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The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 113: THE LIVE PODCAST
This week, we bring to you the live recording of the Iron Duke Podcast. Jesse, Maddy, and Henry dive into an interactive discussion with a live audience at the Wellington Club, tackling some of today’s big public policy challenges: the New Zealand energy system, social media, and superannuation.Note: Our mics couldn’t catch everything, so some audience questions and comments may be a little faint.
2025-06-27
56 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 102: Is the grass really greener across the ditch?
A Jesse and Henry special this week while Maddy is abroad. We discuss Luxon’s performance and the changing priorities as the Coalition Government passes their first year in power, the benefits and future of the Healthy Homes programme, how maybe things are not quite as great over in Australia as some of our peers make out, and the latest in Auckland with Brown vs Brown.
2024-12-10
25 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 97: How cheap can you make a school lunch?
Another hefty week in policy and politics in New Zealand and around the world. The Iron Duke Studio trio peaks of the week include the end (hopefully) of the Darleen Tana saga and now Golriz appealing her shoplifting conviction, the US presidential election coming in hot and how the candidates are lining up in the polls, and David Seymour’s controversial potential success over the school lunches reform. Getting us down this week includes Central Government’s failing of promised localism agenda with the WCC intervention and preventing Otago from implementing their own fresh water plan, plus the Minister Andr...
2024-10-25
30 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 96: How oily are Samoan fish these days?
After an unintended hiatus, the Iron Duke trio is back in the studio to bring you your weekly recap of all things policy and politics. We discuss the newly appointed and well awaited Public Service Commissioner, the checks and balances of the building and construction reform and the latest polls which are a bit dire for some. Then we end with the never-ending Wellington Councillors debacle with threats of Central Government intervention, Foodstuffs’ latest approach of attacking the methodology used to prove New Zealand has a grocery pricing problem and the sinking of our Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui.
2024-10-22
30 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 95: Are you ready to come back to the office?
Jesse and Henry carry us through this week alone as Maddy tries out working from home, just as the luxury is being ripped from the hands of public servants across the land. They take us through the state of AI - regulation and its role in education and some classic Jesse Corlett energy chat.
2024-09-27
33 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 94: How many expired gift cards do you have in your undie drawer?
This week the team at Iron Duke Studio’s take you through the pushbacks against the Government’s reversal of speed limit reductions, the US election debate and the ever demising poll results for Chris Hipkins. Henry also gives his take on the Government’s loose approach to regulating AI, Jesse is pleased that he will no longer waste those heartfelt expired gift cards, and Maddy gives us a run down on her infatuation of the Polkinghorne case. Enjoy.
2024-09-20
36 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 93: Were our US presidential debate picks correct?
Another week, another podcast in Iron Duke Studios. Our peaks this time round include the latest global developments in AI, capital gains tax being back on the table with the opposition as well as the latest riveting ANZ Business Confidence Survey. The pits this week include protests following France’s appointment of the new Prime Minister, our poor podcast timing with the US presidential debate and schools having to send kids home due to teacher shortages.
2024-09-13
34 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 92: Would you let your kids go to an Aussie university?
The Iron Duke Studio’s trio take you through some of their ups and downs in New Zealand and around the world from the past week. Our peaks include the new alcohol laws being implemented by Auckland Council, the approach to infrastructure that the country is looking to take and finally someone explains how the mighty Paralympics actually work! But we always have our pits… this week we discuss what is happening with the infamous Let’s Get Wellington Moving project and the Golden Mile, the Treasury’s boss leaving and her last hurrah as well as the 2024 Annual Grocery...
2024-09-05
33 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 91: Was Luxon really that mean?
This week we take you through everything local government with the mystical Regional Deals and Luxon’s ‘mean’ speech, as well as some classic policy wonk action with the Fast-Track Bill changes and how the Government plans on solving our domestic energy shock. We also dive into some international waters with a US election update and the mighty AB’s playing over in Johannesburg.
2024-08-30
37 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 90: Is it just me or is everything expensive?
Power bills, interest bills, grocery bills, they're all ramping up! This week we talk all things needed for a competative market. We also cover off the fraudulent ways people are getting kids into good schools and the heat Kamala Harris is bringing to the presidental race.
2024-08-25
34 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 89: How hard is year 12 math?
The team at Iron Duke Studios runs you through some of their highs and lows from the last seven days in the world of policy and politics. Maddy goes back-to-back with another week of fun Olympic facts, Henry outlines the Government’s new Climate Emissions Tool for manufacturers and Jesse gives us the downlow on Minister Erica Stanford’s new way to teach math to school kids. The lows include the UK riots, tension between MPs, as well as a recap of what’s happening in Venezuela and the New Zealand energy crisis.
2024-08-11
31 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 88: What's an Olympic medal worth?
Your favourite policy and politics podcast rounds out July with a sporting special in appreciation of the 2024 Paris Olympics kicking off. The team also cover the regulating of the online casino market, the future for nuclear power, rising social licence issues with tourism across the globe and the not-so-democratic election in Venezuela. The release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care marks one of the darkest days in history for New Zealand – we begin to scratch the surface of this harrowing and in-depth report to finish.
2024-08-02
39 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 87: Who will Kamala Harris pick as her running mate?
Your weekly policy and politics commentators are back in Iron Duke Studios. The team dive full noise into the IT sector with a debrief on what happened with the global CrowdStrike outage and New Zealand might finally be following suit with open banking. They discuss Kamala Harris taking over from Sleepy Joe, the Tauranga City election, the Health NZ takeover and the dire times of New Zealand’s energy sector. A mighty week of content!
2024-07-26
35 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 86: Has Trump just won the presidency?
Straight from Iron Duke Studios – Jesse, Maddy and Henry take you through the big news in the US with Trump being shot and his confident selection of JD Vance for VP. We also discuss the latest Emissions Reduction Plan from the Government, the continuation of the Darleen Tana Saga, some interesting speed camera policy and New Zealand’s poor OECD stats.
2024-07-19
35 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 85: Should the Government track us?
Another relentless week of policy and politics to recap on. The team first take you through their doom and glooms, including the Early Childcare Education sector (again), as well as the French election results and the implosion of President Biden and his Democratic Party and supporters. But after every storm, there is a rainbow – this week it is Going for Housing Growth, the smartest of RUC possibilities, and the brightest and breeziest places to work in Aotearoa in 2024.
2024-07-12
34 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 84: Can we surf our way to prosperity?
Iron Duke Studios is jam packed today with all three of your favourite podcasters covering a grand old week of policy and politics from around the world. The weekly peaks entail Maddy getting excited over the Government’s next quarterly plan, Jesse unpacks PCE Simon Upton’s latest speech on inconvenient truths to an environmentalists, while Henry explores how NZ is going to surf its way to prosperity through a new tourism development in Auckland. Lows of the week are Biden’s big election debate debacle, the new Sports Integrity Commission and the dire times for hospo.
2024-07-05
35 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 83: Which birds should we save?
It’s just Jesse and Maddy this week as the colleague with the good hair takes some much needed R&R. They cover off the up coming presidential debate, cash for cancer drugs and ponder if we can really save every bird?
2024-06-28
25 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 82: Should we buy the government's plane?
A big week in politics but one hero seems to be making it into every story, king of the YIMBY's Chris Bishop. From granny flats and fast track consents, all the way to be harrassed for info over instagram, he's a busy busy guy! We also cover off scrutiny week, Beach Energy and how tough it is for Henry to buy a house.
2024-06-21
30 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 81: Should we be paying an MP's mortgage?
Buckle up as the IDP trio take you through their ups and downs of this week’s policy and politics. We cover everything from it being the most agricultural time of the year, Jesse gets stuck into the oil and gas ban, more MPs (and now parties too…) getting in trouble, the 2024 India election, the equity around Lotto, plus Maddy and Henry go head-to-head over the MP accommodation allowance.
2024-06-13
34 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 80: Where are our cancer drugs?
How bad is our drinking problem? Plus the end of department stores, the overregulation of your kid's kindy, another turn in the story of Tiwai Point and the return of economics king Henry!
2024-06-10
26 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 79: The Big Budget Special!
It’s the most exciting time of the year – the day you have all been waiting for – Budget 2024! After studying the documentation of the nation’s piggy bank all day, Jesse, Maddy and Henry take you through their peaks and troughs of the budget and outline some of the fiscal funnies that they have come across.
2024-05-31
27 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 78: Will Gollum end the recession?
This week your IDP trio discuss whether there is opportunity in us following Singapore’s Temasek investment model, NZ’s first human rights case based on gender, whether Peter Jackson and Gollum are going to pull us out of the economic downturn, more MPs getting in trouble (a weekly occurrence at the moment), the Kāinga Ora review is finally complete, and the dangers of Auckland’s CBD. Tune in later this week for our BIG BUDGET BONANZA!
2024-05-27
32 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 77: Strike Force Raptor?
Another big week in politics as we take you through the Strike Force Raptor rising from the ashes, the state of the US presidential elections, startups taking off, MP's ducking for cover, and those ducking out altogether... for Treasure Island perhaps?
2024-05-21
28 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 76: Property managers, heroes or zeroes?
Another big week in the policy world! We talk the funding of water, Maddy and Henry battle it out over property management, the cell phone ban and our OECD report card.
2024-05-13
30 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 75: Do single sex schools produce smarter kids?
This week we discuss the ups and downs in cabinets, free speech at university, protectionism, the evidence behind single sex education and we farewell the king of our climate hearts - James Shaw
2024-05-09
34 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 74: Can you support the mega-tunnel?
The team is back with another run through of this weeks biggest stories. From mega tunnels to mega wins for pet owning renters. We also cover off the return of your favourite cold and flu tablets, the review into state housing and the ongoing state of media.
2024-04-20
32 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 73: How much do you hate heritage listings?
Another big week in politics! We chat through yet another 100 day plan, the lid being kept on minimum wage, painful heritage listings, the Easter road toll and Jesse pays his respect to policy and psychology hero Daniel Kahneman.
2024-04-04
21 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 72: Should we plumb the Milford Track?
A big episode just in time for the long weekend! Join the team as they chat through what has been a very busy week in politics. From the OECD saying your local school kids are naughty, to more money coming the way of young families, but perhaps not through the budget? They also get through also debate that sneaky Chinese cyber attack, kids on social media, before the ultimate showdown over the cost of your favourite DOC hut.
2024-03-29
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 71: to vape or not to vape?
This week we cover off Jesse and Henry's boys trip to the Taranaki - and all the energetic things they learned along the way. We chat about even more vape restrictions that are in the pipeline, the exit interview of Grant Robertson, rounding it out with a bit of money talk on tax cuts and GDP.
2024-03-25
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 70: Are the police paid enough?
It's an episode where the gloves calm on, even the return of Jesse from Dad leave wasn't enough to cool tensions over police pay! We also battle it out over international students, interest deductibility, the speed of India's rise and if we're doing enough to make sure we're on that train, before we try to unpack what on earth is happening in the house of commons.
2024-03-15
29 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 69: hungry kids and leaking classrooms?
It’s another Maddy and Henry special as we await the return of the big man, Jesse Corlett. This week we go big on education, discussing the axing of much of the school build programme, as well as the end of free lunches for kids as we know them. We also cover off the million dollar man’s cheeky $52,000 entitled entitlement before saying ma te wa to Newshub.
2024-03-08
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 68: What is Grant leaving behind?
With Jesse MIA, Maddy and Henry sit down to cover the latest in the Beltway's comings and goings. The big news is Grant Robertson's departure, which Maddy says is an opportunity for Labour to refresh and rejuvenate. With that, we also cover speed cameras, the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and National's welfare stance.
2024-02-22
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 67: Brown vs Brown
This week we cover off Trump, debt to income ratios, the cost of skiing, mental health emergency lines, the show down for control in Auckland and how Jesse's parking of the family wagon is about to get a hell of a lot more expensive.
2024-02-18
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 66: Who won Waitangi?
A short work week but a long week in politics! This week we cover off Waitangi - the good, the bad and the plagiarized. We also deep dive into a couple of heavier policy challenges that seem to have resurfaced in recent weeks including capital gains tax, minimum wage increases and just why the world seems to be so unfair for ute owners.
2024-02-11
26 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 65: Byron's last hurrah!
After a solid run of 65 episodes, this is Byron’s last as co-host on the Iron Duke Podcast. But they say when one door closes, another door opens – and in this case its two. We are excited to announce Jesse Corlett and Henry Levett joining MBS as co-hosts of the podcast. Jesse and Henry are introduced to listenerville, we take you through our peaks and our pits, and round it out with a final goodbye and some of Byron’s most memorable moments.
2024-02-02
28 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 64: What's in store for 2024?
In his penultimate episode, Byron kicks off 2024 with a splash (thanks to Wellington's crumbling water infrastructure) and takes a deep dive into Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea. Maddy tackles public transport across the Motu and looks at the surge in tourist arrivals. We round it out with a discussion about what it means to take pride in our cities.
2024-01-25
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 63: The Great 2023 Recap
it's the annual recap episode, complete with a guest appearance from the Iron Duke himself - Phil O'Reilly. We take you though our peaks and bits, interesting bits and anything that fits from 2023 right here in Aotearoa and around the globe.
2023-12-31
35 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 62: Can you keep up with the speed of Wellington?
With Wellington moving at the speed of light, we pick up the pace to bring you a rapid fire recap of the week in politics. We cover off the big resignation of Kelvin Davis before deep diving into just how much this government is going to tick off before Santa shows up. We round it out with the big numbers of the week; immigration, the economy and just how many of us are actually vegetarian?
2023-12-17
18 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 61: What's in a (public service agency) name?
We're back to the grind of Wellington and all the policy peaks and pits that come along with it. This week we talk protests, the use of te reo in naming our public sector agencies as well as taking a deep dive into New Zealand's abysmal PISA results.
2023-12-11
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 60: The three headed taniwha rises from the swamp
We're back recapping the biggest (and perhaps only) news of the week! What's in the coalition agreement, what do they mean, who's hot, who's not and what it means for getting Aotearoa #backontrack.
2023-11-27
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 59: The Post Election Special
Catch up with Phil, Byron and Maddy for their post election break down. The seats that have surprised us, the campaigns that were run best and what comes next.
2023-10-26
27 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 58: The Election Prediction Special
Well listeners, will we be eating a slice of humble pie or is this episode your ultimate cheat sheet for Saturday night, only one way to find out! This week we go through the electorates to watch, our pearls of wisdom for those at the negotiating table and what we expect to happen come Sunday morning.
2023-10-13
31 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 57: An ode to Winston Peters
We are on the election home straight! This week we recap the madness of the campaign trail, get out of our bubble to have a chat about whats happening in the US House of Representatives, and lastly, make an impassioned plea for you to tick any box other than NZ First.
2023-10-08
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 56: Lies, lies and polls
With only two weeks before E-Day, is there anything worth discussing other than politics? We talk polls, policies and debates in your weekly round up of what's happening in Wellington.
2023-10-02
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 55: Does Chris Hipkins just need a red bull?
This week we're back on the campaign trail analysis, who's running out of steam and who needs to learn to just answer the question! We also cover the Nats tourism announcement, what a confidence and supply agreement would look like and NEW SEGMENT ALERT - welcome to Policy of the Week.
2023-09-13
18 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 54: Political cringe, teeth and tax
This week in politics we cover the campaign cringe that has kicked off the election season, debates, dental care and tax cuts for you, me and everyone in between.
2023-09-06
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 53: Byron takes a field trip to Australia
After a week off the airways, we're back to recap Byron's Australian adventure. We give the minor parties a good run down this week too, who's ruling Winston in or out, what happened to Act's discipline and did the Greens talk to anyone about their light rail policy?
2023-08-30
17 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 53: A field trip to Australia
Welcome back! After two weeks away Byron runs us through on everything he learnt on his recent trip across the ditch. We're all about the minor parties this week as breakdown the ruling in or out of Winston Peters, where the Act party's discipline has run off to and if the Green Party tested their light rail thinking on, well anyone?
2023-08-30
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 52: A GST plan and a cell phone ban
Maddy and Byron bring you the rapid fire run through of the last week in politics. From the National Party banning phones in schools, the rise of the NZ First phoenix, Labours fruity GST idea and the Greens dishing out solar panels to million dollar homes - it certainly is election season!
2023-08-16
16 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 51: Teeth or tunnels?
Politics is heating up with campaign promises left, right and ambitiously somewhere near the centre. We talk about clean energy invest from labour, free dental care for all from the greens, Act's plan to rid Lambton Quay of public servants and Later on we are joined by Andrew Schultz, an economist with Sense Partners to talk us through all of these transport promises
2023-08-10
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 50: How much does the tax man want?
Wow! Fifty episodes, who would have thought we would make it this far (not us.) this week we’re talking TAX. The good, the bad and the gst. We also cover off the Labour Party list and the great road plan of the blue team. One question we don’t get an answer to though, is Palmerston North - boring or not?
2023-08-02
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 49: How many spare seats are there at the Cabinet table?
Byron's back after a long trip through the Australian outback! We cover the story of the week, Kiri Allen's parliamentary exit and dive into the big policy and campaign announcements of the week. We celebrate the kick off of the FIFA world cup, pothole patches and being In It To Get New Zealand Back On Track.
2023-07-28
18 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 48: The Electoral Reform Special
An awesome episode with Deborah Hart the chair of The Independent Electoral Review Panel to take us through the current consultation and what it means for us as every day lovers of democracy and voting. Byron and Maddy also cover off the shufflings of cabinet, the state of our universities, the National Party conference as well as the big China trip for Prime Minister Chip.
2023-07-05
29 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 47: Did you get my letter?
Maddy and Byron are here with the weekly breakdown of all things policy and politics. This week we cover of the Minister Woods airport share fiasco, new vaping legislation, NZPost cancelling sending your letters to a quarter of the world and have the Act Party just started the tax cut wars? It is an election year after all!
2023-06-07
16 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 46: Budget 2023? What's in it for me.
We're taking you through the highs and lows, the big winners and big losers, of this years budget. With only four months to run to the election, what does it mean for the public, the policies and the polls?
2023-05-24
17 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 45: Rapid fire policy and political round up
We're back! And one of us is very apologetic for our absence... It's just Maddy and Byron taking you through a rapid fire recap of the last three weeks. We cover the cost of living crisis, cry babies, AUKUS, political candidates, food prices, crime, the ned of Stuart Nash, class sizes and everything weird and wonderful inbetween.
2023-04-21
21 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 44: Are you dressing ethically?
This week we warm ourselves next to the flames of Hipkins policy bonfire and give our two cents on the state of the Labour party. Later on we're joined by Amanda Butterworth, Ākina Foundation Social Procurement Director and New Zealand coordinator of Fashion Revolution to discuss why it's important to know where your clothing comes from.
2023-03-21
28 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 43: Will you still holiday in the rain?
We're back for another week of rambling and ranting! Byron and Maddy take you through the big ticket items of the week; the teachers strike, the ongoing ferry chaos and what's happening in the woeful world of banking. Later on we're joined by Rebecca Ingram, Chief Executive of Tourism Industry Aotearoa to discuss the return of tourism post a summer of catastrophic weather events.
2023-03-16
21 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 42: Can hospitality dry off from the rain?
This week, Byron and Maddy conduct their post-mortem for sacked health boss Rob Campbell, and discuss political neutrality in the public service, three waters and roadside drug testing. We also assess the damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, and we are joined by HospitalityNZ CEO Julie White to take us through the struggles facing businesses on the ground in the East Coast.
2023-03-10
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 41: What happens when the rain stops falling?
We're all over the floods this week. The cyclone, climate change and the governments response, alongside the big questions like what on earth happens next and how do we pay for it? Later on we're joined by a guest who understands these questions better than anyone. Having been at the Cabinet table during the Christchurch earthquakes, Hon Peter Dunne shares his insights on how the government operates in a natural disaster.
2023-03-03
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 40: Welcome back to Wellington
We’re back to unpack the big news stories of the summer! If a week is a long time in politics, a summer is a lifetime. We cover the Prime Ministers resignation, the rise of Hipkins, his cabinet reshuffle and what this means for election 23.
2023-02-24
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 39: The Year in Review
In our final episode of the year, we are joined by Phil O'Reilly, managing director of Iron Duke Partners and the principal sponsor of the podcasts wildly passionate opinions, random facts and terrible jokes. We round out the 12 biggest stories of the year and gaze into our magic ball for what 2023 will bring.
2022-12-26
45 min
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Episode 38: How do we get our kids to school?
This week we cover off the Finnish Prime Ministers visit, the nurses pay equity agreement and what's happening with the three waters entrenchment . We are later joined by Mike O'Reilly, principal of Mt Roskill Primary School. An incredible interview, Mike takes us through the current state of education and explains the challenges schools are facing in both getting kids there, and getting them learning.
2022-12-07
25 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 37: Do farmers have it too tough?
Maddy and Byron are back with another recap of the weeks policy and politics highlights. They take us through the huge couple of weeks political leaders have had on the international stage, from APEC to the G20 summit. Back home they take us through the possibility of paying student nurses for their clinical training and for once manage to have a respectful debate about something - the Nats plan to send naughty kids to boot camp. Later on Andrew Hoggard, President of federated farmers joins the podcast to discus the impact of the governments plans to price emissions and...
2022-11-21
25 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 36: When was the last time you were at the museum?
Maddy and Byron are back to dissect the good, the bad and the ugly of the last week in politics. They run us through what's happening in the U.S midterms, the Labour Party conference and just why the government are so angry at banks and the fuel companies. Later Byron sits down with Adele Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive at Museums Aotearoa about our vibrant galleries, libraries, archives and museum sector.
2022-11-16
29 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 35: Did local government get hit by a blue Tsunami?
It's a post match report on the local government elections this week. How much of this did we see coming? What were the major issues and what does the Beehive need to learn from this?
2022-10-19
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 34: The Auckland Electoral Special
We're back with another election recap! Chamanthie Sinhalage-Fonseka, Senior Consultant at Baldwin Boyle Group and the resident Iron Duke Auckland expert, joins us to chat all things urbanism and local government. We're later on joined by Mayoral front runner Wayne Brown to hear about his vision for Tamaki Makaurau. Remember, voting closes this weekend!
2022-10-05
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 33: The Wellington Electoral Special
This week we're joined by the three leading mayoral candidates - Tory Whanau, Paul Eagle and Andy Foster. Tune is as we ask the big questions and hit them with our hardest hot or nots yet. This episode is here to inform our Wellingtonian friends to get out and vote for the future of the city you want to see!
2022-09-30
27 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 32: What's your emergency?
This week Byron and Maddy take us through the beehive dramas of the week - both emergency housing and GST on Kiwisaver. We dive into dodgy dealings from one day sale as well as the Northland lockdown saga. Later on we are joined Peter Bradley, Chief Executive of Hato Hone St John. Peter has had an incredible career in the ambulance sector and gives us the 101 of ambulance in Aotearoa.
2022-09-07
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 31: The problem is Wellington, what are the answers?
This week we take you though the fizzer of a parliamentary protest, we explore what the heck sector workforce plans are, Sharma drama continues and say ma te wa to Trevor Mallard.We're then joined by Simon Arcus, CEO of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to discuss The Wellington Report.
2022-09-04
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 30: Is Parliament the most dramatic work place in NZ?
Maddy and Byron are back with another rapid fire weekly recap. We cover off who's still got a seat in the beehive cafeteria and who won't come next week. Byron talks about his favourite topic on earth (and the ocean) - cruise. While Maddy gives a bit of a 101 on the fire fighters walk out.
2022-08-19
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 29: Will Shortland Street solve the nursing shortage?
It's a solo episode with just Maddy and Byron this week. They take you through the last week in Wellington and ask the big questions. Why are kiwi kids getting dumber? Is a soap opera the answer to the nursing shortage? Who moves faster, coastal homeowners or the rising sea levels?
2022-08-10
18 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 28: Are you investing impactfully?
Aloha from Te Puke! What a week. We cover the big stories of the week - Air New Luxon's trip to Hawaii, foot and mouth disease, the glorious sunset of Ashley Bloomfield and the young sprouts scheming behind the Green Party bike sheds. We're also joined by one of the coolest guys we know, Jackson Rowland, head of impact investment at Ākina chats with us about social enterprise, impact investing in Aotearoa and his recent journey to The World Economic Forum.
2022-08-01
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 27: What makes for a good story?
We're back! Apologies for the break listeners, we've been traversing the country (and covid). This week we cover the major issues; labour shortages, revised immigration settings and the return of travel. Later on we're joined by Stuff journalist Dileepa Fonseka. Dileepa takes us through the weird and wonderful world of journalism, what makes for a good story and the kinds of issues that we really need to be reading about.
2022-07-25
21 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 26: Is anyone feeling healthy?
It's been a rough week in politics and policy, Maddy and Byron run through the serge in fentanyl overdoes, the dismal state of the health care system and the ongoing Let's Get Wellington Moving saga. Later on we're joined by the Iron Duke himself, Mr 305, Phil O'Reilly to discuss his recent trip to the OECD and his thoughts on the future of travel and tourism.
2022-07-03
19 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 25: What is the future of the motor industry?
Another week of unpacking the weird and wonderful decision making of the Capital and its friends. We take you through the Tauranga by-election, the PM and her pack's decision to go to NATO, the lack of creativity in the immigration sector and Minister Woods announcement of a plasterboard... board? We're later on joined by Neeraj Lala, CEO of Toyota New Zealand to talk the future of mobility, EV's, smart cities and really fast boats.
2022-06-23
21 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 24: How 'minor' was the reshuffle?
It's just Byron and Maddy today, taking you through the peaks and pits of the Cabinet reshuffle. We cover the resignations, the promotions, the demotions the sideways steps and the call ups of team fix-it.
2022-06-17
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 23: Why is everyone slamming the budget?
2022-06-02
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 22: Are we ready to welcome the return of cruising?
It's budget week! Tune in for where we think the smart investments are and what's just poor public policy. We run you through the genius of the ERP as well as the nonsensical stimulus package. We cover off pointless mergers and smart savings for kiwi's at the pump and the bus stop. Marguerite Fitzgerald, President of Carnival Australia and P&O, then joins us to discuss the long awaited return of cruising in New Zealand.
2022-05-23
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 21: Why are we screwing with the ETS?
Get ready listeners, for what might be one of our most passionate guests yet. This week we were lucky to be joined by the powerhouse thinker that is Eric Crampton to talk about what's going on with the governments proposed meddling in the ETS. We run you through the recent crime spree, slowing house price growth, the legal battle that is MIQ and the turbulent week of interviews for Air New Luxon.
2022-05-03
25 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 20: What's happening abroad?
After a month aboard the dulcet tones of Byron Terris return to deliver us with a trip report and give us a sense of life outside little ol'Nu Zilind. We run you through fair pay agreements, the move to orange, the return of Australian tourists and just how pricy everything is getting!
2022-04-22
29 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 19: Will Auckland bounce back?
While Byron traverses the globe, Phil and Maddy hold down the Iron Duke Podcast. They're joined by Pam Ford, Director Investment & Industry at Auckland Unlimited, to discuss a post Covid Auckland and the future of the super city. We also cover off the governments cost of living package, transmission gully, Russo/Ukraine and yet another wasteful spending story.
2022-04-13
26 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 18: Why is Russia doing this?
This week we're joined by Prof. Robert Ayson of the Victoria University Centre of Strategic Studies to give context and his insights on the unfolding conflict in Ukraine. We also share our disappointment with the Commerce Commissions recommendations into the supermarket duopoly, we question the sanity of an RNZ-TVNZ merger and we say goodbye to MIQ.
2022-03-23
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 17: How can we take better care of each other?
A really important discussion this week with Vicki Lee, CEO of Yellow Brick Road, about the support we can be providing to our whanau, friends and work mates experiencing mental health distress. We run you through what has been a massive week in the Capital, big border changes and massive mess at the front door of parliament. We do our best to put the spotlight on the ongoing Ukraine and Russia conflict, with experts to share their thoughts with us coming up soon.
2022-03-04
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 16: How hard is it to keep the lights on?
This week we're joined by John Carnegie, CEO of Energy Resources Aotearoa. John gives us an excellent 101 of the New Zealand energy sector and the policy challenges they're up against. We also battle it out over the OCR changes, cover off the cancelation of the cruise sector and get excited about the move to rapid antigen testing and self reporting.
2022-02-28
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 15: Will retail survive the next normal?
This week Greg Harford, CEO of RetailNZ, who walks us through the harrowing state of retail right now. We cover off what should have been the biggest news story of the week; the Salvation Army's State of the Nation report. We give a more nuanced view on what was the biggest news story of the week; the anti-mandate protest. Of course it wouldn't be a weekly recap without touching on Covid and whats happening in the beehive too.
2022-02-19
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 14: Could we house everyone?
This week we have the hugely aspirational Vic Crockford, CEO of Community Housing Aotearoa, join us to discuss the state of community housing and what more can be done to be helping those in need of warm, dry, affordable housing. It wouldn't be a week in review if we didn't discuss Covid, so of course we touch on the protest too, as well as the polls and rent controls.
2022-02-11
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 13: Is the economy screwed?
This week we welcome LinkedIn certified 'funny economist', John Ballingall of Sense Partners to talk us through how the economy is shaping up, labour shortages and the latest free trade agreement. We cover off the OECD's economic update for little ol'NZ, we (kind of accurately) predict the border reopening, explain the big methane announcement and yet again one of us decides to talk about... trains.
2022-02-04
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 12: How do we get back to business?
We're joined by Kirk Hope, CEO of BusinessNZ in our first episode of 2020 Part III. We chat the price of food, international tensions and all things omicron - RATS, masks, isolation and red light settings.
2022-01-28
24 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 11: 2021, what the hell happened?
In our final episode of the year we sit down with Iron Duke Partners Managing Director Phil O'Reilly to try answer the question, what the hell happened in 2021?Quarter by quarter we take you through some of the years biggest political and policy moments from here and around the globe.We'll be back in 2022 with more weekly round ups and great guests.
2021-12-23
42 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 10: What's the importance of conservation?
Our guest this week needs no introduction, after a phenomenal 7 years at the helm of the Department of Conservation, Lou Sanson joins us for one of our most inspiring conversations so far. We also cover off the traffic light change, the boycott of Beijing, rising house prices and a new report into the increasing social divisions in the wake of the vaccine mandate.
2021-12-16
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 9: Is capitalism good for anything?
This week we celebrate our rural sector, chat expensive coffees, talk about the Nats peculiar reshuffle, and new Covid medication. We also chat with Nicola Nation CEO of the Akina Foundation about some of the good things that capitalism brings and what impact you can have through simply buying stuff.
2021-12-09
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 8: Is Wellington still wonderful?
This week we're joined by Simon Arcus, CEO of Business Central and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to chat all things Wellington. We cover gun violence, let's get Wellington Moving (again) and to top it all off, the rise of the blue phoenix - Mr Air New Luxon
2021-12-02
26 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 7: Why is our food so expensive?
This week we look at why supermarkets charge so much for food with guest Katherine Rich, CEO of the Food and Grocery Council. We also cover the controversial Groundswell protest, the end of the MIQueue, Vaccine passes, and do some trainspotting along the way.
2021-11-25
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 6: The looming financial crisis
This week we're joined by Dr Bryce Wilkinson of the New Zealand Initiative to discuss his latest report Walking the path to the next global financial crisis. Is the next GFC really just around the corner? Should kiwi's be battening down the hatches? We recap the alert level change, vaccine certificates, the productivity commission report and Tuesday's protest right here in the Capital.
2021-11-11
23 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 5: Can we inflate away our problems?
We welcome Brad Olsen, Principal Economist and Director of Infometics to chat all things inflation. We also cover off level 3.2, Let's Get Wellington Moving, James Shaw's cop announcement, a new ministry and the unworthy winner of bird of the year.
2021-11-03
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 4: Is a vaccination nation possible?
A Covid heavy episode this week. We focus on vaccines and booster shots with Iron Duke advisory board member, futurist and epidemiologist Melissa Clark-Reynolds. Also covered off is the traffic light system, the Nats economic plan, vaccination numbers and the Auditor Generals enquiry in to MIQ. Note this was recorded prior to MIQ changes.
2021-10-28
22 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 3: Can capitalism be climate friendly?
This week we are joined by climate change, sustainability and social procurement expert, Louise Aitken. Louise is the former CEO of the Akina Foundation and shares her thoughts on how businesses need to step up in doing their part for the climate. We also discuss the bipartisan housing announcement, the vaxathon, impending alert level changes and inflation.
2021-10-20
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 2: Is there a bridge over three troubled waters?
This week we are joined by Castalia’s Andreas Heuser to discuss the government’s controversial three waters reform and what this means for you. We also look into issues around compulsory vaccines, uncertainty about schools reopening, private MIQ schemes, and a peculiarly timed review of our electoral system.
2021-10-13
20 min
The Iron Duke Podcast
Episode 1: Welcome, where to next?
Welcome to the Iron Duke Podcast - your weekly round up of all things policy and politics. For our first episode we have Managing Director Phil O'Reilly with us to chat about the governments change in Covid strategy and what it means for both business and Aotearoa New Zealand more broadly. We cover off vaccine rates, the need for vaccine targets, the shared home ownership scheme and some worrying new emergency powers.
2021-10-07
21 min