

Elections, fraud & cricket: the biggest stories from Australia - Summer Series

16

NBR’s top 10 best stories of 2025 - Summer Series

17

The $1.6 trillion wealth transfer: could it save New Zealand’s charities?

18

Name suppression for high-profile crimes: who gets it and why?

19

Uber drivers are employees: NZ’s gig economy shake-up

20

How is NZ tackling the Trump tariffs?

21

Is woke capitalism over? The future of corporate sustainability, ESG and climate action.

22

Chris Hipkins talks capital gains tax

23

Why are American expats renouncing US citizenship?

24

AI tech stocks: boom or bubble?

25

Weekly Wrap: Mayors, mayors, mayors – Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown, Dunedin

26

Who are the most powerful New Zealand dealmakers: Merger and Acquisition activity

27

Weekly Wrap: Local elections, capital markets, confidentiality

28

Sinead Boucher talks about Stuff: $1 buyout, TradeMe deal, future of NZ media

29

Weekly Wrap: RBNZ, business confidence, EMA

30

Is health insurance unaffordable? We ask Southern Cross's insurance CEO

31

Spark CEO Jolie Hodson: Losses, strategy, cuts - will the new plan deliver?

32

Weekly Wrap: Rotorua, Polar Capital, Net zero

33

Investing in the grey-zone of war: The ethics of dual-use technologies and weapons

34

Weekly Wrap: Trailblazer, liquidator, Covid era

35

Xerocon 2025: Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh-Cassidy on the future of Xero accounting software

36

Weekly Wrap: Chinese cars, investment, whistleblowers

37

Golden Visas: Where is NZ at with the Active Investor Plus Visa?

38

Weekly Wrap: Digital IDs, two-speed economy, revamped visas

39

AI, recruitment, productivity - is this the AI work apocalypse?

40

Weekly Wrap: Luxon, contractor rights, executive pay

41

The remarkable Jamie Beaton

42

Weekly Wrap: Rakon, illegal tobacco trade, cash rate cuts

43

NZ's Law Industry – a cross-examination

44

Weekly Wrap: Sluggish economy, WFH, green hydrogen dreams

45

The Du Val saga – one year on

46

Zespri’s CEO on a record sales year

47

The AI strategy – light touch or wild west?

48

Weekly Wrap: RBA dark arts, free trade breaches, short work weeks

49

Wegovy - The economics of weight loss

50

Weekly Wrap: Data centres, vocational education, China

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