The Weekend Collective

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.

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May 4, 2024 40 mins

Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Mark Crysell and Simon Wilson to dive into the biggest stories from the week that’s been. 

On the Green Party: should Julie Anne Genter be sacked? What will James Shaw’s legacy be? 

On finances: the Department of Corrections has spent $315,000 of taxpayer money on slushies, and should Christchurch City Council step in and help out the Christchurch Arts...

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What are the best lessons to teach your children about money? 

How soon should you be setting them up with a trust fund, or a personal savings account? 

Hannah McQueen of Enable Me joins the Weekend Collective to discuss. 

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The London Marathon took place on April 21, and a record number of runners were using carbon-fibre shoes. 

How important is it to have the best sporting equipment? Can you make do with the basics? 

Sports Biomechanist Greg Pain joins The Weekend Collective to discuss. 

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This week on Politics Central, former Te Whatu Ora chairperson Rob Campbell criticises the organisation's decision to make savings at the country's hospitals, saying they are 'extraordinary' and signal poor management.

Later, five academics and public figures were set to debate free speech at Victoria University in Wellington last Monday, but backlash within the university has seen the event postponed. Both Victoria University's S...

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Victoria University's Vice-Chancellor has his own concerns over an infamous free speech panel event.

A selection of public figures and academics were set to debate free speech, but backlash within the university led to the event being postponed.

Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith says it's a 'travesty' that people are no longer willing to listen and draw their own conclusions.

"That's an issue that I've seen across multiple media - we cr...

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There's debate over Victoria University's decision to call off a discussion on free speech.

It comes after outrage within the university, with claims the panellists didn't represent a balance of views.

600 people had registered to attend before the university's Vice-Chancellor postponed the event, saying they were going back to the drawing board.

Students' Association president Marcail Parkinson says some speakers would've made ...

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Te Whatu Ora has been criticised for telling public hospitals to bring the organisation back to budget, they need to make target savings of $105 million by July.

It said several districts have gone over budget in the past three months.

However, health unions have warned the constraints will impact medical care.

Former Te Whatu Ora chair Rob Campbell says we should be trying to improve our health system - not just saving costs.

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Leave the baby with a sitter or take them everywhere with you?

US comedian Arj Barker has sparked a furious backlash after asking a woman to take her baby out of his show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival - what do we think?

John Cowan joins the Weekend Collective with his take.

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A couple bought an investment property in the 90's for under $150,000, and sold it in 2024 for $4 million, so how long term should you be thinking when you're buying?

Ashley Church joins the Weekend Collective with his take.

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Today on the Panel Tim Beveridge was joined by Brad Olsen and Pete Wolfkamp to wrap the week that’s been. 

On today’s agenda: 

Reading Cinemas is disappointed by the failed $32 million deal with Wellington Council, and Leo Malloy confronted a gun-toting ‘cowboy’ in a night of Viaduct mayhem. Victoria University has cancelled a free speech event because student protesters were ‘freaked out’, and a m...

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Is there a connection between stress and weight gain?

Plus in a time when most of us are tightening the belt, there are ways we can get fit without a gym membership.

Health coach Kent Johns joined the Weekend Collective to discuss.

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With all the cuts to the cut service, how should you deal with layoffs mid-career, and more importantly how can you bounce back?

Employment relations practitioner Max Whitehead joined the show to discuss.

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Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr joined Helen Clark at Parliament this week, to warn New Zealand against joining Pillar 2 of the AUKUS defence pact, saying it is "fragrant, methane-wrapped bullsh*t," and funnily enough former opposition leader Don Brash tends to agree. 

Later, Shane Jones who has recently ben speaking about mining and fishing, this week let go with a broadside against the Waitangi Tribunal, saying they ...

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Should you help your children choose a career after school, or should you trust them to forge their own path?

Kathryn Berkett joined the Weekend Collective with her thoughts. 

 

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Is the housing market dead? Or is it just resting? 

What is the best sort of property to invest in for capital growth?

Ed McKnight from OPES Partners joined Tim Beveridge to give his insight.

 

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Niva Retimanu and Wilhelmina Shrimpton joined Tim Beveridge to wrap this week on the Panel. 

On the agenda tonight: 

Stuff and Warner Bros. Discovery have struck a deal, Stuff taking over the 6pm news bulletin for TV3. 

Shane Jones is planning to loosen consenting restrictions surrounding coal mining. 

New Zealand has been awarded the title of one of the most sexually ac...

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Harbour Asset Management's Managing Director Andrew Bascand joined Tim Beveridge on Smart Money this week. 

They discussed how geopolitical events in Gaza including the recent attack made by Iran on Israel affected the sharemarket. 

Plus, digital banking has entered the Australian market. The pair discuss how people's relationship with banks is changing and more and more bank branches closing down. 

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Melatonin has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular sleep supplements, given its reputation for being effective as well as safe.

Nearly two-thirds of adults say they’ve turned to melatonin to help them sleep, according to a 2023 survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

But can you over-rely on sleep supplements? Dr Alex Bartle from SleepWell Clinic joins us to give us his thoughts.

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Today, Israel launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, in an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies. The United States has since pledged to back Israel.

Waikato University's International Law professor Alexander Gillespie analyses the escalating situation.

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In a widely anticipated move, Iran has launched an aerial attack into Israel.

The Israel Defence Force estimates Iran launched over 200 different kinds of drones, including killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

Waikato University Law Professor Al Gillespie says this attack was to be expected, as both sides had been 'goading' each other for the past few months.

"I think the final provocation was the attack on the...

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