Podcasts about Waitangi Day

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about Waitangi Day and the new ‘State of the Nation' report from the Salvation Army. And for the inaugural International Desk, 95bFM's new segment focused on breaking and under-reported news from around the globe, they speak to Brock University's Dr. Jordan House about California's use of incarcerated individuals as firefighters. For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia catches up with Councillor Fairey about further criticism regarding Auckland Council's proposed restrictions on dog walking, as well as further criticism on the decision process to move the Western Springs speedway to Waikaraka Park.  And she speaks to co-President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists and Principal Investigator in Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence, Troy Baisden, about US President Donald Trump cutting and limiting rafts of funding for science and health research and its implications.

Last week's Waitangi Day had a notable absence, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Instead, he chose to spend the day with Kāi Tahu. The move drew some criticism, particularly as all other political leaders were present at Waitangi. It comes after National Minister Tama Potaka overhauled the Waitangi Tribunal earlier this year. Eight members of the tribunal were replaced with controversial new appointments. And the Salvation Army has released their latest State of the Nation report. The report showed an increase in families struggling with the cost of living, forcing them onto the benefit in record numbers. For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party Wire Host Caeden spoke to Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about both of these topics.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation are urgently calling for more Māori nurses in the workforce, and that the health system could do a better job at incorporating tikanga into practices. This comes as a new report was released by Nuku on Waitangi Day, emphasising “culturally safe” staffing levels, which should be developed by Māori nurses, and defined by hapū and iwi. Despite making up 17% of the population, the organisation says Māori nurses only make up 7% of the workforce. News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to the Kaiwhakahaere of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, Kerri Nuku (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) yesterday, about these calls from the organisation. They started off by asking her why the number of Māori nurses working in the country is such a concern.

This week the Gals recap all the political action from Waitangi Day – including the best response to the Treaty Principles Bill – before covering off the turnaround plan for our social housing agency, the diplomatic headaches the Cook Islands is causing us and an overhaul of golden visa.   Yass Queen to slightly better behaved angry white men and Beehave Mate to an own goal social media post.

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This week on the Monday Wire... For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, Producer Evie spoke to Simon Court about the ACT Party's role at Waitangi Day, the latest unemployment figures and the government's second emissions reduction target. She also spoke to the New Zealand Council of Trade Union (NZCTU) Economist and Policy Director Craig Renney about the continuing rise in unemployment in Aotearoa. News and Editorial Director, and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture at the Victoria University of Wellington, Christine McCarthy, about the need for colour in New Zealand's prisons. Evie spoke to Geopolitical analyst at the University of Otago Geoffrey Miller about Aotearoa's relationship with the Cook Islands - which made news headlines over the weekend. And Global Innovator, Matt Hart, joins us in studio to discuss using AI in a working environment. Whakarongo mai!

As we marked Waitangi Day on Thursday, I recalled an event that involved my dear friend and colleague, the late Kāumatua (Elder) Huikakahu Kawe, from whom I learned so much. I've shared some of this in this week's Connect – so if you've read that, then you can take this opportunity to have a nap! But I do want to say a little more here, how it connects with our lectionary readings for today, and how we might respond.

This weekend Pastor Grant Harris will be bringing us a Waitangi Day inspired message titled: A Soft Heart Heals Divisions, speaking out of Ephesians 2:11-22. In his message Grant will look at how the early church was a divided church based on divisions that people had created. The Apostle Paul called on the church to remember that Christ broke down all the barriers that divided them. It's, obviously, a hard lesson to learn, as we still create barriers, often racially based, but the Bible tells us to have hearts that are as soft as butter, so that the Spirit can shape us to live in kingdom-of-God ways where barriers are broken down.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Lillian Hanly goes to Waitangi and experiences the manaakitanga, the politics, and the ceremony of New Zealand's national day. Thousands of people make the trip north each year to the place where Te Tiriti was first signed - though this year, the prime minister was notably absent.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Waitangi – Neuseelands umstrittene GeburtsstundeHerzlich willkommen zu Holy Sheep Neuseeland – dem Podcast über und aus Aotearoa. Ich bin Jenny Jakobeit, Fernseh-Autorin und seit zwei Jahren Wahl-Neuseeländerin auf der Südinsel.Heute geht es um den Waitangi Day, Neuseelands Nationalfeiertag am 6. Februar. Vor genau 185 Jahren unterzeichneten Vertreter der britischen Krone und zahlreiche Māori-Stämme den Vertrag von Waitangi – das Gründungsdokument des Landes. Bis heute gibt es viele Konflikte.Was die aktuelle Regierung will und welche Proteste es gestern im Land gab, besprechen wir in dieser Episode.

From the far north, to Akaroa in the south, challenges were laid down before the government on a day usually reserved for prayer, reflection and festivities. Traditionally politics are off the agenda on Waitangi Day itself - but that wasn't the case this year. Political editor Jo Moir reports.

The TJ Perenara performance and the reaction to David Seymour are both indicative of all that is wrong with this country in terms of race relations. It is not harmonious, it is not well debated, it is not cordial, and it is not better than it has been. The Prime Minister gets it, but Seymour doesn't. There is no point in heading north each year, you are simply treated poorly by rude people. This year in Seymour's speech the mic was removed twice, backs were turned, and people tried to sing over the top of him. It's the same old, same old. There is always a grievance and there is always someone to hate on. They defend it by telling you how angry they are and this year it's the Treaty Principle's Bill, but at no point does anyone accept that just because you disagree, it doesn't mean you have to be rude. Rudeness is not justified simply because you are on opposite sides of the debate, or page. It is why most of us have tuned out of the national day. Then you come to the rugby union, the guardians of our national game. The Perenara scenario unfolded because we live in a country where Māori issues are too often acquiesced to in an excessive manner. Perenara is just a player and a player in a team. His race does not trump the team. Yet it is very clear, as per the story on Wednesday, that he was allowed to blackmail a woke collective into a sort-of submission. The NZR was woke, enamoured by the modern-day practices, because it is inept and has been for years. Organisations, groups and businesses who are not sure of themselves sway in the wind and, as such, are captured by whatever is currently cool. Māoridom in public life, or public service, or the zeitgeist, for a while got cool. Everyone had to say "kia ora", call it the "motu" and token it up to look like you were part of the gang. That tide has turned, but because the NZR were submerged in it, the Perenara scenario was allowed to unfold, with all the indecision and panic so eloquently recounted in the story if you haven't read it. It's as much about Perenara and his arrogance as it is about governance and ineptitude, whether in Waitangi or Turin. It is this sort of nonsense that prevents progress, and we are all paying the price. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instead of taking a long weekend after Waitangi Day, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was. They discussed homeownership and Winston Peters' potentially changing stance on foreign buyers, the number of kids going to school today, and if you should be able to have a helicopter pad in the suburbs. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Luxon speaks to Ōnuku marae in Akaroa. Questions still remain about his inability to be at Waitangi, though the crowds reveled in a peaceful Waitangi Day. The Tim Jago, Act Party's former president and sex offender, story continues with questions around Act's handling of the allegations and Seymour's leadership. Meanwhile the media choose to platform again for having a fiance. Pat continues his Waitangi coverage, meeting the man that "enhanced the Treaty at Te Papa", Haimana Hirini, while thousands marched in Christchurch for Te Tiriti on Waitangi Day. ================================= Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ ================================= Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ Follow us on Bluesky Pat @patbrittenden.bsky.social Chewie @chewienz.bsky.social Emily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social Magenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

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Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday. That is despite Associate Education Minister David Seymour demanding better attendance and outlawing teacher only days during term time. Auckland Grammar has given its staff and students the day off, Principal Tim O'connor spoke to Lisa Owen.

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Despite the destined backlash, ACT Party leader David Seymour still fronted up to Waitangi. Greeted by turn backs, waiata, and protest - he spoke on behalf of the ACT Party, tapping into parts of his Treaty Principles Bill. Apart from a microphone getting taken away on two occasions, it seemed to go relatively well by Waitangi standards. LISTE ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don't mind telling you, I've kind of been dreading making any sort of editorial comment or opinion on Waitangi Day. Not because I don't think it's significant, but because I feel an expectation to say something about its importance in our calendar, how it's an opportunity to reflect on our history, and how we should use it to think about the way ahead. Or something like that. I'm not about to deny that it's an important day - especially for iwi and the Crown within the context of Treaty settlements and Crown-iwi relations. But if I am honest - I'm kind of over it. And I'd hazard a guess that for many people, the first think on their minds isn't politics or history - it's: What's the weather doing for our day off? So, I'm not about to offer a lecture on what Waitangi means or should mean. There's no shortage of that if that's what you are seeking. I guess I've just seen enough news coverage that either lectures us on what we should be thinking or pushes the most inflammatory images or stories they can get their hands on. Of course, it's understandable that the feisty stuff will be what makes the news, but should we really be surprised that so many people are tuning out? I think that many of us have just grown weary with the predictable news cycle around Waitangi. It's our own version of Groundhog Day - where we have the same pattern of event, the same dramas, the same tensions. Then, when the day itself rolls around, we're told what a wonderful occasion it is and how you really have to visit Waitangi to appreciate it as our national day. Essentially, I don't think events in the lead up to Waitangi represent us very well. They don't reflect how we relate to each other as New Zealanders. And they certainly don't make us feel united as a country - or even particularly good about ourselves. Which is a shame, because the endless politicising of race in New Zealand betrays how well New Zealanders get on with each other. We've been meeting, marrying, forming friendships, and building families together for generations. New Zealand today is a truly multicultural society. In a few weeks' time, the netball season will be underway, and as I've said before on my show, if you want to see the New Zealand I relate to - you'll find it there. Every night of competition, hundreds of kids and adults gather to play, compete, and have fun. The faces you'll see are from a multitude of races, backgrounds, and cultures - all just getting stuck in and enjoying themselves. That is the face of New Zealand today, and not one that is represented by what we often see unfolding in the lead up to Waitangi Day, when once again, we're defined and divided by race - Pākehā vs Māori. And frankly? I'm bored with it. Now, there will be people who say: Oh, but you really have to go to Waitangi to appreciate what a wonderful occasion it is! That may well be true. But if the meaning of our national day can only be fully grasped by physically being in one place, then it's hardly the unifying celebration it's supposed to be. That's a tough sell to five million people. So, when it comes to the 6th of February, I'm probably with most people - I'll just be looking out the window, hoping for sunshine, and asking: How's the weather looking? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"A circus". That is how NZ First's Shane Jones described the powhiri for parliamentarians at Waitangi yesterday. However, the minister has now found himself in hot water after threatening to pull the Waitangi National Trust's funding. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jenni Giblin and Allan Blackman discuss being at Waitangi to celebrate Waitangi Day with a South Island mayor who wishes he'd done it sooner, and ask whether banks should be deciding who they lend to, after the Prime Minister criticised some banks for withdrawing services from businesses like petrol stations and mines. 

New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is threatening to withhold Waitangi funding, over recent actions at the commemorations. Protesters turned their backs on ACT leader David Seymour as he addressed the crowd, with some displaying messages around honouring Te Tiriti. Some took his microphone off him, and others sang as he spoke. Jones has since asked what the point of funding the Trust is - if it has not made Waitangi a more hospitable place. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's been debate about misbehaviour on the Waitangi grounds every year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT's leader doesn't want the Waitangi Trust to face financial repercussions following an intense day at the Treaty grounds. New Zealand First MP Shane Jones made threatening sounds about Trust funding, after describing some people's behaviour today as a 'circus'. David Seymour had his microphone taken away twice during his speech - but he says the Trust puts a huge effort into the day. "It's not them that are ruining it - you know, $10 million to keep the place up to scratch for the whole country, I think we should be a bit wary of blaming them. They're the ones that are trying to make it better." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins will be among politicians welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds on Wednesday, although the Prime Minister will be absent, opting to commemorate Waitangi Day with Ngai Tahu in Akaroa tomorrow instead. Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Schools are preparing for a dip in student attendance the day after Waitangi Day. Westlake Girls High School's holding an online learning day this Friday, requiring students and teachers to work remotely. Other schools like Westlake Boys and Auckland Grammar are closed. Secondary Schools Principals' Association's Vaughan Couillault told Mike Hosking they've seen abysmal attendance on days like Friday in the past. He says that's parents turning those days into a long weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington's feeling the property slump, with new figures showing a dramatic dip in house values. The council's QV rating valuations show the average house has dropped in value of nearly 25% since 2021. Pipitea was the worst hit neighbourhood with a 29% average drop. Labour's Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that the feeling in the central city is that it's had the guts kicked out of it. She says that when the public services were culled, the local economy went down with it, which has had a real impact on confidence in the local economy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 5th of February, Housing Minister Chris Bishop has a plan to shake up Kainga Ora, and we take a look at what our unemployment rate is likely to show today. A real estate agent is likely be banned from working for five years after refusing to do a Tikanga Māori professional development course – Janet Dickson joined the show to explain her stance. Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell talk Waitangi Day and the bloating of the public service on Politics Wednesday. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week it was the perennial should he or shouldn't he go debate about the Prime Minister. Personally, I'd always go to Waitangi if I were Prime Minister, even if it was just for one of the days of ceremonies. The Air Force is weak but they're perfectly capable of getting him to both Waitangi and Akaroa if he wanted to. It's said his non-attendance is a snub of Māori but there's another way of looking at it. He could be staying away because he doesn't want to ruffle Māori feathers. He has publicly said repeatedly that the Treaty Principles Bill is going nowhere so why go somewhere where he'll get the heat for something he's never intended to do? David Seymour can go and is. It's David's baby and he's more than happy to stand to it. He'll take the heat, and he'll give it back But our PM doesn't want to go somewhere where he'll be yelled at for something he won't do. So maybe this isn't a snub of Māori but it is one of his right wing supporters. They are getting increasingly vocal that they've been sold a damp squib. That he's no different to the other mob. A liberal. A globalist. A Māori apologist. And worst of all, a man without a plan. His weekly media round is becoming increasingly fractious with all sides demanding he actually do something more than cutting all spending. Questions about policy is being answered repeatedly with “we're looking at that down the track”. Which is this year's version of working groups and announcements of announcements. Hopefully Christopher Luxon has a pleasant time at Akaroa Harbour because that's the way he likes it. A quiet deferential crowd who loves the PM just because he's the PM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government's announced a funding boost for Māori economic development projects on the eve of Waitangi Day. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says $7.1 million will go towards three projects in Northland and Taranaki. He says a major infrastructure upgrade at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds is going well, and some new facilities will be open in time for this year's celebrations. Senior Political Reporter Sophie Trigger is on the ground and told Andrew Dickens it's set to be a busy day, with politicians arriving this morning. She says last year there was a separate powhiri for Government and Opposition, but they'll all be arriving side-by-side today. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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"We want to get on with our own business" - that's the call from iwi chairs, as they meet in Waitangi today. Their hui coincided with the Prime Minister announcing he'll be spending Waitangi in the South Island on Thursday - Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro will join him there. Waitangi commemorations in the North kicked off this week with the long-awaited restoration and re-opening of Te Tii marae at a dawn service this morning. Political reporter Lillian Hanly is in Waitangi, and filed this report.

On today's episode, the Prime Minister has confirmed he will be hosted by Ngai Tahu in Akaroa for Waitangi Day on Thursday, the Trade Minister says officials and the prime minister have been in contact with US counterparts, as Donald Trump continues to impose tariffs on US trading partners, the world's largest aid agency faces major cuts, and it could have a big impact on the Pacific, Iwi leaders have been laying out their goals for the year at Te Tii Marae as part of Waitangi commemorations, where they say Kotahitanga, or unity, has been high on the agenda, and New Zealand helicopter crews have received an international award for their work during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Prime Minister has confirmed he will head south to attend Waitangi Day commemorations at Ōnuku Marae, near Akaroa - having previously announced he won't spend the national day in Waitangi. Ōnuku Rūnanga Chairperson Rik Tainui spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Prime Minister has confirmed he will be hosted by Ngai Tahu in Akaroa for Waitangi Day on Thursday. Christopher Luxon announced in December he wouldn't be heading to Waitangi for this year's commemorations, saying he wanted to move around the country to celebrate the national day. Luxon spoke to Corin Dann.

The Act leader talks about surviving Waitangi Day, the new government emissions targets (51-55% by 2035), woke banks, fake news from Ted Cruz, and ungrateful kids, parents and teachers over school lunches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Josie Pagani from Child Fund joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Palmerston North City Council is looking to ban fizzy drinks from eight venues - including sports stadiums. They claim it's to 'promote healthier lifestyle choices for residents and visitors'. Do we think this is a good idea - or is it overreach? Prime Minister Chris Luxon is set to be spending Waitangi Day in the South Island - almost as far from Waitangi as it gets. Is this a good call - or a cowardly move? The Grammys took place today, and the ceremony wasn't without controversy. Kanye West and his girlfriend Bianca Censori were escorted out of the Grammys after she showed up nearly fully naked. What do we make of this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister's revealed he'll be spending this year's Waitangi Day in the South Island. Chris Luxon is not visiting the Treaty Grounds this week - he's instead sending a Ministerial delegation including Erica Stanford, Tama Potaka, Paul Goldsmith and Mark Mitchell. Luxon's office has this morning revealed he'll celebrate the public holiday with Ngāi Tahu, at Banks Peninsula's Onuku Marae. Luxon's previously said not all Prime Ministers commemorate the day at the Waitangi grounds - and he plans to go to different marae across the country over the course of his tenure in office. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it would be a better look if Luxon fronted up. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Preparations are well underway for Waitangi Day celebrations. Hundreds of people made their way to the iconic Te Tii Marae on Monday morning for a dawn ceremony unveiling a refurbished wharenui. Waitangi National Trust Chairperson Pita Tipene spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

On today's episode, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States - a move which marks the beginning of a trade war between the neighbouring countries, professor of Politics and International Relations, Robert Patman, says a tweet from US Senator Ted Cruz constitutes interference in New Zealand's domestic affairs, preparations are well underway for Waitangi Day celebrations, legal experts have weighed in on the issue following the naming of former ACT party president Tim Jago, who was convicted of abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news about the start of a tariff trade war, a reprise of a 1930s effort, also started by the US, and one that ended badly for everyone.The week ahead was supposed to be basically about jobs, both here and in the US with our HLFS data for December out on Thursday, and the US non-farm payrolls report out for January on Saturday. But Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and 10% tariffs on China will no doubt dominate the news with its consequences.However there will be other economic data news coming, including key Wall Street earnings reports, January PMIs, central bank decisions from India and the UK, and China's financial markets will return to work after their CNY break on Wednesday. Also, Chinese buyers may be back at Wednesday's GDT dairy auction on Wednesday, which will be an important event after last week's sharp run-up in the WMP price at the Pulse event.And don't forget, this will be an interrupted week with a public holiday in New Zealand on Thursday, Waitangi Day. So Friday is likely to be a day many people also take off to get a four-day weekend. (But not us, of course.)The big news over the weekend was the US imposing 25% tariffs on its neighbours Canada and Mexico. Worryingly, these mean the US has unilaterally broken its (Trump-imposed) CUSMA (or NAFTA 2.0) trade treaty obligations. And more of an issue for any country contemplating making a treaty with the new US Administration is that the basis for these new tariffs are essentially jingoistic and trumped-up, that pretend anecdotes are "common sense" when they are just raw self-servicing prejudice.Mexico and Canada hit back immediately. Canada also imposed a 10% tariff on their oil exports to the US. China is going through the WTO dispute process.An easy way to keep an eye on US inflation is to watch the daily US petrol price. As at today it is US$3.10/gal. We will check back regularly to watch how tariffs impact that. Of course demand will impact that too.How will this affect New Zealand? Here are some early thoughts.Earlier the alternate US inflation measure, "the one the Fed watches", their personal consumption expenditures price index, rose +0.3% in December from November, the highest gain in eight months, but it was the rise expected. That means their year-on-year PCE inflation came in at 2.6% and it's highest in seven months by this measure. The new tariffs are likely to mean higher inflation, something Trump acknowledged in a Fox interview.There were no surprises in any of the income, consumption, or savings data in the PCE release. This may turn out to be the low point in their inflation cycle.The January Chicago PMI recovered from the weak December result on the back of better new order inflows and higher production levels. But it remains in deep contraction territory. The outlook responses in this regional survey weren't very bright.In Canada, apart from the new tariffs from the US, they are wrestling with what the 25 year 'extreme' difference means between their policy interest rate, 3.00% and the US Fed's "4.25% to 4.50%". In market terms that is a 140 bps discount the Canadians carry. It has been thought that +/-100 bps is in the comfort zone for financial markets, so we may start to see reactions and implications. There could be lessons for other economies, although Canada may be facing extra pressures from the tariffs.Japanese industrial production rose in December from November and that limited the year-on-year decrease to less than expected.Japanese retail sales rose +3.7% in December from the same month in 2023, up from a +2.8% gain in November, and better than market expectations of a +3.2% rise. This is the 33rd straight month of expansion in retail sales and the fastest growth since June 2024. Rising pay levels are getting the credit for the expansion.In India, a new Union (national) Budget has cut income taxes (see pages 28 and 29), in the hope it will arrest the cooling of their economic activity by enhancing domestic demand. Those earning about NZ$24,000 pa will pay no tax, and the tax bands above that have been indexed higher. They will still run a deficit of -4.4% of GDP if they can maintain a +6.8% growth rate. They will pay for the tax cuts by restraining their spend on updating their infrastructure. India also cut tariffs.In Argentina, their central bank cut its policy interest rate by -300 bps to 29% on Friday NZT, as inflation eased again. But annual inflation in Argentina was still at 118% in December, the softest increase since July 2023, down from 166% in November.EU inflation expectations rose to 2.8% in the ECB's December survey, taking it back to early 2024 levels. In the ECB MPS, they noted there is still more work to do to quash these expectations. Actual EU inflation ended 2024 at 2.7% and it too is rising.Aussie producer prices rose +3.7% in December from a year ago, but even if that is high, it was their slowest rise since early 2021.The UST 10yr yield is at 4.54%, up +3 bps from Saturday at this time. The price of gold will start today at US$2799/oz and down -US$10 from Saturday and off its all-time high.Oil prices are virtually unchanged at just on US$72.50/bbl in the US and the international Brent price is now US$75.50/bbl and holding the Saturday retreat.The Kiwi dollar is now at 56.4 USc and down -40 bps from this time Saturday. Against the Aussie we are down -10 bps at 90.7 AUc. Against the euro we are little-changed at just under 54.4 euro cents. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just on 67.1, and down -10 bps from Saturday.The bitcoin price starts today at US$98,142 and down a sharp -6.5% from this time Saturday. Apparently isolationism and tariffs are not good for crypto. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been moderate at +/- 2.1%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.You can get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. And we will do this again tomorrow.

Thousands will descend on the Waitangi Treaty grounds this week ahead of celebrations on Thursday - but the Prime Minister will be notably absent. Where is he celebrating the day? Also, a government-wide investigation into allegations of misuse of census data still hasn't been released. When will the findings be known? To answer those questions, Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls joined Nick Mills for the Beehive Buzz. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the end of the month. There's only 12 of them in a year. Into the first month of the year and still there are schools that are not back yet. Could someone please explain to me how it is reasonable in this day and age to have such disparate and wide-ranging start dates for the school year? I don't know about your particular school, or your area, but of the ones I know about, Auckland Grammar borders have been back for two weeks. That seems perfectly reasonable. Mount Albert borders have been back one night, one day, and now they're off for the weekend. Another college, one of our colleagues has a son at that college, they're not opening the gates till the 10th of February. The 10th of February. Some primary schools started back this week, our kids start back next week. But then of course, there's Waitangi Day in the middle, so that's a bit disruptive. No slight against the teachers. I've been helping out a bit with pickups and childminding and whenever I've gone into school to pick up the kids from their holiday programme, teachers are there getting their classrooms ready for the school year and prepping and doing what they do. But why on Earth hasn't the school year started? Why are we still prepping for a school year that is now one month gone? Most kids that I've spoken to, of numerous ages, are desperate to get back to see their mates, to learn new stuff, to play sport, to have some routine. And a lot of parents are coming to the end of their respective tethers too. The days of mum and dad disappearing with the family to the batch over Christmas and then mum and the kids staying down there for weeks on end, being oiled up with suntan oil and put out to fry in the sun while mum read the Jilly Cooper's. Dad, going to work Monday to Friday, then coming back on Friday and you could hear Dad coming from miles away because they'd be towing the trailer with the Swappa Crates in the back, and they'd be clanking their way down the driveway. Those days are long gone. I'm sure some families still do that, but for most families, you have to work. For a lot of parents, the pay packets from the first few weeks back at work goes straight to the holiday programmes that the kids are enrolled into so parents can keep their jobs. And as for the poor parents with children at primary, intermediate, and secondary, it is absolutely impossible. There must be a really good reason, she said optimistically and perhaps naively, there must be a really good reason why school start dates are so disparate, random and arbitrary. But for the life of me, I don't know what that good reason would be. Do you think while the government is focused on revamping our education system and bringing some form of uniformity to what is taught and how it is taught so that it's not so random, depending on which school you go to and which part of the country, do you think while they're at it, they should be looking at standardising the start of the school year as well? I certainly do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister won't be attending the events at Waitangi on Waitangi Day. Pita Tipene, the chair of the Waitangi National Trust speaks to Mihi about the snub.

The Waitangi National Trust chair says the government is missing an opportunity to build nationhood after the prime minister said he won't be attending Waitangi commemorations next year. Waitangi National Trust chair Pita Tipene spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Christopher Luxon's made the right call not going to Waitangi next year. He's probably going to cop it from the press gallery for being a wuss but most of us have been around long enough to see the logic in this. We know by now that Waitangi is volatile and unpredictable at the best of times. You can cop a dildo in the face for doing nothing. So imagine how intense it will be next year with the Treaty Principles bill debate in full swing and the select committee progress already underway. Already Willie Jackson has warned the Prime Minister about his safety if he goes up there because apparently Māori are angry. And as Willie Jackson says, "you just never know". It's hardly as if Luxon is being made to feel welcome. He's apparently been told he's allowed to come on the 6th but not on the 4th because he's not welcome at the big meeting the National Iwi Chairs Forum hosts every year. He's had a letter from the hikoi organisers telling him he's not welcome at Waitangi at all. Luxon loses nothing by giving it a miss. I doubt very much he'll win votes by going. But he could actually lose votes by going and standing there like a piñata, taking a verbal bashing over a bill that's actually not his. He's better off leaving the defending to the guy who's actually responsible for the bill, David Seymour, who says he is going. So Luxon I think can say he's done enough, he's been there two years in a row already, he's shown respect and defended his corner and he's not being made to feel welcome. He's been threatened. Right-minded people will absolutely, I think, understand why he may not want to go and why he frankly shouldn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caught up with the boys from Alien Weaponry, who have a new movie out on Waitangi Day 2025 ALIEN WEAPONRY: KUA TUPU TE ARA will be coming to cinemas on February 6 2025, it’s an intimate and deep dive behind the scenes of the chart-topping, award-winning thrash metal band who sing in Te Reo Māori Trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG0so8VNQLY